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Show your support for the Section's ongoing work by making a tax-deductible contribution to the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. Be sure to designate your gift for the IRR Support Fund or the Thurgood Marshall Individual Rights Fund.
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Out in the Silence--Film Screening and Reception
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Columbia Center 1152 15th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 |
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You are invited to a screening and panel discussion of Out in the Silence is an uplifting film about courageous local residents confronting homophobia and the limitations of religion, tradition, and the law in their conservative small town in the hills of northwestern Pennsylvania. The aim of the film and associated community engagement campaign is to expand public awareness about the struggles lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people continue to face in rural and small town America and to promote dialogue and action in communities around the country that will help people on all sides of the issues find common ground. Following the screening, there will be a panle discussion on marriage equality that will include updates on efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in D.C. Panelists will include:
A reception sponsored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP will follow the discussion beginning at 8PM Space is limited. Please RSVP to Katherine Incantalupo by Monday, Nov. 16th. ** THIS EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE **
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2010 Thurgood Marshall Award -- Call for Nominations!
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The Section is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Thurgood Marshall Award. The award recognizes long-term contributions by members of the legal profession to the advancement of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights in the United States. Past recipients include such distinguished men and women as Hon. Janet Reno, Hon. Abner J. Mikva, and Stephen B. Bright. Nominees for the award should demonstrate a substantial commitment to the furtherance of civil and human rights in this country. If you would like to nominate someone, the deadline for submissions is Jan. 8, 2010. For more information about the award and to download the 2010 submission forms, please click here. |
2010 ABA Midyear Meeting
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About IRR
Created in 1966, the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities provides leadership within the ABA and the legal profession in protecting and advancing human rights, civil liberties, and social justice. The Section fulfills this role in two ways - by raising and addressing often complex and difficult civil rights and civil liberties issues in a changing and diverse society, and by ensuring that protection of individual rights remains a focus of legal and policy decisions. Read more...
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Section Calendar
February 3 - 9, 2010: |
Midyear Meeting Walt Disney World |
| April 15 - 18, 2010: | IRR Spring Council Meeting |
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CLE Teleconferences
Homeland Security in Indian Country
Held on July 23, 2008
Mental Illness and the Death Penalty: New Hope For Those Threatened with Execution
Held on June 3, 2008
Religion, Children and Public Schools: Contemporary First Amendment Problems
Held on May 14, 2008
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