Advancing Social Justice Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Working with and Through Tech and IP Clinics

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Session Type: Concurrent Sessions

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: N/A

Room: Franciscan D

Floor: Ballroom Level

As the influence of new technologies reaches deeper into our lives and those of our students and clients and debate heats up concerning the proper role of institutions like the media and the criminal justice system, technology and intellectual property clinics are valuable partners. These clinics are bringing their specialized knowledge to advance key social justice goals through collaborations with other subject areas such as criminal justice, immigration, community and economic development, domestic violence, international human rights, and more. Our panelists will discuss projects already underway, including ones that confront the financial and privacy concerns raised by electronic monitoring of youth, advance disability rights through comments to the FCC, combat the surveillance of immigrant communities, and address privacy risks posed by new mobile apps. There will be ample time for brainstorming and audience questions. Attendees will walk away with inspiration for new avenues of exploration in their own practices and concrete lessons about initiating collaborations with tech and IP clinics and structuring them for success.