[Hac-announce] Hac-announce Digest, Vol 43, Issue 1

[Williams Family]

My boss is on vacation so I am going to leave work on time and go :-) ​

*Rebecca W.*

*Inspired By Love – Guided By Knowledge.  Humanism
<http://americanhumanist.org/> – a way of life like no other.*

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>    1. At HFFC Meet Stephen Glassman,    Exec Director of the
>       ACLU-Connecticut (Cary S Shaw)
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> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:31:39 -0500
> Subject: [Hac-announce] At HFFC Meet Stephen Glassman, Exec Director of
> the ACLU-Connecticut
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>
> An opportunity to find out what ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of
> Connecticut is doing locally and to engage its Executive Director Stephen
> Glassman with your own thoughts, will occur on Monday night February 8, at
> 6:30 pm at the monthly meeting of the Humanists and Freethinkers of
> Fairfield County, held at the Silver Star Diner, 210 CT Ave, Norwalk. It is
> free and open to the public.
>
>
>
> Steve Glassman is a former state cabinet official and non-profit executive
> with a long history of working for human rights.  A graduate of Brown and
> Yale universities, he served with the ACLU and state commissions in
> Maryland and Pennsylvania before becoming Connecticut ACLU Executive
> Director in December 2014.
>
>
>
> “The ACLU has essentially one permanent client, the Bill of Rights
> embodied in the Constitution of the United States.” says Mr. Glassman.
>
>
>
>  Its current priorities in Connecticut are focused on comprehensive
> Criminal Justice Reform, rectifying Racial Bias and Injustice, protecting
> First Amendment Rights and addressing Fourth Amendment Privacy concerns,
> expanding LGBT Rights while addressing attempts to reverse recent victories
> regarding same sex marriage through the expansion of religious exemption
> laws, and the ongoing importance of ensuring that Due Process and Equal
> Protection are continually respected. It is actively engaged in ensuring
> that the freedom to practice one’s religion and the freedom to not practice
> any religion are equally protected, particularly in a political climate
> where there is heightened pressure to favor one religion over another and
> to militate against those who practice no religion at all with the active
> intrusion of government at the state and federal levels.
>
>
>
> The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County, Connecticut, espouses
> Reason and Compassion, seeks to promote Humanism and free thought in our
> community. It meets on the second Monday of each month, with speakers,
> discussion, and social time. Learn more at meetup.com/HFFCCT.
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