LIVE ZOOM: Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Unhoused People

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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Are city ordinances unconstitutional that prohibit people from camping on public sidewalks and parkland, when those people have nowhere else to go? Can the Eighth Amendment, banning cruel and unusual punishment, be applied to contravene fines, arrests, and other enforcements that criminalize involuntary homelessness? This event will review decisions rendered by America’s courts in considering these complex questions, and reflect on the promises and limitations of the Constitution in addressing policy issues related to poverty and housing insecurity. 

Presented by: Shayla Myers, Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles' Unhoused People's Justice Project, and Carol Sobel, Civil Rights Attorney, Law Office of Carol A. Sobel.

Registration fee: FREE

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LIVE ZOOM: Overview of Immigrant Services in L.A. County

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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County representatives will discuss the comprehensive programs offered within L.A. County to protect, support, and help immigrant communities living here. In this training, learn about asylee orientation, Notario fraud, and pathways to citizenship, and consider additional ways that providers and advocates can help meet the needs of immigrant individuals and their families.  

Presented by: Haidy Juarez, Program Manager at the County of Los Angeles Office of Immigrant Affairs, and Dan Sharp, Chief of the County of Los Angeles Office of Immigrant Affairs

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

ON DEMAND: Sankofa: Recalling our History to Advance Social Justice through Mediation

Sankofa is an African principle advising that we look to the past to make progress in the future. This event will review the historical roots of contemporary mediation techniques and consider how they can help empower individuals and communities today. Community mediation in the United States began during the civil rights movement of the 1960s as an effort to address social and judicial turmoil. Learn how mediation and other methods of alternative dispute resolution may help facilitate dialogue and resolve conflict in our own tumultuous times, outside of or as predecessor to court proceedings.  
 
Presented by: Isabelle R. Gunning, Mayor Tom Bradley Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School and Commissioner, Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations
 
Registration fee: FREE
 

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.
 

LIVE ZOOM: Post-graduate Fellowship Opportunities

Wednesday, June 26, 2024: 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

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This panel discussion will provide information regarding a variety of post-graduate fellowship opportunities, including the Equal Justice Works, Skadden, and Justice Catalyst Fellowships. Topics covered will include how to find a sponsor organization, how to ensure quality recommendations, how to develop a project proposal, how to shop it to sponsor agencies, and more.

Presented by: Chelsea Leigh-Flucus, Assistant Director of Career Development, Public Sector, UCI Law (Moderator)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

 

LIVE ZOOM: Legal Aid as Racial Justice Work

Wednesday, June 05, 2024: 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

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This session will explore the intersection between legal services and racial justice. It will begin with a discussion of the role of racial justice in legal aid work historically and the evolution of that role, particularly during this recent period of racial reckoning. A panel of experts will then discuss how legal aid attorneys, law students, and pro bono attorneys can use the civil legal system to continue fighting to dismantle systemic racism.

Presented by:

Tyler Press Sutherland, Director of Legal Services, Public Law Center (Moderator)

Disclaimer: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

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