BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18664243 SEQUENCE:18738968 CREATED:20101115T211800Z DESCRIPTION:MEETING NOTICE: BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MARIN CHAPTER, ACLU\n\nMonthly Meeting: Monday, November 15, 2010, 7:00 pm.\n\n*** Note Location ***\n\n- - -\nDirections: From US 101, from north, exit East Blithedale exit,\nhead west on East Blithdale to Camino Alto (3rd light after freeway), turn L\n(south). Go to Miller Avenue (end of Camino Alto, at Tam High), make a U\nturn and enter The Redwoods parking lot. (Alternatively, you can park in the\nSafeway parking lot, and there is a pedestrian-activated street light from\nthere to The Redwoods).\n\nFrom US 101, from the south, exit at Manzanita/Mill Valley/State Route 1, go\nunder the bridge and follow Shoreline Highway around toward Mill Valley\n(road becomes Almonte Blvd. and then Miller Avenue near Tamalpais High\nSchool). Turn R at Camino Alto and enter The Redwoods parking lot (or park\nin the Safeway lot across from the Redwoods).\n\nWhen you walk into the main lobby at The Redwoods, turn right and go through\nthe library. Turn left toward the auditorium, then turn right at the\nauditorium and go to the end of the corridor. The Conference Room is on the\nright.\n- - -\n\nTENTATIVE AGENDA:\n1. Call to order\n2. Approval of Agenda\n3. Approval of minutes of prev. meeting (attached)\n4. Treasurer’s report\n5. Chair’s Report\n6. Non Agenda Items and Announcements\n7. Old Business\n-- holiday party\n8. New Business\n-- "Citizens United v. FEC", what to do\n9. ACLU-NC Report\n\n10. Committee reports\n-Death Penalty\n-Education\n-Law Enforcement\n-Nomination Committee and Annual Meeting\n-Media Committee\n-Outreach Committee\n-Other Committees\n\n11. Adjournment\n- - -\nQUOTE:\nIn the twentieth century the international community has come to recognize\nthe common danger posed by the flagrant disregard of basic human rights and\nparticularly the right to be free of torture. Spurred first by the Great\nWar, and then the Second, civilized nations have banded together to\nprescribe acceptable norms of international behavior. From the ashes of the\nSecond World War arose the United Nations Organization, amid hopes that an\nera of peace and cooperation had at last begun. Though many of these\naspirations have remained elusive goals, that circumstance cannot diminish\nthe true progress that has been made. In the modern age, humanitarian and\npractical considerations have combined to lead the nations of the world to\nrecognize that respect for fundamental human rights is in their individual\nand collective interest. Among the rights universally proclaimed by all\nnations, as we have noted, is the right to be free of physical torture.\nIndeed, for purposes of civil liability, the torturer has become like the\npirate and slave trader before him hostis humani generis, an enemy of all\nmankind.\n\n-- Filartiga v. Peña-Irala, 630 F.2d 876 (2nd Cir., 1980)\n\nMeeting of the ACLU Marin Chapter Board\nAt: conference room, The Redwoods Senior Center, Mill Valley, CA\nMonday, October 18, 2010\n\nPresent: George Pegelow (chair), Bob Harmon (secretary), Mary Gomes, Yasmin Mogul, Max Diebel, Rico Hurvich.\n\nCalled to order at 10/18/2010 7:14 PM.\n\nApproval of agenda: m/s/a/.\n\nApproval of September meeting minutes passed. \n\nTreasurer’s report: Secretary reported that we’ve just received our quarterly stipend of $484, and we now have $5,135 in our account.\n\nChair’s report. Bob Harmon reported on the recent wave of bullied LGBT students’ deaths. Emphasized the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Bullied” curriculum and the new “It Gets Better” Project on YouTube, the latter being one that ACLU-NC and National have endorsed. He also noted that ACLU National had provided an amicus brief in SCOTUS’ recent case involving Rev. Fred Phelps; we may get some complaints about it.\n\nNon-agenda items and announcements. George announced there will be a presentation on student rights – the chapter is sponsoring it – November 18, 3 pm, at the Marin County Office of Education.\n\nOld business. None.\n\nNew business.\nMary Gomes suggested a chapter party on the Friday after Thanksgiving, perhaps a potluck or catered event. She graciously suggested her house as a venue. Bob Harmon will poll the chapter board by e-mail for possible dates.\n\nMax Diebel mentioned a possible event, student rights presentation or similar, by ACLU, aimed at students. The presentation would be at the Mill Valley Public Library. Max will follow up with the teacher and regarding school publicity. Many of the interested students are from the Street Law course and are interested in subjects like police interactions and such.\n\nPossible Board meeting site at Northgate shopping center. Do we want to move our meetings to the meeting room above the Northgate food mall? Bob Harmon will make an e-mail query on this to board members.\n\nRico Hurvich asked for hotline data on Marin calls, esp. WRT police-public interactions. George will ask ACLU-NC, which now has a centralized hotline.\n\nACLU-NC Report. Field committee discussed corporate-personhood issue. Also regarding lawsuit to stop public schools charging for materials and books, ACLU-NC now arguing that California has a mandate for free education. ACLU-NC board discussed upgrading building security in the wake of the freeway shooting (the shooter was headed for ACLU and the Tides Foundation). The three California affiliates may pool resources to provide more Spanish-language materials. Bill of Rights Day will be December 5th, 1 pm – 4 pm, at the Longshoremen’s Hall in the City. We will probably be getting info in the quarterly newsletter. Friedman Project is being “reformatted”. Fall fundraising campaign now underway. Discussion of ACLU support of ballot propositions, supporting Prop 25, opposing Prop 20, 26. We are supporting Prop 19.\n\nCommittee Reports.\nDeath penalty. Very nearly had an execution at San Quentin; Attorney General’s seemed in a hurry to use the new facility. Execution is on hold, partly because the State is out of suitable chemicals. ACLU-NC is pressing the “know your DA” campaign as a way to get them to stop capital prosecutions.\n\nEducation committee: George met with the County Superintendent a couple weeks ago; education budget is their primary worry. We and the county office will sponsor a Nov. 18th presentation (see above). White Hill Middle School had “Challenge Days” for their 7th and 8th grades on bullying and prejudice. We are continuing to try to get “Talking Circles” into schools as well.\n\nLaw Enforcement committee: See above. George has additional “Your Rights and the Police” cards in English and Spanish.\n\nNomination committee. Max Diebel has a possible candidate, will bring that person forward. George urged the Board to think of other possible candidates as well.\n\nMedia committee: Max mentioned possible contacts at Tam media classes. Might be a chance to collaborate on interviews regarding police interactions. George has a video camera.\n\nOutreach committee: We recently donated $100 to ACLU-NC in the name of the late Jerry Ellersdorfer; we got a card from his widow thanking us. Mary Gomes moved to do the same in the name of the late June Swan. M/s/a. George will notify the Treasurer.\n\nMeeting adjourned at 10/18/2010 8:10 PM.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/11/15/18664243.php SUMMARY:ACLU Citizens United v. FEC LOCATION:Conference Room, The Redwoods Senior Center, 40 Camino Alto, Mill Valley URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/11/15/18664243.php DTSTART:20101116T030000Z DTEND:20101116T050000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR