Safeguarding the rights of protesters

friday, March 20

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Waveland Hall, 4126 Ingersoll Ave, DES MOINES

in-person and online options

SALLY FRANK
Professor of Law, Drake University

You’re at a protest and things get heated. Perhaps law enforcement shows up and is intervening. You’re observing everything happening around you but you know you don’t really know what to look for to help those caught up in the action.

What’s the difference between legal observing and simply observing? Join Sally Frank, professor of law at Drake University, who has decades of experience as a legal observer to understand the difference.

There are three ways to attend Crossroads. Registration is required for all three:

• Attend in person (with lunch) by clicking here. Four bag lunch sandwich options are available: turkey, roast beef, ham salad, and vegetarian; brown bag lunches are $15 each. You must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 18. Late orders or walk-in requests for lunch will not be available.
• Attend in person (no lunch) by clicking here. There is no cost for this option, but you must RSVP to ensure we have enough seating.
• Watch via YouTube by clicking here. This online presentation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | Sally Frank is a professor of law at Drake University. There she teaches primarily in the legal clinic through which she and her students represent clients mostly in family law, domestic abuse, and guardianship cases. She also teaches seminars in Women and the Law and Women in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Sally is an activist on many peace, civil rights, and civil liberties issues and regularly represents or works with protesters as a legal observer at protests and civil disobedience actions. She has served on the boards of organizations dedicated to these issues.

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‍CROSSROADS is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Des Moines.