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ACLU of Kentucky Annual Meeting Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 11:42 am

Civil Liberties in the New Congress
ACLU of Kentucky Annual Meeting

When:   Sunday, May 20, 2007
             2 to 4 p.m.
Where:  Louisville Urban League
             1535 West Broadway
             Louisville

Featuring:
Caroline Frederickson
Director, American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office

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Film Screening and Discussion with Soffiyah Elijah and King Downing Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 11:35 am

Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black Liberation Movement
Film Screening and Discussion with Soffiyah Elijah and King Downing

When:    Thursday, April 26, 2007
              7 p.m.
Where:  Centennial Room
             Louisville Free Public Library
             Main Branch – 4th & York
             Louisville

In 1973, at the height of repression against black liberation struggles, 13 alleged "Black militants" were arrested in New Orleans in connection with a San Francisco event in which a police officer was killed. Some of these men were tortured for several days by law enforcement authorities, in striking similarity to the horrors visited upon detainees in Guantánamo and Abu Ghraib. In 1975, a federal court in San Francisco threw out all of the evidence obtained in New Orleans, acknowledging the role of torture in obtaining confessions.
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CKCLU Annual Meeting Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 11:18 am

The Central Kentucky Civil Liberties Union Annual Meeting
The Future of Civil Liberties in Lexington
Featuring Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry

When:  Tuesday, April 24, 2007
            7 p.m.
Where: Temple Adath Israel
            124 N. Ashland Ave.
            Lexington

Please join the CKCLU for this exciting program and annual chapter elections.  Hon. Kathy Stein and Bob Zumwinkle will be honored for their contributions to the cause of civil liberties.  A reception and refreshments will follow the program.

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The ACLU in History and Today Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 11:11 am

The Central Kentucky Civil Liberties Union presents

Card-Carrying Members Past and Present: The ACLU in History and Today

When:   Thursday, April 12, 2007
             7 p.m.
Where:  Temple Adath Israel
             124 N. Ashland Ave.
             Lexington

Featuring:
Melissa McEuen, Professor of History, Transylvania University
John Cumbler, Professor of History, University of Louisville

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