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November 29, 2002
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By Jason Nielsen Advocate Staff

BOSTON ‑ In Washington, Republicans will soon control the House, Senate and Oval Office. Many of these political leaders have ties to business conservatives, militarists, the Christian Right, libertarians, and right‑wing populists.

Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) will meet to discuss the political right to assert control over the agenda and what to expect on issues such as abortion, death penalty, immigrant rights, affirmative action, and more.

At noon on Monday, Dec. 9, join JALSA at Perkins, Smith and Cohen, One Beacon St. Speaker Chip Berlet, senior analyst at Political Research Associates, has spent more than 25 years studying prejudice, conspiracism, and authoritarianism. He has investigated far right hate groups, reactionary backlash movements, theocratic fundamentalism, civil liberties violations, police misconduct, and government and private surveillance abuse. He is a lively speaker defending democracy and diversity.

Public Research Associates is an independent, non‑profit research center that studies anti‑democratic movements and trends in the United States The director of PRA is Jean V. Hardisty. PRA studies the ideological basis for systems of social and economic inequality, including racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-Semitism.

Due to building requirements, attendees must be on the security list by Thursday, Dec. 5.