Online registration is closed. Please email
Abby Ward at award@mnbars.org if you want
to register.
The Section is excited to continue
a tradition, now in its 30th consecutive year, of presenting recent developments and the
latest hot topics in agricultural law. We are dividing the content up into three
parts. We hope you can join
us!
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Getting Past the
Bumpiness™ - Allyship for Legal Professionals Who
Aren’t White in Skin Color
Americans are undergoing seismic shifts in
how we relate to each other, particularly toward those who are considered
“Other” because of their skin color. Many understand that we need to have
difficult conversations about how white-color people have historically treated
people who aren’t white. Those conversations are challenging because most are
fearful of impacting sensitivities—people don’t want to feel “uncomfortable,”
either for themselves or others. Sometimes, we’ll do almost anything to avoid
experiencing discomfort, something that one commentator has described as “white
fragility.”
On the other hand, Ellie Krug’s
work has revealed that most Americans are very compassionate and caring toward
each other, regardless of skin color. It’s just that we don’t know how to
exercise compassion or empathy with anyone who’s outside of our comfort bubbles.
Yet, to understand America in the ‘20s, we need to
talk about skin color and how the color of one’s skin impacts their
opportunities for success on many fronts. This is particularly true for the
legal profession, which has lagged behind society in general in tackling this
important subject.
How can lawyers begin these
exceedingly difficult but necessary conversations? And in the process, can we
accept the idea of providing grace or a reprieve from judgment to all involved?
Can we further understand that being human means we will sometimes stumble?
Please join Ellie as she talks about challenges that the legal profession
faces relative to skin color. You’ll come away with a better understanding how
our profession (and country) got here and how individuals,
organizations and the community at large can go forward, together.
Ellie Krug | Founder and President, Human
Inspiration Works, LLC
In 2009, when she was a civil trial attorney in
Cedar Rapids with 100+ trials, Ellen (Ellie) Krug transitioned from male to
female; she later became one of the few attorneys nationally to try jury cases
in separate genders. The author of Getting to Ellen: A Memoir about Love,
Honesty and Gender Change (2013), Ellie has trained on diversity and inclusion
to court systems, law firms, Fortune 100 corporations, and colleges/universities
on nearly 1000 occasions. A hopeless idealist, Ellie has presented her
inclusivity training, Gray Area Thinking®, across the country. In 2016, Advocate
Magazine named Ellie one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights” and
in 2019, OutFront Minnesota conferred Ellie its Legacy Award. She is also a
monthly columnist for Lavender Magazine and Minnesota Women’s Press, and a
weekly radio host on AM950 radio. Her monthly e-newsletter, The Ripple, reaches
9000+ readers and can be found at www.elliekrug.com . Ellie presently lives in
Minneapolis and is the founder and president of Human Inspiration Works, LLC (www.humaninspirationworks.com).
CLE Credits:
1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit | Event Code: 355974
Cost:
Ag and Rural Law Section Members: Free*
Non-Section Member: $25
Law Student: Free
*Join the Section for $15 and attend for free! Email
kerbach@mnbars.org to take advantage of this deal.
Deadline to register: April 27,
2021
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day prior to the event.
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Thank you.
Program Manager:
Kayla
Erbach
kerbach@mnbars.org
612-278-6325