September 07, 2006

Case Western Reserve University marks five-year anniversary of Sept. 11

Institute for Global Security Law & Policy organizes three events for campus community

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September 11, 2006 marks the fifth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and the Case School of Law's Institute for Global Security Law & Policy has organized three events for the Case community to participate in for reflection and remembrance.

The university community will have the opportunity to join in a moment of silence and observe the planting of thousands of flags; hear an expert from Ohio's homeland security office discuss the impact of the event on Ohio; and a discussion of Sept. 11's effect on specific areas of law.

All events are open to the public.

Sept. 11 anniversary events include:
  • At 9 a.m., Amos Guiora, director of the institute, will lead the campus in a moment of silence, followed by the planting of 3,000 flags in memory of the victims, at the corners of Euclid Avenue and Adelbert Road, next to Amasa Stone Chapel.
  • At noon, Richard Rawlins, deputy director of Ohio's Counter-terrorism Office, will discuss the impact of Sept. 11 on the state of Ohio in the School of Law Moot Courtroom (A59).
  • To conclude the day's events, directors of the School of Law Academic

Centers will participate in a roundtable discussion about the effects of Sept. 11 on their specific areas of law from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom. A reception follows in Blackacre Student Lounge.

Posted by: Kevin Adams, September 7, 2006 11:23 AM | News Topics: Events, HeadlinesMain, School of Law

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