Events and Speakers

Ninth Annual Law and Society Week

February 22–29, 2008

Presented by the Center for Law and Society

• High School Day, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room S2-19

• Drugs, Weapons and Violence in Philadelphia, 8:00 to 9:20 a.m., Room S2-3
• International Student Panel: Focus on the Political Process,11:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room S2-3
• Film: “Sentenced Home”, 12:00 to 1:20 p.m., Room TBA
• Fences and Freedom: Immigration Since 9/11, A Focus on Election 2008 presentation, 1:25 to 2:20 p.m., Room S2-19
• Balanced Perspectives on Law and Society , 2:30 to 3:25 p.m., Room S2-3
• TRANSFORMaNATION: An Exhibit of Inspirational Art Created Behind Prison Walls, Opening Reception 3:45 p.m., Mint Rotunda - This is an exhibit of inspirational art created behind prison walls. The exhibit will run until March 1.
• Thinking About Law School?, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Room S2-3

• Putting Crime on the Map: A GIS Demonstration , 8:00 to 9:20 a.m., Room S2-3
• The Problem of Gun Violence, 9:00 to 11:15 a.m., Northwest Regional Center
• The Election Process: Focus on Election Year 2008, A Focus on Election 2008 presentation, 9:30 to 10:50 a.m., Room S2-3
• Film: “Troop 1500”, 11:00 to 12:20 p.m., Room S2-3
• The Edward R. Becker Citizenship Award Presentation and Lecture: William T. Coleman, Esq., 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Room C3-5
• The Edward R. Becker Citizenship Award Reception, 3:00 p.m., Room C2-5
• Film: “Children’s March”, 3:30 to 4:50 p.m., Room TBA
• Women in the Law, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., CBI

• Film: “Race: The Power of an Illusion”, 9:00 to 11 a.m., West Regional Center
• Murder Ballads: Homicide in Song, 9:05 to 10:00 a.m., Room S2-3
• Competency and the Death Penalty, 10:10 to 11:05 a.m., Room S2-3
• Legal Resource Day, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Bonnell Cafeteria
• Film: “Race to Execution”, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Room S2-3
• The Snitching Project, 1:25 to 3:30 p.m., Room S2-19
Ending Domestic Violence, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Northwest Rgional Center

• Legal Implications of Nursing, 9:15 to 10:45 a.m., Room S2-19
• Philadelphia C.S.I., 9:30 to 10:50 a.m., Room BG-10, Bonnell Large Auditorium
• The Crime Reporters, 11:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room BG-10, Bonnell Large Auditorium
• Music, Drugs and Crime , 12:10 p.m., Northeast Regional Center
• The Judges’s Panel , 12:30 to 1:50 p.m., Room S2-19
• Film: “Sisters in Law”, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Room TBA
• Mock Interview Session for Paralegal and Justice Students and Alumni, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Room C1-34, Career Services Center
• Hate Crimes, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Room TBA
• Violent Death Investigations, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Northeast Regional Center

• Practical Answers for Real Problems, 10:10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Room S2-3
• Book Discussion: The Nine, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Room MG-22A, the Teaching Center