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ACLU of Maryland National ACLU posts new video ...

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The men in this video were held at Guantánamo for years without charge and denied any meaningful opportunity to challenge the legality of their detention. But now they are finally free. This is their story. ...
Tom Hutton
Tom Hutton
Their stories are unfortunately not unusual. 9/11 was a national trauma and we overreacted. The thing that should disturb us is that's just what bin Laden thought we would do. We helped him make this a clash of cultures. Rather than singling him out as a brigand, which is what what he is, we groped thoughtlessly for every muslim we coud get a ... Read Morehold of since they were all alien to us. Those who were unlucky or clumsy enough got the full waterboard treatment. This should, and will be some day, a source of national shame. We behaved stupidly, to the point of surrendering our apparently still frail belief in human rights and the rule of law. It's been 8 years now since 9/11, maybe now we can start to regain our sanity.
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ACLU of Maryland Just updated: Amazing lineup of talent for the Howard Zinn readings event. Check it out!

Location:Creative Alliance
Time:6:00PM Saturday, November 21st
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Creative Alliance & Red Emma’s present:
"Howard Zinn’s Voices of A People’s History"

Two Shows! 6PM & 8:30PM
Benefits ACLU of Maryland & Voices of A People’s History.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson, 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore

Howard Zinn revolutionized our understanding of America’s history, pulling to the fore the... voices of famous iconoclasts and unknown visionaries. The words of Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Tecumseh mesh with those of a little known Spanish priest pleading for the end of slavery in the 1500’s or Cindy Sheehan’s impassioned elegy to her dead son.

Director Luisa Bieri assembles a who’s who of artists and activists from Baltimore:

A veteran activist and revolutionary Marc Steiner hosts his show on WEAA-FM and is founder of the Center for Emerging Media.

Doyenne of Baltimore theater, at age 90 Vivienne Shub continues her acting career which began during the Depression with the Federal Theater Project.

Rafael Alvarez lives in his grandparents' house in Greektown, and has written fiction about Southeast Baltimore and scripts for Homicide and The Wire.

Liz Lerman, founder of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange has revisioned where dance is presented and who can do it, winning a MacArthur Fellow "genius award" in the process.

Presented internationally, Joyce J. Scott wrestles with stereotypes about race in her visual art and astonishing performances.

Actress Kay Lawal-Muhammad co-founded Womb Work Productions and has seen her socially conscious, at-risk students go on to act on several nationally known television series.

Playwright and actor Bashi Rose creates plays with incarcerated artists in Maryland's prison system and advocates for the release of Eddie Conway.

Naoko Maeshiba's dance and choreography range far - a recent piece examined searing memories of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

Joseph Stands With Many sometimes calls himself Joe Stands With Many, as he navigates the world telling the stories of his Cherokee people.

Working in prisons and schools, actress and teacher Sheila Gaskins uses comedy, drama and mediation as an alternative to violence.

Math teacher Dean Pappas (to be invited) helped the Catonsville 9 in their seminal activism, creating the napalm they used to burn draft records in his Baltimore basement.

Spoken word goddess Olu Butterfly is a brilliant performer and poet who has taught for years in Baltimore City Schools.

Actor Fernando Romero is a DC native of Salvadorean descent and member of the Young Playwrights Theatre.

David Mitchell is artistic director of Run of the Mill Theater Company.

Koli Tengella debunks corrupt power with his comedy and helps his students find their center in his acting classes.

$23 general admission, $20 for Creative Alliance members. Advance tickets suggested. 410-276-1651 http://www.creativealliance.org
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Time:6:00PM Saturday, November 21st
Location:Creative Alliance
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ACLU of Maryland National ACLU's Blog of Rights features "Maryland Voices of Equality." Check it out.

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Tonight, our Maryland affiliate is co-sponsoring the premiere of a new documentary, “Maryland Voices of Equality.” The film, which is directed by noted filmmaker and African American lesbian activist Kalima ...
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ACLU of Maryland Reminder - "Maryland Voices of Equality" film premiere this Thursday. Don't miss it!

ACLU of Maryland cosponsors MBFA event
Location:Coppin State University, Moot Court Room, Rm. 509, Health and Human Services Buildin
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
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ACLU of Maryland ACLU of Maryland Executive Director Susan Goering asks, "Remember the Patriot Act?"

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emember the Patriot Act?How could librarian Peter Chase ever forget. In 2005, Mr. Chase, the director of the Plainville, Conn., public library and then-vice president of a consortium of 26 Connecticut ...
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ACLU of Maryland Baltimore Sun: Maryland's second-highest court should set sensible rules for resolving the long-running dispute over racial profiling by state police

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frican-American motorists are three to four times more likely to be stopped by police on Maryland roads than other drivers, yet they are no more likely to be carrying drugs or contraband. That suggests ...
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ACLU of Maryland Want the full story on torture? Breaking news and comprehensive info now available in one place online.

Source: www.thetorturereport.org
The Torture Report, an initiative of the ACLU’s National Security Project, aims to give the full account of the Bush administration’s torture program. It will bring together everything we know ...
Scott Hannon
Scott Hannon
And American service men and women will pay a price in retribution for decades to come for how we treated people under US custody...Imagine being pulled off a street because a vindictive neighbor starts a rumor that you are a "terrorist" and you find yourself being interrogated by some goon who doesn't believe your story ... - utilizing "... Read Moreheightened interrogation techniques" - more accurately called "torture" by its real name. I can tell you that we never used those techniques against Iraqis in Desert Storm. American forces always took the high road. We've lost that moral standing and we'll see its echos for decades.
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Jay Soto
Jay Soto
Any "HOPE" that the current admin will "CHANGE" the policies of the previous admin. ....?
September 29 at 2:31pm
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The ACLU of Maryland and Equality Maryland are cosponsoring the Maryland Black Family Alliance's premiere of the documentary film, "Maryland Voices of Equality," at Coppin State University.

"Maryland Voices of Equality" is directed by noted filmmaker Kalima Young, president of the award-winning Kubla Khan Productions. ...MBFA leaders, members, straight African-American allies, have been filmed and profiled, including elected officials, pastors, community leaders, civil rights activists, students, mothers and fathers, all standing up for equality by conveying their compelling personal stories and their history as supporters of justice.

At the event, we'll be joined by many of the stars of the film, who will lead a discussion, as well as by some special guests. Stay tuned!
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ACLU of Maryland cosponsors MBFA event
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:Coppin State University, Moot Court Room, Rm. 509, Health and Human Services Buildin
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ACLU of Maryland Tuesday: Indefinite detention, torture photos, school strip searches, don't ask don't tell, and more. You do NOT want to miss this discussion.

With Steve Shapiro!
Location:Stamp Student Union, UMCP
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, September 15th
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ACLU of Maryland Not to be missed!

With Steve Shapiro!
Location:Stamp Student Union, UMCP
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, September 15th
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