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This Week in Civil Rights - June 18, 2009

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund June 18, 2009

Transition to Digital TV Is Complete

The digital television transition took place across the U.S. last Friday. Over the weekend, the staff and volunteers at DTV assistance centers were hard at work to ensure that their communities stay connected with converter boxes and antennas. 

> Assistance Centers Helped People Make the Digital Television Transition This Weekend

> Call the Toll-Free "DTV Hotline" If You Need Help Making the Transition to DTV

New LCCREF Report Documents Rise in Hate Crimes and Hate Speech

"Confronting the New Faces of Hate: Hate Crimes in America," analyzes trends in federal hate crimes data, particularly the rise in anti-Latino hate crimes in the wake of the heated national debate over immigration reform. The report also documents how extremists use the Internet, radio and other forms of media to promote their messages and recruit new members.

> Read More About the Report

> Geneva Speech by Wade Henderson Calls for Stronger Hate Crime Laws

> Shenandoah Teenagers Involved in Hate Crime Sentenced This Week

Sonia Sotomayor Will Be a Fair and Just Supreme Court Justice

Judge Sonia Sotomayor has earned high praise for her intellect, sense of fairness, and her commitment to the rule of law by both Democrats and Republicans for her experience as a criminal prosecutor, an attorney in private practice along with her distinguished record on the federal bench.

> Read More

> Sonia Sotomayor Bio

Take Action

Support a Fast and Fair Confirmation Process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Call your senators and urge their support for an orderly and fair confirmation process of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.

> View more Action Alerts from LCCR


LCCR Member Spotlight

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of women, men, and young people worldwide.

> Teen Talk

> Men's Health Week - June 15-21, 2009

>  View all LCCR coalition members


Civil Rights Jobs at LCCR/EF

LCCR/EF is looking for a Deputy Communications Director and a Policy Associate to work out of our office in Washington, D.C.

You can also find job opportunities from other civil rights organizations in our Career Center.

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