Deadline to Register: August 9, 2016
Sixth District
Bar Association -- Remote Site:
7th Floor Conference
Room - Profinium Place
Contact: Paul Shneider, District Bar
President
Parking Instructions: Park in
the City Center Ramp which can be accessed on Warren Street, Cherry Street, or
Riverfront Drive. Parking anywhere in the ramp is free for two hours or
less. Parking cost for more than two hours is $3; take a ticket and
park above the entrance arms.
Please join us for a moderated panel
discussion about the legal issues and analysis related to racial equity and
criminal justice. This is an opportunity for the legal community to come
together during a difficult time to hear different perspectives about these
important legal issues. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and
answer period and social gathering.
Moderator: Judge
Peter Reyes (Confirmed)
Panelists:
Chief Paul Schnell, Maplewood Police Department
(Confirmed)
Nekima Levy-Pounds,
President, Minneapolis NAACP (Confirmed)
Kevin
Lindsey, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights
(Confirmed)
Teresa Nelson, Legal Director, ACLU
(Confirmed)
The Seminar
Schedule:
3:30 - 5:00 Panel Discussion
5:00 -
6:00 Social
Co-Sponsors:
Hmong American Bar Associaiton
Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
Minnesota
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Minnesota Association of Black
Lawyers
Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Network
Minnesota Hispanic Bar
Association
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
Minnesota Mother Attorney
Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Women
Lawyers
North
American Somali Bar Association
CLE Credits: 1.5
Elimination of Bias credits to be applied for
Cost: Free
Questions? Contact Tiana O'Konek
612/278-6321