ACLU of Colorado
Young Professionals Group
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“I want to meet people who feel as passionately as I do about our freedoms and who want to work together to protect them. The ACLU of Colorado Young Professionals Group gives me this opportunity." -- Perla Gheiler, YP Member!

Upcoming Events:

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ACLU Denver Young Professionals
When: Wednesday, July 15, 6-8pm
Where: Alamo Placita Park, 3rd and Ogden
Trading in the gallery for the grass, the Young Professionals break out the grill for a BBQ in the park.Join us for brats, beer, and lawn games as we kick back this Young Professionals and simply enjoy summer-time!
Contact Alison May at amay@aclu-co.org or 303-777-5482 ext. 117.

Program Highlights:

• Meets in the evenings, every other month, at different Denver art venues – designed to stimulate creativity and facilitate conversations.
  
• Features expert speakers who discuss pressing civil rights issues (for example: Andrew Romanoff, Speaker of the House; Lisa Graves, National ACLU Senior Counsel for Legislative Strategy; Congresswoman Diana DeGette.
  
• Provides opportunities to take action to preserve our civil liberties.
  
• Offers special networking and education events throughout the year designed exclusively around the interest of young Metro Denver professionals.

Where do Colorado’s young professionals stand on freedom?
The ACLU of Colorado wants to know – in a forum designed for people age 25 to 45.

The Young Professionals Group is an education program dedicated to keeping you informed and listening to your ideas and concerns. Our goal is to inform and engage you of our efforts to protect, defend and extend our cherished freedoms.

Due to the enormous interest for the program in Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs have launched their own ACLU Young Professionals Groups.

Recent Meetings:

ACLU Denver Young Professionals: Gitmo Today
When: Wednesday, May 20, 6:00 pm
Where: Denver Open Media, 700 Kalamath St., Denver
Now that President Obama has closed the doors to the highly illegal Guantanamo Bay prison, many questions still remain. Anna Holland-Edwards and Erica Grossman, both actively involved in representing prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, will speak about the current state of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the clients they have there. Anna and Erica are both attorneys at the renowned John Robert Holland, P.C. Law Firm and committed civil rights defenders. As always, this YP promises to include not only riveting speakers, but networking, wine, cheese, and ART!

Click here to see pictures from the event.

The Intersection of Racism and Homophobia
When: Wednesday, March 18, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Space Gallery, 765 Santa Fe Drive
The Denver YP group welcomes all engaged and eager young civil libertarians for our next 2009 event. Catherine Smith, a dynamic, young, African-American DU law professor who recently received tenure, will discuss the intersection of Race and Homophobia. Catherine has been published on the topic in various law reviews.

Click here to see pictures from the event.

ACLU Denver Young Professionals:
The Upcoming 2009 Legislative Session
When: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Translations Gallery, 855 Inca Street, Denver, 80204
The Denver YP group welcomes the New Year in a new gallery! Come learn about the 2009 Colorado Legislative Session from our very own lobbyist, Pat Steadman. Pat will discuss the anticipated bills--both good and bad--and the priorities for the new leadership. Wine, cheese and snacks provided.

Want to see more picture from this event?
Check out our Flickr photostream.

ACLU Young Professionals, Presidential Debate Watch Party
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 6:30 pm
Where: Club M (next to Hamburger Mary's), 700 E 17th Ave, Denver.
The election is practically here! Watch the third presidential debate with the ACLU and friends. Candidate Bingo, Food, drink specials and facts about the issues. There will be two speakers discussing Amendments 46 and 48, both of which the ACLU of Colorado are opposing. We'll also have our ballot guide available to help you make sense of all the amendments and referendums that you'll be voting on soon.

See more photos from this event here.

Keeping Free at the DNC: ACLU Denver YP
When: Wednesday, May 21, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: Denver Open Media, 700 Kalamath, Denver
Join the ACLU Denver Young Professionals to hear Legal Director Mark Silverstein discuss our lawsuit against the Secret Service and the City of Denver over their refusal to release information concerning parade routes, free speech zones, and other logistics vital to organizers preparing for peaceable exercise of free speech during the DNC. Wine, cheese, the usual...plus: guided tours of Denver Open Media's TV studio's- check out free speech in action!

Blues, Brews & Bills is BACK!
When: Wednesday, March 19, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: The Post Modern Company, 2734 Walnut St., Denver
The Blues: American Relay
The Brews: An assortment of Colorado Microbrews
The Bills: The legislative session- a talk/discussion/rant by Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff. That's right, we're bring back Speaker Romanoff, American Relay and your favorite local microbrews for our second annual Blues Brews & Bills Fundraiser. Yes, it's a fundraiser -this is where the money for the free wine comes from- so show up and bring a friend or two. Check out the new venue- it's a great space and -we promise- a lot easier to get to than last year.

Past Meeting Pics

OK, so we don't always remember to bring a camera. Here are a few shots from past events:

Did you miss February's Blues, Brews & Bills fundraiser with Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff? Click here for photos.

Boulderites enjoyed ACLU Staff Attorney Taylor Pendergrass's compelling lecture on "Punishments that don't fit the crime: Tasers, Pot and the Police." Click here for pics.

Questions? Want to volunteer on the YP Committee and help us continue the success?

Email us or call at 303.777.5482

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