Consensus Project
The Consensus Project consults with state and local governments, faith-based and civic organizations, and civil rights and grassroots groups throughout the United States to develop and implement transformative solutions to conflicts arising out of the design and management of public policy formation and implementation processes.
We believe that the best way to achieve an equitable and sustainable society is to promote dialogue, mediation, and collaboration as community engagement processes that further the goals of inclusive democracy and consensus building in the formation and implementation of public policies. The Consensus Project works at the national, regional, and local levels, establishing forums and networking with public policymakers, civil rights advocacy groups, and civic, faith-based, and business leaders to design community engagement solutions that acknowledge the complex interdependence within our society.
Examples of conferences coming out of the consensus project include
- Health Care Solutions for Non-Documented Immigrants With End Stage Renal Disease, September 2010
- USAID Conference on Rule of Law and the Mexican Drug War, September 2010
- The Death Penalty and Race in Georgia panel discussion, February 2012
- ACS Cosponsored Programs:
- Civil Rights and the Access to Courts: Looking Back and Looking Forward, November 2010
- Iqbal and Twombly and Access to Courts panel discussion, Fall 2011
- “Hot Coffee” panel discussion, Fall 2011
- In Defense of Women—Judge Nancy Gertner, Spring 2012
Conference and Forum Video Archive
Access to Justice Forum (September 29–October 1, 2010): Rule of Law Reform and Drug Trade: Challenges and Implications in Mexico and the United States
- Welcoming Remarks to Conference for Rule of Law Reform and the Drug Trade: Mexico and the US (Portions in Spanish and English) »
- Dr. Luis Fernández Doblado of the Supreme Ct. of Mexico & Attorney General Gary King of New Mexico (Portions in Spanish and English) »
- Panel I—Rule of Law Reform and Drug Policy (Portions in Spanish and English) »
- Panel II—The Status of Drug Policy and Trafficking in the US and Mexico (Portions in English and Spanish) »
- Panel III—Drug Enforcement Challenges in the US (Portions in English and Spanish) »
- Panel IV—Drug Enforcement Challenges in Mexico (Portions in English and Spanish) »
- Panel V—Impacts of Border Violence (Portions in English and Spanish) »
- Panel VI—Legal Reform in Mexico (Portions in Spanish and English) »
- Panel VII—Presentations by Democracy and Governance Partnerships (Portions in English and Spanish) »
- Panel VIII—Presentations by HED-TIES Partnerships (Portions in English and Spanish) »
- Dr. Raúl Plascencia Villanueva (Portions in English and Spanish) »
Access to Justice Forum (November 11–12, 2010): National Civil Rights Conference
- Introduction by Congressman John Lewis »
- An Evening Chat with John Doar »
- Litigating Civil Rights Cases After Iqbal and Twombly »
- Challenges by the Courts »
- Remedies for Discrimination »
- Challenges by the Courts: Examining Compulsory Arbitration to Class Certification »
- The Federal Bench in the Age of Obama »
Access to Justice Forum (September 21–22, 2011): Tort Reform and Access to the Courts
- Round Table: Are Federal Courts a Fair and Accessible Forum? »
- Debate on Tort Reform After Viewing of HBO Documentary “Hot Coffee” »
Access to Justice Forum (February 21, 2012)
Access to Justice Forum (February 24, 2012)
Access to Justice Forum: Combating Elder Abuse (October 11–12, 2012)
- Elder Financial Exploitation »
- Investigating Financial Crimes Against the Elderly »
- Mechanisms of Vulnerability in Older Victims of Abuse »
- Probate Court: Protection and Procedures »