Washington DC | May 10, 2007 | www.adc.org | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is proud to announce that Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, will address the ADC Convention during the Saturday, June 9 Gala Dinner Banquet, from 7:30-10:30 pm. The Annual National Convention will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, June 8 to 10.
Congressman Conyers has served 21 terms in the US Congress. This January, the congressman took over the Chairmanship of the House Committee on the Judiciary. As Chairman, Conyers has introduced and endorsed legislation to advance civil liberties, ensure equal protection and access to the voting booth and combat violence against women. Since September 11, 2001, he has worked to strike a balance between keeping our country safe from terrorism while protecting civil liberties.
ADC works extensively with Congressman Conyers and his staff on legislation important to the Arab-American community such as the End Racial Profiling Act, and the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Mr. Conyers is the principle author of the End Racial Profiling Act; if passed, this legislation would ensure that the rights of all Americans are protected by banning racial profiling nationwide and by requiring all federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to take administrative steps to eliminate the practice. ADC worked with Congressman Conyers to ensure that in a post-9/11 environment, the definition of racial profiling included perception of national origin and religion.
Already this year, the congressman has scored an early victory for civil rights by getting his Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed in the House of Representatives. ADC worked in coalition with national civil rights, disability, gay/lesbian, and religious organizations to support passage of this important civil rights legislation. The hate crimes bill would provide increased protection for all Americans, including Arab-Americans, from being the victims of hate crimes by placing a wide range of hate crimes under federal jurisdiction. This would allow for enhanced support by the Federal government of local investigation and prosecution.
Congressman Conyers is also one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and is considered the Dean of that group.
Congressman Conyers joins a growing list of US members of Congress who have confirmed their participation at this year‘s ADC Convention. Those include Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV), Presidential Candidate Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), and Presidential Candidate former Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK).
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