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News ReIease <br />CONTACTS <br />Minnesota Bill of Rights Defensc Committee <br />Isaac Kaufman <br />651-632-2184 <br />isaac_kaufrnan °yahoo.corn <br />Jcwish Committee Aciion <br />Louisa Hext <br />651-632-2184 <br />I�ouisa �jewishcommunit.yaction.or� <br />Commtxnity forum will explore civil liberties and immigrant rights in a time of <br />heightened security <br />A five-person panel of legal and civil liberties experts, public officials and <br />community activists will present "Balancing Civil Rights and Security," on Thursday, <br />�anuary 13 from 7 to 9 pm at the St. Louis Park City Halt, 5005 Minnctonka Bou�evard, <br />St. Louis Park, MN. The panel will discuss how recent federal laws and initiatives affect <br />owr constitutional liberties, tbe rights of imm�igrants aa�d how we interact in our locai <br />communities. Following the panelists' presentations, the audience will be invitcd to <br />participate in a question and answer period. <br />Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has extensively studied the USA <br />PATRIOT Act and will provide an overview of its specific proviszons and discuss how <br />the act has changed law enforcement policy. <br />Matt Ehling of the Minnesota Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) vvill <br />present a civil libertarian perspective on post-9/11 security policies such as the PATRIOT <br />Act, and will discuss BORDC initiatives to help ensure that new security policies comply <br />with the Constitution. <br />Chuck Samuelson of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union will discuss the <br />freedoms provided by the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution and how they apply to <br />the lives of both citizens and recent iriu�nigrants to the United States. <br />Gail Dorfinan, Hennepin County Commissioner, will discuss why il xz�akes sense <br />for local comznunities to welcome new imnnigranls as our neighbors, seeing them as <br />assets rather than threats. <br />Jorge Saavedra, Chief Legai Counsel, Centro Legal will discuss how local <br />government can ensure civil and immigrant rights while providing a secure environment <br />for all. <br />Vic Rosenthal, executive director of Jewish Cam�munity Actzon will moderate thc <br />event. <br />The prograrn is being co-sponsored by Jewish Community Action and the <br />Minnesota Bill o f Rights Defense Cornmittee. Foz mo;re info�rnation, ca11612-'724-3080. <br />�... <br />iSi i ii:5r' :�i:: iii7F i.'S:ii i i Yriii :ii i i i�i ei: f.'i:ir' <br />