A critical part of the First Freedom Project is to educate religious, community and civil rights leaders, attorneys, and government officials about the religious freedom laws enforced by the Department of Justice. To accomplish this, the Department has launched a series of regional seminars entitled "Federal Laws Protecting Religious Freedom."
These seminars will feature presentations by senior Civil Rights Division attorneys on the full range of religious liberty rights protected by the Department of Justice.
Seminars have been held in Kansas City, Missouri on March 29, 2007, Tampa, Florida on April 25, 2007, Seattle, Washington on May 10, 2007, Brooklyn, New York on July 26, 2007, Chicago, Illinois on September 19, 2007, Los Angeles, California on November 29, 2007, Washington, D.C. on January 30, 2008, and Atlanta, Georgia on April 1, 2008.
Our next seminar will be held in Boston, Massachusetts on Wednesday, June 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Suffolk University Law School. More information can be found here.
To register, please send your name, phone number and organization, if applicable, to FirstFreedom@usdoj.gov. For more information, please call Valissa Johnson at (202) 514-9470.
More dates and locations will be announced shortly. To suggest a particular city for a regional seminar, write to FirstFreedom@usdoj.gov.
DVD Available: If you are not able to attend one of our seminars in person, a DVD recording of our Washington, D.C. seminar held on January 30, 2008 is available free of charge. If you would like a copy, please send your name and address to firstfreedom@usdoj.gov.