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A one-day series of lectures and panel discussions will bring nationally prominent speakers to C.O.D. to discuss such important issues as the Patriot Act, the Geneva Conventions, and the role that the media play in shaping public opinion. Featured speakers will include Peter Hart (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), Steve Sawyer (Northwestern University's Center for International Human Rights), and Edward Yohnka (Illinois American Civil Liberties Union)

Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Location
MAC Mainstage
ed
Schedule
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Framing the Debate: The Rhetoric of Liberty
Peter Hart, Co-Host/Producer, CounterSpin (FAIR)
How are words like war, security, and terror framed? Who is empowered to do the framing? Rhetoric – the use of language as a tool to shape understanding of local and world events – is the focus of the presentation.

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11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m. 
The Relevance of the Geneva Conventions in the Modern World    
Steve Sawyer, General Counsel Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law 
The international laws that govern war and its engagement are known as the Geneva Conventions. Prominent aspects and the relevance of the Conventions in America and other parts of the world will be explored.

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 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Striking a Balance: The USA Patriot Act, the Nation’s Security and American  Liberties
Edwin Yohnka, Communications Director, ACLU of Illinois
How do we weigh the need for national security against the constitutional protections of individual liberty? Since the adoption of the USA Patriot Act post 9/11, a growing number people argue that these statutes infringe upon critical constitutional protections.

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