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Article: Cold War-Era 'Pink Scare' at Smith College Gives Rise to Forum Examining Civil Liberties Under Siege; National Conference to Gauge Effects of 'Homeland Insecurity' on Privacy, the Academy; Jan. 23 - 26.
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- December 17, 2002
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Byline: Smith College
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Dec. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the U.S. government expands its "information awareness" programs and accelerates preparation for a potential war with Iraq, concerns are mounting among conservatives and liberals alike about dangerous infringements on personal privacy and civil liberties. A major conference at Smith College - "Homeland Insecurity: Civil Liberties, Repression and Citizenship in the 1950s" - will bring together leading scholars and activists from a range of disciplines to examine the implications of Cold War-era repressions for academic and personal freedoms today. "The ability to question the prevailing ...
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