WLA New Website, Fifth Annual Conference, Domestic Violence Court Watch and Swapaganza!

[WLA Harvard Law School]

Welcome back!  The WLA has been planning for next semester and already has a couple announcements and great events coming up!

 

1.  WLA Launches New Website! http://hlsorgs.com/wla/

2.  WLA Fifth Annual Conference, This is What Equality Looks Like: The World We Want for Women and Girls: Feb. 11th

3.  WLA Domestic Violence Court Watch Program - Info Sessions: Jan. 26 & 27, 12pm, location TBD

4.  WLA Swapaganza: Feb. 6th  

5.  JLG Student Note Competition - Submissions Due: Jan. 21st

6.  Childhood Sexual Abuse Law Reform Coalition forming

 

WLA Launches New Website

The WLA has officially launched its new website!  Check us out here: http://hlsorgs.com/wla/

 

Save the Date: Women’s Law Association Annual Conference!

The Women's Law Association asks you to save the date for our Fifth Annual Conference – This is What Equality Looks Like: The World We Want for Women and Girls.  Our conference will take place on Friday, February 11, 2011 in Ropes-Gray.  The conference will include four impressive panels, Judiciary, Economics, Girls, and Health, as well as a Keynote Address, which will be announced at a later date. After the conference, we ask you to join us for cocktails and dinner with the panelists.  More details about the conference and dinner registration to follow.  We hope you will participate in this exciting day! Please feel free to contact Poppy Alexander (poppyal...@gmail.com), Mary Catherine Blanton (marycb...@gmail.com), Kim Lucas (kluca...@gmail.com), or Beth Greaney (egre...@jd12.law.harvard.edu) with questions.

 

WLA Announces New Domestic Violence Court Watch Program

This spring, the WLA will launch a domestic violence court watch program to collect data on the disposition of domestic violence cases in the Boston area. Volunteers will travel in groups to downtown Boston twice per month to observe court hearings. Information sessions will be held during the first week of spring semester. Interested participants should attend one of two lunchtime information sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, January 26th and 27th (location TBA). Volunteers will then attend one training session before participating in the program. Watch the WLA weekly postings for more information!

 

First Annual WLA Fashion Swapaganza

The WLA and Green Living Program are sponsoring a fashion swap for men, women, and children. To refresh your closets, bring clothes to donate January 31 - February 4th at tables in the Hark during lunch. For every 2 items donated, come to our Fashion Swapaganza on Sunday, January 6th, at noon to pick out a new item. Bonuses for business attire and winter coats & boots. Representatives from local shelters will attend the Swapaganza to talk with interested volunteers. So start collecting your clothes now!

 

JLG Student Note Competition

Submissions for the Journal of Law and Gender Student Note Competition are due on Friday, January 21.  Please submit articles by email to hls...@law.harvard.edu. We look forward to reading them! Competition winner(s) will be published in the Summer 2011 Symposium issue of JLG. Winner(s) may also have the opportunity to present alongside top academics at the JLG Spring Symposium Sexual and Reproductive Rights: Barriers to Access, Roadmaps to Fulfillment on March 4, 2011.  For more details, please visit: http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlg/next/students.php

 

Childhood Sexual Abuse Law Reform Coalition

Join a coalition of Boston law students to help introduce and advocate for new legislation regarding the rights of child victims of sexual assault in the Massachusetts legislature. This legislation has been introduced before, but has been blocked by key players in the legislature. The coalition is hoping that this will be the year it passes but needs the help of interested students! The legislation involves eliminating the statute of limitations with respect to victims of childhood sexual assault, which has been done in other states, and it would also make changes to the MA 51A statute that would hold mandated reporters accountable for failing to report suspected child sexual abuse.  For more information, email Jenna.M...@nesl.edu and see attached materials.

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