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Voices From the 2006 ACLU Membership Conference Learn more >>
From Oct. 15 to 17, 2006, the ACLU held a Membership Conference that included conference speakers, performances, ACLU clients and leaders, and ACLU members who came to Washington D.C. to stand up for freedom.
To subscribe to the 2006 Membership Conference podcast only, use this link:
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Oct. 15, 2006
Debby Miller was concerned about the lack of checks and balances in government and the Patriot Act. MP3
Trevoy Ross, right, wanted to learn more about racial profiling and all the ACLU's issues. MP3
Terry Neneth Parshley went to the conference to learn more about bolstering rights for children. MP3
Oct. 16, 2006
Elvia Meza, right, went to the conference to lobby on Capitol Hill about immigrants rights. MP3
Jeremy Gunn, ACLU's Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief director, responded to the idea of "government-sponsored religion." MP3
After learning about a Pentagon secret database on Kot Hordynski's peaceful protest group, the ACLU filed a lawsuit. MP3
Jeff Rank spoke about the repercussions of criticizing President Bush. MP3
Retired ambassador Joseph Wilson talked about his recent experience in relying on the First Amendment. MP3
Carol Mehlman, right, went to the conference to re-energize her work with civil liberties. MP3
ACLU President Nadine Strossen discussed how the ACLU is facing the current civil liberties climate. MP3
Louise Melling, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project director, discussed the project and the 2006 ballot initiative in South Dakota. MP3
Chris Goodman, worked on the Baltimore Algebra Project, which addressed education equality. MP3
James Kenly said he was surprised to be spending his retirement defending his civil liberties. MP3
Betty Kenly went to show her support for the ACLU and defend American freedoms. MP3
Jameel Jaffer, deputy director of the ACLU's national security program, explained the government's use of ideological exclusion. MP3
Caroline Frederickson, ACLU Legislative Director, detailed her office's involvement in lobbying Congress. MP3
Poetry Slam poets Sekou (tha misfit), right, and Steve Connell sampled their ACLU performance. MP3
Abdullah Al-Kidd, a U.S.-born American citizen and an ACLU client involved in a lawsuit against the government, was wrongfully arrested and detained. MP3
Sondra Goldschein, ACLU lawyer, discussed Cecelia Fire Thunder's speech on reproductive health. MP3
Suzie Newman, went to add her voice against the military commission's act. MP3
Kathleen Rumpf, right, relayed her experience in prison to put a face on incarceration issues. MP3
David Roisen said he went to the conference because "my parents raised me right." MP3
Oct. 17, 2006
June Penell Stevens is a retired librarian and discussed book removal from libraries. MP3
Anthony Romero, executive director, right, reflected on the 2006 ACLU Membership Conference. MP3
Barrie Gewanter relayed why she loves working for the ACLU. MP3
Cameron Frazier told about his experience with freedom of expression in the classroom. MP3
Lucas Guttentag, ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project director, discussed the lawsuit against Donald Rumsfeld. MP3
Cheryl Contee talked about her concerns with the Patriot Act. MP3
Shantel Reynolds discussed the public's responsibility in the political process. MP3
Alondra Jones and Ron Bilbao, right, challenged education issues in their schools. MP3
Steven Shapiro, ACLU legal director, discussed several current cases. MP3
Hope Reichbach challenged the military's recruitment policies at her school. MP3
Brent Miller, right, met with Rep. Allen Boyd about preserving civil liberties. MP3
The CIA Torture Program Learn more >>
ACLU attorney Steven Watt and journalist and Ghost Plane author Stephen Grey discussed the CIA torture program known as extraordinary rendition.
MP3 | Podcast
The U.S. vs. John Lennon:Screening and Discussion Learn more >>
The ACLU and NYCLU hosted a screening of The U.S. vs. John Lennon. The documentary flashed back to a time of an increasingly unpopular war, a restive public, a president engaged in secret surveillance, and the world-famous musician who spoke out and was threatened with deportation as a result.
The screening was followed with a panel discussion featuring Art Eisenberg, Legal Director of the NYCLU; Jameel Jaffer, ACLU attorney; Eve Cary, who represented the NYCLU and ACLU at Lennon's deportation hearings; and Joe Treen, who wrote a series of articles about the Lennon INS hearings for Rolling Stone.
MP3 | Podcast
Q&A between the audience and panel.
MP3 | Podcast
inSecurity Learn more >>
Award-winning slam poets Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit) debuted, "inSecurity," written exclusively for the ACLU and its members at the opening night of the Membership Conference.
MP3 | Podcast
ACLU v. NSA Learn more >>
Court Rules the Bush Spy Program Illegal
In the first federal challenge ever argued against the president's NSA spying program, a district court declared the program unconstitutional and called for an immediate halt to this abuse of presidential power.
ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero
MP3 | Podcast
Christopher Hitchens
MP3 | Podcast
ACLU Attorney Melissa Goodman
MP3 | Podcast
Ideological Exclusion: ACLU Attorney Jameel Jaffer Learn more >>
"Ideological exclusion" is the practice of denying visas to individuals whose politics the government disfavors. The USA Patriot Act gave the Bush administration new license to engage in ideological exclusion. The ACLU, the PEN American Center and other groups, have filed a lawsuit.
MP3 | Podcast
ACLU Remembers Sept. 11, 2001 Learn more >>
In September 2006, ACLU staff and leaders talked about where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, and commented about the state of civil liberties directly after the terrorist attacks and where we are as a nation.
As Executive Director, Anthony D. Romero, right, won a victory against the Bush Administration's illegal NSA spying program and sought truth and accountability in the torture of detainees.
> ACLU in action MP3 | Podcast
> ACLU response MP3 | Podcast
Nadine Strossen is the President of the ACLU. She was in Washington D.C. on Sept. 11, 2001, for an ACLU gathering to discuss civil liberties.
> Traveling on Sept. 10, 2001 MP3 | Podcast
> The ACLU goes into action MP3 | Podcast
> President Bush's speech MP3 | Podcast
Patricia Perry, right, mother of John Perry who lost his life helping those trapped in the World Trade Center. John was a member of the Nassau County NYCLU Chapter board.
> John W. Perry remembered MP3 | Podcast
> State of civil liberties today MP3 | Podcast
Steve Shapiro is the ACLU's legal director. Since September 11, 2001, the ACLU has won a victory against the Bush Administration's illegal NSA spying program and has sought truth and accountability in the torture and of detainees in U.S. custody.
> The ACLU goes into action MP3 | Podcast
> How the ACLU responded MP3 | Podcast
> Courts support the people MP3 | Podcast
Art Eisenberg is the NYCLU's legal director. Since the attacks, the NYCLU has worked to ensure protest rights and also challenged the random search policy in the New York City transit system.
> Immediate implications MP3 | Podcast
> Subway search challenge MP3 | Podcast
Donna Lieberman is the executive director of the NYCLU. Since September 11, 2001, the NYCLU has worked to ensure protest rights and also challenged the random search policy in the New York City transit system.
> How the NYCLU responded MP3 | Podcast
> NYCLU and free speech MP3 | Podcast
Sheryl Douglas, right, a longtime ACLU staff member, talked about her son's fourth tour of duty in Iraq that would begin September 2006.
> Military and civil liberties MP3 | Podcast
Shin Inouye worked in the media relations department in the Washington D.C. Legislative office.
> Memories from Washington D.C. MP3 | Podcast
> State of Washington D.C. today MP3 | Podcast
> The past guides the future MP3 | Podcast
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