The Forum
Anthony Romero
Leadership: Stand Up for What You
Believe In No Matter What the Difficulty
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Council Fire Room, Davies Center | 7:30 P.M.
"Our main concern is that there is a growing momentum
focusing on a specific community, regarding them as
suspicious merely because of where they are from."
- Anthony Romero quoted in Newsweek
A provocative speaker deeply committed to American rights,
equality and freedom, Anthony Romero is the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union and is the first Latino and openly gay man to serve in that capacity.
Under Romero’s leadership, the ACLU has gained court victories on the Patriot Act and filed landmark litigation on the torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody.
Most recently, the ACLU successfully challenged the Bush administration’s illegal spying program and has
been able to expand its litigation, lobbying and public education efforts, including new initiatives focused on
racial justice, religious freedom, privacy, reproductive freedom and lesbian and gay rights. In 2005, Romero
was named one of Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential Hispanics in America.”
Interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing.
More information: www.aclu.org/about/staff
Hors d’oeuvres Reception
Join us for pre-Forum hors d’oeuvres with Anthony Romero hosted
by Eau Claire residents Mildred and Brian Larson. Ms. Larson is
president of the Wisconsin affiliate of the ACLU. A variety of delicious
snack foods complements the discussion with the speakers.
The Dulany, Davies Center | 6pm | $5 in advance or at the door
