SATURDAY, MARCH 2
9:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
10:00 a.m. Welcome
Abigail Fleming, Associate Director, Lecturer in Law, Environmental Justice Clinic; Faculty, Environmental Law Program, University of Miami School of Law
Valencia Gunder, Co-Director, The Smile Trust; Executive Director, The Black Collective
Justin Hansford, Member, U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Charkera Ervin, Human Rights Counsel, Office of Justin Hansford
Tamar Ezer, Acting Director, Human Rights Clinic; Faculty Director, Human Rights Program; Lecturer in Law, University of Miami School of Law
10:30 a.m. Introductory Multi-Issue Panel
Moderators:
Denisse Córdova Montes, Acting Associate Director, Human Rights Clinic; Faculty Advisor, Human Rights Program; Lecturer in Law, University of Miami School of Law
Donette Francis, Associate Professor; Director, Center for Global Black Studies, University of Miami
Speakers:
Jamarah Amani, Director, Southern Birth Justice Network
Erica Hall, Board of Directors Chair, Florida Food Policy Council
Cheryl Holder, Associate Professor, Florida International University
David Peery, Executive Director, Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity (MCARE)
11:45 a.m. Parallel Roundtables
FOOD
Facilitator: Arely Lozano Cantu, Director of Healthy Access and Livability, Urban Health Partnerships
Key Participants:
Erica Hall, Board of Directors Chair, Florida Food Policy Council
Ieshia Haynie, Executive Director, Overtown Optimist Club
Keith Ivory, Community Resident
Florence French Fagan, Senior Regional Organizer, Southeast, Bread for the World
Precious Makuyana, Mysun Foundation Fellow, Environmental Justice Clinic
HOUSING
Facilitator: Robin Bachin, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Founding Director of the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, University of Miami
Key Participants:
Rayna Milfort, Housing Program Manager, Miami Homes for All
David Peery, Executive Director, MCARE
Theresa Pinto, Founder, P.E.E.R. Group; Lecturer in Ecosystem Science and Policy, University of Miami
Rob Robinson, Senior Advisor, Partners for Dignity and Rights
Stephen Schnably, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law
CLIMATE JUSTICE
Facilitator: Nicole Crooks, Overtown Community Engagement Manager, Catalyst Miami; Community Resident
Key Participants:
Cheryl Holder, Associate Professor, Florida International University
Bereatha Howard, Climate Equity Program Coordinator, The CLEO Institute
Armen Henderson, Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Founder of Dade County Street Response, Director of Health Programs with The Dream Defenders
Sierra Taliaferro, Community Outreach Associate, Southeast, Environmental Protection Network
MATERNAL HEALTH
Facilitator: Jordan Brooks, Human Rights Clinic Fellow, University of Miami School of Law
Key Participants:
Jamarah Amani, Director, Southern Birth Justice Network
Jose Filpo, Vice President of Community Programs, YWCA
Cortés Marià Lewis, Owner and Chief Motivational Advocate, CMLEnterprises, LLC Advocacy Consultant; Executive Board Member, MCARE
Okezi T. Otovo, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, "The Black Mothers Care Plan," Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, Florida International University
Alison Yager, Executive Director, Florida Health Justice Project (FHJP)
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Facilitator: Caroline Bettinger-López, Professor Law; Director, Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
Key Participants:
Viviana Alvarado Pacheco, Senior Research and Policy Manager, The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade
Francesco Duberli, Chief Executive Officer, Survivors Pathway
Rachel Gilmer, Co-Executive Director, Dream Defenders
Brother Lyle Muhammad, Executive Director, The Circle of Brotherhood
Rosa Pache, Director, AfroLatino Domestic Violence Program, Survivors Pathway
Elizabeth Regalado, Executive Director, Domestic Violence Oversight Board, Miami-Dade County
1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
2:30 p.m. Art Exhibit
Speakers & Artists:
Gary Allen, The HeArt Room
Abigail Fleming, Associate Director, Lecturer in Law, Environmental Justice Clinic; Faculty, Environmental Law Program, University of Miami School of Law
Rachel Komich, Buddy System MIA
Abbigail Wettstein, Legal Intern, Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
3:00 p.m. Round Table Reports & Public Comment
Facilitator: Valencia Gunder, Co-Director, The Smile Trust; Exectuive Director, The Black Collective
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Facilitator: Abigail Fleming, Associate Director, Lecturer in Law, Environmental Justice Clinic; Faculty, Environmental Law Program, University of Miami School of Law
Speakers:
Jason T. Smith, Director, Equity and Engagement, Office of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Timothy Mondloch, Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Race and Social Justice Law Review
4:30 p.m. Close
