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Request an ACLU Speaker
Each year, speakers from the ACLU of Illinois appear across the state at schools and universities, houses of worship, community centers and other venues to discuss topical issues affecting civil liberties in the United States. In 2004, for example, ACLU of Illinois speakers appeared at hundreds of events to discuss the impact of post-9/11 Bush Administration policies upon the guarantees of our Constitution. We also regularly discuss current ACLU cases, legislative battles and initiatives, the history of our organization and the fight for basic fairness for all Americans and a host of other issues.
ACLU of Illinois speakers are available without charge, although honorariums are welcome. Speakers include Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois, Harvey Grossman, Legal Director, Mary Dixon, Legislative Director, Edwin Yohnka, Communications Director and other staff from our legal department.
You may request a speaker by contacting us.
Speech Topics
- Patriot Act: Is the Patriot Act constitutional?
- Freedom of Speech: Why is this right so important to a functioning democracy?
- Equal Rights: Why is it necessary to make equal protection of the law for women, people of color,
gays and lesbians a reality?
- Censorship: From the internet to record labels, who should decide what we can see, hear and read?
- Religious Freedom: Why does it flourish best when church and state are separated?
- Affirmative Action: Why is it an important tool in achieving equality?
- The War on Drugs: How does it attack our basic liberties and server as an engine for crime?
- Reproductive Freedom: What is needed to protect women's right to choose?
- Crime and Civil Liberties: Can a balance be struck between enforcement of the law and protection of the innocent?
- AIDs and Civil Liberties: Why do the righs and privacy of HIV-impacted persons affect us all?
- Hate Crimes and Hate Speech: Walking the thin line between freedom of expression and assault: Just how far can hate go?
- The History of the ACLU: Why is it so critical to the democratic process?
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