Anthony Romero, National Executive Director of the ACLU
speaks tonight at 7:00 p.m. about "Disparate Opportunity in America: The
Ongoing Struggle for Equal Rights" at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on
the UAA campus.
The Justice Center and
the ACLU of Alaska are presenting this free program for the public, with a
reception following at 8:30 p.m. A number of UAA and community partners are also co-sponsors. Prof. Deb Periman, Justice faculty, and Jeffrey Mittman, Alaska ACLU Director, coordinated this program.
The focus of the program will be recent developments in
the continuing challenges faced by minority and underprivileged communities,
and the work of the ACLU in fighting for equal rights.
This program will be live streamed on the UAA Journalism and Public Communications website
http://jpc.uaa.alaska.edu/ and will be archived for viewing after the event. The presentation will also be recorded as a
podcast and will be available next week on the UAA website.
