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At Liberty: Friday, June 7, 2013
There's still a long road for LGBT equality throughout the county, and Pride is the time to remember it. Head to Boston Common on Friday night for the Boston Dyke March, and join the ACLU of Massachusetts on Saturday for Boston Pride. Free. -RR
Covert wars and a government's "kill list" are brought to light in "Dirty Wars," a documentary that follows investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill into Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen and beyond. Revisit Scahill's discussion with Noam Chomsky and Amy Goodman on the topic, and see the film next weekend at Kendall Square Cinema. $9-11. -RR
The first recorded American woman to retain her last name after marrying was also the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree. Learn more about antislavery and women's rights advocate Lucy Stone at the Unconventional Women Walking Tour at Forest Hills Cemetery. Sunday, June 9. $10. -RR
What could you do with an extra $431,360? Given the gender pay gap, that's how much more men earn over an average 40-year career — enough money to buy 14 cars. Mark Monday's 50th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act by asking your legislators to co-sponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act.
CO = Christopher Ott, ACLUm Communications Director
RR = Raquel Ronzone, ACLUm Communications Content Specialist
Freedom is more fun!
What creative, provocative, controversial forms of First Amendment expression--and other fun uses of freedom--are we missing? Tell us now.
Supreme Court decision on ACLU's marriage equality case imminent
Edie Windsor, who shared her life with her late spouse for 44 years, filed a lawsuit against the federal government for refusing to recognize their marriage because of DOMA.
Supreme Judicial Court rules against GPS surveillance by the government without judicial oversight or probable cause
Opinion has implications for broader GPS surveillance, not just that of passengers in vehicles.
At Liberty: Friday, May 31, 2013
Springfield kicks off its Pride celebration with a flag-raising ceremony and documentary premiere. A drag competition, open mic night and movie screening round out the week of activities. Thursday, May 30 to Tuesday, June 4. -RR
Harvard Book Store offers 15% off in-store fiction purchases during Fiction Fridays. -RR
See the freedom of expression in action at the Cambridge River Festival this weekend. The daylong festival brings music, dance, poetry and theatre to the riverside, with appearances by Actors' Shakespeare Project, American Repertory Theater, Abbie Barrett & the Last Date, Cambridge Open Studios' artists, ImprovBoston, New Repertory Theatre and OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center. Saturday, June 1. 12-6pm. Free. -RR
#MassOps marks International Privacy Day with a protest outside the Boston Regional Intelligence Center, whose officers collect and keep information about constitutionally protected speech and political activity. Join other privacy advocates at 1 Schroeder Plaza in Roxbury on Saturday, June 1 at 2.30pm. There will also be a pub crawl at 6:30pm after the protest. RSVP to massops@tormail.org. -RR
Raised in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury as the only child of her bisexual, activist father Alysia Abbott reflects on the history she lived through, the subject of her nonfiction debut, "Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father." Abbott joins author and lecturer Michael Bronski in conversation at Harvard Book Store. Tuesday, June 4. 7pm. Free.
CO = Christopher Ott, ACLUm Communications Director
RR = Raquel Ronzone, ACLUm Communications Content Specialist
Freedom is more fun!
What creative, provocative, controversial forms of First Amendment expression--and other fun uses of freedom--are we missing? Tell us now.
U.S. settles lawsuit with Bradley Manning supporter who had laptop seized at airport
Government admits activist was on DHS "lookout" list, will turn over investigation documents and destroy copied data
