Exploring the Post-9/11 Legal Landscape | September 8 from 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Bernath Auditorium, Wayne State Undergraduate Library, Detroit
On Thursday, September 8, join us for Exploring the Post-9/11 Legal Landscape, a panel discussion of the government secrecy, illegal surveillance, racial profiling and intrusive airport searches that have defined this decade.
Join the conversation with our Executive Director Kary Moss, ACLU National Security Project Attorney Zachary Katznelson and ACLU client Professor Juan Cole will talk about the delicate balance between national security and individual freedoms.
This event is free and open to the public as part of U.S. Rising: Emerging Voices in Post-9/11 America, a series of events presented by the ACLU of Michigan, ACCESS, WDET-FM and the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Moderated by WDET's Nichole Christian, a former The New York Times reporter who chronicled the lives of 9/11 victims, the discussion will be followed by a reception with the speakers.
Register to attend Exploring the Post-9/11 Legal LandscapeFull Schedule of U.S. Rising Events
Thursday, September 8
- Exploring the Post-9/11 Legal Landscape | 9:30 a.m - 11 a.m.
Bernath Auditorium, Wayne State Undergraduate Library, Detroit
Our Executive Director Kary Moss will moderate this panel, discussing how the bounds of law have been stretched in the name of national security. Panelists include Zachary Katznelson from the ACLU National Security Project and Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan.
This event is free of charge. Register to attend - Post-panel reception | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Community Room, Wayne State Undergraduate Library - Hip-hop artist Omar Offendum | 7:30 p.m.
Arab American National Museum
Syrian-American hip-hop artist Omar Offendum performs at the AANM Global Thursdays opening concert.
$10/$9 tickets are available through AANM. Purchase tickets online
- How 9/11 Shaped Our Lives | 9 a.m - 11 a.m.
UM-Dearborn
After opening remarks from Hassan Jaber, the Executive Director for ACCESS, a wide variety of speakers from Ford Motor Company Chairman William Clay Ford to Rashida Tlaib, Michigan State Representative will discuss the changes to our nation and our communities ten years after 9/11.
This event is free of charge. Event details and registration
- U.S. Rising: Main Conference | 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Arab American National Museum, Dearborn
The main conference will include panels on Reclaiming our Civil Rights and Amplifying Our Voices: Rising Above the Challenges of Post 9/11 Bigotry
This event is free of charge. Event details and registration
- A-OK Volunteer Service Day | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Focus: HOPE, Detroit
In response to a call by President Barack Obama to make 9/11 an annual National Day of Service and Remembrance, hundreds of Detroit-area young people will come together on Sunday, September 11 to brighten the lives of others.
This event is free of charge. Read more about the day's agenda