Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

King Hall, Room 1301

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"Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" is an echo of the final essay of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In it, Dr. King reflects on a decade of civil rights struggle and provides analysis for the sociopolitical landscape of the United States in the areas of racial, economic, and criminal justice. Nearly 60 years later, we look to legal scholars, practitioners and passionate advocates to problematize and provide insightful solutions to contemporary issues urgently facing the Black community and the wider United States. 

This symposium is free and open to all students, professors, local practitioners in the region.

 AGENDA:

8 - 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

8:45 - 9 a.m.

Opening Remarks

9 - 10:45 a.m.

Panel 1: The Impact of Racial Capitalism on Health, Wealth, and Community Autonomy

  • Hope Williams, Sustainable Economies Law Center
  • Dr. Erin Kerrison, University of California Berkeley
  • Professor Bernadette Atuahene, USC Gould School of Law

10:45 - 11 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Panel 2: Justice In the Era of State Macroaggression

  • Adante Pointer, Lawyers for the People
  • Lisa Knox, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice
  • Professor Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe, UC Davis School of Law

12:30 - 2 p.m. 

Lunch and Keynote Speaker 

  • Lisa Holder, President, Equal Justice Society

2 - 3:30 p.m.

Panel 3: Re-Envisioning Participatory Democracy 

  • Jordyn Windom ‘25, Santa Clara County Office of the Alternate Defender
  • Isir Said, Skadden Fellow at ACLU NorCal. 

3:30 - 4 p.m. 

Closing Remarks

 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Reception

Please email Joy George at [email protected]  with any questions.

Event Category

Lectures

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BLSA