2024 State Conference

2024 State Conference

Bridging Worlds: Community, Culture, and the Work of Legal Aid — Wednesday, November 6 - Friday, November 8, 2024 — Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, Brainerd MN

MD

Marcia Day

Central MN Legal Services

VAP Coordinator

St Cloud, ME

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

9:00am CST

Welcome & Tech Talk: 3 Topics in 10 Minutes or Less Town Hall Governor’s BallroomRachel J. Perry • J. Singleton • Law Schuelke

9:30am CST

Break Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

9:45am CST

A Year Later: Legislative Changes to Housing Law in Minnesota Town Hall - Governor PillsburyEvan Gelles • Sarah Moore

10:45am CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

11:00am CST

A Conversation About Cultural Literacy Working in NDN Country Town Hall - Governor PillsburyJason Decker • Christine Mellick • Liddy Patterson • Taylor L. R. Burdick

12:00pm CST

Lunch Town Hall Governor’s Ballroom

1:15pm CST

Path to Legislative Impact: Insights from Jamie Becker-Finn on Civil Legal Services, Public Defense, and Rejecting the Status Quo Town Hall Governor’s BallroomJamie Becker-Finn

2:30pm CST

Break Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

2:45pm CST

ICWA & the MN Indian Family Preservation Act: Challenges to Honoring the Connections that Create Healing & Hope for Families Town Hall - Governor SibleyShannon Smith

3:45pm CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

6:30pm CST

Awards Dinner Town Hall Governor’s BallroomMilo Mumgaard • Daniel Morris

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

8:00am CST

Pro Bono Coordinators Meetup Town Hall Governor’s BallroomMarcia Day

9:00am CST

Helpful Tips for Order for Protection Hearings Town Hall - Governor PillsburyHeather Helmer • Sarah McGuire

10:00am CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

10:30am CST

In Defense of Radical Hope: Fostering Change Through Interdependence and Possibility Town Hall Governor’s BallroomJohnanna Ganz

12:10pm CST

Box Lunches to Go Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby