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Fall Lecture Series

Bringing an Arizona perspective to national issues of justice

The Seeking Justice in Arizona Fall Lecture Series, now in its 20th year, brings in experts from our local communities to discuss critical national issues in an Arizona context. Each lecture is followed by a question and answer period and time to interact with the speaker informally. These events are free and open to the public. Read about the 2023 series here!

All talks take place virtually (Zoom Webinar) and the recordings are posted on the SST YouTube page.

Watch previous sessions below!

Registration for 2024 events coming soon

Fall 2024 Speakers and Talks

August 29: Engaging in Democratic Processes / Distributive Justice

Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State of Arizona

Thursday, August 29th, 2024

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

September 19: Wrongful Convictions / Procedural Justice

Patrick Andler, Founder of Andler Fire

Thursday, September 19th, 2024

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

October 17: TBD

TBD

Thursday, October 17, 2024

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

November 14: Civil Justice

Ray Maldonado, Founder of Ybarra Maldonado Law Group

Thursday, November 14, 2024

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Past Lecturers

Fall 2023

Jennifer Jermaine, San Marcos Justice in Chandler, Arizona
"Complexities in Cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People"
J.J. Rico, Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Center for Disability Law
"Advancing Disability Rights"
Christy Moore, Founder and Owner, & Glynda Henderson, Chief Changemaker, for the Social Spin
"Redefining Laundromats: Building Connected Communities for Economic Justice"

Fall 2022

Alex Gulotta, Arizona State Director, All Voting is Local
"Don't Believe the Propaganda: Our Elections Are Secure"
Caroline Isaacs, Executive Director, Just Communities Arizona
"Creating Safety Outside of the Punishment System"
DeShawn Taylor, MD, MSc, FACOG, Founder & CEO/President, Desert Star Institute for Family Planning
"Health, Rights and Justice: Frameworks to Address Reproductive Oppression"

Fall 2021

Corey Woods, Mayor of Tempe, City of Tempe
"The New Community Policing Model: Findings from Tempe's Safety Task Force"
Laura Gómez, Labor Organizer, AZ Mirror
"Journalists Reporting on Justice: Who Pays the Price for Righting Wrongs?"
January Contreras, Founder, Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services (ALWAYS)
"The Power of Political Engagement Among Latina/os and Our Allies"

Fall 2020

Reyna Montoya, Founder & Ceo, Aliento
"Co-creating Healing & Agency: DACA, Undocumented, and Youth Leadership"
Marisela Mares, Labor Organizer, Aramark
"Se Puede? On The Front Lines of Arizona's Labor Movement"
Meaghan K. Kramer, Staff Attorney, Arizona Center for Disability Law
"Systematic Changes for Arizonans with Disabilities"

Fall 2019

Janelle Wood, Black Mothers Forum
"And How Are All the Children? Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments"
Rob Chevaleau, "How I Learned to ‘Organize, Agitate, Educate’"
AZ Trans Youth Parent Organization (AZTYPO)
Gina Mendez, “Organizing Youth Organizers to Take Action”
Living United for Change in Arizona - LUCHA

Fall 2018

Sharon J. Kirsch, Director of Research, Save Our Schools Arizona
Dawn Penich-Thacker, Director of Communications, Save Our Schools Arizona
Anabel Maldonado, Lead Organizer, #Demand2Learn, ACLU-AZ
Jamie Horowitz, Outreach Director, March for Our Lives-AZ
Dawn Motley, Communications Co-Director and College Operations Co-Director, March for Our Lives-AZ
Samia Muraweh, Outreach Director and East Valley Lead, March for Our Lives-AZ

Fall 2017

Chandra Crudup, Lecturer/Faculty Associate Coordinator, ASU School of Social Work, and Faculty Fellow, ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy
Celia Robidoux, Program Manager, AmeriCorps-AZ
Elizabeth Pérez, Community Organizer

Fall 2016

Rebecca Gau, Executive Director, Stand for Children
Sue Ellen Allen, Co-founder, Gina’s Team
Raquel Teran, Arizona State Director, Mi Familia Vota

Fall 2015

Danny Hernandez, Education & Policy Coordinator, GLSEN
Jennifer Longdon, Speaker, Writer, and Policy Advocate
Julie Erfle, Executive Director, ProgressNow Arizona

Fall 2014

Jeremy Zegas, Project Director, Why Marriage Matters Arizona
Jodi Liggett, Director of Public Policy, Planned Parenthood Arizona
David Garcia, Associate Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU and Director, Arizona Education Policy Initiative

Fall 2013

Lourdes Vasquez and Brian Vasquez, filmmakers and co-founders of the nonprofit Embracing Humanity
Sam Wercinski, Executive Director, Arizona Advocacy Network
Lawrence Robinson, Assistant Professor, Phoenix College of Law and Roosevelt School

Fall 2012

Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez, Senior Field Correspondent, KJZZ's Changing America Desk
Randall Amster, Executive Director, Peace and Justice Association; Professor, Prescott College
Randy Parraz, Community Organizer and Social Entrepreneur

Fall 2011

David C. Tierney, Partner, Sacks Tierney P.A.
Robin Reineke, NSF Foundation Fellow in Cultural Anthropology, University of Arizona
Rebecca Tsosie, Professor and Willard H. Pedrick Distinguished Research Scholar, ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Fall 2010

Lattie Coor, ASU President Emeritus, Ernest W. McFarland Arizona Heritage Chair in Leadership and Public Policy and professor in the School of Public Affairs; chairman and CEO, Center for the Future of Arizona
Alessandra Soler Meetze, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona
Kimber Lanning, Executive Director, Local First Arizona District Governing Board member

Fall 2009

Dana Wolfe Naimark, President/CEO Children's Action Alliance
James P. Walsh, Pinal County Attorney
Eddie Sissons, Executive Director, Arizona Foundation for Behavioral Health

Fall 2008

Steve Brittle, President, Don't Waste Arizona, Inc.
John Foreman, Arizona Assistant Attorney General, retired Maricopa County Superior Court judge
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona House of Representatives, District #15

Fall 2007

Anne Ronan, Staff Attorney, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
Bill Straus, Regional Director, AntiDefamation League
Alfredo Gutierrez, Immigrant Rights Activist and Former Arizona State Legislator

Fall 2006

Hon. Scott Bales, Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Roxanna C. Bacon, Managing Director, Littler Global immigration law firm
Louisa Stark, Executive Director of Community Housing Partnership

Fall 2005

Ellen Katz, Litigation Director of the William Morris Institute for Justice
Daniel Ortega, partner in the law firm Roush, McCracken, Guerrero, Miller and Ortega
Barbara Broderick, Acting chief of the juvenile Probation Department for Maricopa County
Larry Hammond, lawyer at Osborn Maledon, P.A