Ferguson to Geneva: A St. Louis Gathering Takes Stock of Equality before the Law

On September 28 and 29, Webster University in St. Louis will be holding a special conference titled “Equality Before the Law,” taking Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the baseline for understanding equality.  Plenary speakers will address a range of issues, from trans rights to use of technology by grassroots groups.  A highlight on September 28 will be a book signing and talk by Washington University Professor Kim Norwood, author of Ferguson’s Fault Lines: The Race Quake that Rocked a Nation.  The conference keynote, titled Ferguson to Geneva: A Human Rights Framework for the Movement, will be delivered on September 29 by St. Louis University Professor Justin Hansford.  Professor Hansford is co-author of the Ferguson to Geneva shadow report submitted to UN Committee Against Torture in 2014.

The conference is free and open to the public.  More information on this event is available here.