Schedule

8:30 am - 9 am: Breakfast/Registration

9 am - 9:15 am:
Opening Welcome
  • Angela Harris, UC Berkeley, School of Law
9:15 am -10:30 am:
Water and America's Sovereign Nations
  • David Gover, Native American Rights Fund
  • Scott Williams, Alexander, Berkey, Williams & Weathers, LLP
  • Marc Franco, Winnemem Wintu Tribe
10:45 am -12:00 pm:
Fishing For a Future: Discussing Sustainable Fisheries in California
12:15 pm: Lunch Service

12:45 pm -1:45 pm:
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Beverly Wright, with introductory remarks by Luke Cole, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm:
International Water and Fundamental Human Rights: Profits, Politics, Poverty and Prophets
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm:
Off the Grid: Water Access for Communities Outside the City
  • Moderator: Michelle Anderson, UC Berkeley, School of Law
  • Laurel Firestone, Community Water Center
  • Phoebe Seaton, California Rural Legal Assistance
  • Peter Ward, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm:
Closing Remarks

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Reception