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ACLU's Anthony Romero joins Raul Yzaguirre at ASU downtown Phx campus Friday, April 2, 2010 Press Release |
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Friday, April 2nd, 10:00AM at the Downtown Phoenix
Civic Space Park
AE England Building
Free & Open to the Public Press Availability: Anthony Romero and Raul Yzaguirre will be available for media interviews from 9:15AM - 10:00AM prior to the start of the Civil Rights Forum.
For more information, contact Leticia de la Vara at 602-496-0433. |
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American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) Anthony Romero to discuss the future challenges of civil liberties and civil rights
ASU Downtown Phoenix campus
Phoenix, AZ - Friday, April 2nd at 10:00AM join Anthony Romero as he discusses contemporary civil rights and the future of civil liberties at the Downtown Phoenix Civic Space Park's A.E. England Building, 424 N. Central Avenue. 10:00AM-11:45AM
RSVP requested, free admission, open to the public. |
Civil Rights Forum features ACLU's, Anthony Romero
Romero will join Raul Yzaguirre, ASU Executive Director of the Center for Community Development & Civil Rights, for a Civil Rights Forum and discussion. The forum is part of an ongoing lecture series that brings nationally recognized policy makers, analysts, and leaders to the Valley to discuss contemporary civil rights in an open dialogue. Joining Yzaguirre and Romero will be Dr. Matthew Whitaker, associate professor of History at ASU, and attorney and LGBT advocate Kathie Gummere. For bios on our panelists click here. The Civil Rights Forum is a moderated interactive dialogue in which attendees can ask questions of the panel and help lend their voice in shaping today's civil rights agenda.
Anthony Romero
Anthony D. Romero is the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, the nation's premier defender of liberty and individual freedom. He took the helm of the organization just four days before the September 11, 2001 attacks. Shortly afterward, the ACLU launched its national Safe and Free campaign to protect basic freedoms during a time of crisis. Under Romero's leadership, the ACLU gained court victories on the Patriot Act, filed landmark litigation on the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody, and filed the first successful legal challenge to the Bush administration's illegal NSA spying program.
Romero, an attorney with a history of public-interest activism, has presided over the most successful membership growth in the ACLU's history, more than doubling the national staff and tripling the budget of the organization since he began his tenure. This unprecedented growth has allowed the ACLU to expand its nationwide litigation, lobbying and public education efforts, including new initiatives focused on racial justice, religious freedom, privacy, reproductive freedom and LGBT rights.
Romero is the ACLU's sixth executive director, and the first Latino and openly gay man to serve in that capacity. In 2005, Romero was named one of Time Magazine's 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America, and has received dozens of public service awards and an honorary doctorate from the City University of New York School of Law.
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 Raul Yzaguirre and the Center for Community Development & Civil Rights Yzaguirre, internationally recognized Civil Rights leader hosts this event. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer for National Council of La Raza from 1974 to 2004, growing it into the preeminent Hispanic policy organization in the United States. After a 30-year history with National Council of La Raza, Yzaguirre established the Center for Community Development & Civil Rights housed at the ASU College of Public Programs in ASU. Among the Center's many offerings is the American Dream Academy which is dedicated to advancing education for youth. The Center also addresses the Latino male education gap, offers civil rights dialogue and education, and uses research and education to advance financial knowledge in underserved populations. In December 2009 President Obama nominated Raul Yzaguirre to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. |
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Press Contact:
Leticia de la Vara
602-496-0433
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