Shaking the Foundations 2022

Changing Hearts, Restraining the Heartless

WHEN April 30, 2022
WHERE Stanford Law School

Shaking the Foundations is an annual conference that brings together law students, practitioners and academics from around the country who share a commitment to use the law for positive, progressive social change. Through panels, workshops and speakers, the conference is designed to provide a forum for advocates and law students to discuss innovative strategies and solutions to the world’s most pressing social justice issues.

The conference will be held in person on April 30th, 2022 at Stanford Law School.


This year, the theme is Changing Hearts, Restraining the Heartless.
"It may be true that the law cannot change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless."
-Martin Luther King Jr.



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