Conversation on Sustainable Community, a nonpartisan public interest Think-tank, in cooperation with DePaul University, discusses public policy issues related to divorce, shared parenting, domestic violence, and the societal impact on communities.

Participating in the conversation will be several subject matter experts, including Dr. Kirk Harris, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Family Support America, Diane Redleaf, Family Law attorney and Founder of the Family Defense Center, Michael McCormick, Executive Director of American Coalition for Fathers and Children, Dean Tong, nationally recognized Forensic Consultant and expert on false abuse allegations; Margaret Stapleton, Senior Attorney, Sargent Shriver National Poverty Law Center, and others.

Theme of discussion includes contested divorce, child custody, visitation, parental alienation, domestic violence, the Violence Against Women Act, current legislative initiatives, and shared parental responsibility to reduce conflict.

Moderating the discussion will be Dr. Mark Rogers, a clinical psychotherapist and child custody expert who is also an instructor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Rogers is also known for his involvement in the Elian Gonzales case.

Invited guests includes: Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, Maggie Daley, After School Matters; Congressman Danny K. Davis, ACLU of Illinois, Voices for Illinois Children, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Chicago Urban League, Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women, Shattered Men, Inc., Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Barack Obama, local media, state lawmakers, and others.

www.sustainable-community.org/event_RSVP.html is a newly formed, non-partisan public interest Think-tank established to investigate and promotes human and social capital initiatives that strengthen communities. Our spotlight is to create a uniquely diverse, hybrid organization: part world-class Think-tank, and part energetic public interest group.