September 27, 2011
CARRE Conference 2011: “New Directions in Advocacy”
Join the Council of Advisors to Reduce Recidivism through Employment (CARRE) for its tenth annual policy conference, "New Directions in Advocacy."
Where:
University of Illinois at Chicago – UIC Student Center East – Illinois Room B
750 S. Halsted Street
When:
Monday, October 24, 2011
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Registration
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Welcome and Presentation of CARRE Visionary Awards
Diane Williams, President/CEO, Safer Foundation
Hon. Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Margie Stapleton, National Sargeant Shriver Center for
Poverty Law Melvin Bailey, Community Male Empowerment Project
Hon. Paul Biebel, Presiding Judge, Cook County, Criminal Division
11:00 – 11:55 a.m.
Major Reentry Policies in 2011
Facilitator: Anthony Lowery, Director of Policy and
Advocacy, Safer Foundation
Hon. Constance Howard, State Rep: Criminal
ID/Sealing Records (HB 298)
Beth Johnson, CGLA: Criminal ID/Sealing Records (HB 298)
Jill Matheny, Director, Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition: Arrest Records (HEA 121)
Hon. LaShawn Ford, State Rep: Emergency Employment Development. Act (HB 2927)
11:55 – 12:10 p.m.
Conference Break (Lunch)
11:55 – 12:10 p.m.
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Veronica Cunningham, VP of Public Policy/External Relations, Safer Foundation
12:15 – 12:40 p.m.
Lunch Keynote Speaker
Toni Preckwinkle, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners
12:40 – 1:30 p.m.
Measuring Employer Responsibility
Facilitator: Todd Belcore, Staff Attorney, National Shriver Center for Poverty Law
Lynn Todman, Ph.D, Ex. Director/Institute on Social Exclusion, Alder School for Professional Psychology
Hon. Annazette Collins, State Senator: Human Rights Employment Discrimination (HB 1284)
John P. Rowe, Director, Chicago Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Paul Strauss, Co-Director of Litigation, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Conference Wrap-Up
Anthony Lowery, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Safer Foundation
NOTE: All speakers confirmed with exception of John Rowe (invited)
Where:
University of Illinois at Chicago – UIC Student Center East – Illinois Room B 750 S. Halsted Street
When:
Monday, October 24, 2011
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Registration |
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Presentation of CARRE Visionary Awards Diane Williams, President/CEO, Safer Foundation Hon. Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Margie Stapleton, National Sargeant Shriver Center for Poverty Law Melvin Bailey, Community Male Empowerment Project Hon. Paul Biebel, Presiding Judge, Cook County, Criminal Division |
11:00 – 11:55 a.m. |
Major Reentry Policies in 2011 Facilitator: Anthony Lowery, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Safer Foundation Hon. Constance Howard, State Rep: Criminal ID/Sealing Records (HB 298) Beth Johnson, CGLA: Criminal ID/Sealing Records (HB 298) Jill Matheny, Director, Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition: Arrest Records (HEA 121) Hon. LaShawn Ford, State Rep: Emergency Employment Development. Act (HB 2927) |
11:55 – 12:10 p.m. |
Conference Break (Lunch) |
11:55 – 12:10 p.m. |
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Veronica Cunningham, VP of Public Policy/External Relations, Safer Foundation |
12:15 – 12:40 p.m. |
Lunch Keynote Speaker Toni Preckwinkle, President, Cook County Board of Commissioners |
12:40 – 1:30 p.m. |
Measuring Employer Responsibility Facilitator: Todd Belcore, Staff Attorney, National Shriver Center for Poverty Law Lynn Todman, Ph.D, Ex. Director/Institute on Social Exclusion, Alder School for Professional Psychology Hon. Annazette Collins, State Senator: Human Rights Employment Discrimination (HB 1284) John P. Rowe, Director, Chicago Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Paul Strauss, Co-Director of Litigation, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. |
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. |
Conference Wrap-Up Anthony Lowery, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Safer Foundation |
NOTE: All speakers confirmed with exception of John Rowe (invited)
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