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Details presented are accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. They are subject to change. At our discretion, we also may list civil liberties-related events from third party community organizations. We assume no responsibility for the accuracy of third party events information.

ADA-accessibility: Persons requesting special accommodations should inquire directly with the event sponsors.

Upcoming Events (chronological order):
9/9/2010: Civil Liberties Talk Story 
Public Community Meeting - UH Manoa
Thursday, 9/9/10 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Ethnic Studies Department, George Hall # 301B
2560 Campus Road, Honolulu HI 96822
ADA-Accessible. Request special accommodation 2 weeks prior. $3 parking on campus, see http://www.hawaii.edu/parking for more details.
11/13/2010: Davis Levin First Amendment Conference featuring Daniel Ellsberg
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom #3
See http://www.acluhawaii.org/fac for details!
12/15/2010: Bill of Rights Day
Join the ACLU of Hawaii on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island to hand out free copies of the Bill of Rights to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! Call (808)522-5904 to find out more!


Past Events:
8/6/2010: Civil Liberties Talk Story 
Public Community Meeting - Oahu's North Shore
Friday, 8/6/10 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Haleiwa Art Gallery, 66-252 Kamehameha Hwy. Haleiwa, HI 96712-1421
http://www.acluhawaii.org/index.php?id=389
ADA-Accessible. Request special accommodation 2 weeks prior. Free parking.
8/10/2010: The Drug Policy Forum-HI & ACLU-HI present "Medical Cannabis: Balancing Access, Safety and Privacy"
A compelling discussion of drug law trends in the U.S. and how the successful reforms in Washington State could be a promising model for Hawai‘i.
Tuesday, 8/10/10, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Hawaii Suites 1 & 2
ADA - accessible. Enter from concourse between Exhibition Hall and Arena. Parking $5, if booth is attended. If unattended, enter and park for free.
Request special accommodation by Monday, August 2. We will always try to fulfill requests.   

To help us plan, please RSVP by Monday, August 9. (Walk ins are also welcome). RSVP line: (808)522-5906 Email: office@acluhawaii.org

About Roger Goodman:
Representative Roger Goodman serves in the Washington State Legislature, where he is Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.  He is an attorney and criminal justice expert and works outside the legislature consulting with bar associations and other professional groups across the United States to foster discussion of drug control policies and to bring about legal reforms.

He is currently the executive director of the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, an association of lawyers and judges whose members share strong misgivings about the wisdom and consequences of America's perpetual drug war. While favoring no specific drug control policies, the VCL seeks to promote, within and by the legal profession, informed discussion about the objectives of the drug war and its costs to our cherished institutions of liberty and justice.

The VCL is modeled after a group of the same name which played a leading role in the repeal of the 18th Amendment in 1933. VCL members see in modern drug prohibition many of the same harmful and unintended consequences associated with alcohol prohibition.

Goodman serves on the Law and Criminal Justice Standing Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Public Safety and Justice Task Force of the Council of State Governments.  He is also on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Substance Abuse and the Leadership Council of Physicians and Lawyers for National Drug Policy (PLNDP), and is an appointed member of the King County (WA) Substance Abuse Administrative Board.

Until 2000, Goodman directed Washington’s Sentencing Guidelines Commission and he previously served on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. as legislative director, counsel and chief of staff for two senior Democratic Members of the U.S. Congress.

Goodman is admitted to practice law in Washington State and Rhode Island, the First and Ninth Federal Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.  He received an A.B. as a Senior Fellow from Dartmouth College; a J.D. from George Washington University; and an M.P.A. from Harvard University, where he concentrated on social policy issues, including criminal justice, public health, education reform and economic security.

For more info: http://www.dpfhi.org or http://www.acluhawaii.org
8/18/2010: Civil Liberties Talk Story 
Public Community Meeting - Windward Oahu
Wednesday, 8/18/10 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Kailua High School Cafeteria, 451 Ulumanu Drive Kailua, HI 96734-4397.
ADA-Accessible. Request special accommodation 2 weeks prior. Free parking.
8/19/2010: Civil Liberties Talk Story 
Public Community Meeting - East Honolulu
Thursday, 8/19/10 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Kaiser High School Library, 511 Lunalilo Home Road Honolulu, HI 96825-1799.
ADA-Accessible. Request special accommodation 2 weeks prior. Free parking.
6/5/2010: Annual Meeting, followed by Honolulu Pride Parade and Celebration!
IMPORTANT: Parade start point has changed! Was at Magic Island, now at the Waikiki Yacht Brokerage,  1651 Ala Moana Blvd. (behind the Hawaii Prince Hotel). NO PARKING at the brokerage, marchers are encouraged to park at Magic Island and walk over to the brokerage. 
http://www.acluhawaii.org/index.php?id=380
6/19/2010: ACLU table @ 20th Annual Gay Pride Festival 11am – 7pm, McCoy Pavilion, 1201 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96814-4205
Find out more!
5/4/10: ACLU table @ HSBA Pro Bono Fair & Law Week Rally
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bishop Square's Tamarind Park (fronting the Pauahi and ASB Towers). Learn more!
4/2/10: Celebrate the Hawai‘i Legislature's Passage of Civil Unions! (04/30/2010)
Picnic at Kapi‘olani Park (moved due to rain to Local 5 HQ). The community should be proud of everyone’s collective achievements:  critical new protections for Hawaii ’s same-sex couples are on the horizon, and there is a greater public understanding about the equal worth of our families.  Lambda Legal and the ACLU are thrilled to see the years of determined community advocacy rewarded with the passage of H.B. 444 by the Legislature! Learn more!
4/20/2010 ACLU table @ Justice & Equality Day
Runs from 1-4 p.m. at Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium (in the basement). Speakers, workshops, activism on HB 444 and more.
Save the date! 2/20/2010 - Grassroots Celebration featuring national ACLU Exec. Director Anthony Romero!
Join us for an afternoon of fun, friends and important updates on the ACLU of Hawaii as we celebrate 45years of service! $45 per person, RSVP by 2/10/10.
Visit http://www.acluhawaii.org/45
ACLU Hawaii at Waipahu Health and Community Empowerment Fair, 1/23/10.
Runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the students of Waipahu High School and The Leeward Oahu Lions Club, 94 Pupuole St, Waipahu, HI 96797, at the corner of Pupuole St and Pupupuhi St in Waipahu.  The park is situated right behind Waipahu Intermediate School.  Waipahu Intermediate School parking lot located at 94-455 Farrington Hwy Waipahu, HI 96797.
Honolulu sign waving for Civil Unions! 1/20/10
Join the LGBT Rights Network Jan. 20, 7-9am at the Hawaii State Capitol in support of HB 444. Drink your morning coffee, enjoy the bright morning, and defend equality - all at the same time! Commuting this morning? When you see the signs, HONK FOR EQUALITY! (415 South Beretania Street, Honolulu HI 96813)
March with us in the 20th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade! 1/18/2010
ACLU Hawaii is seeking volunteers interested in marching with the ACLU in this year's MLK Jr. Day parade. Hold banners, hand out flyers to the crowd, make some noise for equality! To join the contingent, call Kit at (808)522-5904 or email office@acluhawaii.org, or just show up at Magic Island at 8:45 a.m. and start marching at 9 a.m.! If you need special accommodation, please let us know by 1/10/10, we will do our best to meet your needs! More info: http://mlk-hawaii.com/home/
"Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride" 1/15/10
Aloha Theater in Kainaliu on Hawaii Island, 7-9 p.m.
A Hawaii Film Premier & Show of Support for Civil Unions House Bill 444.
Hawaii Island Pride, a non-profit committed to Equal Civil Rights and Social Justice, will be screening the film "Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride." This is a highly acclaimed moving portrait of the International LGBT Pride Movement and Campaign for Human Rights. Raise awareness and let our Lawmakers and Representatives know that there is a large constituency of LGBT and Straight supporters of Equality and Civil Rights who want to see the Unions of Same-Sex couples protected equally under Hawaii State Law.

Following the screening will be a Q&A with the Film's Director and Producer as well as a short speech given by community members including ACLU Board of Directors member, Barbara Franklin.
ACLU Hawaii at "Homeless Memorial" 12/21/09
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thomas Square Park  (925 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96814). The Homeless Memorial is an annual event put on by "Street Beat" magazine to offer some cheer to the homeless and to remember those who died without shelter over the year.
Bill of Rights Day is Dec. 15, 2009!
12/15/09 will mark the 218th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Get your free copy of the Bill of Rights by contacting ACLU Hawaii today!
Ph: 808.522.5906
email: office@acluhawaii.org
2009 Annual Meeting and Civil Liberties Symposium
Sat., November 14, 2009
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall Hawaii Suites
http://www.acluhawaii.org/symposium
2009 Talk Story Meeting - Hilo, Hawaii Island
Fri., October 30, 2009
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
UH Hilo UCB 330
Co-sponsored by the UH Hilo Departments of Political Science and Administration of Justice.
Medical Cannabis Talk Story - Hawai‘i State Capitol
(Medical Cannabis Working Group event, ACLU of Hawaii is a member)
Tues., October 27, 2009
 Hawai`i State Capitol, Conference Room 329
If you are unable to attend but would like to submit comments, please use the web form found at: www.dpfhi.org
Hoomanao (Remember) The Massie Case and Injustice - Then and Now
(JACL event, ACLU of Hawaii co-sponsor)
Weds. October 21, 2009
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
UH Manoa, Architecture Auditorium
Unlocking Justice:
Protecting Communities & Saving Money
A conference organized by the Community Alliance on Prisons. Co-sponsored by the ACLU of Hawaii.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Ching Conference Center, Chaminade University
http://www.dpfhi.org/A_PDF/Registration_unlocking_justice.pdf
2009 Talk Story Meeting - Kahului, Maui
Fri., October 16, 2009
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Maui Community College, Ka Lama 103
http://www.acluhawaii.org/index.php?id=35
The History of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement Presented by Carol Leigh
Followed by a panel discussion with Ms. Leigh, Tracy Ryan, and Pam Vessels.
Tuesday evening, 4/21/09, 7 PM
Weaver Hall (1212 University Avenue, Church of the Crossroads)
Free to Public
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Annual MeetingTuesday, October 21st - 5:00PM to 7:00PM
Ward Warehouse, Kakaako Room (1050 AlaMoana Blvd.)
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Public Forums: Maui and Hawaii Island
"Reclaiming the Constitution - Justice, Equality and the Rule of Law"
Featuring national ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro
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ACLU of Hawaii co-sponsors "The Psychology of Evil: The "Lucifer Effect" in Action"
PROFESSOR PHILIP G. ZIMBARDO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
UH SHIDLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
2404 Maile Way, Room A101, Honolulu
Philip G. Zimbardo is an internationally recognized scholar, educator, researcher and media personality, winning numerous awards and honors in each of these domains. He has been a Stanford University professor since 1968, having taught previously at Yale, NYU and Columbia. Zimbardo's career is noted for giving psychology away to the public through his popular PBS-TV series, Discovering Psychology, along with many text and trade books, among his 300 publications. He was recently president of the American Psychological Association. www.Zimbardo.com www.theTimeParadox.com
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Ghosts of Abu Ghraib - Free screenings in Hawaii of this major documentary on torture.
To raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of the U.S. government's use of torture, the ACLU is undertaking a series of House Parties, college screenings and screenings by community organizations of  "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib".
Read more>>>
Guantánamo and the Law
Hawaii Attorney Edmund Burke has been representing a detainee held without charge at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay since August 2002. He has witnessed first-hand the effects on American law of a widely criticized prison system, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) and the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA) of 2005. 
The ACLU of Hawaii is honored to bring this distinguished speaker to free, public meetings around the state.
KAHULUI, Maui Island:  Friday, 10/12
5:30PM to 7:00PM at Maui Community College, 310 W. Kaahumanu Ave. Kahului, HI 96732 Science Building Room 10-a.
HONOLULU, Oahu Island: Saturday 11/3
1:00PM to 4:00PM at Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road Honolulu, HI 96816 Ohia Building (Keynote speech for ACLU Annual Membership Meeting and Civil Liberties Conference)
HILO, Hawaii Island: Saturday 11/10 (Click for Flyer)
4:00PM to 5:30PM at UH Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Campus Center 301.
RESCHEDULED: LIHUE, Kauai Island: Friday 11/16
A substitute program on abuse of presidential power will be offered by ACLU staff speakers.
5:30PM to 7:00PM at Kauai Community College, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy Lihue, HI 96766, Technology Lecture Hall, 114 (look for signs, very close to Dining hall).
Mr. Burke will share an insider's view of life at America's most infamous prison including what life is like for a detainee, the challenges facing the wartime attorney of a Guantánamo detainee, and how the MCA and DTA have affected the ability of attorneys to obtain fair treatment for their clients.
The ACLU forums are underwritten by the law firm of Paul Johnson Park and Niles. The forums are free and open to the public but reservations are encouraged by calling 808-522-5906 or email at office@acluhawaii.org
Bill of Rights Day is Monday, December 15th 2008!
Seeking volunteers on all islands to distribute free copies of the Bill of Rights from 11:30 to 1:00 in busy commerce districts, schools, etc.  Last year was a blast. Can you help? Contact Kit - office@acluhawaii.org. 

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