

U.S. Department of State
International Visitor Leadership Program
Reflections on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
CITY SPLITS:
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Group 3: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona | Organized by Global Ties Arizona
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Ahmed NUR | Australia
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Lisiane LEMOS | Brazil
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Ximena NOWODWORSKY | Chile
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Atiyo Buh Awke MUSE | Denmark
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Yasmin NASRUDIN | Germany
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Victor ASTURIAS | Guatemala
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Mate SZABO | Hungary
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Ariana QOSAJ MUSTAFA | Kosovo
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Arber SELMANI | Kosovo
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Lemrabett ELEYATT | Mauritania
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Elias MARTINEZ CRISTALDO | Paraguay
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Ana Paula MENDOZA RAZURI | Peru
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Michaela JANKOVICOVA | Slovakia
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Mohamed "Moha" GEREHOU | Spain
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Rayneesh HARIBHAJAN | Suriname
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Alma WIECKEN | Switzerland
Meeting Resources
Wrongful Convictions - Equal Justice Initiative:
https://eji.org/issues/wrongful-convictions/
National Institute of Justice:
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/justice-system-reform/wrongful-convictions

Meeting Details
Please join 10 minutes early
Login: 13:50 Eastern U.S. Time
Meeting: 14:00–15:30 Eastern U.S. Time
Zoom link: https://meridian-org.zoom.us/j/84467258008?pwd=anhMYmZ3NVpTVDNGYW1mZlBadEZTZz09
Meeting ID: 844 6725 8008
Passcode: IVLP
Meeting organized by: Global Ties Arizona in collaboration with Meridian International Center
Meeting Topic: Khalil Rushdan will discuss how the ACLU of Arizona advocates for civil rights and racial, economic, gender, and social equity through an anti-racist, intersectional lens.
Meet Your Speaker

Khalil Rushdan
he/him/his
Organizing Director
ACLU Arizona
Khalil Rushdan is Organizing Director for the ACLU of Arizona. Khalil works on strategic priority issues of criminal legal reform, education equity, LGBTQ equality and immigration. Khalil is an on the ground mentor and resource for thousands of formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrating back into society. Members of both the Legal Community and the private sector look to Rushdan as a leader who brings “real-time” solutions to the community that helps empower individuals by rebuilding their lives upon release from incarceration.
About the Organization

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona (Phoenix, Arizona) is the state’s premier guardian of liberty, working daily in the courts, Arizona Legislature, and communities statewide to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the Constitution and the laws of the United States and Arizona. A discussion with staff will highlight how they advocate for civil rights and racial, economic, gender, and social equity through an anti-racist, intersectional lens.