2006
Membership Conference Speakers
Speakers inlcuded activists and luminaries who contribute to the fight for civil liberties and the national debate over government abuse of power -- from retired Ambassador Joe Wilson, to
Antonin Scalia, to ACLU clients in our challenges to government abuses since the 9/11attacks, to residents of Dover, Pennsylvania, who sued over the teaching of "intelligent design" as science in their schools, and won, to spoken-word artists Steve Connell and Sekou (tha Misfit) who displayed their original slam poetry.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
| 2 p.m. |
Registration |
| 2 p.m. |
Action Center Opens |
3:30 to
4:30 p.m. |
Young leaders reception |
3:30 to
4:30 p.m. |
LGBT meet and greet |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Doors opens |
| 5 p.m. |
Welcome and greetings Johnny Barnes, executive director, ACLU of the National Capital Area |
| 5 to 6 p.m. |
Conversation About Civil Liberties with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and ACLU President Nadine Strossen. Moderated by NBC News Correspondent Pete Williams
Watch on C-Span >> (off-site link) |
| 6 p.m. |
Dinner |
7:30 to
8:30 p.m. |
An Exchange of Ideas About Civil Liberties with Tucker Carlson, MSNBC and and Rachel Maddow of Air America. Moderated by ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero
Webcast >> |
9 to
10:30 p.m. |
Slam for Civil Liberties featuring spoken word performers Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit) plus hip-hop ballet troupe Decadance |
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
7 to
10 a.m. |
Conference registration |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Buffet breakfast |
| 8 a.m. |
Keynote address by ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Plenary: Abuse of Power -- Government Intrusion into Private Matters featuring civil rights legend Rev. James Lawson, ACLU litigator Vic Walczak and Kitzmiller v. Dover clients who fought teaching Intelligent Design, and reproductive freedom advocate Cecelia Fire Thunder
Webcast >> |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break-out sessions:
How the ACLU Can Enlist Civil Liberties Allies
in America’s Religious Communities Cotillion Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level
Speakers:
Jeremy Gunn, ACLU Freedom of Religion and
Belief Program,
Barry Lynn, Americans United for Separation of
Church and State,
Terri Schroeder, ACLU Legislative Office,
Hilary Shelton, Washington Bureau, NAACP
Turning Aggravation into Action: Creative Ways
to Increase Access to Reproductive Health Care
Maryland Suite
Speakers: Shawna Davie, ACLU of Mississippi,
Sondra Goldschein, ACLU Reproductive,
Freedom Project,
Brewster McCracken, Austin City Council,
Louise Melling, ACLU Reproductive
Restoring Basic American Values: Marriage for
Same-Sex Couples
Virginia Suite
Speakers: Paul Cates,
Matt Coles,
Eric Eagen,
Nora Ranney and
Michael Smith of the ACLU LGBT Rights Project
Roey Thorpe, Basic Rights Oregon
Immigrants, Executive Power and
Constitutional Rights
Delaware Suite
Speakers: Angelina Castro, Florida Immigrant Advocacy
Center,
Lucas Guttentag, ACLU Immigrants Rights Project,
Michael Fix, Migration Policy Institute
Shutting Off the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Cotillion Ballroom North
Speakers: Catherine Kim, ACLU Staff Attorney,
Mie Lewis, ACLU Women's Rights Project,
Dennis Parker, ACLU Racial Justice Project,
Sherry Red Owl-Kneiss, Leadership Institute
at Sinte Gleska University
Your Papers Please -- National I.D. Cards for America
Wilson Suite, Mezzanine Level
Speakers: David Fahti, ACLU National Prison Project,
Barry Steinhardt, ACLU Technology and Liberty
Program,
Tim Sparapani, ACLU Legislative Office
Training for Hill Visits
Washington Suite, Exhibition Level
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch Plenary: Torture, Secrecy and Surveillance: Holding Government Accountable featuring: the former Ambassador Joe Wilson in a conversation with Anthony Romero as well as ACLU litigator Ann Beeson and "Faces of Surveillance" clients.
Download client profiles >> (PDF)
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| 2 p.m. |
Break-out sessions:
Abuse of Power in the Global War on Terror
Maryland Suite
Speakers: writer David Rose and ACLU Immigrants Rights Project attorney Cecillia Wang
Race, Class and Civil Liberties: The Lessons of Katrina
Cotillion Ballroom South
Speakers: Donna Brazile, Louisiana Recovery Authority, Nsombi Lambright, ACLU of Mississippi, Reggie Shuford, ACLU Racial Justice Project, Ron Wilson, ACLU of Louisiana
Who's Afraid of Foreign Intellectuals?
Virginia Suite
Moderator: Jameel Jaffer, ACLU National Security Project
Speakers: Barbara DeConcini, American Academy of Religion, Robert O'Neil, American Association of University Professors, Tariq Ramadan, University of Oxford (via videocast), Larry Siems, PEN American Center
Human Rights at Home: Is America Still a Beacon of Freedom?
Wilson Suite
Jamil Dakwar, Human Rights Program
Speakers: Lisa Crooms, Howard University, Nazih Hassan, ACLU client, Laleh Ispahani, Racial Justice Program, Katie Schwartzmann, ACLU of Louisiana
Holding Government Accountable to Survivors of Domestic Violence
Delaware Suite
Moderator: LaShawn Warren, ACLU Legislative Office
Speakers: Lawrence Dupuis, ACLU of Wisconsin, Lenora Lapidus, ACLU Women's Rights Project, Jessica Gonzales Lenahan, ACLU client, Louisa Terrell, Office of Sen. Joseph Biden
Training for Hill Visits
Washington Suite, exhibition level
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3:30 to
5 p.m. |
Artists Speak Out on Civil Liberties with Comedian Greg Proops, moderated by Air America's David Bender
Webcast >> |
| 5 to 6 p.m. |
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5:30 to
6:30
p.m. |
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| 7 to 9 p.m. |
Gala Dinner* Tribute to Civil Libertarians includes paying honor to philanthropist Peter Lewis and veteran ACLU members. Performances by reggae artist Maxi Priest and comedian Greg Proops.
*Dinner attire suggested for Gala dinner
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| 9:30 p.m. |
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
7 a.m. to
4 p.m. |
Conference registration |
| 7 a.m. |
Buffet breakfast -- Sit with your state delegation to prepare for Hill Visits |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Training for Hill Visits by ACLU Washington Legislative Office staff Caroline Fredrickson, Lisa Graves and Jeani Murray. Special remarks by Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Depart for Capitol Hill |
9:30 to
11:30 a.m. |
Hill visits -- ACLU delegations lobby Congress |
| noon |
Lunch on the Go available |
| 1 p.m. |
Lunch Plenary: Abuse of Power: Law, American Values and National Interest featuring: Alberto Mora, former Navy General Counsel; John Dean, former Nixon White House Counsel, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Publisher/Editor of The Nation; ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro, and moderated by Jackie Northam.
Webcast >>
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Youth Stand Up for Freedom moderated by Catherine Lhamon, ACLU of Southern California, featuring ACLU clients Alondra Jones, Ron Bilbao and Hope Reichbach; ACLU PSA contest winners; presentation of the Tinker Award for ACLU Youth Involvement, remarks by Mary Beth Tinker.
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