"Surviving the Miami Model" A Conference at UM Law School Saturday April 2nd
by imcista Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2005 at 9:48 PM
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Civil Liberties, Independent Media and the Role of Universities in Preserving Freedom of Expression: Perspectives on "the Miami Model" and the Future of Progressive Coalitional Politics in South Florida. The conference will be held at the University of Miami School of Law in ROOM 352 starting at 8:30 am on Saturday, April 2nd, 2005. The Law School's street address is 1311 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146.

The Center for Hispanic and Caribbean Legal Studies at the University of Miami School of Law in sponsoring this conference, brings together an impressive array of local community leaders, national legal scholars, lawyers, activists, artists, filmmakers, poets, photographers and includes significant participation of UM students, alumni and faculty -- all gathered to examine important issues of public policy arising out of the proposed FTAA agreement, constitutional rights implicated by the operational tactics used to police the ministerial meeting in November of 2003, media policy issues raised by the content and tenor of local news coverage before, during and after that event and issues relating to the role and status of attorneys involved in the representation of political dissidents.

Schedule of Events

MORNING

8:30-9:15 Coffee, Refreshments and Registration

9:15-9:30 Welcoming Remarks and Conference Overview

Lisa Iglesias, Professor of Law & Director, Center for Hispanic and Caribbean Legal Studies

9:30-10:45 Surviving "the Miami Model:" Perspectives on the Impact of the FTAA Mobilization and its Aftermath on Civil Society and Coalitional Politics in South Florida

Moderator: Caroline Bradley, Professor of Law

Max Rameau, Cop Watch, Root Cause
Alan Kobrin, Miami Green Party
Rev. Lucy Hitchcock Seck, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami
Eric Rubin, Fair Trade Coalition
Ray Del Papa, Partners in Protest and Broward Anti-War Coalition

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-12:15 Old Media, New Media, Faux Media and the Struggle for Independent Media: Beyond Sound Bites, Stereotypes and Concentrated Media Ownership

Moderator: Bill Widen, Professor of Law

Len Baynes, Professor of Law, St. Johns'
Cindy Brown, Managing Director, Miami Light Project
Al Crespo, Photojournalist & Author of Protest in a Land of Plenty
Carolina Delgado, AFL-CIO
John De Leon, Law Offices of Chavez & De Leon, P.A.
Cyril Mychalejko, Florida Fair Trade Coalition


12:30-1:30 Lunch (Faculty Lounge: 4th Floor, Law School Library)


Keynote Performance: Alonso, Cuban-American Poet & Thought
Criminal

AFTERNOON

1:45-3:00 Lolita: Slave to Entertainment: A Documentary by Timothy Gorski of Rattle the Cage Productions
Opening remarks and Q & A with Gorski

3:15-4:45 Lawyers, Activists, Courts and Educators: Perspectives on the Who, Where and How of Social Justice Transformation

Moderator: Rob Rosen, Professor of Law

Jennifer Van Bergen, National Lawyers Guild
Aziza Botchway, President, Society for Peace and Justice
Robert Ross, Miami Activist Defense
Deborah Post, Professor of Law, Touro
Susan Bozorgi, Marrero & Bozorgi, LLP

5:00-6:30 Here Come the Anarchists: Justifying the Miami Model
A Documentary By Manolo Caro
Opening remarks and Q & A with Caro

6:45-7:30 Reception and Closing Remarks

Madeleine M. Plasencia, Professor of Law & Co-Director LisaLeine Productions

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