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Media Advisory October 20, 2004 Contact: Jonathan Adams, ARC, Tel: (646) 502-8843 National Conference on Race and Public Policy Post-election Conference to Set Strategies for Future of Civil Rights Berkeley, CA—Ten days after the general election, the Applied Research Center will gather community leaders, academics, policy advocates, and activists from around the country to assess the state of civil rights and to develop strategies for the emerging “racial justice” movement. In addition to workshops and panels, the conference will use a collection of policy case studies to launch strategic discussions. Case study papers will outline campaigns that have produced policy change by using racial justice as a primary framework. Topic areas include public education, race and labor, access to public benefits, immigrant rights, civil rights and liberties, and media policy. What: Race & Public Policy Conference: A Proactive Agenda for 2005 and Beyond When: Thursday, November 11 – Saturday, November 13, 2004 Where: Boalt School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California Keynote Address: Tavis Smiley, host of The Tavis Smiley Show from NPR, and Tavis Smiley on PBS Thursday, November 11, 6:30-9:30pm Booth Auditorium, Boalt School of Law, UC Berkeley Featured Speakers: Jacqueline A. Berrien, Associate Director, NAACP Legal Defense Fund John Powell, Executive Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Gary Delgado, Executive Director, Applied Research Center Maria Blanco, Executive Director, California Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the Bay Area Norman Solomon, Executive Director, Institute for Public Accuracy Maria Elena Durazo, President, UNITE/HERE Local 11 Mark Lloyd, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress For more information on logistics and conference agenda, visit our website: www.arc.org Available as a PDF download here. ### |
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