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     The P.E.I. Civil Libert— 
     
     ies Association is a vol— 
     
     untary, non—profit organ— 
     
     ization.which devotes most 
     
     of its time to counselling 
     
     and, where possible, ass— 
     
     isting Island citizens who 
     
     feel their rights have been 
     
     abridged or'denied.*In ex— 
     
     amining the cases brought 
     
     to us, the Association has 
     
     been concerned with build- 
     
     ing up structures and pro- 
     
     cedures for redressing in— 
     
     dividual grievances in the 
     
     most effective and proper 
     
     manner. 
     
    

    
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     associations, our biggest 
     
    
   
   
    
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     problem is getting people 
     
     involved. With only one 
     
     person on salary, all other 
     
     participants must, and do, 
     
     work at full—time jobs, and 
     
     Civil Liberties is there— 
     
     fore only a spare—time 
     
     thing. The Board of Direct— 
     
     ors number six in all, and 
     
     membership is approximately 
     
     one hundred people. As yet, 
     
     we have not been able to 
     
     create effective partici— 
     
     pation, because it is very 
     
     difficult to have projects 
     
     which involve that many 
     
     people. It seems that only 
     
     the ones with the problems 
     
     get in touch with us, and 
     
    
   
   
    
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     ‘ THE CADRE, OCTOBER 8, 1974, PAGE 3 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ Ifyoufeel abused, go see Civil 
     
    
   
   
    
     that is when they come to 
     
     realize the usefulness of 
     
     the Association. 
     
    

    
     Do you know what your 
     
     civil liberties are? Has 
     
     something happened to you 
     
     recently that may have vio- 
     
     lated your rights as a- 
     
     citizen? Many people are 
     
     taken advantage of count- 
     
     less times because they 
     
     never bother to check on 
     
     a law or verify an assump— 
     
     tion. The body who is in 
     
     the wrong will never be 
     
     the one to point that out, 
     
     and thus each individual 
     
     must always be on guard 
     
     against these wrongdoers. 
     
    
   
   
    
     , Senate or Council it may be for you." 
     
    
   
   
    
     Liberties ‘ 
     
    
   
   
    
     We cannot all be lawyers, 
     
     but it appears that we are 
     
     expected to have that leg— 
     
     al knowledge. So many pro— 
     
     blems crop up in our daily 
     
     lives — from paying a bill 
     
     to buying a houSe - that 
     
     require careful study be— 
     
     fore any steps are taken. 
     
     To consult a lawyer is 
     
    
   
   
    
     expensive, and our Assoc— 
     
     iation realizes that. This 
     
    
   
   
    
     is why we feel our work is 
     
     so important. Anyone can 
     
     seek help from us and, with 
     
     no strings attached, we 
     
     will try to find answers to 
     
     their questions, solutions 
     
     to their problems, and, if 
     
     no solution, the best route 
     
     to take in a bad situation. 
     
    

    
     If you do not put any— 
     
     thing into something, you 
     
     get nothing out of it. Un— 
     
     like most groups, we are 
     
     not looking for money. 
     
    

    
     What we are looking for is 
     
     a better way of life, br— 
     
     ought on by a deepening of 
     
     respect for the individual, 
     
     whoever or whatever he or 
     
     she may be. 
     
    

    
     Do you feel we are just- 
     
     ified in our efforts? Why 
     
    

    
     -not phone us up and voice 
     
     your thoughts? Better still, 
     
     why not join up with us, 
     
     and strengthen the existing 
     
     force. There is an annual 
     
     meeting coming up soon and 
     
     it is going to be held 
     
     right on campus in Duffy 
     
     Amphitheatre. We are look— 
     
     ing for some new directors 
     
     to replace some that have 
     
     resigned in the past year 
     
     and, as always, new mem— 
     
     bers. Why not take this 
     
    

    
     one evening at least, to 
     
     listen and form an opinion 
     
     of us. The Association 
     
     exists only so long as it 
     
     is a service to the people, 
     
     so let us know — Is there 
     
     more to do? 
     
    

    
     Remember now — Duffy 
     
     Amphitheatre, October 21 
     
     at 8:00 P.M. Dr. Dave Morr- 
     
     isson is going to give us 
     
     some info on the Human ‘ 
     
     Rights Association that we 
     
     haven't as yet managed to 
     
     get on P.E.I. If you have 
     
     any queries on what this 
     
     group is all about phone 
     
     our office, or drop into 
     
     it at the Basillica Rec. 
     
     Centre — or you could drop 
     
     into Room 117 Bernadine 
     
     Hall — I manage to be there 
     
     sometimes. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     Brenda MacFarlane 
     
     Exec. Director 
     
    
   
   
    
     P.E.I. Civil Liberties Ass. 
     
     Phone: 894-9260