Building a Praxis of Hope as Resistance & Wellness

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Session Type: Concurrent Sessions

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: N/A

Room: Union Square 1&2

Floor: 4th Floor

Attendees are invited to share a creative space that centers on clinicians and students lawyering for social and racial justice. Through storytelling, reflection and dialogue, we will collectively imagine new frameworks for building a praxis of hope as resistance & joy in our practice. Panelists will explore guiding questions through their presentations and engage attendees to dialogue/reflect on: How do we maintain hope as clinicians who practice and teach for social and racial justice given that our work often feels like an uphill battle? How can we integrate hope as a lawyering skill in our clinical courses? What resources exist to cultivate hope as a lawyering skill amongst our students, clients, and ourselves? Intentional focus will be placed on impacted community members—students and clinicians—who are part of the community they serve. Attendees will engage in a guided journal activity as a tool for reflecting, cultivating, and hope in their curriculum and practice.