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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">This year</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#3C3532">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><a href="https://www.aclumontana.org/en/events/50th-anniversary" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">the ACLU of Montana will be celebrating
our 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#3C3532">
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">on Friday, September 16, 2022 at 5:30 PM MT. The theme for this event is honoring our past to build a better future. The event will be
a celebration of all those that helped us get to where we are today, with an eye on the future. We hope you can join us!</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#3C3532"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#3C3532">RSVP here:</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><a href="https://action.aclu.org/event/mt-50th-anniversary" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://action.aclu.org/event/mt-50th-anniversary</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">If you make it you’ll hear about ACLU of Montana’s past and future work moderated by retired political reporter Mike Dennison.
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">Additionally the Billings based band, Counting Coup, 2021 winners of Red Ants Pants Emerging Artist Competition, will perform at the event. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"> <span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">We will also be honoring our 2020 Jeannette Rankin Civil Liberties Award recipients! Our two honorees are Ivan and Ivy MacDonald. Through their filmmaking
and advocacy, these siblings are an integral part of the effort to end the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Their feature documentary,
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><a href="https://www.whentheywerehere.com/" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">When They Were Here</span></i></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">,
</span></i></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">focuses on MMIW in Montana. Through this film, Ivan and Ivy hope to bring more awareness to this issue and to ultimately influence
legislative change. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">With elections around the corner, we will of course discuss the importance of voting and have invited partners to join us in encouraging civic engagement.
There will be tables of information, music, free swag, free food, and an auction! </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Please join us on Friday, September 16, at the Wilma in Missoula as we both celebrate our 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary and recognize and honor Ivy
and Ivan MacDonald</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required and space is limited. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">RSVP today!
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><a href="https://action.aclu.org/event/mt-50th-anniversary" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://action.aclu.org/event/mt-50th-anniversary</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">We hope you can join us, </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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