International Festival of Arts & Ideas
The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights: Kenji Yoshino
Season 2 / Episode 8 Episode Archive
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Every year in June, the International Festival of Arts & Ideas bring together a diverse group of artists, writers, thinkers and world leaders to discuss the most pressing issues in art, society, politics and the environment. Every other week through out the year we share with our web audience our featured broadcasts of these events. Our eclectic program offers a mix of serious, controversial, and whimsical topics, all designed to inspire new ways of thinking.
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Oct 13, 2009
01:21:43
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Kenji Yoshino, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University Law School, talks about his important book “Cove...
Kenji Yoshino, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University Law School, talks about his important book “Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights” in recognition of Connecticut’s legalization of same-sex marriage. Fusing legal manifesto with his own personal story, Yoshino envisions a new era of civil rights focusing on the freedoms that draw us together, rather than the distinctions that drive us apart.
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