BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:284@usrotary.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250522T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250522T083000 DTSTAMP:20250515T170650Z URL:https://usrotary.org/events/program-caedmon-magboo-cahill-aclu-wa-curr ent-work-and-opportunities-for-involvement-may-22-2025/ SUMMARY:Program: Caedmon Magboo Cahill\, "ACLU-WA: Current Work and Opport unities for Involvement\," May 22\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nJoin the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a progr am featuring Caedon Magboo Cahill of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.\n\n\n\nThe \;program will be presented on Zoom on Thursda y morning with the Zoom line opening at 7 a.m. \; The formal meeting i ncluding the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. \; \;No registration is required\, and the program is free.\n\n\n\nThe meeting will be availab le via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning.  The Zoom line will open shortly after 7 a.m.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaedmon Magboo Cahill spends most of the time trying to understand humans\, how big chan ge happens\, her dog\, and the path to liberation. Holding abolition as a north star\, Caedmon has spent a good part of the last twenty-five years w orking on criminal justice issues\;  as a public defender\, a former civi l legal aid attorney\, and a government policymaker. Caedmon currently ser ves as the Director of the Policy Advocacy Department of the ACLU-WA with a team of brilliant minds fighting to protect civil rights\, civil liberti es\, and to advance community-driven solutions to address our most pressin g problems.\n\n\n\nAbout the ACLU-WA (from the website): The ACLU is the nation's premier civil rights and civil liberties organization.  We are the unwavering voice of freedom\, fairness and equality for all people in America. We work in the courts\, the legislatures\, and in our communities to protect and extend basic rights for everyone. The ACLU is fueled by mo re than a million members and supporters as well as thousands of volunteer s.  The ACLU takes no government funds - we are people-powered! The ACLU of Washington is the state affiliate of the ACLU.  We work to ensure ju stice\, freedom and equality are realities for all people in Washington st ate\, with particular attention to the rights of people and groups who hav e historically been disenfranchised. Such as the young man stopped by the police because of the color of his skin.  . . . the 10-year old immigrant girl forced to represent herself in court.. . . the disabled grandmother who is refused an apartment because of a decades-old conviction. . . . the woman told she may not have a hysterectomy in a religious-run hospital. . . . the gay couple refused service at a flower shop . . . and many more.  The ACLU of Washington is one of the ACLU's largest state affiliates th anks to our wonderful supporters\, volunteers\, activists\, cooperating at torneys\, staff\, fellows and interns. Every dollar we raise in Washington is shared 50/50 with the national ACLU which distributes much of it to AC LUs in states like Mississippi\, Tennessee and Alabama. All across the cou ntry the ACLU tirelessly pursues large-scale impact that affects real peop le's lives\, from reproductive\, youth\, and  LGBTQ rights\; mass incarce ration and racial justice\; privacy\, surveillance and technology\; immigr ant rights\, freedom from religious interference\, and more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n CATEGORIES:Speakers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR