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Civil Rights Violations & Hate Crimes - Enforcement at the Federal, State and Community Levels

  • Tuesday, May 18, 2021
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Zoom

Civil Rights Violations & Hate Crimes - Enforcement at the Federal, State and Community Levels 

A discussion sponsored by AALAM and the BBA to mark AAPI Heritage Month

Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 5:30-7:00pm via Zoom

Please join us for a timely and salient discussion on the federal, state and community efforts to prosecute and enforce the laws governing civil rights violations, hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents, as well as housing, employment and disability discrimination, among others.  Attendees will learn about the federal and state enforcement statutes, types of remedies, reporting/complaint mechanisms, enforcement priorities, recent prosecuted cases, importance of data collection, and other available community resources. 

SPEAKERS

  • Michelle L. Leung, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Civil Rights Unit, United States Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
  • Shafaq Islam, Deputy Division Chief, Civil Rights Division, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
  • Bethany Li, Director & Senior Staff Attorney, Asian Outreach Unit, Greater Boston Legal Services

Moderated by Christina Chan, Assistant Attorney General

  

Register Here 

Note re: Registration -

Non-BBA members are more than welcome to attend! When you click “log in to attend”, you’ll be prompted to create a username and password, and then can register for the webinar. There is no BBA membership required to attend this program.

If you encounter any issues with registration, please contact Chane Vanes at cvanes@bostonbar.org

You can also attend by clicking the below Zoom link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89530482742?pwd=Zk5mcVUrNWNsbEdvQ3JRYk5nL3MxQT09


The Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM) is a non-partisan, 501(c)(6) non-profit organization.

Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts
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Boston, MA 02108-3774
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