Know Your Civil Rights!
Andy Duffelmeyer & Rob Poggenklass
Monday, 17 Oct 2016 at 5:30 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Andy Duffelmeyer and Rob Poggenklass, specialists at the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, will provide information about how civil rights laws protect people from discrimination in everyday life. Whether you’re looking for a job, an apartment, a loan, or an education, you have a right to be free from discrimination. Discrimination comes in many forms: race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The Iowa Civil Rights Act protects you against all these forms of discrimination. This presentation will focus on your right to be free from discrimination in Iowa and throughout the country. Find out what the Iowa Civil Rights Act and other civil rights laws can do for you.Cosponsored By:
- Ames Human Relations Commission
- International Student Advisory Board
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.