SCHR's annual symposium is an in-person event that aims to foster an open dialogue and explore innovative solutions to address the intersection of race and poverty within the criminal legal system. They have pulled together a slate of experts-lawyers, scholars, and activists-to tackle this year's theme: In the Shadow of Reform: Fighting When the World Is on Fire.
Panelists will explore state and community responses to gang violence, financial investment in the carceral system and alternatives, health equity for system-impacted people, right to counsel, sentencing and mass incarceration, and more. Keynote speaker is Loyola University's Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law Andrea Armstrong.