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Welcome to the ACLU of Texas Lubbock ChapterIMPORTANT NOTE!! FOR A LIST OF CURRENT EVENTS PLEASE SEE BELOW. DUE TO IT PROBLEMS, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORECT THE ACLU CALENDAR AND IT IS INACCURATE If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance. If you send the Lubbock Chapter your complaint, by email or by letter, it will extend the time that it takes for your complaint to be processed. Lubbock Chapter Board
- Vince Gonzales, President
- Harvey Madison, Vice-President
- Ted Reid, Treasurer
- Ben Newcomb, Secretary
- Danny Botros, Legal Chair
- E.A. "Art" Addington
- Jennifer Bard
- Jennifer Coulter
- Anne Epstein
- Rusty Gunter
- Debie Martin
- Grace Rogers
2 Great Events in January- for free!January 10- Public Forum
The War on College Kids: Knowing Your Fourth Amendment Rights: A moderated public forum cosponsored by the Women's Studies Program of Texas Tech in response to complaints of police misconduct by the "Party Patrol" and recognition that citizens of the Tech Terrace neighborhood may have been subjected to possible noise violations and disruptions of the peace by late night parties We hope this forum will afford the University Community, City Officials and Tech Terrace residents and opportunity to offer their viewpoints and observations, and provide a chance for all involved to work toward a solution that does not infringe upon Fourth Amendment Rights.
When: January 10, 2008 7PM-9PM
Where: Texas Tech University, Human Sciences Room 169 For more information about the event, contact Vince Gonzales, President of the Lubbock Chapter of the ACLU at 214-354-2337 or email at dpmitigation@hotmail.com January 19- Film Screening
"Ghosts of Abu Ghraib"
Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy (HBO's "Indian Point: Imagining the
Unimaginable") looks beyond the headlines to investigate the psychological and political
context in which torture occurred when the powerful documentary GHOSTS OF ABU
GHRAIB.
"How could ordinary American soldiers come to engage in such monstrous acts?"
Kennedy asks. "What policies were put into place that allowed this behavior to flourish
while protections granted to prisoners under the Geneva Conventions were ignored?"
When: January 19, 2008 7PM-10PM
Where: Texas Tech University ENGL Room 001 For more information about the event, contact Vince Gonzales, President
of the Lubbock Chapter of the ACLU at 214-354-2337 or email at
dpmitigation@hotmail.com
Requests for Legal Assistance
Are you ready to pick up the torch?
Join the ACLU of Texas in San Antonio for our 70th Anniversary Gala and Conference, March 8, 2008 on the Riverwalk! Learn more at www.aclutx70th.org! Read More...
Terri Burke Named Executive Director
The ACLU of Texas has named Terri Burke as its new Executive Director. Read More...
ACLUTX 2008 Summer Intern Announcement
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas is accepting applications for summer 2008 law internships. The ACLU is one of the nation's foremost defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. We are a nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending the Bill of Rights through litigation, legislation, and public education. The Texas affiliate of the ACLU, founded in 1938, is headquartered in Austin, and includes a regional office in Houston and thirteen chapters with over 17,000 members statewide. Read More...
HipHop Against Policy Brutality, ACLU of Texas and Abilene NAACP to co-host Abilene HipHop Summit
Three civil rights organizations are joining forces to host the first annual Abilene HipHop Summit. Read More...
2007 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program Launches
The ACLU Foundation of Texas' Legal Department is very proud to announce the launching of our Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program for 2007. Each month an expert on constitutional and civil rights/civil liberties law will offer a CLE presentation on an issue of importance to the local legal community. Read More...
10th Annual Banned Books Report
BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2006: Which Texas school removed "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison from its library shelves? Which school retained "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee despite challenges of "racial slurs and bigotry"? What does acclaimed author Judy Blume have to say to Texans about censorship? Find out in "Free People Read Freely," ACLU Foundation of Texas' 10th annual banned books report, available here. Read More...
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