The Publics Truth - Santa Clara

On Thursday Sept. 25 the Applied Research Center (ARC) presented "The Public's Truth" Two years after 9/11…

USA Patriot Act • Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) • Operation Tarmac • Alien Absconder Apprehension Initiative • Terrorist Information Prevention System (TIPS) • National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) • PATRIOT Act II

"Make no mistake: Our strategy, our tactics, are working.
Our tools are effective…
We are winning the war on terror."
Attorney General John Ashcroft, August 2003
… What are the Human Costs of National Security?

BE A WITNESS AT THE PUBLIC’S TRUTH
HEAR PERSONAL TESTIMONIES ON HOW THE "WAR ON TERRORISM" IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT’S ALL OF OUR STORIES.
HandbookThe Public’s Truth is a community forum that shares real stories of how the "war on terrorism" and national security has affected the lives of immigrants, communities of color, and our community at large.

Invited Official Witnesses: Mike Honda, U.S. House of Representatives, Manny Diaz, California State Assembly, Pete McHugh, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Pat Mahan, Mayor of Santa Clara, Delorme McKee-Stovall, Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, South Bay Labor Council, Bishop Patrick McGrath, Diocese of San Jose

more info on ARC can be found at: http://www.arc.org