The Enduring Legacy of Charles Hamilton Houston: 2nd Biennial Symposium

Upcoming Events UPCOMING EVENT The Enduring Legacy of Charles Hamilton Houston: 2nd Biennial Symposium Thursday, September 3, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 pm Wasserstein 2036 Milstein East B Harvard Law School    Education and Social Justice in the 21st Century This symposium commemorates the 120th anniversary of Charles Hamilton Houston's birth on September 3, 1895. The aim of this symposium is to consider the complex relationships between educational equity and the criminal justice system and their connection to education in America and its impact on our communities and schools. Accordingly, the symposium will integrate discussions about the consequences of law enforcement disparities, underperforming schools, and inequity in educational opportunities and its effect on America's future. Panelists: Johanna Wald, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, Harvard Law School William H. Smith, National Center for Race Amity, Wheelock College Moderator: Lamont A. Flowers, Charles H. Houston Center, Clemson University Cosponsored by the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education, Clemson University RSVP Here NATIONAL COALITION ON SCHOOL DIVERSITY 2015 CONFERENCE 21st Century School Integration: Building the Movement for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Friday, September 25, 2015 Howard University School of Law Washington, DC Visit these links for more information! Conference Website Registration Agenda Community Events of Interest Public Service Litigation and Solitary Confinement:  A Conversation with Jules Lobel Friday, September 4th, noon-1 pm Wasserstein Hall, Room 3018 Harvard Law School Jules Lobel is Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh Law School and President of the Center for Constitutional Rights. Lunch will be served. Presented by Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project and the Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs What Have We Learned About Culture and Black Youth? A Colloquium Presentation by  Orlando Patterson Wednesday, September 9th at noon Thompson Room, Barker Center 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA Orlando Patterson is the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. A Q+A will follow the lecture. Sponsored by the W.E.B. DuBois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center About the Houston Institute   Established in the fall of 2005 at Harvard Law School by Professor Charles J.  Ogletree, Jr., the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice (CHHIRJ) seeks to honor the extraordinary contributions of one of the great lawyers of the twentieth century. Charles Hamilton Houston dedicated his life to using the law as a tool to reverse the unjust consequences of racial discrimination. CHHIRJ is committed to marshalling the resources of Harvard and beyond to continue his unfinished work.             www.charleshamiltonhouston.org        Accommodations: If you are a person with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to attend a Houston Institute event, please contact us 2 weeks in advance.

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