April 18, 7pm "Defending Dissent" forum at Wheaton Regional Library

[Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition]

Defending Dissent: A Public Forum
Political Repression & Civil Liberties post 9/11

Thursday, April 18, 7pm
Wheaton Regional Library

11701 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD (map)

What effect has the "The War on Terror" had on free expression and grassroots political organizing in Maryland and across the United States since 9/11? Come to a public forum sponsored by Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition and hear from citizen organizers working to advance their causes and protect their rights.

Speakers
* Kit Bonson (MCCRC) – Overview of civil liberties issues on a national scale and introduction of other speakers
* Saqib Ali (CAIR-MD) – police profiling and pre-emptive prosecution/entrapment of Arab/Muslim communities as well as other targeted communities/groups
* Megan Jenny (Chesapeake Climate Action Network) - on harassment/prosecutions of environmental activists
* Max Obuszewski (Baltimore Nonviolence Center) – Maryland State Police infiltration of MD activists and similar events since then.
* Sue Udry (Defending Dissent) – drawing the connections between movement experiences; future directions and coalition goals, especially regarding MCCRC’s "Rapid Response Network" in case local activists or others are targeted by local, state or federal agents
* Question and Answer Period

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