THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Thursday, August 12, 2004

TIME:

6:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Auditorium

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to examine the situation in Juarez, Mexico where 370 women have been killed. A film will be screened that depicts the two-year search for the truth about the murders, Senorita Extraviada, Missing Young Women, a film by Lourdes Portillo.

A panel discussion will follow the film. The following groups have been invited to participate on the panel:

Domestic Violence Clearinghouse & Legal Hotline

Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women

Nā Lōio – Immigrant Rights & Public Interest Legal Center

Parents and Children Together (PACT) Family Peace Center

Sex Abuse Treatment Center

This is an informational briefing only. The screening is free and open to the public. No public testimony will be accepted. The film screening is co-sponsored by the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse & Legal Hotline, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Hawaii State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Nā Lōio - Immigrant Rights & Public Interest Legal Center, PACT Family Peace Center and the Sex Abuse Treatment Center.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.

 

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair