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DESCRIPTION:Fred Korematsu is a national civil rights icon. In 1942, at the age of 23, 
 he refused to submit to the incarceration of Japanese Americans. He was 
 arrested and convicted for his refusal and fought the legality of the 
 incarceration all the way to the Supreme Court where the Court ruled 
 against him, declaring that the exclusion of an entire racial group was 
 justified by "military necessity". In 1983, Korematsu's conviction was 
 overturned based on governmental misconduct in altering, suppressing and 
 destroying evidence favorable to him and Japanese Americans, helping to 
 pave the way for the U.S. to finally apologize for the incarceration. In 
 1998, Korematsu received the Medal of Freedom from President Clinton. After 
 9/11, he became a vocal defender of the Muslim community and inmates at 
 Guantanamo Bay.\n\nThe Holy Land Foundation (HLF) was the largest Islamic 
 charity in the U.S. before it was shut down by the Presidential Executive 
 Order in 2001. Their offices were raided, and all of their documents and 
 assets were seized without due process. Prosecutors found that all HLF 
 funds went to humanitarian aid with no illegal financial transactions, but 
 they employed the "material support" statute - amended by the USA Patriot 
 Act- to charge five of its leaders with indirectly supporting terrorism 
 through their legal charitable work. HLF faced two trials. The first ended 
 in no convictions, but the judge ruled it a mistrial. The second trial 
 ended in convictions, with the key witness for the prosecution remaining 
 anonymous.\n\nFebruary marks the month President Roosevelt authorized the 
 internment of Japanese Americans by Executive Order. Join us 71 years later 
 for two panel discussions this week, to learn what occurred in the Holy 
 Land case and its significance to the struggle for justice today. Panelists 
 will include: Dale Minami (Korematsu Legal Team), Ling Woo Liu, John Cline 
 (Holy Land Case Legal Team), Dr. Hatem Bazian, Daniel Mayfield (Irvine 11 
 Legal Team), Zahra Billoo (CAIR-SFBA), Nasrina Bargzie (Asian Law Caucus) 
 and Summer Hararah (Muslim Legal Fund of America).\n\nEvents co-hosted by 
 Asian Law Caucus, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Council on 
 American-Islamic Relations, Korematsu Institute, Muslim Community 
 Association and the Muslim Legal Fund of America.\n\nFor additional 
 information, contact CAIR-SFBA at 408.986.9874 or via e-mail at 
 info@sfba.cair.com.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/20/18732502.php
SUMMARY:Fred Korematsu to Holy Land: The Unending Fight for Justice
LOCATION:Asian Law Caucus\n55 Columbus Ave., San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/20/18732502.php
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