December 13, 2005: ACLU-TN Celebrates Bill of Rights Day by Distributing Bookmarks Across the State

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 13, 2005

For More Information, Contact:
Hedy Weinberg, ACLU-TN Executive Director

ACLU-TN Celebrates Bill of Rights Day
by Distributing Bookmarks Across the State

Nashville - On Thursday, December 15, the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) will commemorate the 214th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights by distributing Bill of Rights bookmarks across the state. ACLU-TN volunteers will be leafleting at street corners in various cities across the state and bookmarks will be mailed to those who call the ACLU-TN office that day.

The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791. The ACLU-TN bookmarks list the first ten amendments and the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th amendments.

According to ACLU-TN Executive Director Hedy Weinberg, "It is especially important this year that we celebrate the Bill of Rights. The systematic attack on civil liberties today at both the state and national levels require that we remind the public of the importance of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. ACLU-TN is committed to increasing awareness of the Bill of Rights and ensuring that our constitutional guarantees are not sacrificed. Our goal is to translate the guarantees of the Bill of Rights into realities for Tennesseans."

ACLU of Tennessee is a private, non-profit, non-partisan membership organization whose goal is to promote and protect the values embodied in the Bill of Rights. ACLU-TN pursues its goal through advocacy, public education, legislative lobbying, and litigation.

Individuals who want an ACLU-TN bookmark should call the office at 615-320-7142 and leave their name and mailing address.

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