WLA Panel on Prosecuting Violence Against Women, Gender Jobs Panel, Fall Happy Hour and More!
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WLA has a ton of great events coming up this week and next!
Events This Week:
1) WLA Presents: Strategies and Challenges of Prosecuting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Mon., Nov. 8, 12-1pm, P107 - Lunch
2) WLA Gender Jobs Panel: Thurs., Nov. 11th, 12-1pm, Austin East - Lunch
3) WLA Fall Happy Hour: Thurs., Nov. 11th, 5-7pm, Noir
4) Making International Connections: WLA JD/LLM Networking Banquet: Fri., Nov. 12th, 7-9pm, John Chipman Gray - Dinner
Upcoming Events:
1) WLA Movie Screening & Discussion: “Made in India”: Mon., Nov. 15th, 5pm, P204 - Dinner
2) WLA Women in Peacekeeping Panel: Tues., Nov. 16th, 7:30-8:30, Hauser 104 - Dinner
3) WLA Final Exams Study Tips Panel: Thurs., Nov. 18th, 12-1pm, Griswold 110 - Lunch
General Announcements:
1) WLA DC Trek: Sign Up to Indicate Your Interest!
2) Call for Participation: Women in Law Firms Survey
3) Diversity and Prejudice at HLS: Research Project Meeting: Wed., Nov. 10th, 6:15pm, P204
4) JLG Student Note Competition: Looking for Submissions
5) HLPR Blog: Looking for New Contributors
6) Pencils of Promise Multi-City Event Challenge
WLA Panel: Strategies & Challenges of Prosecuting Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
On Monday, November 8th, 12-1pm in Pound 107, a panel of local prosecutors will discuss their experiences in prosecuting domestic violence and sexual assault, moderated by Prof. Alex Whiting. An excellent opportunity for students interested in criminal law, domestic violence, and sexual assault policy to hear about the realities of prosecuting these crimes. Thirty-five minutes of discussion followed by fifteen minutes of Q&A. Lunch will be provided.
WLA Gender Jobs Panel
On Thursday, November 11th in Austin East, from 12-1pm, come hear 2Ls and 3Ls talk about their summer experiences working for women's rights (domestic and international), reproductive rights and LGBT rights organizations, and learn how you can apply to work in these fields. Non-pizza lunch served! Co-sponsored by WLA, HLSRJ, JLG and LAMBDA.
WLA Fall Happy Hour
Join your fellow WLA members on November 11th from 5-7pm at Noir in the Charles Hotel for some seasonal appetizers and drinks! Come to catch up with other members, meet new people and enjoy free refreshments before everyone heads home for Thanksgiving break.
Making International Connections: WLA JD/LLM Networking Banquet
Interested in working abroad? Thinking about interning in international human rights? Come to a WLA banquet to meet LLM and SJD students in order to find out about opportunities in their home countries and make new friends! Dinner served! Friday November 12th, 7-9 pm, John Chipman Gray.
WLA Movie Screening & Panel Discussion: “Made In India”
On Monday, November 15th at 5pm in Pound 204, WLA is hosting a screening of "Made In India." A panel discussion with the directors, moderated by Prof. Elizabeth Bartholet, will follow directly after the movie. Dinner provided! Co-sponsored by HLSRJ. "Made in India" is a feature length documentary film about the human experiences behind the phenomena of "outsourcing" surrogate mothers to India. The film shows the journey of an infertile American couple, an Indian surrogate and the reproductive outsourcing business that brings them together. Weaving together these personal stories within the context of a growing international industry, “Made In India” explores a complicated clash of families in crisis, reproductive technology, and choice from a global perspective.
WLA Women in Peacekeeping Panel
Passed 10 years ago, UN Security Council Resolution 1325 calls on the UN, governments and civil society to ensure that women are full contributors to peace negotiations, post-conflict rebuilding and peacebuilding. Implementation has been disappointing, generating debates and resolve to improve it going forward. Please join us for this important discussion on Tue, November 16th at 7:30pm in Hauser 104, featuring Sanam Anderlini, one of the drafters of Resolution 1325, and AnnJanette Rosga, former UN Office Director of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Dinner will be provided.
WLA Final Exam Study Tips Panel
On Thursday, November 18th, from 12-1 in Griswold 110, come hear 2Ls and 3Ls give advice and tips on how to successfully survive finals! Lunch provided.
WLA's First Annual Washington, D.C. Trip
We're excited to bring you the first annual Woman's Law Association trip to Washington, D.C., which will take place on March 25-26, 2011. The trip promises to be a fantastic opportunity to network with HLS alumnae and and to bond with your fellow WLA members! By filling out our survey, you will help us to plan a schedule that responds to member interests. Please send us your response by this Friday, Nov. 5th at 5pm. We're hoping to be able to subsidize at least some of the travel expenses for the trip, but won't know the specifics until we have attendance estimates. Survey here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlaZ2w3R2gtZkhrYTBLVzVNZkJrV0E6MQ
Diversity and Inclusion at Law Firms - Survey and Lunchtime Focus Groups
The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP) is working on a project to understand the experience of diverse attorneys at national law firms. Fill out the survey a to help get a snapshot of opinions at HLS. We also want to invite you to one of three facilitated lunch focus group discussions we will host on W., Th., & Fr., of next week (Nov.10, 11, 12; noon - 1pm) to discuss the diversity at firms. Survey link: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/400297/HNMCP-IILP-Lunchtime-Discussion-Preliminary-Survey. To sign up as a participant in one of these focus groups, please email Jennifer Kan at jk...@mail.law.harvard.edu.
Diversity and Prejudice at HLS - Research Project Meeting
A group of students is working on developing a research project about diversity and prejudice at HLS. Women's perspectives will be very valuable in forming such a project. If you are interested in learning more, please attend an informational meeting on Wed., Nov. 10, at 6:15pm in Pound 204.
JLG Student Note Competition
As many of you may be embarking on winter writing, please consider the Journal of Law & Gender (JLG) 2011 Student Note Competition, open only to current HLS students. The winner will be published in the Summer 2011 issue of the JLG and may have the opportunity to present his or her scholarship at the JLG's spring symposium alongside preeminent gender studies professors. The title of the symposium will be Sexual and Reproductive Rights: Barriers to Access, Roadmaps to Fulfillment. We encourage writers to explore this theme in connection with one of the following topics: The feminization of HIV and poverty; Critical race studies and intersectionality; Gender-motivated violence and patriarchy; Queer theory; International law and human rights; Abortion and trauma-based restrictions
Articles on topics outside the above listed will be accepted and strongly considered, but preference will be given to outstanding student writing in the area of sexual and reproductive rights. All submissions are due by January 21, 2011. Frequently asked questions are available at: http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlg/next/students.php
HLPR New Blog Contributors
The Harvard Law & Policy Review seeks contributors to a new blog. As the official journal of the American Constitution Society, the Review publishes articles by progressive law professors, practitioners, and students at www.hlpronline.com. To apply, please submit the following brief materials to hlpro...@mail.law.harvard.edu or fill out the google form at http://tinyurl.com/hlprblog by November 10, 2010: Your name, law school and graduation year. If you are not currently enrolled in law school, explain what you are doing; Two or more sample blog posts (400 words or fewer together); A short paragraph describing your background and interests.
Pencils of Promise Multi-City Event Challenge
Pencils of Promise is a nonprofit focused on building sustainable education in developing countries by educating and empowering western youth to mobilize. As it relates to women, the teachers and staff employed in the regions where schools are built are by and large young females from the local community who otherwise have few if no self-empowering roles available to them. In its 2 years of existence this nonprofit - founded by individuals our age - has already successfully built 15 schools and contributed 200,000 learning hours to these communities. The organization is having a Multi-City Event Challenge on November 13, 2010. More information on the organization: www.pencilsofpromise.org Information and tickets for the event: http://pencilsofpromise.eventbrite.com/
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