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DESCRIPTION:Civil Rights in the 21st Century:\nC O N N E C T I N G   T H E   D O T S 
 !\n\nPatriot Act, Affirmative Action, Immigration, Labor Rights,\nAcademic 
 Freedom, Free Speech, Equal Pay,\nGlobalization and Human Rights, 
 Environmental Rights,\nWar on Terrorism and the Constitution...\n\nA 
 Two-Day Working Conference at UC Berkeley\n\nFriday, October 17th, 7 pm - 
 10 pm\nSaturday, October 18th, 10 am - 10 pm\nMartin Luther King Student 
 Center\n(Corner of Telegraph Avenue & Bancroft Way)\n\nADMISSION IS 
 FREE\n\nThe 1964 Civil Rights Act stands as a major signpost in the long 
 and arduous\nstruggle for equality and inclusion in American social, 
 political, and\neconomic life.  However, its adoption did not mean the end 
 of the struggle\nand ample evidence can be gleaned from the daily press to 
 illustrate the\nunending nature of the collective quest for equality in 
 America.\n\nThe decades of the 1990's and the newly declared "War on 
 Terrorism" have\nbrought about an erosion of Civil Rights not seen in any 
 other period, which\nif left unchallenged will lead to greater long-term 
 harm.  The same forces\nthat attack Affirmative Action and diversity are 
 also involved in developing\nways and means to reverse civil rights gains 
 under the banner of the "War on\nTerrorism" and "National 
 Security."\n\nJoin activists, educators, and civil rights organizations in 
 a two-day\nconference intended to explore the state of Civil Rights at the 
 doors of the\n21st Century.  As talk of empire is increasing, the citizenry 
 must rise up\nto meet the new but certainly old challenges and provide a 
 platform for a\ncollective approach to the defense of civil 
 rights.\n\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS:\nProf. Agha Saeed, American Muslim 
 Alliance\nProf. Angana Chatterji, California Institute of Integral 
 Studies\nProf. Andrew Barlow, Sociology Dept., UC Berkeley\nProf. Carlos 
 Munoz, Ethnic Studies Dept., UC Berkeley\nProf. Jesse Ghannam, UCSF and 
 ADC-SF\nProf. Ling Chi Wong, Asian American Studies Dept., UC 
 Berkeley\nJefferey Blankfort\nLinda Sharief, ADC-SF\nMonadel Herzallah, 
 SEIU Local 250\nDr. Hatem Bazian, Near Eastern Studies Dept., UC 
 Berkeley\nMark Vermeulen, National Lawyers Guild\nSanjeev Bery, ACLU\nOsama 
 Qasem, ADC-SF\nYoung Shin, Asian Immigrant Women Advocates\nReem O. 
 Awad-Rashmawi, Esq.\nHelal Omeira, CAIR\nNancy Hormachea, National Lawyers 
 Guild\n\nF R E E  A d m i s s i o n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/26023.php
SUMMARY:Civil Rights in the 21st Century
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Student Center\n(Corner of Telegraph Avenue & Bancroft 
 Way
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/26023.php
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