Strengthened Bonds

ABOLISHING THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND
RE-ENVISIONING CHILD WELL-BEING

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Dawnland - Film Screening, March 16th, 6:00pm EST

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Jane M. Spinak

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Penthea Burns

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Mishy Lesser

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Strengthened Bonds - Evening Keynote, June 16, 2021 6pm to 8pm EDT

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Dean Gillian Lester

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Jane M. Spinak

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Nicolás Quaid Galván

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Nancy D. Polikoff

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Dorothy E. Roberts

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Gwendoline M. Alphonso

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Laura Briggs

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Penthea Burns

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Leyda M. Garcia-Greenawalt

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Day One, June 17, 2021 11am to 6pm EDT

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Legal Frameworks that Perpetuate Family Regulation

(11:15am to 12:45pm)

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Angela Olivia Burton

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Martin Guggenheim

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Miriam Mack

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Angeline Montauban

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Michael S. Wald

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Jessica Dixon Weaver

Coffee Break (12:45 to 1:00pm)

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The Distinctive Native American Experience (1:00pm to 2:15pm)

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Theresa Rocha Beardall

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Frank Edwards

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Lisa Kelly

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Addie C. Rolnick

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Brett Lee Shelton

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Lauren van Schilfgaarde

Coffee Break (2:15 to 2:30pm)

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Family Surveillance (2:30pm to 4:00pm)

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J. Khadijah Abdurahman

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Charlotte Baughman

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Tehra Coles

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Victoria Copeland

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Jennifer Feinberg

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Kelley Fong

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Tarek Z. Ismail

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Hope Lyzette Newton

Coffee Break (4:00 to 4:15pm)

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Community Approaches to Child Well-Being and Strengthening Bonds

(4:15pm to 5:30pm)

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Bianca Shaw

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Caitlyn Garcia

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Cynthia Godsoe

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Dr. Tricia Stephens

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Halimah Washington

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Imani Worthy

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Kele Stewart

Cocktail Hour (5:30 to 6:00pm)

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Day Two, June 18, 2021 11:00am to 6:00pm EDT

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Introduction and Slam Poem at 11:00am to 11:15am

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Demontea Thompson

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Family Defense Lawyering (11:15am to 12:30pm)

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Carla Laroche

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Charisa Kiyô Smith

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Jessica López-Espino

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Melody R. Webb, Esq,.

Coffee Break (12:30 to 12:45pm)

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Looking Through Client Lenses: Youth of Color, LGBT Parents and Youth, Disabled Parents (12:45pm to 2:00pm)

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Catherine Sakimura

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Courtney G. Joslin

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Kara R. Finck

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Marcía Hopkins

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Sacha Coupet

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Sarah H. Lorr

Coffee Break (2:00pm to 2:15pm)

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An Abolitionist Approach to Reimagine Child Welfare (2:15pm to 3:45pm)

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Adina Marx-Arpadi

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Amy Mulzer

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Ann Shalleck

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Ashley Albert

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Bishop Marcia Dinkins

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Brianna Harvey

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Clara Presler

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Elizabeth Brico

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Erin Miles Cloud

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Josh Gupta-Kagan

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Joyce McMillan

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Kelis Houston

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Lisa Sangoi

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Vonya Quarles

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Tiheba Bain

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Christopher E. Church

Coffee Break (3:45 to 4:00pm)

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From Reform to Abolition: Learning from Experience (4:00pm to 5:30pm)

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Anna Arons

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Bill Bettencourt

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Christopher E. Church

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Judge Ernestine S. Gray

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Kristen Weber

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Matthew I. Fraidin

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Melissa Carter

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Nancy E. Dowd

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Shanta Trivedi

Cocktail Hour (5:30 to 6:00pm)

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