The Applied Research Center - California Civil Rights in an Era of National Security

California Civil Rights in an Era of National Security

Assembly Select Committee on Hate Crimes to Co-host Hearing with Ethnic Caucuses. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Media Advisory, April 26, 2003. Media Contact: Andre Banks Applied Research Center (917) 456-7759 cell.

WHEN:
Thursday, April 29, 2004, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Hearing Room 126, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA

PURPOSE:
Although the California Department of Justice reported a significant increase in racial and ethnicity motivated hate crimes in 2001, California still has no coordinated plan to prevent increased incidences of hate and racial profiling in the event of a terrorist attack. Held in conjunction with the Asian Pacific Islander, Black, and Latino Legislative caucuses, this hearing will create a record of the impact of national security policies on communities of color in California; assess threats to civil rights in an era of national security; and explore policies to increase protections for all California residents.

Hearing Moderators:

    •   Assemblymember Judy Chu, Chair of Select Committee on Hate Crimes and Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
   •   Assemblymember Marco A. Firebaugh, Chair of Latino Legislative Caucus
   •   Senator Kevin Murray, Chair of Black Legislative Caucus
Testimony Overview:
   •   Tammy Johnson, Race and Public Policy Program, Applied Research Center
Testimony:
   •   Kavneet Singh Alag, Sikh Media and Resource Task Force, on hate crimes
   •   Mrs. A., on racial profiling and local law enforcement
   •   Gen Fujioka, Asian Law Caucus, on case of Secret Service interrogation of high school students without parental agreement
   •   Joyti Chand, South Asian Network, on housing discrimination
   •   Mario Campos, Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN), on increased discrimination against Latinos
Policy Recommendations:
   •   Bertha G. Gorman, NAACP - California State
   •   Maya Harris-West, Racial Justice Project, American Civil Liberties Union - California State
   •   Robin Toma, Commission on Human Relations, Los Angeles County

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