Searching for Equality: A Conference on Law, Race & Socio-Economic Class
March 18-19, 2011
University of California, Irvine School of Law
In the United States, income distribution is highly concentrated at the top, with the top 1% of the population earning more than 20% of all income and the top 10% earning almost half of all income. Moreover, notwithstanding the rags-to-riches fairy tales that have historically captured the imaginations of Americans, the likelihood of moving from the bottom to the top is small. Circumstances are worse for people of color. Despite measurable progress within some subgroups, people of color are much more likely than their White counterparts to be impoverished, to have lower incomes, to be incarcerated, and to be uninsured and unemployed.
This conference will engage academics, legal practitioners and policy makers in dialogue about the effects of these alarming statistical disparities on access to opportunity in the United States. Participants will examine the interplay between race and class in a variety of different substantive areas, with the focus always remaining on real issues that affect real people. Individuals from all walks of life are welcome to attend.
MCLE credit will be offered by UC Irvine School of Law, an approved State Bar of California MCLE provider.
Sponsored by The Center on Law, Equality and Race (CLEAR) at the UC Irvine School of Law.
Featured Speakers
Mario Barnes
UC Irvine
Charles Becton
Duke
Paul Butler
George Washington
Jennifer Chacón
UC Irvine
Kareem Crayton
UNC
Luis Fraga
Univ. of Washington
Lani Guinier
Harvard
Kaaryn Gustafson
Connecticut
Cheryl Harris
UCLA
Kerry Haynie
Duke
Lisa Ikemoto
UC Davis
Trina Jones
Duke/UC Irvine
Emma Coleman Jordan
Georgetown
Cynthia Lee
George Washington
Ian Haney Lopez
UC Berkeley
Martha Mahoney
Univ. of Miami
Carrie Menkel-Meadow
UC Irvine
Margaret Montoya
Univ. of New Mexico
Rachel Moran
UCLA
Janai Nelson
St. Johns
Rigel Oliveri
University of Missouri
Angela Onwuachi-Willig
Iowa
Gary Orfield
UCLA
Myron Orfield
Minnesota
Thomas Parham
UC Irvine
John A. Powell
Ohio State
Camille Gear Rich
Univ. of So. Calif.
Reva Siegel
Yale
Donald Specter
Prison Law Office
Grace Tonner
UC Irvine
Gerald Torres
Univ. of Texas, Austin
Henry Weinstein
UC Irvine
Stephanie Wildman
Santa Clara University