MAY 21 CIVIL LIBERTIES BENEFIT for the CHICAGO COMMITTEE TO DEFEND THE BILL OF RIGHTS (CCDBR)

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2005

11:30am - Noon: Special reception with honorees

Noon - 1:00pm: Buffet

1:00pm - 2:00pm: Program

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

357 E. CHICAGO AVENUE

The Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (CCDBR) is proud to announce an event honoring two defenders of civil liberties in this new era of repression:

Honorees:

The Hon. Abner J. Mikva

. . Former Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

. . Former member of Illinois legislature and U.S. House of Representatives

. . Former White House counsel to President Bill Clinton

Bennett J. Johnson, Jr.

. . Former President, Evanston branch, NAACP

. . Vice President, Third World Press

. . Co-founder, Protest at the Polls

Program:

Presentation of Charles Lippitz Civil Liberties awards to Abner Mikva and Bennett Johnson

Commentary by Judge Mikva, "Law vs. Order"

Commentary by Bennett Johnson

Tickets:

$100 -- special reception with honorees, names listed in program book, buffet and program

$50 -- buffet and program

$25 -- program only
Patrons donating $500 or more toward our work will receive special recognition.

To reserve tickets:
• a. send check(s) to CCDBR, 1325 S. Wabash, Suite 105, Chicago IL 60605
  Checks can be made out to CCDBR or – for a tax deduction -- to the Bill of Rights Foundation (BORF)
• OR
• b. call to make your reservation at 312-939-0675
• OR
• c. reserve by email to ccdbr@pobox.com

  Please indicate the quantity and category of tickets/donations you wish to record.

  ALL TICKETS WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.
  (Capacity of auditorium is only 130, so it would be a good idea to book now)

Proceeds of this event, thanks to generosity of the honorees, will go to support the work of the CCDBR.

The Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill Of Rights has fought for 42 years against all forms of government encroachment on our constitutional rights. CCDBR began as part of the struggle to disband the House Committee on Un-American Activities ("HUAC"), played a major role in opposing "red squad" spying in the seventies, and most recently played a key role in securing passage of the Chicago city council resolution against the Patriot Act.
The Bill of Rights Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit foundation which supports the struggle to protect the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights.