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Nick Crocker: Getting Informed, Staying Involved

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Nick Crocker attended an ACLU-WA forum on militarization of police a couple years ago and heard Seattle police chief Norm Stamper speak on the war on drugs and criminal justice in our state. When he went home, he “got online and got involved.” Nick already had Mondays off from his work at an Italian food import store, so he decided spend his day off volunteering at the ACLU office. He has continued to do so for the past two years.
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Death row inmate almost pays the ultimate price. We foot the bill.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The extraordinary expense of Washington’s death penalty cases was in the news again this month, with taxpayers on the hook for most of the cost.
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Henry Seeley: Pushing Back Against Those Who Ignore Civil Liberties

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Monday, November 25, 2013
Henry Seeley has always had a high regard for the ACLU, and chose to intern here because he considers it the best organization for getting good work done. As he puts it, “The ACLU pushes back against those who ignore civil liberties in the pursuit of efficiency of government, politics, religion, protecting children.  Whatever the cause, if they ignore people in the process, the ACLU is there to fight for them.”
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Kelsey Engstrom: Law, Society and Justice, Here and Around the World

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Monday, November 25, 2013
Kelsey Engstrom frequently studies ACLU materials and cases as a University of Washington senior studying in the Law, Society and Justice department.  Almost every article she is assigned seems to reference cases that the ACLU has been involved in. One that stood out was Cohen v. California, where the ACLU defended Cohen’s right of free speech to wear a jacket saying “fuck the draft.”
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Comments to Department of Health

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Friday, November 22, 2013
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The Bill of Rights Dinner: Excitement, Hope, and Kick-Ass Humor

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Friday, November 22, 2013
On November 9th, the ACLU of Washington held its annual Bill of Rights Dinner, which celebrates the past year’s work and honors those who have made a difference here in Washington. It was my first time attending and, needless to say, I was pretty excited to be there.  Although I was born and raised here in Washington, I don’t often find myself with this many like-minded individuals; and when I do, it’s pretty exciting.
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Catherine Fisher: Getting Involved

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Monday, November 18, 2013
Catherine Fisher wants to learn about and make a difference in social justice and politics. A high school student, she hopes to help educate others, perhaps as an investigative journalist, highlighting issues that people don’t know about. For example, she says that in Washington “a third of our state doesn’t know we have the death penalty,” if we educated them, if people knew, then they might be willing to help make changes.
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Restorative Discipline Pays Off: Suspensions Down, Grades Up, Behavior Improved

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Thursday, November 14, 2013
This week, one of the largest school districts in Florida announced it is replacing suspension and expulsions with a new restorative approach to school discipline – the same type of alternative approach that the ACLU of Washington is promoting here in Washington state.
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ACLU OF WASHINGTON COMMENTS ON WASHINGTON STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD MEDICAL MARIJUANA RECOMMENDATIONS TO LEGISLATURE

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The ACLU-WA is submitting the following comments in relation to the Liquor Control Board’s task of working with the Department of Health and the Department of Revenue to develop recommendations for the legislature regarding the interaction of medical marijuana regulations and the provisions of Initiative Measure No. 502 (as provided for in Section 141 of Third Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5034, the 2013-15 state operating budget).
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Macklemore: If you like being free like me, get the ACLU card

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Rap superstar Macklemore today released a video urging people to join the ACLU and get its legendary membership card – the card “that lets my gay friends marry the hell out of each other.”
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Macklemore: “If you like being free like me, get the ACLU card today.”

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Rap superstar Macklemore is urging his fans to get the card “that lets my gay friends marry the hell out of each other.”  That’s the ACLU’s legendary membership card. “If you like being free like me, get the ACLU card today,” the award-winning rapper advises in a video he launched today (www.aclucard.com).
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ACLU of WA Honors Innocence Project Founder Jackie McMurtrie, Muslim Civil Rights Organization CAIR, Dream Act Advocate Carlos Padilla

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Friday, November 8, 2013
The ACLU of Washington today announced that its annual awards are being given to Innocence Project founder Jackie McMurtrie, the Muslim civil rights organizationCAIR, and Dream Act advocate Carlos Padilla. The honors will be presented at the ACLU’s Bill of Rights Celebration Dinner on the night of Saturday, November 9 at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. The event also will feature a performance by renowned actress Kathleen Turner from her one-woman show “Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins.”
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Hospital Mergers and Religious Restrictions on Health Care Event

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
I walked through Town Hall Seattle’s doors last week for the forum on “Hospital Mergers and Religious Restrictions on Health Care” ready to work at the ACLU-WA booth. Handing out information and answering general questions. I watched as articles about mergers between secular and religious hospitals flew off the table into the hands of worried people. As more and more people flowed into the lobby, I was struck by the community’s concern about the situation. More than 400 people attended the event.
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