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"Why We Can't Wait" Breakout Sessions  Video

  • Organization: NCRCR
  • Creation Date: Tuesday, November 06, 2007
  • Submitted: Tuesday, November 06, 2007
  • This video requires <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/" target="_blank" class="external">Adobe Flash</a> to be viewed. <div class="transcript"> <h2>Webcast Transcript: "Why We Can't Wait" Breakout Sessions</h3> <ol class="chapters"> <li> <h3>Chapter 1: Promoting Environmental Justice</h3> <p>Moderator:&#13;Crist&#243;bal Joshua Alex&#13;Campaign Coordinator, National Campaign to Restore Civil Rights&#13;&#13;Panelists:&#13;&#8226; Annette Hiatt&#13;Senior Attorney, NCABL Land Loss Prevention Project&#13;&#8226; Kyle W. LaLonde&#13;Attorney, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler &#38; Marmaro LLP&#13;&#8226; Michele Roberts&#13;Campaign and Policy Coordinator, Advocates for Environmental Human Rights&#13;</p> </li> <li> <h3>Chapter 2: The Rollback At Work: What Does it Mean for Employees?</h3> <p>Moderator:&#13;David Green, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, NCCU School of Law&#13;&#13;Panelists:&#13;&#8226; Geraldine Sumter&#13;Partner, Ferguson Stein Chambers Gresham &#38; Sumter P.A.&#13;&#8226; Jocelyn Samuels&#13;Vice President for Education and Employment, National Women&#39;s Law Center&#13;&#8226; Kevin Russell&#13;Partner, Howe &#38; Russell PC&#13;&#13;</p> </li> <li> <h3>Chapter 3: Let us All Work: Removing Restrictions on the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act</h3> <p>Moderator:&#13;Marty Davis&#13;Director of Special Campaigns, AARP Foundation&#13;&#13;Panelists:&#13;&#8226; Rochelle Bobroff&#13;Director, Federal Rights Project, National Senior Citizen Law Center&#13;&#8226; Sam Bagenstos&#13;Professor, Washington University in St. Louis&#13;&#8226; Sarah Somers&#13;Staff Attorney, National Health Law Project&#13;&#8226; Arlene Mayerson&#13;Directing Attorney, Disability Rights Education &#38; Defense Fund&#13;</p> </li> <li> <h3>Chapter 4: Diversity and Equality: What is Next for School Integration</h3> <p>Moderator:&#13;Dennis Parker&#13;Director, ACLU Racial Justice Project&#13;&#13;Panelists:&#13;&#8226; Wendy Scott&#13;Professor, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Law School&#13;&#8226; Elise Shore&#13;Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense &#38; Education Fund &#13;&#8226; Angella Dunston&#13;Director, Education and Law Project, NC Justice Center&#13;&#8226; William Taylor&#13;Chair, Citizens&#39; Commission on Civil Rights&#13;&#13;</p> </li> </ol> </div>

The first and second rounds of breakout sessions on civil rights topics of interest.

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