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Wendy Kaminer with Peter Kadzis: "Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU"

Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)

Boston, MA

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Wendy Kaminer with Peter Kadzis
Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU

Thursday, September 17 at 6:30-8:00 pm
C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University


“Suppression of dissent.”  “Self-censorship.” “Cult of personality.”  While such problems are usually associated with corrupt dictatorships or dysfunctional corporations, Wendy Kaminer, lawyer, social critic, and former American Civil Liberties Union national board member, argues they threaten the effectiveness of all institutions – including civil liberties groups.  Standing up to friends and allies, Kaminer publicly seeks to protect her former organization from falling prey to these institutional ills, and to warn others of these powerful pressures.  Tonight, she joins Peter Kadzis of The Boston Phoenix, to discuss the virtues of dissent and free speech, and the forces that pull all organizations away from those essential principles.

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C. Walth Theatre
Suffolk University
55 Temple Street
Boston, MA 02114

Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)


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