Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:57:20 -0400 American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/conference/2008/ Podcast Maker v1.3.7 - http://www.lemonzdream.com/podcastmaker ACLU staff leaders, elected officials, celebrities, renowned experts, and some of the ACLU's most inspiring clients met in Washington, D.C. to focus on the ACLU's nationwide priorities: keeping America safe and free, racial justice, and religious liberty. ACLU members from throughout the U.S. came to our nation's capital for three days in June to focus on their nationwide priorities: keeping America safe and free, racial justice, and religious liberty. Through advocacy, leadership discussions, Capitol Hill meetings and hands-on activist training, new members and long-term members, the young and not-so-young, had an opportunity to engage with ACLU staff leaders, elected officials, celebrities, renowned experts, and some of the ACLU's most inspiring clients. en 2008 American Civil Liberties Union ACLU.org http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/ACLU_logo_iTunes_144.jpg http://www.aclu.org/conference/2008/ 144 144 News & Politics National Non-Profit History Podcasting ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, no American Civil Liberties Union Ronald Bilbao, an ACLU client and member of the ACLU of Florida, talks about the status of his book banning lawsuit against the Miami-Dade school district. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/23_BILBAO.mp3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:48:55 -0400 News & Politics no 00:2:42 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Immigration, Free Speech, Literature, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Alina Williams, a member of the Greater Tampa chapter of the ACLU of Florida, talks about what she liked best about the ACLU's 2008 Membership Conference. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/21_WILLIAMS.mp3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:48:55 -0400 News & Politics no 00:1:24 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Jessica Yee is the founder of the Native Youth Sexual Health Network in Toronto. In this podcast, Jessica talks about her activism to protect women's reproductive rights and the rights of Native-Americans. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/22_YEE.mp3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:48:55 -0400 News & Politics no 00:13:20 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Abortion, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Reverend Carroll Pickett spent fifteen years as the death house chaplain at the Huntsville prison in Texas. He ministered to 95 men before they were put to death by lethal injection. Here he talks about his unique career and capital punishment. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/20_PICKETT.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:48:55 -0400 News & Politics no 00:20:31 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Dr. Ethelene Crockett Jones is former chair of the ACLU of FL Palm Beach Chapter and member of the state board, and also serves on the board of Planned Parenthood. She was the second black woman to be board certified as a OBGYN in Michigan. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/19_ETHELENE.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:48:00 -0400 News & Politics no 00:08:23 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Heather Gilman from Ponce de Leon, Florida, brought a first amendment suit against her school after they told her she couldn't wear a t-shirt that expressed support for gay and lesbian classmates. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/18_GILMAN.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:45:30 -0400 News & Politics no 00:05:19 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Comedian Greg Proops is perhaps best known for his appearances on the British and American versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, but his talents extend well beyond that popular show. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/17_PROOPS.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:43:29 -0400 News & Politics no 00:08:32 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Eric Lichtblau and his New York Times colleague James Risen broke the NSA warrantless wiretapping story in Dec. 2005, work that won a pulitzer prize for national reporting. His new book is called Bush's Law: The remaking of American Justice. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/16_LICHTBLAU.mp3 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:41:37 -0400 News & Politics no 00:09:26 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Samuel Walker is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and author of the definitive history "In Defense of American Liberties: A history of the ACLU." He talks about past Presidents and their records on liberties. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/15_SAMWALKER.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:28:05 -0400 News & Politics no 00:15:01 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Darryl Hunt served twenty years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence. His attorney, Mark Rabil, represented him from the time of the first trial through his release. They are the subject of the HBO documentary The Trials of Darrly Hunt. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/14_RABILANDHUNT2.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:08:19 -0400 News & Politics no 00:14:39 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Frankie Anthony and his daughter Nikki talk about the segregating of middle school classes by sex in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/13_FRANKIEANDNICKIE.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:05:39 -0400 News & Politics no 00:09:33 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Peter Galison and Robb Moss talk about their new documentary, "Secrecy," and the connections between history, science, silence, and power. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/12_GALISONANDMOSS2.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:51:33 -0400 News & Politics no 00:14:25 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Jan and Kim Ridenour, partners of 20 years, talk about their town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a gay mecca deep in the Bible Belt, and the public registry they started there for same-sex couples. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/11_JANANDKIM.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:43:22 -0400 News & Politics no 00:09:42 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union David Nevin talks about the military tribunals at Guantanamo, the rights of the accused, and his meetings with Khalid Sheik Mohammed. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/10_NEVIN.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:31:32 -0400 News & Politics no 00:18:02 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Ariel Dorfman talks about the echos of Chile's political tragedies in modern day America, and the power of literature and art in the dialogue about human rights. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/09_DORFMAN.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:21:42 -0400 News & Politics no 00:12:06 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Peter Gilbert, along with Steve James, produced and directed the film "At the Death House Door," a documentary about the Texas death row chaplain Rev. Carroll Pickett. Also with James, Gilbert made the widely acclaimed "Hoop Dreams" in 1994. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/08_GILBERT.mp3 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:09:19 -0400 News & Politics no 00:13:46 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Janet Caldero, a custodian for the New York City schools, talks about the employee discrimination lawsuit she took part in, and what women can do. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/07_CALDERO.mp3 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:06:23 -0400 News & Politics no 00:09:04 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Levon “Bo” Jones talks about his recent release from prison in North Carolina after serving fourteen years on death row. In 1993, Jones was convicted by a Duplin County jury of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a local bootlegger. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/06_BOJONES.mp3 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:03:18 -0400 News & Politics no 00:08:59 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Evie Farnsworth of Hume Fogg High School in Nashville, TN, talks about the efforts of her student-led coalition to get the Metro Nashville School Board to expand the student non-discrimination policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/05_EVIE.mp3 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:59:13 -0400 News & Politics no 00:09:07 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Adaora Udoji is co-host, with John Hockenberry, of the radio talk show The Takeaway. Here, Udoji talks about racism, sexism, and the Democratic primary; as well as her experiences covering OJ and Katrina. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/04_ADAORA.mp3 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:51:00 -0400 News & Politics no 00:09:20 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Glenn Greenwald is a former constitutional and civil rights litigator who is now a Contributing Writer at Salon, where he keeps the political and legal blog "Unclaimed Territory." He discusses FISA legislation, executive power, and gay marriage. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/03_GREENWALD.mp3 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:08:49 -0400 News & Politics no 00:11:25 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Kal Penn talks about his role in the recently released Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, his studies in International Security and sociology, and his future in politics. http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/02_PENN.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:30:12 -0400 News & Politics no 00:10:53 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News, American Civil Liberties Union Alex Gibney talks about his two films on corruption-- the Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side, and the Oscar-nominated Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room. Then, with Penn, he discusses the potrayal of torture on the show "24." http://www.aclu.org/multimedia/2008conference/01_GIBNEY.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:10:58 -0400 News & Politics no 00:19:13 ACLU, Civil, Liberties, Rights, Politics, Government, Freedom, News,