Attention : New England DUers! Regional Civil Rights Conference

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Protecting our Civil Liberties: The Core of Democracy

Opening reception with Frank Serpico,
Friday, July 25, 7 PM
+ full day of workshops Saturday, July 26, 8:30 to 4:30

Guests' comments, workshop topics & panel discussions to include:

Total Information Awareness - Have we Got Something on You?!

Toward a more Intelligent Anti-Terror Policy

Provisions of the Patriot Acts I & II

Confronting Fear - A History of Public Solutions

Watching the INS (BICE) - Speaking up for International Neighbors

Libraries and Democracy - Will they Endure?

Town by Town Resolution for Constitutional Rights

Confronting Racism - Institutional and Personal

Speaking Up for Civil Liberties - Smart Skills for Dialogue

Theater Improv for Human Rights

Writers' Workshop for Human Rights

Featuring guest speakers and presenters:

Frank Serpico, former NYC detective and whistle blower, advocate for high principles in law enforcement;

Atty. C. William Michaels, Baltimore, author of the definitive text on the Patriot Act, "No Greater Threat, America After September 11 and the Rise of the National Security State;

Atty. Bill Newman, ACLU, Director of the Western Mass Regional Office of the American Civil Liberties Union--Bill is a great speaker who deftly uses wit and humor while addressing these pressing issues;

Atty. Mahsa Khanbabai, Springfield, MA, advocate for the rights of immigrants and international neighbors visiting or residing in the US;

Prof. Christopher H. Pyle, Mount Holyoke College, formerly with US Army Intelligence, the working for reforms with Senator Church's Committee, advocates for more intelligent anti-terror policies;

Sandra Boston, Greenfield, MA, founder of the Conscious Communications Institute, teaching smart skills for dialogues that address fears and conflicts;

Leo Hwang-Carlos, MFA U-Mass Amherst, GCC Instructor of English, leads a workshop in creative writing for Human Rights;

Louis Battalen, Director of the Arms Library, Shelburne Falls, and member of the Mass Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee convenes a working group.

CONCLUDING WITH A PLENARY FOCUSED ON ACTION PLANNING. JOIN THIS REGIONAL COMMUNITY DIALOGUE.

Co-sponsored by the Interfaith Council of Franklin County, All Soul's Church Social Action Committee, Conscious Communications Institute, Amherst Human Rights Commission, Peace Development Fund, Charboneau Learning Center, Pax Christ USA

http://www.gcc.mass.edu/response/clc.html