Think Holistically: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and

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1 CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SECTION Earn 4.50 Hours MCLE Credit Includes.75 Hours of Elimination of Bias Think Holistically: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Decision-Making FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 Southwestern Law School 3050 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA Register Online: Co-sponsored by Southwestern Law School

2 PROGRAM SCHEDUL Join community leaders, law and policy practitioners, and students for a discussion of what is being done and what could be done to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in environmental law and policy. Registration and Breakfast 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction by Professor Ronald Aronosvky, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Warm-up Exercise 9:45 a.m a.m. History of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Environmental Movement 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. SPEAKER: Dr. Bhavna Shamasunder, Urban and Environmental Policy Professor, Occidental College Emerging Importance of Equity in California Environmental Law and Policy 10:45 a.m noon This panel will introduce the concepts of equity, diversity, and inclusion to give all conference attendees a shared baseline for understanding these principles. It will then consider the emergence of equity as an increasingly important touchstone for California environmental policymaking in recent years. By considering the (imperfect) pursuit of equity both in high-level lawmaking and in on-the-ground implementation in California, panelists will further develop ideas about meaningful ways to reflect equity in environmental law. PANELISTS: Caroline Farrell, Executive Director, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment Suma Peesapati, Deputy Attorney General, Bureau of Environmental Justice, California Department of Justice (invited) Marisa Blackshire, Senior General Attorney, BNSF Railway MODERATOR: Cara Horowitz, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, UCLA School of Law Lunch 12 noon - 12:30 p.m. (provided for pre-registered conference attendees) Group Activity on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Getting to Know You 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Our cultural identities have many dimensions. In this activity, you will fill in your own cultural identity circle, using a more contemporary (broad) definition of culture: Historically Culture is a complex term with different meanings to different individuals.

3 E Historically, culture has been viewed as a pattern of beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that are transmitted from generation to generation for the purpose of successfully adapting to society and the environment. The historical definition was applied most frequently to racial and ethnic communities. Contemporarily Culture means: The shared experiences or other commonalities of groups of individuals Based on factors of identification that have developed in relation to changing social and political contexts, such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, disability status, religion, age, military experience, immigration status, nationality, regionality, language, etc. FACILITATOR: Christopher Smitty Smith, Associate, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Including All Voices in Land Use and Environmental Planning and Decision-Making 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Land use and environmental planning affect all members in a community. Now and into the future, the changing demographics in California are making it more important to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the land use and environmental planning and decision-making processes. This panel will discuss the challenges in engaging community members and increasing all voices in those contexts, from the perspectives of this panel of non-profit and government professionals. We will also discuss how organizations and entities can implement the goals of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in those processes. PANELISTS: Tiffany Eng, Green Zones Program Manager, California Environmental Justice Alliance Andrea Ruiz-Esquide, Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney s Office Oscar Espino-Padron, Associate Attorney, Earthjustice Monica Palmeira, Community Assistance Program Manager, California Strategic Growth Council MODERATOR: Jeannie Lee, Governor s Office of Planning and Research Break 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. The Power of Diversity: How Individual Identities and Perspectives Contribute to Environmental Law and Policy 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. How do identities and perspectives of diverse individuals shape their views and work in environmental law and policy? Join speakers from non-profit organizations, government entities, and private practice for a soul-searching dialogue on how one s personal backgrounds and experiences may shape their professional endeavors. PANELISTS: Antonette Cordero, Deputy Attorney General, State of California Office of the Attorney General Letitia Moore, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight Madeline Stano, Energy Equity Legal Counsel, The Greenlining Institute MODERATOR: Chelsea Tu, Senior Attorney, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment

4 REGISTRATION INFORMATION CANCELLATIONS/REFUND POLICY: Cancellations and requests for refunds must be received in writing no later than September 21, 2018 and are subject to a $50 service charge. Refunds will not be available after September 21, QUESTIONS: For registration information call Telephone registrations will not be accepted. For program content and/or Section information call SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: For special assistance, please call ON-SITE: On-site registration will be on a space available basis. Call to confirm space availability.

5 Think Holistically: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Decision-Making Friday, September 28, 2018 Southwestern Law School REGISTRATION FORM Note: One registrant per form. Photocopies may be used. Bar Number: Name: Firm: Firm Address: City, State: Zip Code: Phone Number: Address: (Required for confirmation) Program package includes 4.50 hours of MCLE and includes.75 hours of Elimination of Bias, program materials, continental breakfast and lunch. Check here if you do not want your information released. PRE-REGISTRATION FEES (check the appropriate circle) o $65 o $120 o $45 o $25 Environmental Law Section Members Non-Section Members (includes 2018 Environmental Law Section Membership) Government/Non-Profit General Public AMOUNT ENCLOSED OR TO BE CHARGED $ REGISTRATION INFORMATION Deadline: In order to pre-register, your form and check, payable to California Lawyers Association, or credit card information, must be received by September 21, Register Online: Mail To: Program Registrations, California Lawyers Association 180 Howard Street, Suite 410, San Francisco, CA To: Program Registrations at programregistrations@calawyers.org. In order to your registration, credit card information is MANDATORY. (Photocopies of checks will NOT be accepted.) CREDIT CARD INFORMATION (VISA/MASTERCARD ONLY) I authorize California Lawyers Association to charge my program registration to my VISA/MasterCard account. (No other credit card will be accepted.) Account Number: (VISA or MasterCard only) Expiration Date: Cardholder s Name: Cardholder s Signature: California Lawyers Association and the Environmental Law Section are approved State Bar of California MCLE providers.

6 CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION Environmental Law Section 180 Howard Street, Suite 410 San Francisco, California Think Holistically: Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Environmental Decision-Making FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL 3050 Wilshire Bouleward Los Angeles, CA Earn 4.50 Hours MCLE Credit Includes.75 Hours of Elimination of Bias REGISTER ONLINE: First Class PRSRT Mail U.S. POSTAGE PAID Documation