Category: Meetings / Events

Dr. Emily Horowitz on the W.A.R. Room Tuesday, January 11

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Source: Women Against Registry ACSOL board member Dr. Horowitz will be a long-awaited guest in the Zoom WAR Room meeting. put on by Women Against Registry. Date: Tuesday, January 11 Time: 5:00 PM Pacific. 7:00 PM Central To attend you must sign up here Dr. Emily Horowitz is the author of Protecting Our Kids? How Sex Offender Laws Are Failing Us (Praeger, 2015) and the forthcoming From Rage to Reason: Why We Need Sex Crime Laws Based on Facts, Not Fear (Praeger, 2022). She is a professor of sociology and criminal justice at St.…

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ACSOL January 15, 2022 Meeting

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Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next monthly Zoom meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and will last at least two hours. There is no registration needed for this meeting. You can use the Zoom app to see Janice and Chance and choose to show or hide yourself, or you can use the Zoom phone number to call in to the…

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ACSOL December 18, 2021 Zoom Meeting

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Click here to see the January 15, 2022 meeting info Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next monthly Zoom meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and will last at least two hours. Even though we are now using Zoom instead of a phone-only conference call, you can call in to a Zoom phone number instead of using the Zoom app. This…

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ACSOL to Conduct SORNA Regulations Meeting on November 1 at 3pm PT

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The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will conduct a meeting on Monday, November 1 starting at 3 p.m. (Pacific) to discuss the proposed SORNA regulations. ACSOL President Chance Oberstein and ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci will lead that meeting using Zoom technology. The recording of the meeting is now available here. Click here to learn how to fight these terrible SORNA regulations   ACSOL SORNA Regulations Meeting: recording now available  

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W.A.R. Room: Alex Gittinger leads a discussion of Registry, Public Scrutiny, Cocooning and Mental Health on Oct 26

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Source email from Women Against Registry 10/25/21 Our next guest in The WAR Room will be Alex Gittinger on Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021 at 5 PM Pacific Time, 7 PM Central Time. Alex will share his story and insights into how the registry can impact mental health. Pre-registration is required! Alex is Group Lead and Board Member with Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL). For the past three years Alex is leading an emotional support group for people on the sex offense registry and their loved ones. The group…

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ACSOL November 20, 2021 Zoom Meeting

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UPDATED LINK: Click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89580325898   We are now using Zoom instead of a phone conference, although you can still call in using a Zoom phone number instead of using the Zoom app! Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next monthly meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded…

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W.A.R. Meeting Oct 12: Professor Ellman will share the results of their Frightening and High research

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Source: womenagainstregistry.org email 10/7/21 My Fellow Warriors,                                                        October 7, 2021 We want to commend Professor Kristina Thompson, Doctor of Philosophy at Georgia Southern University on her clear precise presentation and the wealth of knowledge gleaned by our WAR Room participants from her presentation on Predicting Failure on the Sexual Offense Registry published in collaboration with Professor Beth Huebner of University of Missouri St.…

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ACSOL October 16, 2021 Meeting is now on Zoom!

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We are now using Zoom instead of a phone conference, although you can still call in using a Zoom phone number instead of using the Zoom app! Please join ACSOL Executive Director and civil rights attorney Janice Bellucci as well as ACSOL President and criminal defense attorney Chance Oberstein for our next monthly meeting.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and will last at least two hours. This meeting will be recorded and then posted as an audio recording within…

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ACSOL Conducts Successful 2021 Conference

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The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) conducted a successful two-day virtual conference on September 17 and September 18.  More than 240 tickets were sold for the conference which included plenary presentations from subject matter experts Dr. Jill Levenson of Florida and ACLU attorney Miriam Aukerman of Michigan. The conference also included a wide variety of presentations on topics such as stigma and PTSD experienced by registrants and their families as well as domestic and international travel, parole and probation conditions, and failures to register.  Further, the conference included…

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The 2021 ACSOL Conference

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Conference sign ups ended on Wednesday, September 15, at 11 p.m. (Pacific).   This year’s annual ACSOL virtual conference will be held on Friday, September 17, and Saturday, September 18.  The conference will feature distinguished keynote speakers as well as feature presentations by subject matter experts and panels on a variety of topics important to registrants and their families. Keynote speakers include Jill Levenson, Ph.D., and attorney Miriam Aukerman.  Levenson has published dozens of articles that support registrants and their families, on topics including the ineffectiveness of registries and the myth…

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ACSOL President Chance Oberstein to Discuss Travel Law Updates

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ACSOL President Chance Oberstein will discuss travel law updates on September 17 at 11 a.m. (Pacific) during this year’s ACSOL annual conference.  Mr. Oberstein’s presentation will address both domestic and overseas travel. “Registrants are traveling both domestically and internationally during the pandemic for both personal and business reasons,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “Not only must they be careful of COVID-19 restrictions, they must also pay attention to the International Megan’s Law and state laws.” Paul Rigney, who heads the Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG), will join Mr. Oberstein…

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W.A.R. Room Online Presentation Aug 24: Is reform a modern day cliche or the beginning of a tidal wave?

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Source: womenagainstregistry.org 8/24/21 My Fellow Warriors, On August 24 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, we will be celebrating WAR Room #10. It is amazing to witness our  growth. The feedback we have received so far is nothing but uplifting accolades. We owe all of this tremendous success to you and to our guest speakers. Click here to pre-Register (required)  I’ve been looking forward to WAR Room #10 for quite some time. We are privileged to have justice reform activist Rory Fleming as our guest speaker. Rory will be discussing his…

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ACLU Attorney Miriam Aukerman to Speak at ACSOL Conference on September 17

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ACLU attorney Miriam Aukerman will discuss her many successes challenging sex offender laws in Michigan at the ACSOL conference on Friday, September 17, at 12:30 p.m. (Pacific).  After her presentation, attorney Aukerman will be available for questions from conference attendees. Sign up today! “Attorney Aukerman has done what many other attorneys have been unable to do,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci.  “That is, she has persuaded courts that the requirement to register is punishment and therefore new sex offender laws cannot be applied retroactively.” Litigation in one case, Does…

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ACSOL Announces Major Event in Nation’s Capitol in March 2023

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The Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws (ACSOL) will lead a vigil on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 7, 2023.  The purpose of the vigil is to educate both the Court and the public regarding the significant harm caused by the Court’s decision, Smith v. Doe, issued in 2003. “”Organizations and individuals that support registrants and their loved ones are invited to join ACSOL for this event that will take place near to the 20th anniversary of Smith v. Doe,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “This…

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ACSOL Leader Janice Bellucci to Speak in WAR Room on July 27 at 5pm

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ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci is the featured speaker in The War Room on Tuesday, July 27 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time (not 6 p.m.!).  The focus of her presentation will be the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Smith v. Doe, which determined that registration is not punishment and therefore new registry laws can be applied retroactively. “The U.S. Supreme Court made a terrible mistake when it decided the case of Smith v. Doe in 2003,” stated Bellucci.  “This single decision has caused significant harm to at least one…

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ACSOL Training for CA Tiered Registry Petitions Video Replay Is Now Available

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Prior to viewing the training, it is recommended that you review the forms below, including the petition form as well as the forms to be completed by the District Attorney offices as well as judges: DA Reply – July 2021 Petition – Instructions – July 2021 Petition – July 2021 Proof of Service – July 2021 Court Order – July 2021    

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Jill Levenson to Speak at ACSOL Conference on September 17

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If you signed up but did not receive your link to the conference, check your spam folder. If not there, contact [email protected]   Professor Jill Levenson, who has studied and reported on the impact of the registry upon individuals and their families, will speak during ACSOL’s annual conference on Friday, September 17, at 10 a.m. (Pacific).  The title of her presentation is “Post-Conviction Traumatic Success: Recovery, Resilience and Restoring Hope.” Levenson is an international expert in the monitoring and treatment of individuals convicted of a sex offense.  She has often…

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