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Know Your Rights Under Alabama Law. Attorneys discuss women and children’s issues in Alabama law. Panelists: Karen Hall, Judge, Madison County District Court; Lynn Sherrod, Judge, City of Huntsville Municipal Court; Donna Smalley, Attorney at Law. This panel is also at 8:30 a.m.
Life after Losing: Learning from Political Defeat. Lessons learned in the heat of battle. Seasoned political veterans discuss their campaign experiences and how to bounce back after a loss. Panelists: Natalie Davis, Professor of Political Science at Birmingham-Southern College and U.S. Senate candidate; Julia Stewart, Alabama Solution, State Senate candidate; Pamela Nail, Judge, City of Hanceville Municipal Court, Sue Thompson, Attorney at Law, Tuscaloosa.
Organizing for Change at the Local Level. Panelists: Jenny Jacks, Huntsville School Board; Sheila Holbrook-White, Alabama Arise; Kaye Kiker, Environmental Activist; Lynn Battle, Political Activist. This session combines panelists from 9:45 and 11 a.m. sessions.
Why We Still Have to Work Twice as Hard. "It’s a shoot the messenger mission? Let the girl do it." Don’t they know by now we will work twice as hard to prevent a failure? Sharon Yates, Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals; Amy Herring, Political Consultant and former Aide to Lt. Governor Don Siegelman. This panel is also at 11 a.m.
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