2008 Civil Liberties in Wartime Symposium

Third Annual Civil Liberties Symposium

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The Minidoka Internment National Monument, the Friends of Minidoka, and the College of Southern Idaho are presenting a symposium on Civil Liberties and the Media, June 19-20, on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.

Speakers:

Geoffrey Stone, former Dean of the Law School at the University of Chicago and author of: Perilous Times, Free Speech in Wartime.

Jim Jones, a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and former Idaho Attorney General.

Don Burnett, Dean of the College of Law, University of Idaho.

Mark Trahant, editorial page editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Caroline Aoyagi-Stom, executive editor, The Pacific Citizen, the journal of the Japanese American Citizens League

Diana Owen, Professor of Political Science, Georgetown University and editor of New Media and American Politics.

Tom Ikeda, executive director, Densho, a Japanese American legacy project preserving Japanese American history and promoting education.

Dan Prinzing, educational director, the Idaho Human Rights Education Center.

Mark Johnson, President, the Gallatin Group, a governmental relations and public affairs firm.

James G. Wright, Editor, The Twin Falls Times-News.

Registration cost: $60. (Students and Teachers may register for $30). (Two meals are included in the cost of registering.)

College Credit is available from College of Southern Idaho, Boise State University, and the University of Idaho. This is separate from and in addition to the regular registration fee. Consult the online schedules of each school for more information.