Below is the spring 2023 schedule for Art of Social Change. The class meets Mondays from 1:30pm – 3:30pm.
Class 1 (Jan. 23): Introduction and Course Overview
Speakers:
- Michael Gregory, Clinical Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab; Director, Education Law Clinic; Managing Attorney, Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI)
- Crisanne Hazen, Lecturer on Law and Assistant Director, Youth Advocacy and Policy Lab
Class 2 (Jan. 30): Identifying the System Problem: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Speakers:
- Tyler Whittenberg, Deputy Director of the Opportunity to Learn Program, Advancement Project
- Jessica Alcantara, Senior Staff Attorney, Opportunity to Learn, Advancement Project
Class 3 (Feb. 6): Learning Communities Meet
No Speakers
Class 4 (Feb. 13): Developing Complex Solutions: Trauma-Sensitive Schools
Speakers:
- Michael Gregory, Clinical Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab; Director, Education Law Clinic; Managing Attorney, Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI)
Class 5 (Feb. 20): Learning Communities Meet
No speakers
Class 6 (Feb. 27): Identifying Remedies: Systemic Advocacy for Educational Equity
Speakers:
- John Affeldt, Managing Attorney, Public Advocates
- Sergio Luna, Lead Organizer, San Bernardino, Inland Congregations United for Change, PICO
Class 7 (Mar. 6): Learning Communities Meet
No speakers
Class 8 (Mar. 20): Choosing Strategies: Juvenile Justice System Reform
Speakers:
- Marsha Levick, Chief Legal Officer and Co-Founder, Juvenile Law Center
- Kristin Henning, Blume Professor of Law and Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative, Georgetown Law
Class 9 (Mar. 27): Learning Communities Meet
No speakers
Class 10 (Apr. 3): Choosing Strategies: Climate Justice and Constitutional Rights
Speakers:
- Julia Olson, Executive Director & Chief Legal Counsel, Our Children’s Trust
Class 11 (Apr. 10): Choosing Strategies: Emerging Adults and the Two-Gen Approach to Ending Violence
Speakers:
- Sunindiya Bhalla, Executive Vice President, Women & 2Gen, Roca
- Other Roca Representatives
Class 12 (Apr. 17): Learning Communities Meet
No speakers