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URL:https://votingaccessforall.org/es/events/fireside-chat-with-keith-elli
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Keith Ellison\, Minnesota Attorney General
DESCRIPTION:Join in Detroit for a keynote presentation and fireside chat wi
 th Keith Ellison on defending democracy\, protecting our communities and t
 he ongoing legal battles against the Trump administration. From immigratio
 n and climate change to federal contracting and civil rights\, we are goin
 g to be discussing it all!\nPurchase tickets at http://bit.ly/keith718Add
 ress shared after registrationLunch Provided\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote pres
 entation and fireside chat with Keith Ellison on defending democracy\, pro
 tecting our communities and the ongoing legal battles against the Trump ad
 ministration. From immigration and climate change to federal contracting a
 nd civil rights\, we are going to be discussing it all!\nFireside chat con
 ducted by Civil Rights Attorney Julie Hurwitz.\n\nHosted by the Michigan C
 oalition for Human Rights (MCHR)\nSponsored by the Detroit Justice Center\
 , ACLU-MI\, Emgage\, CAIR Action\, Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni &amp\; Rive
 rs PC\, The Sugar Law Center\, Arab Americans for Progress\, The People's 
 Coalition\, the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability (CPTA
 )\, and Detroit AARPR.\n\nKeith Ellison Bio:\nKeith Ellison was sworn in a
 s Minnesota’s 30th attorney general on January 7\, 2019. As the People
 ’s Lawyer\, Attorney General Ellison’s job is to help Minnesotans affo
 rd their lives and live with dignity\, safety\, and respect. His guiding v
 alues are generosity and inclusion.\n\nFrom 2007 to 2019\, Keith Ellison r
 epresented Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of R
 epresentatives\, where he championed consumer\, worker\, environmental\, a
 nd civil- and human-rights protections for Minnesotans. He served for 12 y
 ears on the House Financial Services Committee\, where he helped oversee t
 he financial services industry\, the housing industry\, and Wall Street\, 
 among others. Among his legislative accomplishments are passing provisions
  to protect credit-card holders from abusive practices and protect the rig
 hts of renters and tenants. While in Congress\, he founded the Congression
 al Antitrust Caucus and the Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus. He also
  served as co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus\, which he hel
 ped build to more than 100 members.\n\nBefore being elected to Congress\, 
 Attorney General Ellison served four years in the Minnesota House of Repre
 sentatives. Prior to entering elective office\, he spent 16 years as an at
 torney specializing in civil-rights and defense law\, including five years
  as executive director of the Legal Rights Center. As the leader of this p
 ublic-interest law firm\, he oversaw a team of attorneys focused on delive
 ring justice for Minnesotans who had nowhere else to turn. He was also a n
 oted community activist.\n\nAttorney General Ellison received his law degr
 ee from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990. He is the proud fa
 ther of four adult children: Isaiah\, Jeremiah\, Elijah\, and Amirah. He i
 s the first African American and the first Muslim American to be elected t
 o statewide office in Minnesota.\n\n\nLocation: Shared After Registration\
 n\nRegister Now\n\nDate &amp\; Time\nSaturday July 18\, 2026\n2:00 PM - 4:
 00 PM\n\nLunch Provided\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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