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12/9/03 |
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6:00 pm |
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Boston, MA |
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3rd Floor
Conference Center,
Main Campus Bldg.
Simmons College, 300
The Fenway, Boston
Contact:
Diane, Hammer, dhammer@simmons.edu
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Program:
Panel discussion with Asiya Ahmadi, director of Anjuman,
a group for recently arrived Afghan refugee women; Nancy
Kelly from Greater Boston Legal Services; and Anita Sharma
from the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR)
Project
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Simmons
Institute for Leadership and Change; Gustavus Myers Center for the
Study of Bigotry and Human Rights; Amnesty International
of Simmons College; Women in Film & Video/New England;
Active Voice
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12/18/03 |
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5:00 pm |
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Houston, TX |
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U of Houston
Law Center
Contact: Anne Chandler,
achandler@Central.UH.EDU
or 713.743.2094
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Refreshments
will be served
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University
of Houston Law Center's Legal Aid Clinic; Catholic Charities
of the Diocese of Galveston/Houston
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12/18/03 |
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7:00 pm |
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Seattle, WA |
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Northwest
Asian Theater
Contact: Magdeleno Rose-Avila, leno@nwirp.org
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Screening
followed by Panel discussion with pro bono lawyers
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Northwest
Immigrant Rights Project, in conjunction with Amnesty
International - Group 4 Seattle; the Hate Free Zone; American
Association of Immigration Lawyers - WA State Chapter
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1/5/04 |
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7:00 PM |
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York, PA |
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Union
Lutheran Church, 408 W. Market Street
Contact:
Kathleen Lucas,
Circleyork@aol.com
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Screening
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Coalition
for Immigrants' Rights at the Community Level (CIRCLE)
Amnesty Int'l-York local chapter, Golden Vision Foundation
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1/8/04 |
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6:30 PM |
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Miami, FL |
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Bill Cosford
Theater,
University of Miami; Coral Gables Campus
Contact:
Susan Holtzman,
evntures@aol.com
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30-minute
panel following screening
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Florida Immigrant
Advocacy Center
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1/12/04 |
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6 - 8:30 PM |
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Minneapolis,
MN |
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Room 25,
University of Minnesota Law School,
229 19th Ave. S.
Contact:
Jacqueline Romano,
romano034@umn.edu
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Includes
discussion and catered refreshments
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Human
Rights Center of University of Minnesota; Refugee and Immigrant
Rights Program of MN; Advocates for Human Rights; Center
for Victims of Torture
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1/12/04 |
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6:00 PM |
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Washington,
D.C. |
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Visions Cinema,
1927 Florida Ave.
Contact:
Summer Christy,
ChristyS@lchr.org
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Panelists
include a representative from the Department of Homeland
Security, a former asylum detainee and an attorney from
the Lawyers Committee.
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Lawyers
Committee for Human Rights;
Court TV, and other national organizations
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1/13/04 |
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7:00 PM |
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San Antonio,
TX |
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Bijoux Theater
Contact:
Martin Acevedo,
macevedo@txlawyerscommittee.org
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Screening
followed by a panel with lawyers, asylees, scholars designed
to increase pro bono activity in San Antonio
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San Antonio
Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition(SAIRRC) (consists
of the four major immigrant civil rights and direct
services organizations in the San Antonio area:
Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights under Law of Texas ("Texas Lawyers' Committee"); St. Mary's University
School of Law, Immigration and Human Rights Clinic;
Catholic Charities; Archdiocese of San Antonio, Immigration
Services; Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education
and Legal Services ("RAICES")
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1/13/04 |
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7:00 PM |
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San Diego,
CA |
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Joan B. Kroc
Institute,
located on the University of San Diego campus
Contact:
Kathi Anderson,
kanderson@notorture.org
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Screening
followed by panel discussion featuring: local immigration
attorney, Andrea Guerrero, Esq.; Dr. Antra Priede, MD,
a medical doctor who documents physical evidence of torture
for asylum seekers; Dr. David Gangsei, Ph.D., a clinical
psychologist who evaluates evidence of psychological sequelae
related to torture in asylum seekers. Moderator: Dr. David
Engstrom, professor of Social Work at SD State University
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Survivors
of Torture, Intl., All local chapters of Amnesty International,
United Nations Association of San Diego, Doctors of the
World California Human Rights Clinic, Casa Cornelia Law
Center, International Museum of Human Rights, American
Immigration Lawyers Association - San Diego Chapter, Joan
B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
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1/14/04 |
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5:30 pm |
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Baltimore,
MD |
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Wheeler
Auditorium - Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Branch,
400 Cathedral Street
Contact: Brandon Madsen, bmadsen@lirs.org
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Panel discussion
to follow screening
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Lutheran
Immigration and Refugee Service
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1/14/04 |
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5:30 pm
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Chicago, IL |
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Thorne Auditorium
at Northwestern University
Contact:
Kristina Francisco
KFrancisco@tia-mirc.org
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Reception;
screening begins at 6 p.m. Panel program will follow screening
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Midwest
Immigrant Human Rights Center; Children and Family Justice Center
of Northwestern University School of Law; Center on International
Human Rights of Northwestern University School of Law
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1/14/04 |
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4:30 pm
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Los Angeles,
CA |
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UCLA Law
School
Contact:
Steve Gamer,
sgamer@international.ucla.edu
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Program:
Following screening, 30-minute panel and Q & A moderated
by Neils Frenzen, law professor at USC/UCLA. Post-screening
networking reception with various community organizations.
Refreshments provided.
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UCLA
International Institute; International Law Society, UCLA Law School;
El Rescate; Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA
(CHIRLA); International Institute of LA
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1/15/04 |
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5:30 pm
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Denver, CO |
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The Cable
Center, University of Denver campus, 2000 Buchtel Blvd.
RSVP: 303-871-7897 or programming@cablecenter.org
Contact: Dolly Bonner, TCC, dbonner@cablecenter.org ,
Paul Stein, RMSC, pstein@rmscdenver.org.
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Reception;
screening at 6:15 p.m. Program: Panel moderated by Dan
Levinson, Court TV. Panelists include Regina Germain,
visiting professor at DU College of Law and former counsel
for the United Nations High Commission on Refugees;
Paul Stein, Executive Director, RMSC; and Julie Speer
Hunniford of Little Voice Productions.
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The
Cable Center (TCC); Rocky
Mountain Survivors Center (RMSC);
Court TV
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1/15/04 |
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6:00 PM
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New York, NY |
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Tishman Auditorium,
New School,
66 West 12th Street
Contact:
Amanda Branson Gill,
BransonGillA@lchr.org
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Screening followed by panel
discussion featuring: formerly detained asylee Jean Pierre
Kamwa; Director of the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors
of Torture Allen Keller, M.D.; American Friends Service
Committee representative Will Coley and Eleanor Acer,
Director of the Asylum Program of the Lawyers Committee
for Human Rights. Copies of the Lawyers Committee's
new report, "In Liberty's Shadow," documenting unfair
U.S. asylum detention practices, will also be available.
The event will also launch an advocacy campaign to reform
DHS detention regulations.
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Lawyers
Committee for Human Rights;
American Friends Service Committee; NY Metro
International Center for Migration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship
(ICMEC) at the New School; The Riverside Church; Sojourners
Ministry; Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
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1/15/04 |
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6:00 PM
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San Francisco, CA |
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Hastings Law School
Contact:
Connie Hsiao,
hsiaoc@uchastings.edu
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Screening followed by presentations
/ Q&A with sponsoring agencies on gender-based asylum
cases, local asylum advocacy efforts and media resources.
The event is aimed to raise awareness of groups that address
asylum issues and to increase pro-bono recruitment in
the Bay Area. A press conference will precede the event.
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Active Voice; American Immigration
Lawyers Association Northern California Chapter; Amnesty
International; Center
for Gender & Refugee Studies at
Hastings Law School; Family
Violence Prevention Fund;
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights; Public Interest Clearinghouse;
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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1/16/04 |
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6:00 pm |
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Boston, MA |
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Science Center, Hall
E
Harvard University
Contact: Anita Sharma, asharma@pairproject.org
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Speakers include Tammie
Garner, an attorney at Goodwin Procter, who works on
pro bono asylum cases, and a PAIR client. Attorneys will
be on hand for Q&A following the screening.
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Political
Asylum and Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project,
Harvard Project for International Health & Development
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1/16/04 |
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7:00 PM
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Jersey City, NJ |
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St. Patrick's, located
at 509 Bramhall Ave.
Contact: Suzie Meta, firstfriends2@juno.com
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Screening followed by presentations/Q&A
by Suzie Meta, First Friends, and Geri and Charlie Mulligan,
IRAT-E, will follow screening. Volunteer recruitment/sign
up.
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First Friends; Interfaith Refugee
Action Team (IRAT-E)
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1/16/04 |
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TBD
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Seattle, WA |
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University
of Washington
Contact:
Magdaleno Rose-Avila,
leno@nwirp.org
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An attorney will be present
to answer questions after the screening.
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Northwest
Immigrant Rights Project, Amnesty
Int'l chapter of Univ. of WA
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1/30/04 |
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TBD
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Spokane, WA |
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Contact:
Magdaleno Rose-Avila,
leno@nwirp.org
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Northwest
Immigrant Rights Project, Columbia Legal Services
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2/5/04 |
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6:00 PM
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Medford,
MA |
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Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University
Contact: Anna Mecagni, Refugee Roundtable, anna.mecagni@tufts.edu
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Screening
followed by panel comprised of Sam Morse, Physicians
for Human Rights; Anita Sharma, Political Asylum/Immigration
Representation (PAIR) Project; Laura Murray Tjan, PAIR
Project; Britt Wahlin, Active Voice
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Refugee
Roundtable (student group at the Fletcher School)
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2/19/04 |
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7:00 PM
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New York,
NY |
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South
Hall, The Riverside Church
Contact: Aster Kidane, Sojourners Ministry, The Riverside
Church, akidane@theRiversideChurchny.org
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Program
will include panel discussion. Rosalie Muskatt from Court
TV was one of the panelists.
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The Riverside
Church
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2/26/04 |
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TBD
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Seattle,
WA |
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Contact:
Magdaleno Rose-Avila, NWIRP, leno@nwirp.org
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Screening/reception
at American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Washington
Regional conference.
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Northwest
Immigrant Rights Project
-AILA - Washington Chapter
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3/2/04 |
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8:00 p.m.
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New York,
NY |
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Columbia
Medical School
Contact: Anjail Sharrief, azs2101@columbia.edu
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Columbia
Medical School
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3/3/04 |
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6:00-8:15
p.m.
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Washington,
D.C. |
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Room
603, American University - Washington College
of Law; 4801 Massachusetts Avenue
Contact: sheku_s@hotmail.com
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Panelists:
- Erin Corcoran, Staff Attorney, Asylum Program, Human
Rights First (new name of Lawyers Committee for Human
Rights)
- Susan Benesch, Refugee Advocate, Amnesty International
USA
- Paromita Shah, Detention Project Director, Capital
Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition
- Dr. Allen S. Keller, M.D., Program Director/Medical
Director, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
- TBA, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Office, Department
of Homeland Security
- A Washington College of Law Professor will moderate.
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The Immigrant
Rights Coalition, in collaboration with:
-WCL International Human Rights Clinic -Human Rights
First -Prof. Leti Volpp's Immigration and Naturalization
Law class
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3/4/04 |
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6:30 p.m.
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New York, NY |
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Columbia Law School (116
th and Amsterdam)
Greene Hall - 1 st Floor, Room 104
Contact: Becky Chandler, beckychandler78@hotmail.com
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Screening will be followed
by a panel of experts who will speak on the political,
legal, and social ramifications of the asylum process.
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International Caucus at
the Columbia School of Social Work
Society for Immigrant and Refugee Rights at Columbia
Law School Human Rights First Columbia School of Human
Rights
Social Policy Forum at the School of International
and Public Affairs
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3/11/04 |
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7 p.m. |
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Kensington (Montgomery County), MD |
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St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Mcdonell
Hall, 10701 Old George Town Rd.
Contact: Jeredine Williams,
MIRECS, mirecs@aol.com |
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MIRECS is a gender-based organization
that provides domestic violence support and other services
to immigrant and refugee women.
Panelists include: Cory Smith, Human Rights First; Lisa
Johnson-Firth, Tahirih Justice Center; Jean Bruggeman,
Boat People SOS; and Laura Geyer, Law Offices of JONES
DAY |
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Migrant and Refugee Cultural Support,
Inc. |
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3/15/04 |
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6-10 p.m. |
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South Orange, New Jersey |
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Seton Hall University Law School
Contact:
Anju Gupta, guptaanj@shu.edu |
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-Immigration & Human Rights Clinic,
Center for Social Justice, Seton Hall Law School -American
Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program
-First Friends
-CLINIC
-IRAT-E
-Catholic Community Services of NJ Refugee Resettlement
Program
-Active Voice |
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3/16/04 |
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8:00 p.m. |
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New York, NY |
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Columbia Medical School
Contact: Anjail
Sharrief, azs2101@columbia.edu |
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Columbia Medical School |
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3/16/04 |
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6:00 p.m. |
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Durham, NC |
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Duke Law School
Contact: Shannon Frank |
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Screening for law students and Raleigh/Chapel
Hill/Durham community |
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Duke University Law School |
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3/17/04 |
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4:30 p.m. |
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Boston, MA |
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Boston University Law School, Room
1270
Contact: Brian Eng, brianeng@bu.edu |
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Screening for law students |
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Boston University School of Law |
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3/18/04 |
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TBD |
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University, MS |
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Moot Court I, University of Mississippi
School of Law
Contact: Marc Harrold, mharrold@olemiss.edu |
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University of MS School of Law |
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4/19/04 |
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Tucson, AZ |
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Tucson Public Library
Contact: Sabrina Hadden,
shadden@mail.firrp.org |
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Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Project |
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4/22/04 |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Phoenix, AZ |
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Union Stage, Memorial Union, Arizona
State University, 1290 S. Normal Ave., Tempe
Contact: Sabrina Hadden, shadden@mail.firrp.org |
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Panel discussion will follow the screening,
and information about volunteer opportunities and other
resources for getting involved will be available.
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Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Project
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4/25/04 |
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4:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
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Denver, CO |
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Saint John’s
Cathedral in Dagwell Hall, 1350 Washington Street
(Approximately ½ mile outside of downtown
Denver in the Capital Hill neighborhood.)
Contact: Sarah Davison-Tracy, sarah@reverie-inc.org |
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Panelists:
- Kay Stevenson, from the Rocky Mountain Survivor
Center, which helps survivors of torture and war trauma,
and their families, create a new future in Colorado
- Marizya Kaka was born and raised in Kenya, and has
been seeking asylum since she and her family moved
to Denver 3 years ago
- Shaqaiq Birashk returned to Afghanistan last summer
after 14 years, and will share her story and perspective
about the film based on her experience as an Afghan
woman
- Wadi F. Muhaisen is a partner in Muhaisen & Muhaisen
and is a professor of International Law and Political
Science at the University of Colorado
Lucy McGuffey, Political Science professor at the
University of Colorado, will facilitate the conversation
between the panelists and audience participants
Dessert and coffee will be provided |
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-The Abrahamic Initiative
at Saint John’s Cathedral
-Rocky Mountain Survivors Center
-The Muslim Student Association |
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