In recent years, everyone from luxury clothing designers to animal-rights activists have taken their non-film-related causes to Park City during Sundance. Now it's the ACLU's turn.
The Utah chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is recruiting volunteers to pass out "Close Guantanamo" ribbons and literature at 10 selected Sundance screenings Thursday and Friday to protest the U.S government's controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The ACLU hopes to find sympathetic audiences at several Sundance films dealing with issues related to Guantanamo, including "Recycle," a documentary about terrorists-in-training, and "Secrecy," a doc that explores the hidden world of national security policy.
"You can be sure that the majority of the individuals whom you will approach are already interested in these serious human rights issues," says ACLU Utah's website. "A small amount of effort from YOU can share this important message with hundreds of people visiting Utah from across the country -- and the world."
--Brandon Griggs