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We the People: Citizenship, Equality, and Race at UC law SF (HYBRID)

The Center for Race, Immigration, Citizenship, and Equality (RICE) at UC Law San Francisco will be hosting a full-day symposium on Friday, February 2, 2024 (8:30-5:30pm PST). The program with speakers and registrations links are here.

Schedule – Friday, February 2, 2024

 

Time

Event Description

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

Registration and a light breakfast provided for registrants.

 

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM:

 

Welcoming Remarks

  • Safina Motiwala, 3L, Executive Symposium Editor, UC Law Journal
  • Professor Ming Hsu Chen, Professor of Law and Faculty Director, RICE at UC Law San Francisco
 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

 

Keynote Speaker

  • Professor Leti Volpp, Robert D. and Leslie Kay Raven Professor of Law in Access to Justice, UC Berkeley School of Law
 

10:10 AM – 11:30 AM

 

Panel 1: Limits on Citizenship from Schools to the Workplace

Panelists

Moderator

 

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

 

Keynote Lunch Panel: Reparations as a Remedy for Racial Injustice

Panelists

  • Lisa Holder, President of Equal Justice Society and member of the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans
  • Donald Tamaki, Senior Counsel at Minami Tamaki LLP and member of the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans

Moderator

Catered lunch provided to registrants.

 

1:30 PM – 2:50 PM

 

Panel 2: Racial Citizenship as a Weapon in Crime and National Security

Panelists

Moderator

 

3:00 PM – 4:20 PM

 

Panel 3 – Multiracial Democracy and Political Incorporation

Panelists

Moderator

 

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM

 

Closing Remarks

 

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Reception

Light refreshments and snacks provided to registrants.

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