Posted: September 5th, 2006

Robert Garcia, the Center’s Executive Director, will speak at two upcoming events celebrating the new book Awakening from the Dream: Civil Rights under Siege and the New Struggle for Equal Justice.

The book includes coverage of the Center’s efforts for equal justice, democracy, and livability for all through the Urban Park Movement and keeping public beaches free for all.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th – 7 p.m.
Eso Wan Bookstore
3655 S. LaBrea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 294-0324

Featured Speakers: Melinda Bird Senior Counsel of the ACLU of Southern California and Robert Garcia, Book Co-author and Executive Director and Counsel of The Center for Law in the Public Interest

Moderator: Laurence Lavin, Director, National Health Law Program

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th – 7 p.m.
Sabor y Cultura
5625 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 466-0481

Featured Speakers: Robert Garcia, Book Co-author and Executive Director and Counsel of The Center for Law in the Public Interest and Ramona Ripston, Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California

Moderator: Susan Lerner, Chair, Committee for Judicial Independence

“Awakening From the Dream” exposes the Supreme Court’s methodical dismantling of federal laws that advance inclusion, equal membership, political participation,and economic mobility in our diverse national community. The ongoing Federalism Revolution has crippled Congress’s legislative powers and made it difficult for individuals to bring suit to enforce their civil rights. Activists, law professors, public interest lawyers, and students discuss some of the people who have been deprived of justice by this rollback, making vivid the impact of the increasingly right-wing federal judiciary. The book is edited by Prof. Denise C. Morgan, Prof. Rachel D. Godsil, and Attorney Joy Moses.