MEDIA ALERT
4th Annual Diversity Weekend at Macalester College
"Axis of Evil: Hate Crimes at Home"

Who: Keynote speaker King Downing, attorney and coordinator of the American Civil Liberties Union's nationwide Campaign Against Racial Profiling, will talk about "Axis of Evil: 9/11 and Hate Crimes at Home."

Panel discussion topic: "Exploring the Impact of Hate Crimes Across Communities: How Do We Deal?" with Pete Cahill, chief deputy, criminal division of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office; Joan Humes, assistant U.S. Attorney and chief, civil division, U.S. Attorney's Office; Doug Faderhart, director of programs and community outreach, Outfront Minnesota; Ilean Her, executive director, Council on Asian Pacific Islanders; Manpreet Dhanjal, staff attorney in refugee and immigrant program, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights; Amalia Anderson, Indigenous People's Human Rights Project; King Downing, American Civil Liberties Union and Myra Garnes, assistant dean of students, Macalester College; and Quetzal Coatlicue Danza Mexica Azteca, dance group displaying the history of the Indigenous People known as the Chichimeca (or Aztec)

What: Fourth Annual Diversity Weekend at Macalester College. Organized by a coalition of student organizations, including: Adelante!, Afrika!, Amnesty International, Asian Student Alliance (ASA), Black Liberation Affairs Committee (BLAC), Bridges, Proud Indigenous People For Education (PIPE), Program Board and Student Government, who hope to raise awareness of hate crimes and motivate students to fight them.

When: Friday - Sunday, October 31 - November 2, 2003
Keynote: Oct. 31, 5 P.M., Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel
Dance: Oct. 31, 8:30 P.M., Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
Panel: Nov. 1, 1 P.M., Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center, John B. Davis Lecture Hall

Where: Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul Minn.

Contact: Barbara K. Laskin or Doug Stone
Macalester College
(651) 696-6203