Youth Legal Empowerment Conference

Defying Legal Gravity & Fordham Law's Center on Race, Law, and Justice are proud to announce the second annual Youth Legal Empowerment Conference - The Law Belongs to Everyone - an event designed to bring together youth leaders, legal advocates, and community stakeholders to explore practical strategies for community- built justice.

This one-day gathering will feature workshops led by DLG’s Legal Empowerment Fellows, discussions by graduates of the program, and breakout sessions hosted by partners advancing youth voices.

This is not a conference about access to legal services—it’s about taking legal power back.

DLG & CRLJ is proud to lead this to help shape a future where legal power belongs to the people.

Info: Welcome remarks by event hosts: DLG's Co-Founders, Craig Shepherd & Diana Imbert-Hodges.

Info: (5) Breakout workshops facilitated by DLG's current cohort of Legal Empowerment Fellows:
Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Family Law; Immigration Law

Info: Legal First Aid Training by Legal Link (Kate Crowley-Richardson) and discussion by DLG alumni.

Info: (5) Breakout workshops facilitated by community-based partners and DLG Alumni:
More Than a Stat; NYC Votes; Schools Consent Project; Urban Word; YA-YA Network

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Host or Publisher Diana Imbert, Craig Shepherd