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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.

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,

Thursday, May 22
6.00pm to 9.00pm
B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation
420 Whitehall Road, Albany

Guest SpeakerUdi Ofer, Esq.
Director of Advocacy, NYCLU

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.

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.

The First Amendment behind the lens of young people

Sunday June 8, 2008
3-5pm
Little Theater
240 East Avenue
Rochester

Now accepting Public Service Announcements from Monroe County High School and Middle School students. Enter your student's work by May 23, 2008.

Any format accepted: 8mm, DVD, Mini-DV, VHS, etc.

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,
• Gloria Read, retired film specialist from Kodak, and
• James Pappas, Internationally renowned artist and film critic

Prizes awarded to

• "Best Picture" $100.00
• "Best Message" $50.00
• "Most Creative $50.00
• "Best Class Participation" $250.00

An exciting opportunity for your students to have their work screened at the Little Theater!

Click here to register now.
 

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.