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University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Katrina's Wake: Emergency Preparedness and Response
from the Bayou to the Beltway

Friday, February 29, 2008
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
Building 38, Second Floor Windows Lounge
4200 Connecticut Avenue N.W.

* Schedule & Confirmed Speakers *

Red Line Van Ness/UDC Metro * Wheelchair accessible * Free and open to the public

Please RSVP to the Law Review at (202) 274-7362.

The Symposium will feature leading scholars, advocates, and public officials who will examine the parallel racial and economic disparities in New Orleans and the District of Columbia. Topic areas include the administration of justice, long term and foster care, and accountability in disaster planning and relief spending.

The Law Review will also host a photograph display from the Kid Camera Project, a New Orleans-based non-profit created to address the psychological and emotional impacts of Hurricane Katrina on children returning home to New Orleans. Through the use of photography, children from flooded neighborhoods express themselves through poignant photographs that tell their story of survival. For more information, visit www.kidcameraproject.org.

Last year, UDC-DCSL students, faculty, and administrators traveled to Louisiana and worked on behalf of Katrina survivors in a variety of capacities with local organizations. They conducted succession research to assist survivors with insurance claims on their homes; provided assistance to the New Orleans Public Defenders Office, resulting in the release of dozens of arrestees who had served more time than if they had been convicted; assisted exploited Latino day laborers to receive compensation and understand their rights; and helped to rebuild a home. In December 2007, the Pro Bono Project of the Greater New Orleans Area named UDC-DCSL its "Law School of the Year" and the Louisiana State Supreme Court honored UDC-DCSL faculty members.

The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law is the District's only public law school and one of only six ABA-accredited law schools at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In addition to the standard academic law school curriculum, UDC-DCSL students each provide a minimum of 700 hours of attorney-professor supervised work on behalf of the indigent and the public interest.

KATRINA'S WAKE SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
Morning Session: Gulf Coast Recovery
8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.	Welcome Shelley Broderick, Dean, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
9:15 a.m.	Introduction and Overview Susan Waysdorf, Professor, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
9:30 a.m.	Profile: Changing Lives Zack Rosenburg, Director and Co-Founder, St. Bernard Project
9:45 a.m.	Discussion: The Administration of Justice Eric Balaban, Senior Staff Counsel, ACLU National Prison Project Zack Rosenburg, Director and Co-Founder, St. Bernard Project Josephine Ross, Professor and Clinical Supervisor, Criminal Justice Clinic, Howard University School of Law Miles Swanson, New Orleans Common Ground Legal Clinic, Pro Bono Project, Orleans Public Defenders
10:45 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	Discussion: Addressing Critical Needs Scott H. Amey, General Counsel, Project on Government Oversight Kristen Clarke, Co-Director, Political Participation Group, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Alice S. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, US Dept. of Justice; Chair, Katrina Fraud Task Force Daria E. Neal, Senior Counsel, Environmental Justice Project, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
12:15 p.m.	Summation Laurie Morin, Professor, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law Kid Camera Project
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m.	Keynote Address The Hon. Ernestine Steward Gray, Judge, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
Afternoon Session: Emergency Preparedness in the District of Columbia
2:00 p.m.	Discussion: The Administration of Justice Julia Leighton, General Counsel, The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Patricia Mullahy Fugere, Executive Director, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless The Hon. Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Discussion: Critical Needs Darrell L. Darnell, Director, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency The Hon. S. Pamela Gray, Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia Cecelia Hawkins, Risk Manager, DC Child and Family Services Agency Dr. Patricia Hawkins, Associate Executive Director, Whitman Walker Clinic Lydia Williams, Board & Care Ombudsman, Office of DC Long Term Care Ombudsman
4:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks William McLain, Professor, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law

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