Dear
Cardozo NLGers,
Check out next week's happenings
below, both here and off-campus. If you have any questions, please
contact
amylie...@gmail.com.
Thanks, and have a great week!
--
Cardozo NLG Executive Board
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Quick reminder about this week's events:
FRIDAY: UNITE TO FIGHT: 15th National Day of Protest to Stop
Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation.
Friday, October 22, 2010. 3pm, Union Square Park.Wear Black and Fight Back! 3:00pm Teach-in, 4:30pm Rally, 5:00pm March. Meet at south end of the park. See PSA at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHPs4nJVnw
SUNDAY: Missed last Sunday's Street Law training? Another opportunity: City-wide STREET LAW training, Sunday, October 24th, 2010. 12:00- 2:00pm, Cardozo School of Law, Room TBA. For more information contact meredith...@yahoo.com
NLG EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25th - 31st
1. Alternative Resolutions to Environmental Disputes. Monday, October 25, 6:15 pm, Rm. 206.
This distinguished panel will feature John
Byrne of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Johanna Dyer
of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Professor Michael Herz.
Chinese food will be served. Sponsored by Cardozo Environmental Law Society, Cardozo Dispute Resolution Society, and NLG.
2. NYC NLG's Street Law team on radio program 'Law and Disorder,' on WBAI
99.5. Monday, October 25th, 10am. It has already aired on the 30
affiliate stations, check it out: http://lawanddisorder.org/
3. Social Justice Coffee Hour with Filmmaker Abby Ginzberg. Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 4pm, Rm. 407.
Come learn how to effectively use digital media to promote social justice causes. After practicing law for almost a decade, Abby Ginzberg has been an independent documentary film director and
producer for the past 20 years, creating films that tackle
discrimination and the legal profession. She recently completed the
documentary, "Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderon's American Journey",
which focused on federal district judge Thelton Henderson. Another film,
"A Tale of Two Cities", discusses the difficulty of forming high-school
education for disadvantaged juvenile youths.
4. Volunteer Training Sessions for Monitoring Elections (for Compliance
with the Voting Rights Act) Wednesday, October 27, 6:30 pm, White & Case LLP,
1155 Avenue of the Americas. For more information click here.
UPCOMING....
Social Justice Coffee Hour 2, with Professor Yaroshefsky. Tuesday, November 2, 5 pm, Rm. 206
Unwind with coffee, desserts, and stimulating discussion. Sponsored by PILSA and NLG.
NLG Second General Meeting. Wednesday, November 3, 12 pm, Rm. 304.