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Dissent
The third episode of season 1 of The Freedom Files TV series tells the stories of everyday Americans who were practicing their right to free speech and dissent only to be thwarted, harassed or arrested.

Freedom of speech is a given in America, right? Not if you're the Muslim hip-hop poet Amir Sulaiman, who spoke his mind on national television then found the FBI on his doorstep. Or groups of protesters at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions who were relegated to "free speech" zones far from the politicians with whom they disagreed.

These are just a few of the stories profiled in the ACLU Freedom Files: Dissent program, along with powerful arguments made by their ACLU attorneys who defended them. Plus, you'll hear "America's foremost commentator on almost everything," Lewis Black, from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, give his take on the current state of dissent with his trademark biting wit and humor. 

The Freedom Files
The Freedom Files is a new 10-part multimedia series that goes behind the headlines to reveal the impact of civil liberties violations on real people’s daily lives. Created by the ACLU and award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films, the series is produced and directed by Jeremy Kagan.

Series topics will include the Patriot Act, the Supreme Court, free speech and dissent, religious freedom, gay and lesbian rights, drug policy, racial profiling, women's rights, and youth freedoms.

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The Freedom Files Producers Club is made up of a nationwide network of AcTiVists--from libraries, schools and neighborhood associations to LINK TV viewers and other individuals--who are bringing The ACLU Freedom Files to their communities and living rooms. The Producers Club aims to build a robust national network of AcTiVists who care deeply about civil liberties issues.

The American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to protect the individual liberties, rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States. Founded in 1920, the ACLU is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization with more than 550,000 members. It has offices in all 50 states and employs more than 150 permanent staff attorneys and 2,000 cooperating attorneys, litigating more than 6,000 cases annually.

For more information go to http://www.aclu.tv.