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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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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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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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Challenging Unjust Mandatory Detention of Immigrants

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Monday, November 4, 2013
The ACLU and other advocates for immigrant rights are challenging the lack of due process for individuals who are subject to mandatory detention while the government brings deportation cases against them for past crimes. These people are often longtime legal residents, rehabilitated and leading productive lives in their communities. It is unlawful and unjust for the government to keep them locked up with no opportunity to prove eligibility for release or bond.
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Coming Soon: “Hospital Mergers & Religious Restrictions on Health Care”

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Friday, October 25, 2013
On this coming Wednesday, October 30th from 7-9 pm the ACLU-WA and four allies are presenting an important Community Forum at Town Hall Seattle (1119 8th Ave.).  “Hospital Mergers & Religious Restrictions on Health Care” will explore how mergers of religiously affiliated and secular health care systems  can affect patient access to lawful and medically appropriate care.
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Bust Cards: Educating about Rights While We Work for Police Reform

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Friday, October 18, 2013
Last year, after pressure from the ACLU and a number of community groups, the City of Seattle and the Department of Justice entered into a settlement agreement relating to police practices. It avoided a lengthy court battle over DOJ’s allegations that the Seattle Police Department had a pattern or practice of the excess use of force.
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GeekGirlCon: A Place for Women Who Have Found Their Own Voices

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Thursday, October 17, 2013
GeekGirlCon is here!  If you haven’t heard of GeekGirlCon before, you are missing out on a great event. 
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