August 2006

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“What to Do When Hate Comes to Town” Seminar Set for August 24

In response to a planned rally by the World Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at the Cyclorama on September 2, a group of community organizations including the ICPJ, working with Gettysburg Mayor William Troxell, have organized a seminar, “What to Do When Hate Comes to Town–a Community Education Seminar in Preparation for September 2.”

The seminar will be held on Thursday, August 24, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Gettysburg Fire Hall, 35 N. Stratton St. Presenters will be from the Pennsylvania Inter-Agency Task Force:

• Ann Van Dyke of the PA Human Relations Commission
• Timothy Johnson, US Department of Justice, Community Relations Service
• Lt. John Bey, PA State Police, Heritage Affairs Officer
• Harold Dunbar, Civil Rights Enforcement Section, PA Office of Attorney General.

Subjects to be covered include:

• The First Amendment issues involved
• The recruitment goals and strategies of racial supremacist groups
• Effective responses on the day of rallies
• Community conditions in which hate crimes occur and in which hate groups are able to recruit.

The event is free and open to the public.

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