The conversation will begin with a "disorientation" - framing some of the implicit biases embedded in legal education.  We will also explore how this ties to rule of law issues such as torture, surveillance, & secrecy.  BORDC's mission is to promote, organize, & support a diverse, effective, national grassroots movement to restore & protect civil rights & liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.  Its purpose is to educate people about the significance of those rights in our lives; to encourage widespread civic participation; & to cultivate & share the organizing tools & strategies needed for people to convert their concern, outrage, & fear into debate & action to restore Bill of Rights protections. www.BORDC.org. Shahid Buttar, BORDC's Executive Director is the previous director of a program to combat racial & religious profiling by federal authorities, an associate director of the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy, independent columnist, community organizer, & hip-hop & electronica MC.

Contact: Caitlin Henry, henryc@uchastings.edu