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[David Bedell]

ACLU-Connecticut 2006 Civil Liberties Conference
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:15:09 +0000
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Great range of issues addressed.  This could also be a petitioning 
opportunity.  I hope to attend after Pete Bowman's memorial service.

http://www.acluct.org/takeaction/2006civillibertiesconferen.htm

ACLU-Connecticut 2006 Civil Liberties Conference
Theme: "Defending Liberty in Connecticut"

Saturday, June 10, 2006
The Grand Courtroom, Quinnipiac University Law School
Open to all - $10 Suggested Donation, $5 for Students

Agenda

11:30 a.m. - Registration/ Boxed Lunch

12:00 - 1 p.m. - Keynote Address - Safe and Free
    Topic: "National Security and Civil Liberties"
    Ann Beeson, National ACLU Associate Legal Director

1:10 - 2:25 p.m. - Civil Liberties Roundtable, Part 1 - Civil Rights
    Moderated By: Renee C. Redman, Legal Director, ACLU of Connecticut
    Panelists
    LGBT Rights -
    Anne Stanback, Executive Director, Loves Makes a Family
    Fair Housing/Rights of the Poor -
    Shelley White, Litigation Director, New Haven Legal Assistance
    Women's Rights/Reproductive Freedom -
    Cindy R. Slane, Commissioner, Permanent Commission on the Status of 
Women
    Voting Rights -
    Joyce Hamilton-Henry, Executive Director, DemocracyWorks
    Immigrants' Rights
    Michael Boyle, Immigration Attorney, Law Offices of Michael Boyle

2:35 - 3:50 p.m. - Civil Liberties Roundtable, Part 2 - Criminal Justice
    Moderated By: Renee C. Redman, Legal Director, ACLU of Connecticut
    Panelists
    Police Practices/Sentencing Disparities -
    Norman A. Pattis, Criminal Defense Attorney, Law Offices of Norman 
Pattis
    Capital Punishment -
    Robert Nave, Executive Director, CT Network to Abolish the Death Penalty
    Drug Policy Reform -
    Alain Lopez, Board Member, A Better Way Foundation
    Prisoners' Rights -
    Nancy Alisberg, Managing Attorney, State of Connecticut Office of 
Protection and Advocacy for                                                  
                        Persons with Disabilities

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Closing Address - Racial Justice
    Topic: "Truth and Reconciliation: Coming to Grips with the Legacy of 
Lynching in America"
    Cynthia Carr, author of Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, A Haunted Town, 
And The Hidden  History of White America

5:00 - 5:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks
    Danielle Williams, Development Director, ACLU Foundation of Connecticut
    Roger C. Vann, Executive Director, ACLU of Connecticut
    Don Noel, Chair, ACLU of Connecticut Board of Directors

5:15 - 6:00 p.m. - Book Signing with Cynthia Carr