Economic Justice Summit March 30-31, 2023

Economic Justice Summit at Georgetown University Law Center

March 30-31, 2023

Georgetown University Law Center, The Sarah and Bernard Gewirz Student Center

120 F Street NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20001

Free. Register. by March 29, 2023, 8:00 p.m.

For more information, contact: ABA Service Center (800) 285-2221 / service@americanbar.org

The theme for the American Bar Association's Civil Rights and Social Justice Section (CRSJ) 22-23 Bar Year is economic justice, fundamental to civil rights and social justice. This two-day Summit will cover issues such as guaranteed income, taxes and debt, housing, and the racial wealth gap. During the Summit, lawyers, activists, policymakers, and key stakeholders will formulate policy solutions to the nation's most critical economic disparities and devise strategies to implement such policy solutions.

As the American Bar Association (ABA)’s only membership entity exclusively dedicated to the advancement of human rights, civil liberties, and social justice, we seek to understand the role that lawyers can play in the pursuit of economic justice. A detailed agenda with program descriptions and speakers is available here.

The Economic Justice Summit is open to both in-person and virtual attendees, so please choose accordingly during the registration process. This event is complimentary and open to the public. Please share word of this event widely with your colleagues and networks.

Summit Supporters: Truist, Georgetown University Law Center, D.C. Bar, American Tax Policy Institute, ABA Section of Taxation, Francine J. Lipman & James E. Williamson.

Summit Co-Sponsors: ABA Business Law Section, ABA Center for Public Interest Law, ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, ABA Young Lawyers Division.

Read the ABA's article about the Summit.

Read the Wealth Disparities and Civil Rights issue of CRSJ's Human Rights Magazine.

 2023 Just Economy Conference!

Elected in 2016, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is now serving her third term in Congress representing Washington’s 7th District. She is the first South Asian American woman elected to the US House of Representatives and one of only two dozen naturalized citizens currently serving in the United States Congress.   Congresswoman Jayapal is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, where she serves as Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. She also serves on the Budget and House Education & Labor Committees.    Representative Jayapal has been a leader on immigration and championed legislation to address income inequality, such as the $15 minimum wage and expanded collective bargaining rights for workers. She has worked extensively on healthcare issues as the lead sponsor of the Medicare for All bill in the House, and she is the author of the College for All Act, which would ensure every American has access to higher education. She has authored other landmark pieces of progressive legislation including the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, the Housing is a Human Right Act, and the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. She has also helped to introduce the THRIVE Act and other legislation to transition our economy to 100% clean energy and address the crisis of climate justice.   Don’t miss your chance to hear from Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal!

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