ACLU Press Release
October 17, 2008
ACLU And Rights/Camera/Action Announce Festival Premiere Of "The End Of America"
EAST HAMPTON, NY - The American Civil Liberties Union and Rights/Camera/Action will co-host the premiere of "The End of America," a new documentary from award-winning filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg at the Hamptons International Film Festival tonight. The ACLU and Rights/Camera/Action will also co-host a private reception on Saturday and the film's online premiere on SnagFilms next Tuesday, October 21.
ACLU Press Release
June 6, 2008
ACLU Announces Rights / Camera / Action
NEW YORK - Rights / Camera / Action, a new program of the American Civil Liberties Union that uses the arts and popular culture as a platform for civil liberties discussions, kicks off this Sunday, June 8 with a panel discussion at the 2008 ACLU Membership Conference in Washington, D.C.
ACLU Press Release
May 28, 2008
Death Penalty Flaws Exposed in "At the Death House Door"
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Illinois and a number of Chicago-based groups will host a special screening this week of a documentary film that exposes deep, systemic problems in the death penalty system in the United States. The organizations will present the film, At the Death House Door, on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Thorne Auditorium at Northwestern University School of Law, 375 East Chicago Avenue in Chicago.
Los Angeles Times
March 2008
'TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE'S' DIFFICULT ROUTE TO AN OSCAR
"When Gibney's powerfully shocking and profoundly unsettling documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side" won the Academy Award on Sunday, it was the culmination of an effort on his part and that of supportive organizations such as the ACLU... to mobilize people against what they regard as the unthinkably inhumane treatment of detainees in America's foreign prison camps."
USA Today
March 2008
THE 80TH ACADEMY AWARDS
"The best-actress nominee designed the dress with help from her stylist and accessorized with an orange ribbon in support of the ACLU."
People Magazine
February 29, 2008
LADY IN RED
Best Actress nominee Julie Christie wore an orange ribbon to support the American Civil Liberties Union
The Washington Post
February 26, 2008
OSCAR SWAG FROM THE DO-GOODERS: THE ORANGE RIBBON
"The Oscars are all about product placement...On Sunday night, the goody with el primo placement - right nearthe collars of Best Actress nominee Julie Christie and two-time winner Paul Haggis was an orange ribbon.
New York Magazine
February 26, 2008
THE STYLING OF ACTIVISM: RIBBONS, RUBBER BRACELETS MUST MATCH THE DRESS
"Did you notice the orange ribbon pinned to Julie Christie's dress and Paul Haggis' lapel at the Oscars?...Organizations like the ACLU, which sponsors the Close Guantanamo campaign, ask stars to don thesestamps of activism..."
The Washington Post
February 26, 2008
OSCAR SWAG FROM THE DO-GOODERS: THE ORANGE RIBBON
"The Oscars are all about product placement...On Sunday night, the goody with el primo placement - right nearthe collars of Best Actress nominee Julie Christie and two-time winner Paul Haggis was an orange ribbon.
Technology Daily
February 26, 2008
THE ACLU'S CELEBRITY OUTREACH
"While some lobbyists fight over the legislative fine print in Washington...the American Civil Liberties Union in New York, has been busy organizing celebrity packed events to highlight policy differences between theACLU and the Bush administration."
The Miami Herald
February 25, 2008
GUANTANáMO PROTEST MAKES CAMEO AT OSCARS
"First British nominee Julie Christie strolled the red carpet with a "jumpsuit orange" ribbon...To anyone who asked, she said she got the accessory from the American Civil Liberties Union...Next you could spot the ribbon on the lapel of director Alex Gibney, as he picked up a statuette for Taxi to the Dark Side."
The Hollywood Reporter
February 25, 2008
OUTSIDE WORLD MAKES ITS WAY IN
"In a year when larger events the presidential election, the Iraq War, the writers strike overshadowed and even threatened to undo theAcademy Awards, Oscar responded...by incorporating those topics into the show."
The Salt Lake Tribune
January 22, 2008
FORGET PARIS HILTON, THERE'S THE ACLU!
"In recent years, everyone from luxury clothing designers to animal-rights activists have taken theirv non-film-related causes to Park City during Sundance. Now it's the ACLU's turn."
From an ACLU Open Letter
January 7, 2008
WEAR AN ORANGE RIBBON
"The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on all people of conscience to Wear Orange on January 11th to demand the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay and an immediate end to six years of injustice. By standing in solidarity we can shift the debate on this national disgrace."
ACLU Press Release
April 26, 2007
ACLU and PEN American Center Present Readings to End Torture and Abuse
NEW YORK - Tonight leading writers, activists and journalists from around the world will be joined by luminaries from the United States for "Dirty Wars," a night of readings to end torture, arbitrary detention and rendition.
ACLU Press Release
December 12, 2006
ACLU Presents "inSECURITY," the New Spoken-Word Album from Steve Connell & Sekou (tha misfit)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union will host a CD release party tonight for "inSECURITY," a new live CD written and performed by award-winning artists Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit). The event will be held at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City and will feature a special performance by the artists.
ACLU Press Release
November 15, 2006
ACLU Hosts Shut Up & Sing Screening in Houston
HOUSTON - The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas and The Weinstein Company will present a special preview screening of the new Dixie Chicks documentary Shut Up & Sing on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Landmark Theatre, 5 Greenway Plaza in Houston.
ACLU Press Release
August 30, 2006
Filmmakers and Free Speech Groups Host "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" Screening in Manhattan
NEW YORK - The Independent Film Channel, American Civil Liberties Union and National Coalition Against Censorship tonight will host an advance screening of the IFC original documentary This Film Is Not Yet Rated, the breakthrough film from Oscar-nominated director Kirby Dick, at the IFC Center in downtown Manhattan.
Daily Variety
June 27, 2006
ACLU PAVES WAY TO 'ROAD'
"The crowd that gathered at the IFC Center for the ACLU's screening of Michael Winterbottom's "The Road to Guantanamo" was more civil liberties lawyers than celebs - but the real stars of the evening were sittingbleary-eyed 3,000 miles to the east in London. After the unspooling two of the so-called Tipton Three... talk over their experiences at Camp Delta via video-conference link with ACLU exec director Anthony Romero and Winterbottom."
ACLU Press Release
June 22, 2006
ACLU Hosts "Road to Guantánamo" Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union tonight will host an advance screening of Michael Winterbottom's critically acclaimed "Road to Guantánamo" at the IFC Center in downtown Manhattan.
ACLU Press Release
April 27, 2006
Actors and Writers Read Works from Luminaries Censored at the Border
NEW YORK - Prominent authors and actors convene tonight in lower Manhattan to read from the works of writers and scholars who were banned from the United States because of their political opinions.