WLA Our Bodies Ourselves Panel, Big Law Diversity Panel, Political Bootcamp, and Outline/Exam Bank!

[WLA Harvard Law School]

Check out all the great events coming up this week and next!  
  
WLA Upcoming Events:      
This Week: 
1. 40th Anniversary of Our Bodies Ourselves Author Panel – Mon., April 4, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Austin West – Burrito Lunch! 
2. 2011 Freedom Seder – Mon., April 4, 7:00pm, Ropes Gray 
3. Strategies for Success at Big Law: First-Hand Experiences of Diverse Attorneys – Thurs., April 7, 12:00-1:00pm, Pound 335 – Lunch! 
4. Repression, Religion, Revolution and Rights: Uprisings in the Middle East, North Africa and Beyond – Thurs., April 8, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Lewis 202 
5. Political Bootcamp – Fri., April 8, 3:00-7:00pm!  
Next Week: 
6. Breakfast Roundtable with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas – Tues., April 12, 8:30 am, John Chipman Gray 
7. Insider Perspectives of the Harvard Law Review – Wed., April 13, 5:00-6:30pm, Pound 100 
8. Sex Trivia – Thurs., April 14, 8:00pm, Tommy Doyle’s 
    
WLA Announcements:  
1. Submit an Outline/Exam and Enter to Win an Ipod Shuffle! 
2. Vote in the HLS Student Government Elections this Thursday! 
3. Support WLA Member Sonia McNeil in the COOP’s Board of Directors Voting! 
   
General Announcements:     
1. HLS: Racial Disparities in Health Care – Mon., April 4, 12:00 - 1:30pm, Pound 213 
2. Want to Work on the Obama Campaign? – Fri., April 8, 12:15-1:15PM, Pound 200 – Lunch served! 
3. HLPR/ACS Progressive Formal – Sat., April 9, 8-11pm, Harvard Faculty Club – Buy Tickets Now! 
4. National Immigrant Justice Center U Visa Workshop – Sat. April 9 

WLA Events:  

40th Anniversary of Our Bodies Ourselves Author Panel 

On Monday, April 4, from 12pm – 1pm in Austin West, Come celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the foundational feminist health text, Our Bodies Ourselves by listening to a panel of the authors, Joan Ditzion, Judy Norsigian, Miriam Hawley, Wendy Sanford and Paula Doress-Worters. Authors will speak about how they originated the idea of OBOS, how the idea transformed, and what remains to be done today. Burrito lunch will be served. 
  

2011 Freedom Seder 

The WLA is honored to be a part of this year's Freedom Seder, which is being spearheaded by the JLSA and BLSA. This year's Freedom Seder is an opportunity for our communities to commemorate our histories, to celebrate our victories, to recognize our shared stake in the social justice challenges of our generation. Please join us on April 4th, at 7pm in Ropes Gray, as we explore these ideas through the structure of this ancient Passover tradition. 
  

Strategies for Success at Big Law: First-Hand Experiences of Diverse Attorneys 

Learn how to thrive at a law firm from diverse attorneys at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, ranked the #1 law firm in America in 2010 by The American Lawyer.  Topics will include the job search, handling stereotypes and bias, mentoring, networking, career development, and work/life balance.  Thursday, April 7, 12:00-1:00pm, Pound 335. Lunch will be provided.  Co-sponsored by APALSA, HLS Lambda, SALSA, and WLA. See attached poster. 
  

Repression, Religion, Revolution and Rights: Uprisings in the Middle East, North Africa and Beyond 

Karima Bennoune, professor of law at Rutgers University, has recently returned from research travel to Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia. On Thursday, April 8, from 12 to 1pm in Lewis 202, she will discuss current human rights struggles in North Africa, especially as they affect regional women’s movements.  In particular, she will explore the dynamics of local protest movements, the role of law reform in current transitions, and the difficulties involved in confronting the challenges to human rights posed by dictatorship and by fundamentalism.  This event is being co-sponsored by HLS Advocates for Human Rights, the Women’s Law Association, the Middle Eastern Law Students Association and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University. See attached poster. 
  

WLA Presents: Political Bootcamp  

Get the skills you need to run for political office and win! Join the WLA on April 8, from 3:00 – 7:00pm for a special, non-partisan training session for HLS students interested in running for office. Whether you're thinking of running in 5 years, 10 years, or this year, we want to make sure you have the tools to win! Dinner served. Location TBD. Only a few spots left! To reserve a spot, email hls...@gmail.com.  
  

Breakfast Roundtable with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas 

Join us for breakfast and conversation with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas on Tuesday, April 12, at 8:30 am in John Chipman Gray. This will be an exciting opportunity to here about lessons learned running for and serving in elected office by a female attorney who has lead a trailblazing career. 
   

Insider Perspectives of the Harvard Law Review 

Come hear HLR editors talk about their experiences on the journal and how they succeeded at the competition, and get advice on how best to approach the test. Wine and cheese will be served. April 13, 5-6:30 in Pound 100. Co-sponsored by WLA and HLR.  
  

Sex Trivia! 

After resounding success last year, HLSRJ and our array of fabulous co-sponsors once again bring you a raunchy and rollicking night of zany facts, jokes, and brain-teasers about everyone's favorite taboo topic, sex! Hosted by the infinitely amusing Dan Cluchey, and featuring free prizes likes LSRJ goodies, Westlaw & Lexis points, and bucketfuls of condoms, as well as free drink tickets, this is a pre-finals night of fun you won't want to miss. So join us at Tommy Doyle's on April 14th at 8 pm to test your sexpertise while engaging in an open, funny, and lively dialogue about sex and stay for Bar Review afterwards. Cosponsored by ACS, CRCL, HL Central, Lambda, SG, and WLA. 
   
WLA Announcements:  
   

Submit an Outline/Exam to WLA and Enter to Win an Ipod Shuffle! 

Calling all 2Ls and 3Ls! Remember those outlines you spent hours crafting? Those exams you worked so hard on?  Put them to good use by contributing your old outlines and exams to the WLA Outline & Exam Bank and continue the tradition of women supporting women! For every outline sent before April 22nd, we'll add your name to the ipod shuffle raffle! To get a copy of your old exams, email Sandy Parker at sapa...@law.harvard.edu and requesting a copy and she will forward you the PDF.  Send your materials to hls...@gmail.com (include professor name, course title, and semester).   
  

Vote in the HLS Student Government Elections this Thursday! 

WLA member Rachna Shah is the only female running on any of the HLS Presidential/VP tickets.  The election is this Thursday, April 7th and voting will take place online.  Please look for an email from Student Government.  Good luck, Rachna! 
  

Support WLA Member Sonia McNeil in the COOP’s Board of Directors Voting!

WLA member Sonia McNeil is the only woman from a Harvard graduate school nominated for the COOP's Board of Directors. The voting begins on April 4th - please go to www.thecoop.com to vote! 
   
General Announcements:     
  

Want to Work on the Obama Campaign? 

Join the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and OPIA for a panel of 5 HLSers (both grads and current students) who worked on the '08 Presidential Campaign. Panel topics will cover:  1) how to get a job on the campaign; 2) different opportunities on the campaign; and 3) the benefits of having a job on the campaign. Participants will include: Jake Levine (‘13), David Burd (‘06), Kristin Garcia ('13), Aadil Ginwala (‘06), and Edward Smith (‘05). Friday, April 8, from 12:15-1:15PM, Pound 200, Lunch served! 
  

HLS: Racial Disparities in Health Care 

Forty Years after the end of the Jim Crow era and the passage of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, there remain large racial disparities in the American health care system. This panel will explore the strengths and weaknesses of various policies that may be employed to alleviate ongoing racial health disparities. Such policies include those that enhance the enforcement or reach of existing civil rights laws and those that call for more direct and targeted quality-improvement initiatives. In addition, the panel will discuss those aspects of the Affordable Care Act that may lead to reduced disparities in care. Panelists: David Barton Smith, Anup Malani, Gregg Bloche, and Amitabh Chandra; Moderated by Petrie-Flom Academic Fellow Michael Frakes. With light lunch. Monday, April 4, 2011, 12 - 1:30pm, Pound Hall, Room 213. 

  

HLPR/ACS Progressive Formal
 

HLPR/ACS Progressive Formal is happening on Saturday, April 9, from 8-11pm
at the Harvard Faculty Club,
20 Quincy Street.
Open bar + food + music + your friends. Tickets are only $20 and are on sale NOW at www.hlpronline.com/formal. Tickets will also be available at lunchtime in the Hark starting Monday, March 28. Remember, tickets are limited and will NOT be available at the door. 
  

National Immigrant Justice Center’s U Visa Workshop 

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) works to secure protections for vulnerable immigrant populations, including immigrant victims of domestic violence. U visas provide protection against deportation and access to immigration benefits for victims of certain crimes if applicants demonstrate cooperation with law enforcement and meet other legal requirements. If you are fluent or nearly fluent in Spanish and want to help immigrant victims of domestic violence, we need your help.  No previous experience in immigration law is required. NIJC is hosting a U Visa Workshop on Saturday, April 9, 2011, where law students and recent law school graduates will work directly with clients to prepare and submit their applications. Email aperl...@heartlandalliance.org for more details and to register.

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