Prisons, Profiling and Preemptive Prosecution
Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 2:00PM - 4:00PM
First United Church of Tampa
7308 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL
The US has more prisoners than any country in the world, and Muslims and other minorities are vastly over-represented. WHY?
GUEST SPEAKERS
• Trevor Aaronson: Author of "The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism".
• Rev. Bernice Powell Jackson, Pastor of First United Church of Tampa: Is Jim Crow really dead?
• Cyrus McGoldrick: Director of Development, NCPCF. Crisis & Justice: Connecting histories and defending human rights
• Laila Yaghi: Speaks about her son, Ziyad Yaghi, a prisoner in Florida.
TWO SHORT VIDEOS
• Entrapped: A Democracy Now! investigation with Anjali Kamat into the use of paid informants in high profile "homegrown terror" cases. Is the FBI foiling terror plots or targeting and entrapping Muslims in America?
• Torture in US Prisons: Solitary confinement in America's prisons. A video by American Friends Service Committee
A light meal will be provided.
The "Terror Factor" will be available for purchase and signing by the author.
Thania Diaz Clevenger, Civil Rights Director for CAIR-Florida, will be available to answer your legal questions about your rights.
Dr. Joyce Hamilton Henry, Director of the Mid Florida Regional Office of the ACLU will be on hand to share information about the Florida legislative efforts to eliminate the use of juvenile solitary confinement.
Sponsored by:
National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms
Friends of Human Rights
Islamic Community of Tampa
St. Pete for Peace
CAIR -Tampa
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
The Refuge
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