Friday, October 20, 201711:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.Law School Common/Blake Law Center Western New England University

This event is free and open to the public. Breakfast will begin at 10:00 a.m. and Cocktails and Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Please join us for the Symposium on

Perspectives on Racial Justice in the Era of #BlackLivesMatter

Sponsored by the Western New England Law Review

Please join the Western New England Law Review as we present different perspectives on racial justice in the era of #BlackLivesMatter. The Symposium will feature an interdisciplinary series of speakers followed by a panel discussion.

RSVP to symposium.wne@gmail.com. For additional and updated information, including speaker biographies and discussion descriptions, please visit the Western New England

Law Review Facebook page or visit wne.edu/law/law-review.

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Coffee11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Attorneys Terry Nagel, Committee for Public Counsel Service and Edward Pikula,

Springfield City Solicitor, Dr. Bridgette Baldwin, Professor, Western New England University School of Law—Panel on City of Springfield v. Kibbe

12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Mr. John Wambere, Ugandan gay rights activist and cofounder of Spectrum Uganda Initiatives

1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Dr. Raja Staggers-Hakim, Director of Equity, Inclusion, & Civic Engagement at Yale Divinity School

2:15 – 3:00 p.m. Attorney Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director of the Brennan Center Washington D.C. office3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Attorney Carl Williams, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts4:15 – 5:30 p.m. Panel with all speakers5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Cocktail hour6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner reception