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Edward V. Sparer Symposium

Sparer Symposium

Since 1984, the Edward V. Sparer Symposium has been one of the Law School’s cornerstone events. By focusing on urgent social justice issues of our time, the Sparer Symposium commemorates the life and work of the late Edward V. Sparer, Professor of Law and Social Policy. The Symposium brings together academics, practitioners, community members, activists, and organizers to provide insight into the dynamic relationship between scholarship and practice in the area of poverty law.

42nd Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium


The 42nd Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium was held on Friday, February 10, 2023 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EST.

The symposium, Democracy from the Ground Up: The Power of People-Centered Advocacy, examined the fragile state of our democracy. Through interdisciplinary conversations with experts, activists, and scholars from across the country, we investigated alternative modes of organizing and how the power of the collective can protect our fracturing democracy. This symposium took the form of moderated panels on voting rights, state and local elections, labor organizing, and the future of organizing and legal strategy.

 

Sparer 2021

Reimagining Freedom

40th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium

Sparer 2019

Divesting from State Violence

38th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium

Sparer 2016

A Country Divided

36th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium

Sparer 2014

Law 2.0: Progress and Challenges for Justice in the Digital Age

34th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium

Sparer 2011

Partnering Against Poverty

30th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium

Sparer 2009

Crime in the City

28th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium