Harvesting Change: The Fight for Justice in Arkansas’s Farmlands
Friday, April 17, 2026, at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Deadline to register with breakfast and lunch provided is April 1, 2026.
Schedule
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Check-in and Complimentary Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Symposium Introductory Remarks
8:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Panel 1 — Land: The Legacy of Rural Farmers in Arkansas
- 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. — Keynote Speaker: Aaron Schwabach
- 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. — Guest Speaker: Stephen Carpenter
- 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. — Guest Speaker: Dustin Davis
- 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. — Guest Speaker: Kim Vu-Dinh
- 10:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. — Q&A
10:55 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Break
11:05 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel 2 — Farm Hands: Migrant Laborers and the Lack of Rights for Farmworkers
- 11:05 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. — Keynote Speaker: Anastasia Greene
- 11:35 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. — Guest Speaker: Nathan Bogart
- 12:05 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. — Q&A
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Complimentary Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Panel 3 — The Lack of Diversity in Agriculture: Women and Racial Inequalities
- 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — Keynote Speaker: Jenna Martin
- 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. — Guest Speaker: KKAC Representative Wilbur Peer
- 2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. — Q&A
2:25 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Break
2:35 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Panel 4 — Critical Impacts of the Environment in the Rural Areas of the South and it’s Impact on the Nation’s Food and Wildlife
- 2:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. — Keynote Speaker: Susan Schneider
- 3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. — Guest Speaker: Dustin Davis
- 3:35 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. — Guest Speaker: Gray Norton
- 4:05 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. — Q&A
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closing