Learn about the ACLU's work ahead for racial justice and systemic equity in this special livestreamed conversation between ACLU national president Deborah Archer and ACLU of Connecticut executive director David McGuire.
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In this intimate livestreamed event, they'll discuss what's ahead in the ACLU's work for racial justice and systemic equity and reflect on their own journeys within the ACLU and in the broader fights for civil rights and liberties.
This event will be close-captioned and will include live ASL translation.
A Conversation with Deborah Archer
Friday, May 21, 12 p.m. ET
Location: Zoom (log-in details provided upon registration)
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More about Deborah Archer: Deborah N. Archer is the Jacob K. Javits Professor at New York University, and Professor of Clinical Law and Co-Faculty Director of the Center on Race, Inequality at NYU School of Law. Deborah is also the President of the American Civil Liberties Union and a nationally recognized expert in civil rights, civil liberties, and racial justice. She is a graduate of Yale Law School, where she was awarded the Charles G. Albom Prize, and Smith College. She previously worked as an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., where she litigated in the areas of voting rights, employment discrimination, and school desegregation. She was also a member of the faculty at New York Law School for fifteen years and an associate at the firm Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett. Deborah is also a former chair of the American Association of Law School's Section on Civil Rights and Section on Minority Groups. She previously served on the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, the nation's oldest and largest police oversight agency, and the 2018 New York City Charter Revision Commission. Deborah received the Otto L. Walter Distinguished Writing Award and the 2014 Haywood Burns/Shanara Guilbert Award from the Northeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. Deborah was recognized by the New York Law Journal as one of New York's Top Women in the Law.
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