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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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