NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
"Our America: Harness Power, Change Policy"
to discuss hate crime policies, threats to free speech, and promoting democracy reforms.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is collaborating with the Arab American Institute and many local partners to bring together community members, civil rights and civil liberties leaders.
AM Sessions
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Plenary
Setting the Stage for 2020-
Maya Berry, Executive Director, Arab American Institute
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Plenary
The Increase in Hate Crime: Formulating a Response-
Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Project Director, Southern Poverty Law Center
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Representative Karen Bennett, Georgia House of Representatives, 94th District
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Becky Monroe, Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Stop Hate Project
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Q&A
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Keynote Address
Attempts to Silence Free Speech in Today's America-
Faiz Shakir, Political Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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Plenary
Threats to Our Democracy-
Aisha Yaqoob, Policy Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
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Nse Ufot, Executive Director, New Georgia Project
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Wendy Fields, Executive Director, Democracy Initiative
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Respondent Remarks and Q&A
1:00pm
Networking Lunch
PM Sessions
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Breakout Sessions
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Religious Freedom Legislation: Whose Religion and Whose Freedom
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Jeff Graham, Executive Director, Georgia Equality
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Graham Younger, Georgia State Manager, Faith in Public Life
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Election Protection: Training Citizens to Monitor Their Elections
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Helen Butler, Executive Director, Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda
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Sara Henderson, Executive Director, Common Cause Georgia
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Planning Session
Next Steps: How to Ensure Resistance is Not Futile-
Rania Batrice, Strategist
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Closing Keynote Address
The Ongoing Fight-
Representative John Lewis, U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia’s 5th Congressional District
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5:15-5:30pm
Closing Remarks
Date: Monday, September 24, 2018
Time: 9am
Venue: Carter Center, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30307, 404) 865-7100
Register: https://aai-leadership-summit.squarespace.com/register/
Free
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/pg/AdvancingJusticeAtlanta
