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Unintended Consequences: Refugee Victims of the War on Terror 12:30 pm, Thursday April 20, 2006 McDonough 206, Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC A presentation of the GULC Fact-Finding Project on Colombian Refugees and the Material Support Bar. Hear the stories of Colombian refugees barred from entry to the U.S. because they were victims of terrorist extortion. Speakers: David Cole, author of Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism (New Press), will describe the unintended consequences of US anti-terrorism laws for immigrant and refugee populations. Professor Andy Schoenholtz and 11 Georgetown J.D. Candidates will discuss their fact-finding mission to Ecuador to document the stories of Colombian refugees affected by U.S. anti-terror provisions and their subsequent advocacy efforts. They will also discuss opportunities to participate next year. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html