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Convening Agenda

(Agenda in pdf)

Thursday, October 2, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 AM Light Breakfast

Morning Speaker Session
Structural Analysis of the Subprime/Foreclosure Crisis

9:00 - 10:10 AM Opening Plenary: Structural Racialization and the Subprime/Foreclosure Crisis
(Video Link)
    john powell, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity
    Greg Squires, George Washington University (Presentation)
    Rick Cohen, Formerly of the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy and LISC
10:15 - 11:40 AM Systems and the Subprime Crisis: A Multi-disciplinary Analysis of the Subprime/Foreclosure Crisis
(Video Link)
    John Relman, Relman and Dane
    Chris Peterson, University of Utah Law School (Presentation)
    Eric Ward, Center for New Community
    Mark W. Griffith, Drum Major Institute
11:45 - 1:10 PM Racial and Ethnic Impacts of the Subprime/Foreclosure Crisis
(Video Link)
    Debbie Bocian, Center for Responsible Lending (Presentation)
    Ira Goldstein, The Reinvestment Fund (Presentation)
    Graciela Aponte, National Council of La Raza (Presentation)
    Myron Orfield, Institute on Race and Poverty (Presentation)
1:10 - 2:15 PM Lunch and Keynote Address
(Video Link)
    Jim Carr, National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Afternoon Concurrent Panels
Moving Forward – Strategies and Solutions to Respond to the Crisis

2:30 - 4:00 PM
(McKinley Room)
Panel 1
Reverse Redlining, Foreclosure and the Wealth Gap

(Transcript)
    Jesus Hernandez, UC – Davis
    Hannah Thomas, Institute on Assets & Social Policy, Brandeis University
    Amaad Rivera, United for a Fair Economy
2:30 - 4:00 PM
(Harrison Room)
Panel 2
Innovative Local (Neighborhood & Legislative) Responses

(Transcript)
    John O’Callaghan, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.
    Mark Seifert, ESOP-Cleveland
    Linda Higgins, Minnesota State Senator
2:30 - 4:00 PM
(Harding Room)
Panel 3
Fair Housing Impacts and Responses

(Transcript)
    Jeff Dillman, Housing Research & Advocacy Center (Presentation)
    Danilo Pelletiere, National Low Income Housing Coalition (Presentation)
    Lisa Rice, National Fair Housing Alliance
2:30 - 4:00 PM
(Grant Room)
Panel 4
Homeownership Advocacy and Class Action Litigation

(Transcript)
    Creola Johnson, OSU Moritz College of Law
    Charles Delbaum, National Consumer Law Center
    Edward Kramer, Housing Advocates, Inc.
4:00 - 5:30 PM
(McKinley Room)
Panel 5
Credit Solutions for Communities of Color

(Transcript)
    David Rothstein, Policy Matters Ohio (Presentation)
    Mary Crawford, C & C and Associates
    Rosalyn Crain, Corporation for Enterprise Development
4:00 - 5:30 PM
(Harrison Room)
Panel 6
Evaluating State and Federal Responses

(Transcript)
    Austin King, ACORN (Presentation)
    Mark McDermott, Enterprise Community Partners
4:00 - 5:30 PM
(Harding Room)
Panel 7
Litigation, Reform and Legislative Responses

(Transcript)
    Mark Ireland, Housing Preservation Project
    Linda Fisher, Seton Hall Law School & Institute for Social Justice
    Nadine Cohen, Greater Boston Legal Services
4:00 - 5:30 PM
(Grant Room)
Panel 8
Philanthropic and Foundation Responses

(Transcript)
    Solomon Greene, Open Society Institute (Presentation)
    Rick Cohen, Former Director, National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy
Evening Networking Reception: 5:30 to 8:00 PM
Refreshments, Appetizers and Music (Located in Union AB)

 

Friday, October 3, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 AM Light Breakfast
9:00 - 10:10 AM Opening Plenary: Expanding Financial Opportunity for Communities of Color
(Video Link)
    Paul Hudson, CEO and Board Chair, Broadway Federal Bank and Broadway Federal Inc. (Presentation)

Participant-Led Workshops
Identifying Solutions and Model Policies

The following are professionally facilitated workshops with the goal of producing an advocacy agenda and creating working groups for future advocacy efforts.
10:15 - 12:00 PM
(Harrison Room)
Workshop 1
The Federal Response: Critical Federal Reforms and Actions for the Next White House

(Summary)
10:15 - 12:00 PM
(McKinley Room)
Workshop 2
Litigation and Legal Reforms to Counter the Subprime/Foreclosure Crisis

(Summary)
10:15 - 12:00 PM
(Harding Room)
Workshop 3
Credit, Finance, Housing and Neighborhood Strategies to Stabilize and Improve Communities of Color

(Summary)
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch, Work Group Results and Closing Remarks
    john powell, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity