This symposium—exclusively for attorneys and paralegals with two years or less of housing advocacy experience—will feature experts, advocates, academics, and activists from a variety of communities and backgrounds. Speakers will address the history of the housing movement, current struggles, and the roles attorneys can play in advocating for housing rights and housing justice. Meet your colleagues who are working in the same field.

Cost: 0-$40

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Co-sponsors:

New York Law School | Impact Center for Public Interest Law Center for Court Innovation | Poverty Justice Solutions Project The Legal Aid Society Legal Services NYC New York Legal Assistance Group LEAP*

AGENDA: 8:30 a.m.– 9:15 a.m. Registration and light breakfast 9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Opening keynote, video, and welcoming remarks 9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Panel One: THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF NYC HOUSING 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Panel Two: THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSING MOVEMENT IN NYC AND THE EVOLUTION OF HOUSING LAWS 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Lunch and small group discussions 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Panel Three: CURRENT COMMUNITY STRUGGLES 3:30 p.m.– 3:45 p.m. Break 3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Panel Four: THE ROLE OF ATTORNEYS IN ADVOCATING FOR HOUSING JUSTICE 5:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. Reception REGISTRATION: $40 Housing advocates / Free for New York Law School students, staff, and faculty (includes light breakfast, lunch, and a wine reception following the symposium). CLE credit will be available. NYLS CLE Financial Aid Policy New York Law School 185 West Broadway New York, NY 10013

*LEAP member organizations: Catholic Migration Services, Goddard Riverside Law Project, Housing Conservation Coordinators, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Make the Road New York, Inc., MFY Legal Services, Inc., New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Legal Services, The Bronx Defenders, The Door, Urban Justice Center