We are less than one week away from our first-ever Movement Lawyering Conference! We’re thrilled to have you at this inaugural event as part of our 20th anniversary in the fight for civil rights and racial justice. This one-of-a-kind conference co-hosted by Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and the Law for Black Lives will be filled with informative and engaging discussions by experienced movement lawyers like Prof. Justin Hansford, Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Centers; Vince Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights; Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns, Color of Change, amongst others. 

Join us Wednesday, October 16, from 9am to 5pm at Howard University School of Law as we highlight unique lawyering approaches and the role of community lawyering in the fight for justice. This conference will feature two detailed and innovative sessions. We will have break out sessions focusing on: 

• Movement Lawyering to Build Power for Youth of Color in School

• Movement Lawyering for the Right to Vote: Case Studies in Building Power & Protecting Democracy 

• The what, when and how of reparations 

• From Moment to Movement 

After lunch, attendees will participate in a second breakout session discussing:  

• Climate Justice: Surviving Through Natural Disasters & Racist Responses 

• Lawyers, Organizers and Abolitionist Campaigns: Building Power to Protect People from the Prison Industrial Complex 

• Movement Lawyering to Support Decriminalization of Migration 

We will end with a closing plenary session assessing current movement needs and the vision of movement lawyering for the future.  

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• What's movement lawyering all about? Find out when you attend @adv_project's first ever Movement Lawyering Conference. Join me 10/16, to learn how to harness the genius of ordinary people to build power in their communities: https://advancementproject.org/movementlawyercon/ #MovementLawyerCon #APturns20 

We look forward to having you!  

P.S. Join Advancement Project National Office at the racial justice event of year celebrating 20 years of progressive racial justice movement work! A night of arts, culture, fun and entertainment! You don’t want to miss this. Purchase your ticket today!