Save the date: April 18, 7pm "Defending Dissent" forum at Wheaton Regional Library
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Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition
Mar 15, 2013, 3:12:37 PM3/15/13
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Defending Dissent: A Public Forum
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIVIL RIGHTS COALITION
Political Repression & Civil Liberties post 9/11
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
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
Save the date and invite friends! You can use our
- Calendar page at: https://mococivilrights.wordpress.com/about/calendar/
- Facebook event page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/385525621546007/
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