Chris Hedges: The National Defense Authorization Act

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Date:

Monday, November 24, 2014

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Type:

Other

Organizer/Author:

Jerry Schwarz

Email:

Billorights4 [at] gmail.com

Phone:

650-308-4350

Location Details:

First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges will present a talk on the the indefinite detention provision of the National Defense Authorization Act. Hedges was one of the plaintiffs in a 2012 suite to have that provision held unconstitutional. The won at the district court level, but the ruling was overturned by the appeals court. He is currently a columnist at truthdig.com

Co-Sponsors: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

For more information: http://www.aclu-midpen.org/index.html

Added to the calendar on Sun, Nov 9, 2014 10:13PM

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