Community Forum To Discuss The Impact of 9/11 on Minorities and The Patriot Act and its Effect on Civil Liberties, Co sponsored by India Community Center, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Clara County Library and Asian Law Alliance.
After the passage of the Patriot Act, there have been numerous concerns over the infringement of the civil rights of minorities. This has led us to question whether we as a nation, and in particular minority groups, a possible threat are safer in this post 9/11 climate and whether these actions are justified in the name of national security.
About the Forum
What: An informative session and discussion of the effects of the Patriot Act on the community as a whole and minority groups in particular.
When: Sunday, September 14, 2003, noon to 2 pm.
Where: India Community Center, 555 Los Coches Ave, Milpitas Ca 95035
Phone 408-934-1130
Directions: http://www.indiacc.org/site/About/Facility/directions/view
Facilitator: Lovely A. Dhillon, Esq.Executive Director Law School Consortium Project
Ms. Dhillon's legal career includes serving as an Assistant District Attorney in the San Francisco District Attorneys Office, where she focused on Domestic Violence and Hate Crimes cases.
Conversation starters:
1. Jayashri Srikantiah is the Associate Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. (Ms. Srikantiah currently focuses on the ACLU's multidisciplinary effort to protect civil liberties and civil rights in the post-September 11 environment. )
2. Kanwal Rekhi; CEO Ensim,
3. Zaya Mohsin: pre school director
4. Kailash Joshi: vice chair of TIE (The Indus Entrepreneurs)
5.Minal Hasan - student Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley.
for more info call Deepka Lalwani -408-956-9115,
or email Rohit at -KHANNAR@MTO.com.or
Imran at - iqamar@onebox.com