Select each dropdown menu to view the draft schedules of the Community-Oriented Defender Network (COD) Conference and the Black Public Defender Association conference (BPDA). These draft schedules are subject to change. You can view the detailed draft schedule by downloading it here.
COD
TUESDAY, June 14
All times are in Eastern Time
12:00 - 1:15 pm
COD Opening Plenary - Conspiring Better Together: The Case for Collaborative Defense
1:15 - 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Concurrent sessions:
• Sistas in Prison Reform: Community Advocacy for Second Look Laws
• Thou Shall Not Ration Justice: The Need for Civil Representation for Persons Involved in the Criminal Justice System as a Basic Requirement of Equal Justice
• Recruiting and Retaining BIPOC Staff Part 2: Culture and Retention
2:45 - 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Concurrent sessions:
• The Power of Visual Storytelling: How Video Mitigation Can Transform Your Advocacy
• Transforming Siloed Data into Actionable Data to Advance Racial Justice
• Wildflowers Growing Through the Cracks
4:15 - 4:30 pm
Break
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Plenary Session - The Power of Storytelling
WEDNESDAY, June 15
All times are in Eastern Time
12:00- 1:15 pm
Concurrent sessions
• Elevating the Role of Defense in a Presentence Report
• Thoughts on the Core Elements of Civil Practice in an Indigent Defense Program and How They Operate
• “Thriving” Beyond the Courtroom: A Web Application for the Justice Involved and Community
1:15 - 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Concurrent sessions:
• Culturally Responsive Representation: A Case Study
• Organizational Innovations: Visionary Ways the WI SPD Is Using Technology to Meet Client Needs
• Raising Race: How to Talk about Race with Your Clients and the Court
3:00 - 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 - 4:45 pm
COD Closing Plenary - Telling Stories of Systemic Harm: Working with Clients and Community to Reframe Mitigation and Investigation
BPDA
THURSDAY, June 16
All times are in Eastern Time
12:00 - 1:00 pm
BPDA Opening Plenary
1:00 - 1:15 pm
Break
1:15 - 2:15 pm
Concurrent sessions:
• Social Media for Black Public Defenders
• Repairing the Harm of the Family Regulation System
• The Jury Box, Batson and Black Liberation
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Plenary Session - Re-imagining Resistance and Freedom Fighting in Defense of Black People
FRIDAY, June 17
All times are in Eastern Time
12:00 - 1:15 pm
Plenary Session - Complexities of Violence: Exploring Alternative Responses to Harm
1:15 - 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Concurrent sessions:
• Healing the Traumas of Black Youth: The Resilience of Black Community and Identity
• Lawyering Outside of the Courtroom: The Power of Community
2:30 - 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 - 4:00 pm
BPDA Closing Plenary - You Can’t Keep a Black Woman Down: A Conversation with Keisha Hudson and Ilham Askia (Plenary Discussion and Virtual Reception)