The US Department of Justice invites you...

A First Freedom Project Seminar:
Federal Laws Protecting Religious Freedom

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
DOJ Office of Justice Programs Conference Center
810 7th Street N.W., Room 3102
Washington, D.C.

9:00 a.m. – noon

Introductory remarks by Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division and presentations by Eric W. Treene, Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination, Civil Rights Division; Steven H. Rosenbaum, Chief, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, Civil Rights Division; and Mark J. Kappelhoff, Chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division

Topics will include Religious Discrimination in Public Schools, Colleges and Universities; Religious Discrimination and Public Employees; The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA); Religion-based Housing and Lending Discrimination; Religious Discrimination in Access to Public Accommodations and Public Facilities; Prosecuting Attacks on Houses of Worship and Persons Based on Religion.

Admission is free but registration is required by January 24. This seminar is designed for religious, community, and civil rights leaders, government officials, attorneys, and others interested in religious liberty issues. Continuing Legal Education credit may be available.

To register, send your name, organization (if applicable) and phone number to:
FirstFreedom@USDOJ.gov

Please call Valissa Johnson at 202.514.9470 for more information.
www.FirstFreedom.gov