Monthly Archives: October 2011

1-2-3-4 We Don’t Want Your Culture War!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

About 15 or 20 protesters braved the freezing rain on Saturday, October 29 to picket at a Maryland Conservative Action Network conference in Annapolis. 5-6-7-8 Stop the Lies, Stop the Hate! We were there to expose a panel titled “Is Sharia Law … Continue reading →

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Time to Fund our Communities, Not War

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

On Friday, October 21st, the “Fund Our Communities” coalition met with Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD-8) about budget priorities. The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is a member of “Fund Our Communities,” so I joined a group of about fifteen … Continue reading →

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Andrews says “steam has gone out” of curfew push, touts anti-loitering bill – UPDATED

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Speaking to an ACLU of Montgomery County meeting Wednesday night, County Councilmember Phil Andrews said he believed the “steam has gone out” of efforts to saddle Montgomery County with a youth curfew, and that the proposal would not pass the … Continue reading →

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Protect Your Digital Privacy: Introduction

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

The two most potent weapons to protect your digital privacy are a strong dose of common sense and encryption, i.e. scrambling digital data so that the only people who can read it are people authorized with a key or a … Continue reading →

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Protecting your online privacy — a series by Bill Day

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Starting this week, Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is pleased to host a series of posts on protecting your online privacy, written by Bill Day.  The posts now include… Protect Your Digital Privacy: Introduction Protect Your Digital Privacy: Browser Security … Continue reading →

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Montgomery County Office of Public Information becomes Office of Curfew Advocacy – UPDATED

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

UPDATED – UPDATE(II) During the Youth Town Hall on Wednesday night, a dense, six page “Frequently Asked Questions about the County Executive’s Youth Curfew Proposal” was distributed to the audience.  The FAQ document is also available online. The language of … Continue reading →

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Curfew discussion, Youth Town Hall: David Stark

Posted on October 14, 2011 by
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Colin Kinkaid evaluates council answers to his questions, discusses next steps

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Curfew discussion, Youth Town Hall: Mojan N. evaluates council answers to her questions

Posted on October 13, 2011 by
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Curfew discussion, Youth Town Hall: Zoe Dobkin

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