Yale Bulletin and Calendar

April 20, 2007|Volume 35, Number 26

Event will explore the ways in which progressives support American families

The Yale Law School Chapter of the American Constitution Society will host a conference on "Progressive Family Values" on Saturday, April 21.

The conference will take place 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Yale Law School, 127 Wall St. The event is co-sponsored by the Yale University Women Faculty Forum and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy's national office. It is free and open to the public.

"In recent times, the term 'family values' has come to be understood as being opposed to progressive thought and advocacy," says conference organizer and Yale law student Stephen Ruckman. "This conference challenges that conventional wisdom. Bringing together leading thinkers and practitioners on family issues, the conference aims to highlight the ways in which progressives are fighting -- on principled grounds -- for policies that support the American family in all its forms."

The event begins with a welcome from Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh at 10 a.m., followed by three panel discussions: 10:10-11:40 a.m. -- "What Are Progressive Family Values?"; noon-1:40 p.m. -- "What's Not Working for Families?"; and 2-3:40 p.m. -- "Advocating Our Family Values." The conference will conclude with a reception at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m.

Among the panelists will be Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, 3rd District; Mark Greenberg, Center for Law and Social Policy and Center for American Progress; Karen Kornbluh, policy director for the Office of U.S. Senator Barack Obama; and Judy Scott, general counsel, Service Employees International Union.

To register for the conference, visit http://yaleacs.org/conference.asp or send e-mail to megan.ceronsky@yale.edu. Advance registration is required for the lunch and the dinner.

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy is engaged in the effort to ensure that the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality and access to justice are central in American law.

The Yale Women Faculty Forum seeks to promote scholarship on gender and research about and by women; to foster gender equity throughout the University; and to encourage collegiality and networking on these issues.

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