The Presidential Forum on Diversity will present Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, speaking on “Voice of Hope and Tolerance” tonight at 7 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
Dees' appearance is co-sponsored by Speakers Forum, the Dean of Students Office and the President's Office.
Dees' non-profit group specializes in lawsuits involving civil rights violations, domestic terrorism and racially-motivated crimes. He and his associates have dismantled a number of hate groups, including the Aryan Nation and Ku Klux Klan. They also have secured criminal, civil and financial judgments against them.