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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 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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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 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.

Annual Meeting, 121 N. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester.

Attend the New York Premiere of the film USA vs Al-Arian

Sami Al-Arian -- a passionate, outspoken pro-Palestinian activist and university professor -- was charged in 2003 with funding and supporting a Palestinian terrorist group and held in prison awaiting a trial for two-and-a-half years. USA vs Al-Arian is an intimate family portrait that documents the strain brought on by Al-Arian's trial, a battle waged both in court and in the media. A tight-knit family unravels before our eyes as trial preparations, strategy and spin consume their lives. This is a nightmare come to life, as a man is prosecuted for his beliefs rather than his actions. Director Line Halvorsen presents democracy in a new light in a post-9/11 culture of fear, when "security measures" trump free speech and punishment is meted out in the name of protection.

Attend the New York Premiere of the film USA vs Al-Arian

Sami Al-Arian -- a passionate, outspoken pro-Palestinian activist and university professor -- was charged in 2003 with funding and supporting a Palestinian terrorist group and held in prison awaiting a trial for two-and-a-half years. USA vs Al-Arian is an intimate family portrait that documents the strain brought on by Al-Arian's trial, a battle waged both in court and in the media. A tight-knit family unravels before our eyes as trial preparations, strategy and spin consume their lives. This is a nightmare come to life, as a man is prosecuted for his beliefs rather than his actions. Director Line Halvorsen presents democracy in a new light in a post-9/11 culture of fear, when "security measures" trump free speech and punishment is meted out in the name of protection.

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On Wednesday, June 25, the New York Civil Liberties Union Young Professionals will host Just Art ’08, at the powerHouse Arena in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

This benefit will feature an art show, auction and a DJ set from indie-pop band Au Revoir Simone.

Proceeds will help the NYCLU continue to defend and promote the fundamental principles embodied in the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and the New York Constitution, including freedom of expression and religion, and the rights to privacy, equality and due process of law.

Attend the New York Premiere of the film USA vs Al-Arian

Sami Al-Arian -- a passionate, outspoken pro-Palestinian activist and university professor -- was charged in 2003 with funding and supporting a Palestinian terrorist group and held in prison awaiting a trial for two-and-a-half years. USA vs Al-Arian is an intimate family portrait that documents the strain brought on by Al-Arian's trial, a battle waged both in court and in the media. A tight-knit family unravels before our eyes as trial preparations, strategy and spin consume their lives. This is a nightmare come to life, as a man is prosecuted for his beliefs rather than his actions. Director Line Halvorsen presents democracy in a new light in a post-9/11 culture of fear, when "security measures" trump free speech and punishment is meted out in the name of protection.

Calling all straight allies, members of the LBGT community and supporters of civil liberties: Come MARCH with us!

On Sunday, June 29, join the NYCLU as we march to celebrate our work promoting and protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers.

Come with us! Feel the energy of NYC Pride and meet other LGBT rights supporters and advocates. We’ll give you a t-shirt and lots of goodies to give out along the way.

The House of Representatives passed an unprecedented wiretapping bill that grants sweeping new spying powers to the President and leaves little court oversight to protect privacy rights.

This bill, if passed by the Senate and signed by the President, will have very serious implications for civil liberties, privacy, and our system of checks and balances.

As part of the NYCLU continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series, Danielle Tully of the ACLU’s National Security Project will discuss the civil liberties issues at play and the ACLU and NYCLU’s objections to the President’s wiretapping plan.

Please Join Us!

for

A lively, comprehensive assessment of the
U.S. Supreme Court’s
2007-2008 decisions which directly affect civil liberties:

DEATH PENALTY  |  GITMO  |  VOTER’S RIGHTS

with

ARTHUR EISENBERG
Legal Director, New York Civil Liberties Union

STEVEN SHAPIRO
Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union

Thursday, July 10, 2008