After giving a brief biography of both speakers the moderator introduced the first speaker, Elden Rosenthall. Elden Rosenthall, according to the moderator, is the premier civil rights lawyer in Portland. He's been involved in serveral police accountability cases over the years. The second speaker was Michael Avery, national president of the National Lawyers Guild Avery, a Professor at Suffolk University in Boston, is also one of the founders of and active with, the National Police Accountability Project,

And finally, Dr. Frankel, spoke concerning what people in Portland and Multnomah Country are doing about the PATRIOT Act. Frankel opens his remarks directly to the point: "December 9th, Thursday morning, 9:30, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners will unanimously pass a resolution expressing a committment to protect civil rghts and reduce discrimination and harassment in the era of the USA PATRIOT Act."

Audio Files Elden Rosenthall | Michael Avery | Dr. Herman Frankel