The YWCA of Tucson and the Southern Arizona Hate Crimes Taskforce would like to invite you to join us as we welcome the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona to her first Civil Rights Forum for Southern Arizona. Acting U.S. Attorney Ann Birmingham Scheel will hold the public forum at the Tucson YWCA, located at 525 N. Bonita Ave, on the evening of Tuesday, January 31st.

Doors open at 5:30 pm and the forum will begin at 6 p.m. We encourage the public to attend with their questions for federal prosecutors and federal law enforcement. AUSA Karen Rolley and FBI Special Agent Christopher McKinney will present on how hate crimes are prosecuted using the Shepard-Byrd Act, as well as inform the public on how to report police misconduct and other civil rights abuses. Please invite your family and friends for an educational evening on how to protect your civil rights.

WHAT: US Attorney’s First Public Civil Rights Forum for Southern Arizona
WHO: All public invited to attend – event is free
WHEN: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 6 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 pm)
WHERE: YWCA of Tucson, 525 N. Bonita Ave.

Tim Jefferson
Victim Witness Specialist
United States Attorney’s Office – District of Arizona
405 W. Congress St.,Ste. 4800
Tucson, AZ. 85701
(520) 620-7461
timothy.jefferson@usdoj.gov