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Call for Nominations

The ACLU of Colorado invites nominations for the 2007 Civil Rights in Action Award, to be presented at our Annual Meeting in February, 2007. This award is presented to a student or group of students whose activism exemplifies the ideals of the ACLU's mission to protect, defend and extend individual's civil rights and civil liberties.

The award recipient will be honored at our annual meeting, on our website, and in our newsletter. The recipient will also receive a $400 Richard Hershcopf Scholarship. This award was established by Mr. Hershcopf's family to honor his commitment to civil rights and civil liberties.

Past award recipients have been recognized for their efforts to protect student privacy and defend student free speech rights, to give some examples of the type of activism we honor. However, the variety of efforts that would be worthy of this award is as broad as the Bill of Rights.

Anyone may nominate a student or group of students, high school age or younger, within Colorado. The nominees do not need to be members of the ACLU. To submit a nomination, you must mail, email or fax nominations to the ACLU office.

ACLU of Colorado, Attn: Rachel Chaparro
400 Corona St, Denver, CO 80218.
Fax: (303) 777-1773.
E-mail: info@aclu-co.org
Any questions, please contact jfabyanic@aol.com or 303.569.0260

Nominations must include:

1. A letter describing the student(s) you wish to nominate, and the reasons for your nomination. The letter must include your name, address and phone number, as well as the name, address and phone number of the person(s) you wish to nominate. Please include email addresses if available.

2. Please include 2 additional references that we may contact about the nominee.

3. You may include supporting materials, such as newspaper articles, etc., that would be helpful in our selection.

4. Nominations must be postmarked/faxed/e-mailed by January 27, 2007. They may be submitted anytime prior to that date.

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