Schedule
1 p.m.
Registration
Musical Prelude
P.S. 46 Wind Ensemble
"Take the A Train," by Billy Strayhorn
1:25 p.m.
Welcoming Remarks
- Howard Dodson
Director, Schomburg Center
Welcome to Schomburg Center
55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Courage Exhibitions - Gertrud Lenzer
Professor, Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center
Director, Children's Studies Program and Center, Brooklyn College
Introduction and Moderator
About the Children's Studies Center, Brooklyn College
Fourth Child Policy Forum of New York - Joan M. Lucariello
University Dean for Academic Affairs, City University of New York
1:50 p.m.
Opening Remarks
- The Honorable Dennis M. Walcott
Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development, Office of the Mayor, New York City
2 p.m.
Keynote Speakers
- Owen M. Fiss
Sterling Professor of Law, Yale University
Brown in the Age of Obama (pdf) - Howard Davidson, J.D.
Director, American Bar Association
Center on Children and the Law
Does the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Make a Difference and What Would U.S. Participation Mean? (pdf)
2:50 p.m.
Break
3 p.m.
Panel Presentation
Perspectives from Key Legislators on Major Issues Affecting Children in New York City and State, Past Legislative Accomplishments and a State Plan of Action for the Future
- The Honorable William A. Scarborough
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Children and Families, New York State Assembly - The Honorable Barbara M. Clark
33rd Assembly District, New York State Assembly - The Honorable Velmanette Montgomery
Chairperson of the Committee on Children and Families, New York State Senate
