Upcoming Events: DEATH penalty forum feb. 21
The Southeast Chapter of the ACLU of Connecticut will host a panel discussion Feb. 21, 2012 about the death penalty in Connecticut, featuring speakers on both sides of the issue. It will be held in the meeting room at the Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. An RSVP to rsvp@acluct.org is appreciated but not required. For more information, email info@acluct.org or call 860-523-9146.
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Previous Events
-- The chapter held a public forum entitled The Patriot Act at 10 on Oct. 4, 2011 at the Groton Public Library. David McGuire, Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Connecticut, and Norm Pattis, a Connecticut lawyer specializing in civil rights and serious criminal cases, discussed the Patriot Act with Capt. Glenn Sulmasy, Chairman of the Humanities Department and Professor of Law at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and Paul McConnell, Assistant U.S. Attorney of the National Security and Major Crime Section of the Connecticut U.S. Attorney's Office. former state Rep. Claire Sauer served as moderator. About 30 people attended to hear the panel discussion and ask questions.
--The chapter hosted a Forum on Marijuana Reform held on Wednesday February 9, 2011. Panelists Joe Brooks (LEAP), Jason Ortiz (SSDP & ACLU), and Cliff Thornton (Efficacy) were eloquent and offered personal views as well as facts and resources reinforcing their opinions. My thanks to them and also to Claire Sauer who acted as moderator and Barbara Brockhurst, the time keeper.
Panelists discussed medicalization, decriminalization and legalization of marijuana and the potential outcome of each variation, including; effects on the prison population, the police and the state budget. Panelists also addressed the myths around drug policy reform and the future of drug reform in Connecticut. For more information on this event, see article in the New London Patch
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