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June 15, 2004 ACLU of Illinois E-News 06.15.04 Free Speech Prevails on University of Illinois Campus -- Students and Faculty Can Talk to Prospective Student Athletes on Chief Illiniwek A federal appellate court in Chicago ruled in favor of ACLU of Illinois clients on June 1, 2004, upholding the ability of a group of faculty and students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to communicate with prospective student-athletes about the use of the Chief Illiniwek mascot at University sporting events. The case grew out of a university-wide, March 2001 email directive from the then-U of I chancellor mandating that students and faculty members wihsing to voice their objections or concerns about the continued use of Chief Illiniwek must seek pre-clearance from the Athletic Department. To read more about the decision, click http://www.aclu-il.org/news/press/000185.shtml. The Patriot Act and Politics -- Part II We told you in our last edition that the Bush-Cheney campaign had rolled out a series of television advertisements that criticize Senator John Kerry for his call to change or reform parts of the Patriot Act, adopted less than 45 days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. To follow up on the advertisements, Vice President Dick Cheney set off across the country in a series of speeches on the topic. When the campaign came to Illinois, the ACLU responded. To read the ACLU of Illinois' press release on this topic, click http://www.aclu-il.org/news/press/000188.shtml Show Your Pride in the ACLU of Illinois Join us to celebrate Pride Weekend at one of two events. On Saturday, June 26th, ACLU member Dave Awl hosts a cabaret variety show featuring "Performances Pertaining to Pride (and other words that start with P)" at 7pm, at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland Ave. (at Foster). Admission is $7 or "pay what you can." All admissions will be donated to the ACLU's Gay and Lesbian Project. On Sunday, June 27th march in the 35th Annual Chicago Pride Parade with the ACLU of Illinois. All ACLU of Illinois Marchers will receive a free ACLU t-shirt for participating. To join the fun, please email Yesenia Sotelo at ysotelo@aclu-il.org. Thanks for Your Support Our June 3rd panel on Marriage Equality, Blocking the Way to the Altar, was a great success. Nearly 200 ACLU members and supporters registered for this important event. If you were not able to attend the panel, you can read a story from the Windy City Times by clicking http://www.wctimes.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=5222. |
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