Sparer Symposium 2011
30th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium
Friday, March 18, 2011
Partnering Against Poverty: Examining Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Public Interest Lawyering
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.