Sparer Symposium 2008
27th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium
Friday, March 21, 2008
Redefining Aggregate Welfare: Revitalizing a City in Pursuit of Economic Justice
Schedule of Events
9:00 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
- Michael A. Fitts, Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law, Penn Law School
9:15 a.m. Reframing Cost-Benefit Analysis: Evidence-Based Approaches to Valuing the Public Good
- Matthew Adler, Leon Meltzer Professor of Law, The University of Pennsylvania
- Shi-Ling Hsu, Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Special Projects, The University of British Columbia
- Michael A. Stegman, Director of Policy, The MacArthur Foundation
10:45 a.m. The High Cost of Safety: Who Pays?
- Dexter Green, Regional Supervisor, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
- Paul Messing, Partner, Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg
- Bilal Qayyum, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Men United for a Better Philadelphia
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Access to Capital in Minority Urban Neighborhoods, Mary Houghton, President of Shorebank Corporation and Adviser to the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh
1:45 p.m. Redistributing Justice: Why Our Cities Need a Movement for Economic Human Rights
- Catherine Albisa, Executive Director, National Economic & Social Rights Initiative
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Chandra Bhatnagar, Staff Attorney, ACLU Human Rights Program
- Cheri Honkala, National Coordinator, Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
- Chivy Sok, Co-Director, Women’s Institute for Leadership, Development for Human Rights (WILD)
3:15 p.m. Strategy Session: Philadelphia - A Call To Action
- Varsovia Fernandez, President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Jane Golden, Founder, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
- Gloria Guard, President, People’s Emergency Center
- James R. Roebuck, Jr., Pennsylvania State Representative, 188th Legislative District, Philadelphia County
- Mary Catherine Roper, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception