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Events and Speakers

Ninth Annual Law and Society Week

February 22–29, 2008

Presented by the Center for Law and Society

Friday, February 22, 2008
  • High School Day, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room S2-19

Monday, February 25, 2008
  • 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

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  • 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

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Paralegal Student Association Day
  • 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
 
Thursday, February 28, 2008
  • 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

Friday, February 29, 2008
  • 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