Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill headlines Northwestern’s MLK Dream Week

Press Event: Monday, January 23
Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill headlines Northwestern’s MLK Dream Week
Media are invited to a pre-keynote Q&A session with Ifill

EVANSTON, Ill --- Northwestern University concludes its 2023 Dream Week programming with a keynote conversation with civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill, Monday, Jan 23, at 5 p.m. in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Ifill served as president and director-counsel of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund from 2013 to 2022.  

Media are invited to a brief Q&A session with Ifill prior to the keynote. The session will take place from 4:10 - 4:30 p.m. in the Norris University Center, Room 206.

RSVP to stephanie.kulke@northwestern.edu or 773-501-4360 for event access and media parking

WHAT:           MLK Dream Week, a cross-collaboration with Northwestern’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

WHO:             Keynote conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill; moderated by Sheila Bedi, clinical professor of law and director of the Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

WHERE:        Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston

WHEN:           Monday, Jan. 23, 4:10 – 4:30 p.m. (Q&A with media); 5 – 6 p.m. (keynote event at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall)

MORE:           Photos and more information in the online press kit