Haverford College

When Power Runs against Justice: Turning the Tide  

A Public Conversation between Vince Warren '86, Executive Director of Center for Constitutional Rights and Saleem Holbrook, Executive Director of Abolitionist Law Center

Our keynote speakers will draw on decades of experience to share a model of engaging grassroots activism to advance multi-layered policy change for justice in the US and internationally.  We will learn about two cases as examples in a model of leveraging multiple spheres of influence to counter local obstacles. 

1. Presenters share lessons from decarceral efforts rooted in Pennsylvania and presented at the United Nations in Geneva in relation to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 

2. We will also learn about a strategy amplifying environmental activism from the area of Louisiana known as "Cancer Alley" by engaging the Biden administration through the International Covenant on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination.

Along the way, our speakers will provide students with questions to consider as they dive into summer fellowships and career opportunities that will follow. 

Event will take place in Sharpless Auditorium and via Zoom. Register for the Zoom Webinar here.