This convening will be a three-day collaborative, hands-on, and love-centered event bringing colleagues from across the country, from inside and outside of the legal profession together to learn, teach, implement, and celebrate. It will be a time of networking, sharing, and growing together to create an antiracist legal academy, legal profession, and country. We look forward to sharing time and space with you!
We are organizing this Convening into three cohorts:
Rule of Law — Programming will be geared towards those in the legal academy and legal profession who are looking toward establishing antiracist principles into their spaces and policies. The information shared will help educators, administrators, and attorneys learn more about embedding antiracism into the culture of their spaces.
Antiracist Leadership Certificate (Law Enforcement Specific) — Programming will be specific to law enforcement professionals who are working toward obtaining the Antiracist Leadership Certificate. (Financial Assistance Available)
Leadership and Community — Participants from outside the legal academy and/or higher education may find this cohort most appealing. Programming will be geared toward leaders at every level as well as community members looking to implement antiracist principles into their organizations.
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 8, 2025 Friday Oct 10, 2025
Full Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025 |
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Optional Pre-Convening Programming (denoted with *) |
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8:00 to 9:00 am |
Breakfast* |
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9:00 to 10:00 am |
Walking Tour of Central PA Underground Railroad locations
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10:30 am to 12:00 pm |
"A History of the Underground Railroad and Abolitionists Throughout South Central Pennsylvania" film screening* |
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12:00 to 12:30 pm |
Panel discussion with PA Past Players (living history interpreters), Ruth Hodge, and moderated by Rogette Harris* |
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Convening Programming |
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12:30 to 1:30 pm |
Kickoff Lunch and Check-In |
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1:30 to 2:00 pm |
Welcome address
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Cohort-Specific Programming |
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2:15 to 3:30 pm |
Rule of Law Cohort — Making the Rule of Law Accessible
Leadership & Community Cohort — “Hester” Riots (formerly known as the McClintock Riots)
Antiracist Leadership Certificate — Module 1: Overview of the ADI
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3:45 to 5:00 pm |
Rule of Law Cohort — What Is the Rule of Law and Why Is It Important?
Leadership & Community Cohort — Tour of the “Contrasting Photos: Behind and in Front of the Camera at the Carlisle Indian School” Exhibit at the Cumberland County Historical Society Antiracist Leadership Certificate — Module 2: History & Context
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6:00 to 8:00 pm |
Free Screening of Kemba at the Carlisle Theatre |
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 |
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8:00 to 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
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Cohort-Specific Design Thinking |
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9:30 am to 11:30 pm |
Rule of Law Cohort — Design Thinking for the Legal Academy
Leadership & Community Cohort — Design Thinking for Community Organizations
Antiracist Leadership Certificate — Module 3: Design Thinking
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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Cohort-Specific Programming |
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12:30 to 2:30 pm |
Rule of Law Cohort — Why Is Antiracism Key to the Rule of Law? Leadership & Community Cohort — Elev8 Interactive Presentation
Antiracist Leadership Certificate — Module 4: Industry-Specific Case Study
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5:00 to 6:00 pm |
Cocktail Hour at The Barn at Creek’s Bend |
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6:00 to 9:00 pm |
Third Annual Convening Banquet at The Barn at Creek’s Bend
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 |
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8:00 to 9:00 am |
Breakfast |
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9:00 to 10:15 am |
Race and Equal Protection of the Laws (REPL) Course
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10:15 to 10:30 am |
Break |
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10:30 to 11:30 pm |
History and Purpose of the "Race and the Equal Protection of the Laws" Class
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11:30 to 12:30 pm |
Panel Discussion & Q&A
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12:30 to 1:30 pm |
Concluding Lunch |
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Location
Penn State Dickinson Law
Carlisle, PA
Contact Information
TaWanda H. Stallworth
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