Dr. Darrick Hamilton and Section Chair Juan Thomas engage in a vibrant discussion of Dr. Hamilton’s vision for a more inclusion and just economy that acknowledges and accounts for as well as corrects historic and current civil wrongs and social injustices including racial, gender, religious, and sexual identity discrimination. Dr. Hamilton’s Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy and his work on the U.S. Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity advance his philosophy that inequalities formed over centuries cannot be undone with small ideas. Dr. Hamilton explains that rigorous research giving rise to transformational ideas and policies can be implemented by community and business leaders and policymakers to address structural problems.
This panel was a part of CRSJ’s hybrid Economic Justice Summit — held on March 30-31, 2023 — the Section held its Economic Justice Summit at the Georgetown University Law Center. Continuing with CRSJ’s 22-23 Bar Year theme of economic justice, this two-day Summit convened lawyers, activists, policymakers, and key stakeholders to formulate policy solutions to our country’s most critical economic disparities and devise strategies to implement such policy solutions.
Day 1
- Summit Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Morning Keynote, featuring Congressman Al Green
- What is guaranteed income and how are guaranteed income programs implemented?
- What is the role of lawyers in guaranteed income programs and how do we move beyond pilot programs?
- Luncheon Keynote, featuring Aileen Carr
- Taxes and Debt: Uniform Debt Collection Default Judgments Act
- Hot Topics in Taxes and Debt, featuring opening remarks from Sen. Ron Wyden
- Reception, featuring Dorothy Brown
Day 2
- Morning Welcome and Keynote, featuring Zixta Q. Martinez
- Environmental Justice, Redlining and the Housing Crisis
- Conversation with Dr. Darrick Hamilton
- Racial Justice and Economics
- Luncheon Keynote, featuring Demetria L. McCain
- Where Do We Go From Here? Innovative Solutions and Next Steps
Thank You to our Partners
Summit Supporters: Truist, Georgetown University Law Center, DC Bar, American Tax Policy Institute, ABA Section of Taxation, Hip Hop Caucus, Francine J. Lipman & James E. Williamson, Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming
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
