ACLU 2008 Membership Conference Agenda

Sunday, June 8th
2:00 PM	Registration Opens
2:30-4:00 PM	Film Screening: The Trials of Darryl Hunt
3:00-4:30 PM	Youth Reception with Matt Bors
3:00-4:30 PM	Training for Hill Visits
3:30-4:30 PM	LGBT Reception
5:00 PM	Welcome, followed by Looking Ahead: Political Realities of a Post-Bush America Speakers: Jan Crawford Greenburg, ABC News Legal Correspondent Glenn Greenwald, blogger, "Unclaimed Territory" Arianna Huffington, Co-founder and Editor-In-Chief, "The Huffington Post" Rachel Maddow, Air America Radio host, "The Rachel Maddow Show" Moderated by Adaora Udoji, Co-host, "The Takeaway"
6:30 PM	Dinner served
7:15 PM	A 80th Birthday Salute to Al Bronstein
7:30 PM	Entertainment with A.J. Jamal
8:00 PM	Rights, Camera, Action Speakers: Ariel Dorfman, author, Death and the Maiden Peter Gilbert, filmmaker, At the Death House Door Alex Gibney, filmmaker, Taxi to the Darkside Robb Moss, filmmaker, Secrecy Kal Penn, actor, Harold and Kumar series Ricki Stern, filmmaker, The Trials of Darryl Hunt Anjuli Verma, ACLU Drug Law Reform Project Moderated by Johanna Blakley, Deputy Director of the Norman Lear Center
10:00 PM	Film Screening: Taxi to the Dark Side
Monday, June 9th
7:00 AM-7:00 PM	Conference Registration
7:30 AM	Breakfast served
8:00 AM	Capital Punishment: Race, Faith and the Courts Speakers: John Holdridge, Director, ACLU Capital Punishment Project Darryl Hunt, President and Founder, Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice Jeremy Gunn, Director, ACLU Freedom of Religion and Belief Program Rev. Carroll Pickett, author, Within These Walls Mark Rabil, Assistant Capital Defender, North Carolina Reggie Shuford, ACLU Racial Justice Project Moderated by Reggie Shuford, ACLU Racial Justice Project
9:30 AM	Keynote address by ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero
10:45 AM-12:15 PM	Workshops Get Busy, Get Equal:  Pushing for LGBT Equality in Your Community Speakers: Paul Cates, ACLU LGBT Rights & AIDS Project James Esseks, ACLU LGBT Rights & AIDS Project Evie Farnsworth, local activist Nora Ranney, ACLU LGBT Rights & AIDS Project Jan and Kim Ridenour, local activists Nick Wunder, ACLU LGBT Rights & AIDS Project Generation Activist: Young People Fight for Social Justice Speakers: Chloe Dugger, New York Civil Liberties Union Tom Fendt, student activist, ACLU of Wisconsin Samantha Johnson, Youth Activist Committee, Friedman Education Project Angela Lang, ACLU Student Alliance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Perla Pasayes, Youth Activist Committee, Friedman Education Project Adilka Pimentel, youth organizer, Make the Road New York Emilio De Torre, ACLU of Wisconsin Bruin Runyan, ACLU of Northern California Moderated by Udi Ofer, New York Civil Liberties Union Affirmative Action: Fighting to Preserve Equal Opportunity for Women & People of Color Speakers: Tamya Cox, ACLU of Oklahoma Janet Caldero, Plaintiff Prof. Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, Professor of Law, UCLA and Columbia Law Donnie Morehouse, Associate Director, ACLU of Kansas/Western Missouri Moderated by Araceli Martinez-Olguin, ACLU Women's Rights Project Who Chooses? Freedom of Information on the Web Speakers: Melissa Ngo, Senior Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center Gigi Sohn, Executive Director, Public Knowledge Jim Tucker, Policy Counsel, ACLU Moderated by Barry Steinhardt, Director ACLU Technology and Liberty Program Religion in the Public Schools: Challenging Vouchers and Creationism Speakers: Larry Frankel, State Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office Dan Mach, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief Howard Simon, Executive Director, ACLU of Florida Moderated by Jeremy Gunn, Director, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief
12:30-2:30 PM	The War on Terror: An Exchange About Censorship, Surveillance and Guantánamo Speakers: Sen. Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator Toni Locy, Fmr. journalist James Risen, journalist and author Jameel Jaffer, Director, ACLU National Security Project Ariel Dorfman, author, Death and the Maiden Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Former Chief Justice of South Africa's Constitutional Court John Hutson, Dean and President, Franklin Pierce Law Center David Nevin, criminal defense lawyer Steve Shapiro, Legal Director, ACLU
3:00-4:30 PM	Workshops The New Segregationists: The Rise of Single Sex Education in Public Schools Speakers: S. Frankie Anthony, plaintiff, A.N.A. v U.S. Dept. of Educatio Emily Martin, ACLU Women's Rights Project Benétta Standly, ACLU of Georgia Shelli Weisberg, ACLU of Michigan Moderated by Lenora Lapidus, Director, ACLU Women's Rights Project Abortion - Keeping It Safe and Legal - 2008 and Beyond Speakers: Jennifer Dalven, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project       Rachel Falls, Hotline Director, National Abortion Federation Priscilla Huang, Policy and Programs Director, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Moderated by Louise Melling, Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project The Battle Between Government Secrecy and the Public's Right To Know Speakers: Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Peter Galison, filmmaker, Secrecy J. William Leonard, Fmr. Director, Information Security Oversight Office Suzanne Spaulding, Principal, Bingham Consulting Group Helen Thomas, columnist and Fmr. White House Correspondent Moderated by Melissa Goodman, ACLU National Security Program Challenging the School to Prison Pipeline Speakers: Chara Fisher-Jackson, ACLU of Georgia Muslima Lewis, ACLU of Florida Patti Welch, plaintiff, Harris et al. v. Atlanta Independent School System Lisa Carmona, plaintiff, Schroeder v. Palm Beach County School Board Moderated by Emily Chiang, ACLU Racial Justice Program Hill training
4:30 PM	Film Screening: At the Death House Door Film Screening: Secrecy
5:30 PM	Local Affiliate Receptions
6:30-9:00 PM	Celebrating Liberty: A Tribute to Champions of Freedom A gala event featuring a video presentation and remarks from affiliate Executive Directors Nsombi Lambright, Peter Simonson and Vanessa Chong; comments from George Soros, Campaign co-chairs Nadine Strossen and Quinn Delaney. Entertainment provided by Greg Proops, Marc Cohn and Ozomatli
Tuesday, June 10th
7:00 AM-1:00 PM	Conference Registration
7:30 AM	Breakfast served
8:00 AM	The Hero Next Door: Challenging Abuse of Power in the Neighborhood Focusing on immigrants' rights and featuring the work of the TX, MA and NM affiliates. Introductory remarks: Terri Burke, Executive Director, ACLU of Texas Speakers: Vanita Gupta, ACLU Racial Justice Program Laura Rotolo, ACLU of Massachusetts Brendan Egan, ACLU of New Mexico Clients and witnesses: Mario Garza, Elizabeth Garcia, Luissana Santibenez, Elizabeth Villafranca, James de la Torre, David de la Torre, Rebecca Acuna and Julieta Garibay Moderated by Lisa Graybill, ACLU of Texas
10:15 AM-12:15PM	Workshops 60 Years After the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): Connecting Human Rights to Civil Liberties Speakers: Prof. Carol Anderson, Associate Professor of History, University of Missouri Muslima Lewis, Senior Attorney and Director, Racial Justice and Voting Rights Projects, ACLU of Florida Prof. Manfred Nowak, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Moderated by Jamil Dakwar, Director, ACLU Human Rights Program Who's Watching You? Living in a Surveillance Society Speakers Lillie Coney, Associate Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center Eric Lichtblau, journalist, New York Times Carol Rose, Executive Director, ACLU of Massachusetts Barry Steinhardt, Director, ACLU Technology and Liberty Program Moderated by Mike German, ACLU Washington Legislative Office Private or Criminal? America's War on Sex Speakers: Matt Coles, Director, LGBT Rights & AIDS Project Dr. Marty Klein, author, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist Lorraine Kenny, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project Moderated by Louise Melling, Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project Bringing Justice to your Local Jail Speakers: Melinda Bird, ACLU of S. California Sonia Mercado, Civil Rights-Human Rights Lawyer Peter Simonson, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico Sam Paz, ACLU National Board Member Moderated by Scott Crichton, Executive Director, ACLU of Montana Change Sam Paz's title to: Civil Rights Lawyer and Litigation Consultant   Fighting Back: Strategies to Defend Immigrant Communities Speakers: Frank Sharry, Executive Director America's Voice Peter Zamora, Regional Counsel MALDEF D.C. Eric Ward, National Field Director, Building Democracy Initiative of the Center for New Community Moderated by Lucas Guttentag, Director, ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
12:30 PM	Closing Plenary Lunch: Our Lady Liberty: Celebrating Nadine Strossen With special guests: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice David Souter, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Norman Dorsen, Christie Hefner, Rev. Barry Lynn, Dean Rick Matasar, Aryeh Neier, and Kathleen Sullivan Musical Performance by John Hiatt
2:00-6:00 PM	ACLU Lobby Day: Hill Visits With Introductory remarks by Caroline Fredrickson, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office