ACLU spokesperson Ray Ybarra on Public T.V.s “In Focus” program TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday October 16 at 7:00 a.m. Ray is a featured speaker in a roundtable discussion focusing on the “Minutemen” and vigilante activity.

ACLU New Mexico Presents : UNDOCUMENTED: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MINUTEMEN PROJECT at the Guild Cinema in Nob Hill ALBUQUERQUE – This SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 at 12:00 Noon a free screening at the Guild Cinema on 3405 Central Ave. NE! We still need legal observers on the border - to sign-up for legal observer dates please send an email to cguevara@aclutx.org or call 915-532-0921 at least several days in advance.

Film “Unconstitutional: the War on Our Civil Liberties” to be Shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Carlisle ALBUQUERQUE – TONIGHT Friday, October 14 at 7:00 PM, there will be a showing of the film “Unconstitutional: the War on Our Civil Liberties” at the Unitarian Church on Carlisle. The 1-hour film will be followed by discussion. “Unconstitutional", an independent documentary film, presents the director’s view of the effects on individuals and communities of new laws and government actions that went into effect after 9/11. The film addresses such areas as passage of the USA Patriot Act, secret government surveillance, detention of immigrants and “unlawful combatants,” racial profiling, and prison conditions at Guantanamo Bay. All members of the public are invited to attend this free event.

ACLU of New Mexico Southwestern Chapter Annual Meeting Saturday ,October 22 SILVER CITY – The ACLU of New Mexico Southwestern Chapter will hold its annual meeting at 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 22 at the First Church of Whats Happening at 609 N. Arizona Street. ACLU of New Mexico Staff Attorney George Bach will give a talk entitled “The Bill of Rights is NOT discretionary: Defending the Constitution in New Mexico in the 21st Century.” George Bach will speak about the ACLU of New Mexico’s work in defending privacy, liberty, and the separation of church and state. For more info CONTACT: Barbara Tegge, President, ACLU of New Mexico Southwest Chapter at 505-388-3407 .

MORE DETAILS SOON TO FOLLOW:

ACLU of New Mexico Northern Chapter Bi-annual meeting in November

ACLU of New Mexico Bill of Rights Dinner on Friday December 9 at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town (formally the Old Town Sheraton).

Please pass our emails on to friends! For those not on the main ACLU-NM public listserve, it is easy to sign-up! Please go to - http://mailman.swcp.com/mailman/listinfo/aclu-nm to sign yourself up. This is the main ACLU-NM e-listserve where we send out press releases, updates, and alerts.