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«	April 17, 2008 - June 16, 2008	»
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04 / 19 Festival: peaceXpiece Start: 12:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Join the NYCLU at the second annual peaceXpiece Earth Day concert and fair! Stop by our table for information, giveaways or just to say hi. Noon Saturday, April 19 at the Central Park Bandshell. Admission Free! The fesitval includes creation of a 1,000 piece green mural; performances by five nationally touring music acts including Matt Pond PA, Glint and supernumblivemachine; and keynote speeches from political leaders including NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman. Click here for more information. more info
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04 / 24 Panel Discussion: Your Papers Please, What the Real ID Act Means for American Values Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Get the flier! Click here to view or download the flier. New York was the first state in the country to agree to President Bush’s Real ID Act, America’s first-ever national identity card. Join a panel of experts to learn what a national ID system will mean for your privacy, security and wallet. Find out what you can do to stop the Real ID Act. Your Papers Please: What the Real ID Act Means for American Values Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. more info
04 / 25 Vigil: Day of Silence to Honor Lawrence King Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm This vigil will honor the life of Lawrence King and other LGBTQ youth victims and survivors of violence, and allow LGBTQ/allied youth, providers and others to come together and inspire each other. Friday, April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. Christopher Street Park Directions: A,C,E,F,V to West 4th Street; 1 to Christopher Street Glow-sticks will be distributed for the vigil, or bring your own. For more information, please contact Erica Braudy at ebraudy@nyclu.org or 212.607.3361. more info
04 / 26 Festival: Brooklyn Peace Fair Start: 11:00 am End: 6:00 pm Join the NYCLU at the fifth annual Brooklyn Peace Fair! Stop by our table for information, giveaways or just to say hi. Saturday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. At Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus 1 University Plaza, at the corner of Flatbush and DeKalb avenues Admission Free! (Must bring photo ID) Speakers and presenters include: Debbie Almontaser, Eric Adams and Major Owens Performances by: Abiodun (Last Poets), Aja Monet (Def Poet), Ajah-Yo (Afoxe), Amanda Diva and Friends, Dragons of Zynth, Invincible (Anomolies), Mental Notes, Queen God!s, Ra Hendrix, Remi Kanazi, Stephanie Rooker, The Raging Grannies and their Daughters more info
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04 / 28 Panel Discussion: Students vs. the State – Radical Action & the Defense of Liberty Start: 8:00 pm End: 9:30 pm Get the flier! Click here to view or download the flier. Monday, April 28 8 p.m. 103 Jerome Greene Hall Columbia Law School 116th St. and Amsterdam Forty years ago, students at Columbia University and throughout the United States brought major universities to a standstill with massive student protests and strikes that drew world attention to causes such as racism, war and injustice. Since then, student activists have looked back at the events of 1968 to draw inspiration and learn lessons from their predecessors. What is the role of students in a national or global movement for justice? Was the student movement of the 1960s ultimately successful? How do today’s student activists work to address wrongs of the government and their institutions? more info
04 / 29 Lobby Albany: Equality & Justice Day Start: 9:00 am End: 5:00 pm On Tuesday, April 29, 2008 join hundreds of New Yorkers in Albany as we help win marriage fairness, transgender non-discrimination protections, safe schools for LGBT youth, and more funding for our community’s health and human services needs. Last year more than 1,100 people from all across New York ascended on Albany to tell elected officials face-to-face that all families deserve fairness and protection. This year, come with us to show our sheer power and determination. We are counting on you! more info
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05 / 4 Panel Discussion: The Real ID Act and Immigrants' Rights Start: 3:00 pm End: 4:30 pm The Real ID Act will create America’s first-ever national identity card system. Under the Bush Administration's vision, a Real ID card will become an internal passport for Americans and part of everyday life --a way to keep track of your movements, your activities and your lifestyle. In addition, the plan will have a disastrous impact on immigrant communities, workers and the LGBT community. Come find out what you can do to help stop the Real ID Act. Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Vassar College Rocky Hall 200 Poughkeepsie, NY Free and Open Admission Speakers include: Udi Ofer, Advoca more info
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05 / 6 Civil Liberties Discussion Series: FLDS Ranch Raid Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Earlier this month, Texas authorities raided a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) ranch and took more than 400 children into state custody. As the custody hearings regarding these children continue, questions of the child, parental and religious rights implicated in the controversy continue to emerge. As part of the NYCLU's continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series, Lisa Graybill of the ACLU of Texas will discuss the civil rights and civil liberties issues at play in FLDS case. Please join us Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in our offices at 125 Broad Street on the 19th floor. more info
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05 / 13 Community Forum: Students or Soldiers? Start: 6:00 pm End: 7:30 pm Get the flier! Click here to view or download the flier. With the increasing pressure to fill wartime quotas, military recruiters are aggressively targeting New York City students while school officials turn a blind eye. With consistent reports of recruitment in classrooms, wholesale violations of student and parent privacy, and deliberate recruiter misinformation, the NYC Department of Education continually refuses to address or acknowledge this crisis. more info
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05 / 20 New York Civil Liberties Union Young Professionals Meeting Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm The New York Civil Liberties Union has launched a new program to engage New York City young professionals between the ages of 24 and 40 in the civil rights/social justice movement. Are you a young NYCLU supporter who is able and excited to … serve as an ambassador for a great organization and contribute your skills and creativity to the forming and shaping of this group, more info
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05 / 22 Capital Region Chapter Annual Membership Meeting Start: 6:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Thursday, May 22 6 to 9 p.m. B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation 420 Whitehall Rd., Albany Guest SpeakerUdi Ofer, NYCLU Advocacy Director Topic of discussion 'The Real Deal on Real ID' Why New York State should 'Just Say No' Reception immediately following. All members of the New York Civil Liberties Union residing in the Capital Region (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties), and all interested persons are invited to attend this annual gathering. more info
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06 / 3 Civil Liberties Discussion Series: Lobby Training Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:30 pm In three weeks, hundreds of New Yorkers and thousands of Americans will gather for the ACLU's National Membership Conference in Washington, D.C. June 8-10 to discuss critical civil rights and civil liberties issues. They will hear from national experts, Congress Members, and Supreme Court justices, and strategize on how to advance the civil liberties movement in the United States. New Yorkers will also have the opportunity to lobby their congressional delegation on key civil rights and civil liberties issues. In preparation for these lobby visits, Udi Ofer of the NYCLU will provide an in-depth lobby training as part of the NYCLU's continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series. more info
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06 / 8 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington D.C. End: 2:00 pm Join fellow New Yorkers and NYCLU members at the 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington D.C. Click here to learn more and register.On June 8 through 10, ACLU members from across New York and throughout the U.S. will come to our nation's capital for three days of advocacy, leadership discussions, Capitol Hill meetings and hands-on activist training. Elected officials, celebrities, renowned experts, and some of the ACLU's most inspiring clients will join us to stand up for freedom. more info Third Annual GVC-NYCLU PSA Film Festival Start: 3:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Third Annual GVC-NYCLU PSA Film Festival "The First Amendment behind the lens of young people" Sunday June 8, 2008 3 to 5 p.m. Little Theater 240 East Avenue Rochester Juried: Critics will pick the top entries. Judges include George Grella, City Newspaper film critic, Marla Schweppe, computer animation professor at RIT, Zena Collier, local novelist and author of "A Cooler Climate", Van White, Esq. local attorney and director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights Laws, more info
06 / 9 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington D.C. End: 2:00 pm Join fellow New Yorkers and NYCLU members at the 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington D.C. Click here to learn more and register.On June 8 through 10, ACLU members from across New York and throughout the U.S. will come to our nation's capital for three days of advocacy, leadership discussions, Capitol Hill meetings and hands-on activist training. Elected officials, celebrities, renowned experts, and some of the ACLU's most inspiring clients will join us to stand up for freedom. more info
06 / 10 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington D.C. End: 2:00 pm Join fellow New Yorkers and NYCLU members at the 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington D.C. Click here to learn more and register.On June 8 through 10, ACLU members from across New York and throughout the U.S. will come to our nation's capital for three days of advocacy, leadership discussions, Capitol Hill meetings and hands-on activist training. Elected officials, celebrities, renowned experts, and some of the ACLU's most inspiring clients will join us to stand up for freedom. more info
06 / 11 NYCLU Annual Membership Meeting Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm The annual meeting of the members of the New York Civil Liberties Union will be held on Wednesday, June 11 at 6 p.m. in the NYCLU offices: 125 Broad St., 19th Floor New York, NY The purpose of this meeting will be electing members, receiving the annual report and transacting any other appropriate business. To download a ballot, click here. more info
06 / 12 Genesee Valley Chapter Annual Meeting Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Annual Meeting, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester. more info
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