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2023 Mitchell Hamline Law Review Symposium

The Mitchell Hamline Law Review in coordination with the Center for the Study of Black Life and the Law highlighted and explored Furtive Blackness & The Afterlives of Slavery as part of the spring symposium. Links to the recordings are below. Also, read on for details regarding recommended readings and works of authors mentioned during the panels, and how to stay connected to the work of the below organizations.

Recordings

Panel 1: 9:45-11 a.m. CDT Local Governance, Local Change and National Impacts

• Jamael Lundy, Intergovernmental Affairs Director for County Attorney Mary Moriarty
• Lyndsey Olson, City Attorney, City of Saint Paul
• Mikeya Griffin, Executive Director, Rondo Community Land Trust
• Representative Ruth Richardson, DFL, 52B
• Justin Terrell, Executive Director, Minnesota Justice Research Center

Moderated by Gillian Mwangi, President of the Black Law Students Association

Presidential Roundtable: 1:30-3:15 p.m. CDT Furtive Blackness & The Afterlives of Slavery

• Jamilah Jefferson Jones, Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, University of Kansas School of Law
• Angela Rose Myers, Scholar-Organizer and Former President, Minneapolis NAACP
• Frank Leon Roberts (Ph.D.),Assistant Professor of English & Black Studies, Amherst College
• Michele Alexandre, Dean and Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
• Etienne Toussaint, Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law
• Shirley E. Thompson (Ph.D.), Associate Professor & Associate Chair and African and African Diaspora Studies and Associate Professor of American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderated by Dr. T. Anansi Wilson, JD/Ph.D

2022 Mitchell Hamline Law Review Symposium

The 2022 Law Review Symposium highlighted and explored the deep fissures in our criminal justice system and featured discussions with lawyers and community leaders who are making change through their representation, advocacy, and leadership. For additional information about the panels, panelists, and Anthony Ray Hinton, as well as additional reading material and resources related to these topics, check out the Mitchell Hamline Lib Guide accompanying the Symposium.

2021 Mitchell Hamline Law Review Symposium

The 2021 Law Review Symposium focused on creating trauma-informed professionals who not only understand various types of trauma but who also know how to manage their own mental health.

Barbara (Bob-e) Simpson Epps – Race-based Trauma

• Race-based Trauma sildes by Ms. Bob-e Simpson Epps, Founder BASE Consulting

• Race-based Trauma presentation recording

Dr. Dorothy Simpson Taylor – Veteran’s/First Responder Trauma

• Surviving Trauma Compassion Fatigue by Doty Simpson-Taylor, PHD USAF VEV

• Veteran’s / First Responder Trauma Recording

• Veterans and Active Military Duty

Myrna McCallum – Generational Trauma

• The Trauma-Informed Lawyer Podcast hosted by Myrna McCallum   Brought to you in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association, this podcast hosted by Myrna McCallum is an educational resource on trauma-informed lawyering.

• Intergenerational Trauma Slide Deck

Brandon Jones – Children and Trauma

• Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences by Brandon Jones, M.A.
• Children’s Trauma Recording

Natalie Netzel and Miriam Itzkowitz – Moving to Trauma-Responsive Practice

• Moving to Trauma-Responsive Practice slides by Natalie Netzel, JD & Miriam Itzkowitz, LICSW

• Moving to Trauma Informed Practice – Recording