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Tuesday,
July 6 |
| 2
p.m. |
Conference
Registration Opens |
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| 3
- 5 p.m. |
Youth
Reception (photos)
Hosted by the Northern California Affiliate. |
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| 4
p.m. |
ACLU
Store Opens |
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| 5:45
- 7:30 p.m. |
Welcome
Plenary (video)
The conference kicks off with greetings from Playwright Eve Ensler, ACLU
President Nadine Strossen and local leaders from San Francisco, a video of the history of the ACLU and a keynote
address by ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero. Entertainment
by singer/songwriter Steve Earle. Connect with old ACLU friends and make
new ones over a light dinner. |
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| 8
- 9:30 p.m. |
Political
Action Training
An introduction for new activists or a refresher course for seasoned advocates,
offered by community organizing experts from the ACLU Legislative Office
in Washington, D.C. |
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| 10
p.m. |
Beats
and Rhymes for Freedom — a concert (photos)
Featuring Youth Speaks, Kiwi of Native Guns, Calligraphy of Thought and
other featured guests to perform
at the ACLU Membership Conference Youth Event. |
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Wednesday,
July 7 |
| 7:30
- 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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| 8:45
- 9:30 a.m. |
U.S.
Supreme Court Update (video)
Get the latest on civil liberties developments in our nation’s highest
court from ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro. |
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| 9:30
- 10:45 a.m. |
Say “I
Do” to Marriage for Same-Sex Couples (video)
Plenary session featuring keynote address by San Francisco Mayor Gavin
Newsom. Also
featuring Rev. Cecil Williams and ACLU clients who are challenging the
status quo. |
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| 11
a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Marriage/Equality
and Gay Rights – Breakout Sessions (photos)
- Let’s
Talk About Marriage for Same-Sex Couples: Framing
the Issue With Messages That Work
- Getting
Started: Mobilizing in Your Community
- Freedom
From Fear: Safer Schools for LGBT Kids
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| 12:30
- 2:30 p.m. |
Usual
Suspects: Racial Profiling in America – Plenary Lunch (video)
Discuss implications of this controversial law enforcement technique with
a panel including UCLA and Columbia law professor Kimberle Crenshaw; civil
rights attorney Banafsheh Akhlaghi; Montgomery County Police Chief Charles
A. Moose, who pursued the Beltway snipers; and ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship
winner Elliott Wolf. |
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| 2:45
- 4:15 p.m. |
Promises
and Threats of Technology – Breakout Sessions
- Human
Genetics and Civil Liberties
Hear from experts in the fields of medicine, law and bioethics on the
interplay of emerging technologies, government regulation and individual
freedoms. Speakers include Dr. Paul Billings and attorney/professor
Lori Andrews.
- Politics
and the Internet
Howard Dean’s campaign manager Joe Trippi explains how politicians
are using the Internet as never before, American University constitutional
law scholar Jamie Raskin assesses the Internet's impact on your vote
and electoral politics, and Joan Blades from moveon.org. ACLU client
Alan Porter shares his story.
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| 6:15
- 9 p.m. |
Gala
Dinner: America
at a Crossroads: Journalists and Artists Share Their Perspectives (video)
Speakers include writer and radio commentator Sandra Tsing Loh,filmmaker
John Sayles presents clips from his latest film, and keynote address
by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. Entertainment by comedian
Greg Proops. |
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| 9:45
p.m. |
Fahrenheit
9/11
A special screening for ACLU members of Michael Moore's controversial film Fahrenheit
9/11, a scathing indictment of White House actions after the Sept.
11 attacks, which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. |
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Thursday,
July 8, 2004 |
| 7:30
- 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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| 8:30
- 10:15 a.m. |
Freedom’s
Foundation: The First Amendment (video)
A plenary session on fundamental rights – like freedom of speech
and the press, right to assembly, and separation of church and state – moderated
by NPR Correspondent Ina Jaffe with views from ACLU President Nadine Strossen,
Judge Kenneth Starr, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation
of Church and State Barry Lynn, and Executive Vice President/CEO of the
NRA Wayne LaPierre. |
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| 10:30
- 11:45 a.m. |
Government
Intrusion, Personal Autonomy and Privacy – Breakout Sessions
- Vanishing
Rights and Reproductive Freedom
Grassroots organizers, medical experts and elected officials examine
the imperiled status of women’s right to choose.
- Domestic
Political Spying: Paranoia or Reality?
ACLU clients and civil rights activists look at who’s being watched
by Big Brother.
- Free
Speech and Expression: Trends and Threats
ACLU
clients, activists and academics provide various perspectives.
- Immigration:
Reaching New Constituencies
Journalists, demographers and advocates discuss immigrant communities
and the opportunity to build new civil liberties constituencies for
the future. Prof. Paul Ong, Sandip Roy, Rene Ciria-Cruz, Angela Sanbrano, Pramila
Jayapal and Luz Buitrago. Moderated by Lucas Guttentag, ACLU’s
Immigrant Rights Project.
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| noon
- 3:30 p.m. |
Balancing
National Security and Liberty: Keeping America Safe and Free – Plenary
Lunch (video)
| (photos)
Speakers include a keynote address by former National Security Council
member and author of Against All Enemies Richard Clarke (video
excerpt), FBI whistleblower and one of Time's 2002 Persons of
the Year Coleen Rowley and former U.S. Representative Bob Barr.
Nadine Strossen moderates a discussion with Stanford Law School Dean
Kathleen Sullivan, ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro, and trial attorney
James Brosnahan who represented John Walker Lindh. (video)
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| 4
- 5:30 p.m. |
Debate:
Gov. Howard Dean v. Gov. Bill Owens (video)
The former governor of Vermont and sitting governor of Colorado debate
one of today's hottest issues: Civil Liberties and the War on Terror. |
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| 5:30
- 6:15 p.m. |
Closing
Event: The Next Generation of Civil Libertarians (video)
Meet the ACLU Youth Activist Scholarship Award Winners, young filmmakers
who produced Fog of Fear, and the winner of the ACLU College Freedom PSA
Contest. Moderated by King Downing. |
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Action
Center
Make
your voice heard. Loudly. Immediately. |
Conference
sessions are sure to inspire you, and the ACLU Action
Center helps you apply your energy to make a difference.
Open throughout the conference, this activist hub is equipped with:
- Activist
Experts. Meet face-to-face with knowledgeable staff
members from the ACLU’s Legislative Office in Washington,
D.C.
- Issue
Booths. Pick up information on the issues most important
to you and get your questions answered.
- Training
Sessions. Get step-by-step instructions to take
your first action or hone your activism skills.
- Communications
Hub. Compose your message and send it to local,
state and national officials.
- Networking
Bulletin Board. Connect with other ACLU members
who share your passion.
- ACLU
Store. Find
ACLU publications and conference souvenirs.
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