Colorblind Racism? Conference

Conference Agenda

Colorblind Racism? The Politics of Controlling Racial and Ethnic Data October 2-3, 2003 Stanford University

Thursday, October 2	Stanford University Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center McCaw Hall
6:00 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.	Reception/Early Registration
7:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m	Welcome Remarks — Claude Steele, Stanford University — Steve Montiel, Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism, University of Southern California
7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Opening Keynote: "Race and the News: Why Numbers Matter" — Steven Holmes, New York Times Respondents: — Maria Blanco, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund — Michael Omi, UC Berkeley — Raul Ramirez, KQED
Friday, October 3	Tresidder Center, Oak Lounge
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m	Welcome Remarks — George Fredrickson, Stanford University — Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Plenary — "The Continuing Significance of Race: Social Science Evidence" Panelists: — Larry Bobo, Harvard University — David Wellman, University of California, Santa Cruz, "Colorblindness as Color Consciousness" Respondents: — Troy Duster, UC Berkeley; New York University — Denise Segura, Professor of Sociology, UCSB Moderator: — Andrew Barlow, UC Berkeley
10:45 a.m. - 11:00am	Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Impacts I — "Data, Disease and Difference: Why Are The Inequalities In Health So Pervasive?" — Carmen Nevarez, MD, Public Health Institute — Brian Smedley, Institute of Medicine — Moderator: Barbara Koenig, Stanford University
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Impacts II — "Race, Opportunity, and Achievement: Impact on Education" — Jeannie Oakes, UCLA — Linda Darling Hammond, Stanford University — Moderator: Claude Steele, Stanford University
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m	Impacts III — "What's Law Got to Do With It?" — Michelle Alexander, Stanford Law School — Steve Owyang, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission — Moderator: Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m	Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Media Panel — "Colorblind Journalism? Why Race Matters" — Edwin Garcia, San Jose Mercury News — Sandip Roy, KALW-FM; New California Media — Beverly White, KNBC-TV Los Angeles — Steve Montiel, Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism — Moderator: Elaine Elinson, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights/Equal Justice Society
5:30 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.	Closing Remarks: — Hazel Markus, Stanford University — Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society

Colorblind Racism! Mapping a Strategy for Social Justice October 4, 2003 Sheraton Palo Alto
Saturday, October 4	Sheraton Palo Alto 625 El Camino Real Cypress Ballroom
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	Welcome and Purpose — Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society
9:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	"How Think Tanks, Foundations, and Advocacy Groups are Changing America's Social Agenda" — Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future — Lee Cokorinos, Institute for Democracy Studies — Beverly Tucker, California Teachers Association — Eric Yamamoto, University of Hawai`i Law School — Moderator: Troy Duster, UC Berkeley; New York University
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	"National Civil Rights and Media Roundtable" — Belva Davis, KQED-TV — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle — Bill Lann Lee, former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice — Gwen McKinney, McKinney and Associates — Martha Mendoza, Associated Press — Tom Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Break (Pick up box lunch and select workshop)
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m	Strategy and Organizing Workshops (Three Selections) Social Science Research & Think Tanks Issue Expert: Eva Paterson, Executive Director, Equal Justice Society Campaign Media Training Issue Expert: Elaine Elinson, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights/Equal Justice Society Racial Justice and Litigation Implications Issue Expert: Marianne Lado, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Next Steps and Closing — Eva Paterson, Equal Justice Society
2:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m	Reception & Music at Poolside — Featuring the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra

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