Events
Connect with the ACLU of Massachusetts in person at one of our upcoming events. Be it a rally, a film screening or play, or more formal evening like our annual Bill of Rights Dinner, we strive to offer opportunities for civil liberties fans to get together and participate.
Occupy Boston: The Rise of the Tent City and Its First Amendment Implications
Monday, February 13th, 6pm | Boston
Co-sponsored by the ACLU of Massachusetts and Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
Moderator: Marty Baron, Editor, The Boston Globe
Opening remarks by Carol Rose, Executive Director of the ACLU of Massachusetts
Panelists: Howard Cooper, Lead Counsel for Occupy Boston plaintiffs, founding partner, Todd & Weld LLP; Bill Sinnott, Corporation Counsel, City of Boston; Noah McKenna, Member of Occupy Boston and named plaintiff
Suffolk Law School, Classroom 315
120 Tremont St.
Boston
Terror in the Judicial System: Post 9/11 Persecution of Muslims in American Courts
Thursday, February 16th, 7pm | Boston
Guest Speakers:
Tamer Mehanna (brother of Tarek Mehanna)
Faisal Hashmi (of the Muslim Justice Initiative)
Nancy Murray (of the ACLU)
Alarming numbers of American citizens are being taken into custody under allegations of terrorism. The Muslim-American community has faced particular judicial discrimination, and Tarek Mehanna's highly-publicized Boston trial was a perfect example. Now that anyone can be indefinitely detained without charges under the National Defense Authorization Act, the stories of Tarek Mehanna and Syed Fahad Hashmi are more important—and more relevant—than ever. We need to think about what it means to be an American citizen. Act now and learn more at this panel discussion at Boston University.
Photonics Building Room 206
8 St. Mary’s Street
Boston
2012 Bill of Rights Dinner
May 22, 2012 | Boston
Featuring Baldwin Award recipient Harry Belafonte! Check in early spring for details: aclum.org/dinner
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