Groundswell | A Journal of Art and Activism » Search Results » aclu http://groundswellcollective.com Groundswell is a loose affiliation of critical cultural producers who work at the intersection of art and activism. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:20:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ACLU’s Ideological Exclusionhttp://groundswellcollective.com/2007/10/24/aclu%e2%80%99s-ideological-exclusion/ http://groundswellcollective.com/2007/10/24/aclu%e2%80%99s-ideological-exclusion/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:14:20 +0000 James David Morgan http://blog.groundswellcollective.com/?p=290 You Might Also Enjoy ]]> The ACLU has a new website for their Ideological Exclusion campaign. Designed by Hyperakt Design Group, the site features case studies of prominent artists, writers, and political figures who were barred entrance to the United States because of their ideologies. The list ranges from Nelson Mandela to recent Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Dorris Lessing. It’s an effective educational tool, and an eye-opener to even the most well versed civil libertarian.

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]]> http://groundswellcollective.com/2007/10/24/aclu%e2%80%99s-ideological-exclusion/feed/ 0 LGBT Rights Movie Night with the MCLUhttp://groundswellcollective.com/2007/10/18/lgbt-rights-movie-night-with-the-mclu/ http://groundswellcollective.com/2007/10/18/lgbt-rights-movie-night-with-the-mclu/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:00:15 +0000 James David Morgan http://blog.groundswellcollective.com/?p=281 You Might Also Enjoy ]]> This month, the regular Monday night civil liberties movie series with the Maine Civil Liberties Union features The Way Life Should Be: Marriage in Maine. They’ll be screening it on October 22 at the North Star Cafe (225 Congress Street, Portland, ME).
Field Organizer Rachel Myers says:

This episode of the ACLU Freedom Files – which includes humorous takes on heavy issues by comedians, Judy Gold and Margaret Cho – shows the harm that occurs when loving couples’ relationships aren’t fully recognized. With a special screening of The Way Life Should Be: Marriage in Maine, a film about 3 Maine couples who are denied the protections of marriage (co-produced by the MCLU)

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]]> The Maine Civil Liberties Union, Maine’s branch of the ACLU, is hosting Civil Liberties Cinema every Wednesday.  This week they are watching “Beyond the Patriot Act,” which tells how a misguided law and other government reactions to 9/11 are restricting out most basic constitutional freedoms and threatening America’s checks and balances.

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Relatedly, the national ACLU is hosting their third annual Stand Up for Freedom Contest: “We want you to get creative about defending your rights by producing a video PSA or an audio podcast about how the government is abusing its power. Make it funny, slam it, turn it into a documentary — for both PSA and podcast categories, any type of original work will be considered. This is your chance to win money AND make some noise about the news that bugs you, whether it’s government surveillance, illegal detentions, or censorship.”

The deadline is October 4, 2007, so hop to it!

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