[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [ALACOUN:6613] Re: Something you can use @your library

[Al Kagan]

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>Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 17:05:20 -0500
>From: "Maurice J. Freedman" <freedman at wlsmail.org>
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>Subject: [ALACOUN:6613] Re: Something you can use @your library
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>Mark,
>
>Thanks for getting this information and making it available.  Everyone who
>is concerned about the erosion of civil liberties occasioned by the
>anti-terrorist law and the executive orders should be pleased to have
>access to information that lets people know their rights.
>
>And, as always, I am grateful to the ACLU for providing the information,
>especially in Arabic, as well as English & Spanish.
>
>mitch
>Maurice J. Freedman, MLS, PhD
>ALA President Elect
>http://www.mjfreedman.org
>Director, Westchester (NY) Library System
>410 Saw Mill River Road - Suite 1000
>Ardsley, NY 10502-2605
>Voice: (914) 674-3600 x223; fax: (914) 674-4193
>freedman at wlsmail.org
>www.westchesterlibraries.org
>For all matters concerning the U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian,
>editor at unabashedlibrarian.com
>*******************************************************
>"I'll be seeing you, in all the old familiar places..."
>
>Mark Rosenzweig wrote:
>
>>  Please consider making this available at your library.
>>  Mark Rosenzweig
>>  >
>>  >ACLU Issues "Know Your Rights" Brochure
>>  >
>>  >As Government Prepares to Investigate Thousands, ACLU Issues
>>  >Multi-Lingual "Know Your Rights!" Pamphlets
>>  >
>>  >MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida today
>>  >announced that it is distributing brochures in English, Spanish and
>>  >Arabic advising people about their rights when stopped or questioned
>>  >by the FBI, police or INS officials.
>>  >
>>  >The pamphlet - entitled, "Know Your Rights What to Do If You're
>>  >Stopped by the Police, the FBI, the INS or the Customs Service" -
>>  >contains information for citizens and non-citizens alike and is
>>  >intended for those who are at risk of becoming innocent targets of
>>  >government investigations in the
>>  >wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
>>  >
>>  >"At a time when thousands of people are being rounded up and
>>  >detained, it is important that citizens and non-citizens alike
>>  >understand their rights when being questioned by government," said
>>  >Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida.
>>  >
>>  >"While the information contained in these pamphlets should not be
>>  >substituted for legal advice, we encourage people to keep them handy
>>  >and use them, especially if they feel they're at risk for becoming
>>  >innocent targets of government investigation," added Simon, who has
>>  >participated in numerous
>>  >community events sponsored by organizations including the Council on
>>  >American-Islamic Relations and the Broward Center for Islamic
>>  >Studies in an effort to inform people about their rights and
>>  >responsibilities regarding encounters with law enforcement.
>  > >
>  > >These brochures, which answer the vast majority of questions that
>  > >have been raised about stops, questioning, searches, and the rights
>  > >of non-citizens, are available from the ACLU of Florida state office
>>  >in Miami and can be obtained by submitting the request in writing to:
>>  >
>>  >Alessandra Soler, Public Education Director, ACLU of Florida, 4500
>>  >Biscayne Blvd., Suite 340, Miami, Florida 33137.
>>  >
>>  >Or they can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat/PDF format from the ACLU
>>  >of Florida website: www.aclufl.org or at the following addresses:
>>  >
>>  >English: http://www.aclu.org/library/know_your_rights.pdf
>>  >Spanish:  http://www.aclu.org/library/know_your_rights_sp.pdf
>>  >Arabic: http://www.aclu.org/library/know_your_rights_ar.pdf
>>  >
>>  >Press release also available at:
>>  >http://www.aclufl.org/rightsbrochure1101.html
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>>  --
>
>--
>Mitch
>Maurice J. Freedman, MLS, PhD
>ALA President Elect
>http://www.mjfreedman.org
>Director, Westchester (NY) Library System
>410 Saw Mill River Road - Suite 1000
>Ardsley, NY 10502-2605
>Voice: (914) 674-3600 x223; fax: (914) 674-4193
>freedman at wlsmail.org
>www.westchesterlibraries.org
>For all matters concerning the U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian,
>editor at unabashedlibrarian.com

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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
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