Welcome to the ACLU of Texas Brazos Valley Chapter

Civil liberties updates

The BVCLU board’s recent activities have included:

• Awarding the Texas A&M Civil Liberties Union $1,000 in start-up funds

• Participating as ACLU Observers at several protests, including the Tony Snow protest at the Bush School, and the peace protest on the A&M campus at the corner of Texas and University

• Researching the string of assaults on international students and gay students in Northgate since 2004

• Attended the ACLU of Texas Chapter Summit in Austin, Texas

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Some members have expressed an interest in forming a virtual community through an email list serve. If you would like to join the list serve, send an email with your name and a request to join to aclutx@yahoo.com. Put “join list” in the subject header. The BVCLU does not share email lists, membership lists, or any other lists with any other organization.

Upcoming events:
none currently listed

Your BVCLU board
Patrick Burkart, President
Walter "Ski" Szymanski, Vice President
Srikanth Sastry, Treasurer
SAnn Lessem, Secretary
Leroy Dorsey, Legal Liaison
Jim Aune
Jeff Engel
Linda Radzik
Charles "Chuck" Brooks

If you believe your civil liberties have been violated, please click here to request legal assistance. If you send the Brazos Valley Chapter your complaint, by email or by letter, it will extend the time that it takes for your complaint to be processed.

• P.O. Box 13320, College Station, TX 77841
• (979) 269-2640
• Email the Brazos Valley Chapter

Requests for Legal Assistance

Listen to ACLU-TX radio: Give Me Liberty
Houston Regional Director Maida Asofsky hosts a monthly radio show on issues and people important to ACLU-TX. Read More...

Stand Up for Freedom! ACLU Membership Conference 2008
Washington, D.C., is the place where we'll gather in June to stand up for freedom! Read More...

Terri Burke Named Executive Director
The ACLU of Texas has named Terri Burke as its new Executive Director. Read More...

ACLUTX 2008 Summer Intern Announcement
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas is accepting applications for summer 2008 law internships. The ACLU is one of the nation's foremost defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. We are a nonpartisan organization dedicated to defending the Bill of Rights through litigation, legislation, and public education. The Texas affiliate of the ACLU, founded in 1938, is headquartered in Austin, and includes a regional office in Houston and thirteen chapters with over 17,000 members statewide. Read More...

Protect the Fourth Amendment!
A BVCLU Community Event 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 19 4013 Meadowood Drive, Bryan 77802 Read More...

Brazos Valley Chapter's high school essay contest
The "Let Freedom Ring" essay contest encourages students to think critically about freedom of speech and expression. Read More...

2005-2006 BVCLU “Let Freedom Ring” Essay Contest
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BVCLU Guiding Principles Newsletter, No. 8, November 21, 2005
The Newsletter of the Brazos Valley Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas BVCLU• P.O. Box 13320 •College Station TX 77841-6320•Phone: 979-260-2640 Published on an as-needed basis by the BVCLU. All rights reserved. Issue No. 8, November 21, 2005 Read More...

BVCLU Guiding Principles Newsletter, No.7, October 29, 2005
The Newsletter of the Brazos Valley Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas BVCLU• P.O. Box 13320 •College Station TX 77841-6320•Phone: 979-260-2640 Published on an as-needed basis by the BVCLU. All rights reserved. Read More...

Letter to the president of Texas A&M University
I want to express our deep concern about the arrest and imprisonment last month of Sharli'e Dominique (aka Arpollo Vicks), a transgender evacuee from New Orleans. Read More...

Banned Books Week 2005 - ACLU of Texas Report Released
ACLU of Texas released "Free People Speak Freely," our 9th annual report on books banned or challenged in Texas public schools. Read More...

VIDEO: Hearne, Tx: Scenes from the drug war
The story of a community engaged in a struggle to clear the names of those swept up in a corrupt drug raid. Read More...