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September 28, 2018

Center for Civil and Human Rights Conference

Event Details

Date & Time

Friday, Sep 28 - All Day


Department

Center for Civil & Human Rights


Location

Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø


Contact/Registration

Nicole Herrera


Event Type & Tags

  • Academics
  • Diversity Inclusion
  • Global Impact

Â鶹¹ÙÍø This Event

The Center for Civil and Human Rights will host its launch event, an all-day conference, on September 28, 2018. We will bring together experts on social justice lawyering from across the country to speak about issues such as confronting bias in the criminal justice system, interdisciplinary avenues to justice, and the future of social justice lawyering. Space is limited, sign up now!

For full agenda and to register, visit: /school-of-law/clinic-centers/center-for-civil-human-rights/cchr-conference-the-pursuit-of-justice

Presentations will include….

Keynote Addresses by:

  • Professor KENNETH MACK of Harvard Law School
  • The Honorable Justice MARY YU of the Washington Supreme Court

Panel: Confronting Bias in the Criminal Justice System

  • GABRIEL “JACK” CHIN of UC Davis School of Law
  • BROOKS HOLLAND of Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law Professor
  • NANCY LEONG of Denver Â鶹¹ÙÍø Sturm College of Law
  • SPEARIT of Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law

Panel: Interdisciplinary Avenues to Justice

  • LAURIE ARNOLD of Gonzaga Univ. Dept. of Native American Studies
  • ALEXES HARRIS of Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Washington Dept. of Sociology
  • JEFFREY OMARI of Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law
  • RACHEL SAFRAN of Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Washington School of Medicine
  • TIRIEN STEINBACH of East Bay Community Law Center

Panel: The Future of Social Justice Lawyering

  • ROBERT CHANG of Seattle Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law
  • JASON GILLMER of Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law
  • JUSTIN HANSFORD of Howard Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law Professor
  • JACQUELINE MCMURTRIE of Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Washington School of Law
  • CARLA PRATT, Dean of Washburn Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law

Â鶹¹ÙÍø the Center

The Center for Civil and Human Rights seeks to provide students, scholars, and community leaders with opportunities to explore and address issues relating to civil and human rights through research, education, and community engagement.