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PRA Salon Series

The Right and Liberal Philanthropy

Air America radio host Laura Flanders shared her research on the effects of right-wing electoral and policy successes on progressive philanthropy at PRA’s March Salon.

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Staff in Action–PRA’s Wide Reach

Fifteen Years and Counting

PRA has been a regular presence at the Hampshire College Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program annual conference since it was instituted in 1993. This year’s two-day gathering, “From Abortion Rights to Social Justice,” was free, as always, and attracted more than 1,100 reproductive justice advocates from around the country. Chip Berlet summarized “2000 years of conservative thought;” Tarso Luís Ramos spoke on “Resisting the Right;” and Pam presented a ”How the Right Took Power” slideshow, so popular in the past that it was offered twice at this year’s conference. A total of 200 participants attended the PRA presentations.

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PRA in the Public Eye

The New York Times, “Critics Cost Muslim Educator Her Dream School,” Andrea Elliot, 4.28.08: “Critics of the Madrassa Coalition say its tactics are typical of campaigns singling out Muslims: They lean heavily on guilt by association. The nuances of the claims against Ms. Almontaser were lost as the controversy lit up the blogosphere, said Chip Berlet, a senior analyst at Political Research Associates.”

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From The Executive Director

Dear Friends of PRA:

Welcome to PRAccess, our newsletter for friends and supporters. We have much news to share with you. Here you’ll find an expanded Staff in Action article describing various PRA presentations; PRA in the Public Eye, with recent media mentions; important additions to our staff; and more. First, though, I’d like to take a minute to share some exciting new developments.

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Conventional Dissent

Free Speech in the Streets

In May, Making Contact broadcast a half hour radio documentary on civil liberties during upcoming political party conventions, produced and reported by Abby Scher, editor of The Public Eye as part of the quarterly’s continuing collaboration with the show.

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