ABA to host Economic Justice Summit in Washington, D.C. and virtually March 30-31

The American Bar Association Civil Rights and Social Justice Section will conduct its Economic Justice Summit at the Georgetown University Law Center and online on March 30-31. The event is free and open to the public.

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Al Green of Texas’ 9th Congressional District will give the morning keynote address at 9 a.m. On Friday, Zixta Q. Martinez, deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will give the morning keynote address at 9 a.m. Demetria L. McCain, principal deputy assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will give the luncheon keynote at 12:45 p.m.

The two-day summit will cover issues including guaranteed income, taxes and debt, housing and the racial wealth gap.

“The Economic Justice Summit is the culmination of a yearlong effort to bring the necessary attention to economic justice,” said Juan R. Thomas, chair of the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice and Of Counsel at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood, & Boyer PA. “A civil rights agenda without an economic agenda is like trying to clap with one hand.”

Lawyers, law students, policymakers, activists and other stakeholders will convene to hear and learn from practitioners and other policymakers about solutions to close the wealth gap and other critical economic disparities that continue to persist in society.

The public can register for both in person and virtual attendance here.  Registration is required.  To register, visit www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj.

Summit supporters include: Truist, Georgetown University Law Center, the DC Bar, American Tax Policy Institute, ABA Section of Taxation and Francine J. Lipman. Co-sponsors are: ABA Business Law Section, ABA Center for Public Interest Law, ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law and ABA Young Lawyers Division.