Educating on Law & Democracy
ALASKA TEACHING JUSTICE NETWORK SPONSORS
2ND ANNUAL
EDUCATING ON LAW AND DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE
IN FAIRBANKS
On March 4, 2005, courtrooms in the Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks were turned into classrooms for the Alaska Teaching Justice Network’s 2nd Annual Educating on Law & Democracy conference. Over 50 teachers, lawyers, judges, Youth Court leaders, and others interested in advancing law-related education gathered for a day of workshops on such topics as Teaching About The U.S. Supreme Court: A Moot Court Approach; Youth Courts, Mediation & Peacemaking in Your School and Community, and Mock Trials: Bringing the Legal Process to Life. Over a dozen communities were represented, with teachers attending from Alakanuk, Anchorage, Bethel, Delta Junction, Douglas, Dutch Harbor, Elim, Kotzebue, and Valdez as well as the Fairbanks area.
The conference was co-sponsored by the Alaska Court System and the Alaska Bar Association with support from a grant from Youth for Justice, a program of the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Other national supporters included the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago and StreetLaw, Inc. Fairbanks District Court Judge Ray Funk and Tanana Middle School teacher Annie Brenner Armstrong served as Co-Chairs for the event. Major contributors included: Chugach Electric Association (Red, White & Blue sponsor); ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (Blue & Gold sponsor); Justice Dana Fabe & Randy Simpson (Justice sponsors); Sonosky Chambers Sachse Miller & Munson (Justice sponsor); Jim & Nancy Dewitt (Liberty sponsors); and Davison & Davison, Inc. (Liberty sponsor).
Click here for the program brochure and agenda.
Click here to see a list of all the sponsors and volunteers who helped make this conference a success.
About the Network
The Alaska Teaching Justice Network is a group of educators, judges, lawyers, Youth Court representatives, juvenile justice officials, school resource officers, and others concerned with advancing law-related education
for Alaska's youth. ATJN is sponsored by the Alaska Court System and the Alaska Bar Association and is chaired by Alaska Supreme Court Justice Dana Fabe. Funding for the network is provided in part by Youth for Justice, a
program of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.