Rio Texas Methodist Federation for Social Action

2014 CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE

Saturday, September 20

Texas Southern University

YOU KNOW THE ISSUES – ARE YOU READY TO DO THE WORK?

At the 2014 Civil Rights Conference you will learn how to strategize, organize and stand up for civil rights. You will learn to be an effective and dynamic activist.  The conference is a day-long program that will feature speakers addressing topics such as:

• Community organizing
• Political strategies
• Media strategies
• Immigration issues
• Criminal justice reform
• Coping with discrimination and voter suppression

Our keynote speaker will be Jim Harrington, Director of the Texas Civil Rights Project and long-time civil rights activist and role model.  The conference will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Mickey Leland building on the Texas Southern University campus. Registration fees: $7 with pre-registration, $10 at the door, $5 for students. Register here.