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MLK / César Chávez Teach-In for Justice

Friday, March 31, 2023

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Reception to follow with light refreshments.



UCI Law is excited to bring together a community of justice-minded individuals for an in-person opportunity to learn and discuss current issues in public interest law. The annual MLK, Jr. Teach-In has returned from a pandemic pause on the Cesar Chavez holiday. As always, there will be panels discussing the efforts of community organizers and activists to address racism and inequality in the U.S. Panels will also look to the future of legal movements with discussions of civil rights, human rights and the rule of law.

The reception following the panels will bring together attendees in an outdoor setting to continue conversations about justice in our community and beyond.

MCLE credit will be available for some sessions for members of the California Bar. Additional speakers are yet to be announced.

Parking passes must be purchased to park on campus. Public interest attorneys and others in need of a complimentary parking pass can email Alexis Mondares amondares@law.uci.edu to request a pass paid for by the UCI Law Pro Bono Program.

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Check-in

Coffee and refreshments available

I. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Welcome by Dean Austen Parrish

Plenary Panel: Teaching/Writing Justice

• Dana Lee, Assistant Professor of Law and Mohannad and Rana Malas Scholar in Islamic Legal Studies, UCI Law
• Ji Seon Song, Assistant Professor of Law, UCI Law
• Courtney Cahill, Professor of Law, UCI Law
• Mario Barnes, Professor of Law, UCI Law

II. 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Breakout Session 1 (please select one option)

A . Dynamic Labor Organizing Campaigns: Lessons from Amazon, Starbucks and the UC Graduate Students

• Veronica Alvarado, Deputy Director, Warehouse Workers Resource Center
• Veronica Gonzalez, Organizer, Workers' United Local 50
• Additional Speaker to be Added

B. Policing of Protesters

• Ji Seon Song, Assistant Professor of Law, UCI Law
• Ameena Qazi, Peace & Justice Law Center
• Additional Speaker may be Added

C. Higher Education: Engine of Mobility or Guardian of Privilege?

• Jonathan Glater, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley
• Dalié Jiménez, Professor of Law, UCI Law
• Rachel Moran, Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Law, UCI Law

III. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Breakout Session 2 (please select one option)

A. Immigration, Farm Work, and Organizing

• Edgar Aguilasocho ('12), Partner, Martinez Aguilasocho Law, Inc.
• Lizbeth Valdez, Lead Organizer, Martinez Aguilasocho Law, Inc.
• Additional Speaker may be Added

B. Housing & Homelessness

• Speakers to be Announced

C. Environmental Justice: Mapping Vulnerabilities and Actions to Protect Communities

• Dr. Jason Douglas, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Chapman University
• Joe DiMento, Distinguished Professor of Law, UCI Law
• Additional Speaker may be Added

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Reception in Courtyard with Light Refreshments

This event includes sessions approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California. UC Irvine School of Law is a State Bar-approved MCLE provider.

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