Sparer Symposium 2011

30^th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium

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.    Breaking Down Barriers to Reentry:  A Conversation about Life After Conviction

• Everett Gillison, Esq., Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, City of Philadelphia
• Thomas J. Innes III, Esq., Director of Prison Services, Defender Association of Philadelphia
• Wayne Jacobs, Executive Director, X-Offenders for Community Empowerment
• Donna Reed Miller, Councilwoman for the City of Philadelphia
• The Hon. L. Felipe Restrepo, Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

 

10:45 a.m.   The Poverty Environment Connection: Fostering Collaboration in Environmental Justice

• Cecil Corbin-Mark, M.Phil, Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
• Steve Fischbach, Esq., Community Lawyer, Rhode Island Legal Services
• Al Huang, Esq., Environmental Justice Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Nicky Sheats, Esq., Ph.D, Director, Center for Urban Environment, John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College

12:15 p.m.    Lunch

12:30 p.m.    Refocusing the Digital Revolution: Employing Innovative Technological Solutions to Eliminating Poverty

• Claudia Colindres Johnson, Esq., L’97, Local Initiatives Coordinator for LawHelp Interactive, Pro Bono Net
• Robert Fadel, Vice President of International Development and Treasurer, One Laptop Per Child Foundation
• Heather Thorne Matthews, W’01, Director of ICT Innovation Program at AppLab, Grameen Foundation

2:00 p.m.     Poverty’s Youngest Victims: Ethical Choices for First Responders and Advocates in the Fight for Healthy and Affordable Food

• Mariana Chilton, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor, Drexel University School of Public Health; Principal Investigator for the Philadelphia Grow Project, co-Principal Investigator of Children’s HealthWatch
• Kathleen Conroy, M.D., Medical Director at Medical-Legal Partnership
• Jonathan Stein, Esq., L’68, General Counsel, Community Legal Services
• David Super, Professor, University of Maryland School of Law

3:30 p.m.     In Search of Shelter: Local and National Strategies for Alleviating Homelessness

• Dennis Culhane, Ph.D., Professor, University of Pennsylvania; Director of Research, National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans
• Farah Jimenez, L’96, President and CEO of the People’s Emergency Center
• Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq., Attorney for the City of Philadelphia Law Department and formerly homeless
• Ralph da Costa Nunez, Ph.D., President of the Institute for Children and Poverty, CEO of Homes for the Homeless
• Edward J. Speedling, Ph.D., Manager of the Homeless Veterans Internship Program at Project H.O.M.E.

5:00 p.m     Reception, Featuring Remarks from Sister Mary Scullion, Co-Founder, Executive Director and President of Project H.O.M.E.