The Criminalization of Poverty CLE
November 29 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
A panel discussion on the treatment of low-income people as criminals simply because of their poverty and what needs to be done about it.
Thursday, November 29, 2018 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Check-in for CLE: 5:15 p.m.
CLE Program: 5:30 p.m.–6:45 p.m.
Networking Reception: 6:45 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
New York Law School, Auditorium 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013
Speakers
Beth Fertig, Senior Reporter, WNYC News (Moderator); Nusrat Choudhury, Deputy Director, ACLU Racial Justice Program; Peter Edelman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy, Georgetown University Law Center; Hon. Lisa Foster (ret.), Co-Director, Fines and Fees Justice Center; Robert Robinson, NYC Coalition on the Continuum of Care and National Economic & Social Rights Initiative
Register: www.nyls.edu/ImpactThursdays
$15 for general admission, $10 for NYLS alumni, Free for NYLS students, staff, and faculty
CLE Financial Aid Policy: www.nyls.edu/cletuitionassistance