Press Briefing: Leading Civil Liberties Experts Discuss Alarming Consequences of War on Terrorism for our Freedom at Home 6/19/2003
Contact: Contact: Christy Hicks of The Century Foundation, 212-452-7723; e-mail: hicks@tcf.org News Advisory: What: Press Briefing -- Leading Civil Liberties Experts Discuss Alarming Consequences of the War on Terrorism for our Freedom at Home When: Tuesday, June 24 -- 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W. Panelists: Contributors to The War on Our Freedoms: Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism -- Ann Beeson, associate legal director, ACLU -- Anthony Lewis, author and former New York Times columnist -- John Podesta, former White House chief of staff -- Roberto Suro, director, Pew Hispanic Center Moderator: Richard C. Leone, president, The Century Foundation, Co-editor and contributor to The War on Our Freedoms RSVP: Laurie Ahlrich, e-mail: ahlrich@tcf.org or 212-452-7722 The War on Our Freedoms is an essential guide to the dangers of limiting civil liberties in the name of "national security." In this new book from The Century Foundation and PublicAffairs, fourteen leading thinkers, scholars, journalists, and historians describe what is happening and why the implications are ultimately destructive of American values and ideals. The panelists will discuss how changes in policy and practice in areas such as the judiciary, the press, immigration, and privacy are taking place without much public notice. They'll explain why they believe the "war on our freedoms" is just as real -- and just as dangerous -- as the "war on terror." Visit our website, http://www.waronourfreedoms.com, for more information on The War on Our Freedoms. Journalists should contact Christy Hicks at 212-452-7723 or hicks@tcf.org to receive a copy of the book or to arrange interviews with the editors or contributors. --- The Century Foundation is a research foundation that undertakes timely, critical, and analytical studies of major economic, political, and social institutions and issues. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, TCF was founded in 1919 and endowed by Edward A. Filene. |