Radical Queer Legal Studies Speaker Series presents: A Panel on Immigration
NLG of Lewis & Clark Law School, NLG of Portland, and OutLaw are thrilled to welcome Ann Garcia (she/her) of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild in conversation with Jess Olave ’23 (she/her) and Leni Tupper (she/her) of PCC Clear Clinic for a panel discussion and Q&A on the topic of immigration moderated by Natalie Webb ’23 (she/her) as part of the second annual Radical Queer Legal Studies Speaker Series.
The event will feature a panel discussion of 60 minutes followed by a Q&A, and will be live and recorded. Food and soft drinks will be provided. Please RSVP so that we know how much food to provide.
Radical Queer Legal Studies Speaker Series: In Conversation with Dr. Bright Alozie
National Lawyers Guild of Lewis & Clark Law School, National Lawyers Guild of Portland, and OutLaw of Lewis & Clark Law School are thrilled to welcome Dr. Bright Alozie (he/him) of Portland State University as part of the second annual Radical Queer Legal Studies Speaker Series.
The event will feature a lecture of 60 minutes followed by a Q&A, and will be live and recorded. Food and soft drinks will be provided. Please RSVP so that we know how much food to provide.
National Lawyers Guild: Week Against Mass Incarceration
Emilie Junge of the PCC Clear Clinic and Tristen Edwards of Metropolitan Public Defender will discuss their current projects on expungement and restorative justice, respectively.
National Lawyers Guild: Week Against Mass Incarceration
Our peers Stephanie Grayce and Calvin Duncan of L&C Law’s Class of 2023 will share their experiences as formerly incarcerated law students.
National Lawyers Guild: Week Against Mass Incarceration
Amy Willis and Diane Nguyen will discuss their work at Legal Aid Services of Oregon.
National Lawyers Guild: Week Against Mass Incarceration
Hailey Ockinga of Beyond These Walls will share her perspective on the mass incarceration crisis as a formerly incarcerated indigenous trans woman.
Radical Queer Legal Studies Speaker Series: In Conversation with Katie L. Acosta
National Lawyers Guild of Lewis & Clark Law School, National Lawyers Guild of Portland, and OutLaw of Lewis & Clark Law School are thrilled to welcome Professor Katie L. Acosta (she/her) of Georgia State University.
This virtual event will feature a lecture of 60 minutes followed by a conversation facilitated by Akriti Bhargava ’22 (she/her). This event requires pre-registration, is free of charge, and offers 1.0 Access to Justice CLE credits for members of the Oregon State Bar. A Zoom link will be sent out to those who pre-register in the days ahead of the event. This event will be live and unrecorded.
DisOrientation
Legal Observer Training
DisOrientation
Staying Radical in Law School Webinar
DisOrientation
Law School and Beyond Panel with Local Attorneys
DisOrientation
Movement Lawyering Webinar
Student Org Fair
Come learn about NLG at the Student Org Fair!
Student Org Fair
Come learn about NLG at the Student Org Fair!
Student Org Fair
Come learn about NLG at the Student Org Fair!
Screening and Discussion: The newly-released documentary, “13th”
The newly-released documentary, 13th, focuses on the critical language of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, except as punishment for a crime. The screening will be followed by a discussion, and pizza and beer will be served!
Portland Police Union Contract Panel
Leaders of local activist group Don’t Shoot Portland, and Portland NLG member/civil rights attorney Ashlee Albies, will discuss recent events surrounding the controversial Portland Police Association contract, which was pushed through City Council with little community oversight and significant opposition. Lunch provided, vegan diets welcome.
National Prison Strike Solidarity Panel
The largest prison work strike in U.S. history is happening right now! Come hear from currently (via phone) and formerly incarcerated organizers of the strike in Alabama and Oregon. They’ll be talking about the 13th Amendment, prison slave labor, organizing in the face of severe repercussion, and more! Lunch provided, vegan diets welcome.
Racial Microaggressions Workshop
Kasia Rutledge of Metropolitan Public Defender/Portland NLG will lead a workshop to help us unpack issues of implicit racial bias and microaggressions, and learn to have dynamic, honest conversations about race. Lunch provided, vegan diets welcome.
Why Race Matters Tabling in the LRC
Please join the National Lawyers Guild for the Why Race Matters Series. Stop by and say hello!
Defending Al-Qaeda
Defense counsel for key members of Al-Qaeda accused of the 9/11 attacks will be presenting a panel discussion of their experiences representing America’s most notorious defendants.
Professional Development Workshop: Racial Microaggressions
A good attorney knows to not make assumptions. This rule applies not only to one’s legal work, but also to one’s interactions with colleagues, clients, opposing counsel, judges and others. Thus, learning to recognize and combat unconscious assumptions that one might make is an important part of an attorney’s professional development. Please join us for a professional development workshop on a common manifestation of racial assumptions: microaggressions. Public defender and Portland NLG member, Kasia Rutledge, will help us identify ways in which our interpersonal interactions can perpetuate racism. She will also help us avoid making, or at least not acting on, our unwarranted assumptions.
Professional Development Workshop: Racial Microaggressions
A good attorney knows to not make assumptions. This rule applies not only to one’s legal work, but also to one’s interactions with colleagues, clients, opposing counsel, judges and others. Thus, learning to recognize and combat unconscious assumptions that one might make is an important part of an attorney’s professional development. Please join us for a professional development workshop on a common manifestation of racial assumptions: microaggressions. Public defender and Portland NLG member, Kasia Rutledge, will help us identify ways in which our interpersonal interactions can perpetuate racism. She will also help us avoid making, or at least not acting on, our unwarranted assumptions.
Vigil for Black Lives
Join the Lewis & Clark Black Law Students Association (BLSA), Black Student Union, National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and more to honor the Black lives taken by systemic racism and its resulting police brutality and vigilantism.
We will have food, music, speakers, and community building, and will uplift Black voices first and foremost. Please join us in solidarity.
This event is free and open to the public! Bring your friends, and prepare your singing voice to say the names of victims with Don’t Shoot Portland! The march from Gate 2 of Griswold Stadium parking lot to the Chapel will depart at 6:25pm.
We will have food, music, speakers, and community building, and will uplift Black voices first and foremost. Please join us in solidarity.
This event is free and open to the public! Bring your friends, and prepare your singing voice to say the names of victims with Don’t Shoot Portland! The march from Gate 2 of Griswold Stadium parking lot to the Chapel will depart at 6:25pm.
State Secrets, Security Classifications and National Security Cases-from Peshawar to Portland
NLG and ACLU present: Federal Public Defender Steven Wax describes his experiences defending Portland Attorney Brandon Mayfield, Guantanamo inmates, and Mohamed Mohamud against terrorism charges within and without our increasingly Kafkaesque criminal justice system. Burrito Bar Lunch will be provided with vegan and vegetarian options.
McCarty Classroom Complex 1 at Noon on Thursday March 19th.
McCarty Classroom Complex 1 at Noon on Thursday March 19th.
Second Annual Bingo Night Fundraiser
Please join the Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) for a Bingo Night Fundraiser! Each year NALSA helps send a group of passionate students to the Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law Conference. Come enjoy multiple rounds of bingo, prizes, and Indian Tacos! Students, practitioners, staff and guests are encouraged to attend!
EJA hosts a discussion of indigenous rights with NISGUA!
Co-Sponsored by NLG, SIEL & LLS.
Coordinator Victor Caal Tzuy will be speaking on behalf of indigenous groups engaging in resistance against the Xalalá Hydroelectric Dam in Guatemala, slated to displace thousands of residents.
Lunch will be served. Join us in Wood Hall, Rm 7!
Why Race Matters: Celebrating Inclusion and Confronting Privilege
Author and educator, Walidah Imarisha, will lead us through an interactive timeline of Black history in Oregon that speaks to the history of race, identity, and power in this state and the nation.
Prisoner Letter Writing
Part of the annual National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Student Day Against the Death Penalty, a nationwide day of education about and protest of capital punishment. Sponsored by NLG & ACLU.
Wrongful Convictions Panel: What Went Wrong?
Juan Meléndez and Greg Wilhoit, from Witness to Innocence, spent a combined 22+ years on death row for crimes they did not commit. Hear their powerful stories about their journey from death row to freedom. Professor Aliza Kaplan and Professor Tung Yin will provide legal insight on wrongful convictions and the criminal justice system.
Sponsored by: Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Oregon Justice Resource Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Amnesty International USA, National Lawyers Guild. (Wednesday 3/6, 6-7:30 pm, Room 2).
Sponsored by: Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Oregon Justice Resource Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Amnesty International USA, National Lawyers Guild. (Wednesday 3/6, 6-7:30 pm, Room 2).
Live From Death Row: Kevin Cooper
Phone Call with Kevin Cooper, Currently on Death Row at California’s San Quentin Prison (Tuesday 3/5, 12:10 pm, Room 3). Bring your questions for this Q&A. Part of the Week Against the Death Penalty. Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served. Sponsored by NLG and ACLU.
Death Penalty Talk with Jeff Ellis
Death Penalty Talk with Jeff Ellis, Director of Oregon Capital Resource Center, nationally known death penalty defense attorney, and adjunct professor. Part of the Week Against the Death Penalty. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by NLG and ACLU.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Meeting: Elections for 2012-2013 Year!
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
TORTS from a Social Justice Perspective: What’s Missing from Our Casebooks
Panel discussion with local attorneys:
- KARL ANUTA, president of NEDC and environmental litigator.
- ELDEN ROSENTHAL, civil rights and personal injury litigator.
- KARL ANUTA, president of NEDC and environmental litigator.
- ELDEN ROSENTHAL, civil rights and personal injury litigator.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
Andrea Ritchie
The National Lawyers Guild, OUTlaw, the Black Law Students’ Association, and Women’s Law Caucus present Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States. Join us in Room 2 on March 14 at 12:15 pm, where NYC police misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie will speak about the book she co-authored, Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States.The book is “a groundbreaking work that turns a “queer eye” on the criminal legal system. Drawing on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy, Queer (In)Justice is a searing examination of the queer experience—as criminal defendants, prisoners, and survivors of violent crimes. The authors unpack queer criminal archetypes– like “gleeful gay killers,” “lethal lesbians,” and “disease spreaders”– to illustrate the punishment of queer expression, regardless of whether a crime was ever committed. And tracing stories from the judicial bench to the streets and behind prison bars, the authors prove that the policing of sex and gender both bolsters and reinforces racial and gender inequalities.”Andrea Ritchie is a police misconduct attorney and organizer who has engaged in extensive research, writing, speaking, litigation, organizing, and advocacy on profiling, policing, and physical and sexual violence by law enforcement agents against women, girls, and LGBT people of color in the US and Canada over the past two decades.
Lunch Served.
Lunch Served.
NLG Presents: Andrea Ritchie - Book Signing & Talk
Join the National Lawyers’ Guild and NYC police misconduct attorney Andrea Ritchie as Ms. Ritchie speaks about the book she co-authored, Queer (In)justice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the United States.
Andrea Ritchie is a police misconduct attorney and organizer who has engaged in extensive research, writing, speaking, litigation, organizing, and advocacy on profiling, policing, and physical and sexual violence by law enforcement agents against women, girls, and LGBT people of color in the US and Canada over the past two decades. She currently coordinates Streetwise & Safe (SAS), a leadership development initiative aimed at sharing information, strategies for safety, and visions for change among LGBT youth of color. Her book, Violence Every Day: Racial Profiling and Police Brutality Against Women, Girls and Transgender People of Color, will be published in 2012 by South End Press.
See http://www.queerinjustice.com/ for more information.
Andrea Ritchie is a police misconduct attorney and organizer who has engaged in extensive research, writing, speaking, litigation, organizing, and advocacy on profiling, policing, and physical and sexual violence by law enforcement agents against women, girls, and LGBT people of color in the US and Canada over the past two decades. She currently coordinates Streetwise & Safe (SAS), a leadership development initiative aimed at sharing information, strategies for safety, and visions for change among LGBT youth of color. Her book, Violence Every Day: Racial Profiling and Police Brutality Against Women, Girls and Transgender People of Color, will be published in 2012 by South End Press.
See http://www.queerinjustice.com/ for more information.
NLG - Substantive Law From a Radical Perspective: Contracts
Panel discussion with local attorneys.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Faculty Roundtable
What is it like to approach the law from a social justice perspective? How we can advance progressive viewpoints on law and society utilizing our legal skills? Join us for this informal roundtable discussion with law school faculty: bring your own insights, questions and a lunch. We will be honoring Professor Kaplan.
Dessert and beverages will be served.
Dessert and beverages will be served.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
Occupy Law School: Why the Movement Still Matters
Vegetarian/vegan-friendly Lebanese food and vegan/GF cupcakes!*
The Occupy movement: a flash in the pan, an inspiring movement, or just a roadblock on the daily commute? Join a panel of NLG-affiliated attorneys and activists as they discuss Occupy! Consider the Constitutional implications, its meaning for the labor movement, how court cases related to Occupy will work out (and what the term “mass defense” defense means), and how it will continue to shape American politics and society. Come with your questions and opinions!
Contact Diana Winther at dianawinther@lclark.edu regarding questions, etc.
The Occupy movement: a flash in the pan, an inspiring movement, or just a roadblock on the daily commute? Join a panel of NLG-affiliated attorneys and activists as they discuss Occupy! Consider the Constitutional implications, its meaning for the labor movement, how court cases related to Occupy will work out (and what the term “mass defense” defense means), and how it will continue to shape American politics and society. Come with your questions and opinions!
Contact Diana Winther at dianawinther@lclark.edu regarding questions, etc.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
Public Interest Happy Hour with NLG
The Portland National Lawyers Guild invites you to a February Public Interest Happy Hour
When: 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 2nd
Where: Bar Bar at Mississippi Studios, 3943 N. Mississippi Ave.
Who: Public interest lawyers, law students, legally-minded non-lawyers, and all friends of the people, including children!
When: 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 2nd
Where: Bar Bar at Mississippi Studios, 3943 N. Mississippi Ave.
Who: Public interest lawyers, law students, legally-minded non-lawyers, and all friends of the people, including children!
We hope to see you there. We picked a child-friendly establishment, so feel free to bring the kiddos. Happy hour ends at 7:00, so get there early to enjoy the cheap food and drinks. Minors are allowed until 9 p.m.
You can find more info about the location, menu and drinks at http://www.mississippistudios.com/menu/
For more information, email nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter weekly meeting. Agenda may include volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning speakers/events/panels, updates and collaborative work on ongoing projects (including Legal Observer, Citizens Review Committee, and Know Your Rights). For more information, or to add agenda items, please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Meeting
NLG Student Chapter invites to participate in the first meeting of the year. This week’s agenda includes: Volunteer and pro bono opportunities, planning Spring speakers/events/panels, work on ongoing projects (including Citizens Review Committee and Know Your Rights). Regular weekly meetings will continue throughout the semester, location TBA.
Know Your Rights Training
Whether or not you’re a citizen, you have rights under the United States Constitution. Lewis and Clark Law Alum Kenneth A. Kreuscher will lead a live training to empower and prepare individuals to know their rights when they are stopped by the police. The NLG student group invites students to join in this community training.
Soul of Justice Film Screening
Join NLG, EJA, BLSA, and SALDF for a screening of SOUL OF JUSTICE: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey and happy hour!
*Snacks and some drinks provided!*
Come learn more about the career of Judge Thelton Henderson - Judge Henderson was one of the first African-American federal judges in the United States and throughout his career demonstrated commitment to integrity and human rights and became a profound influence on the American judicial system.
*** Get inspired before finals.***
*Snacks and some drinks provided!*
Come learn more about the career of Judge Thelton Henderson - Judge Henderson was one of the first African-American federal judges in the United States and throughout his career demonstrated commitment to integrity and human rights and became a profound influence on the American judicial system.
*** Get inspired before finals.***
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
Occupy Alder Street: NLG Fundraising Party
Come celebrate the people’s revolution and help support the Lewis and Clark chapter of the National Lawyer’s Guild! Only 5 dollars cover! With DJ, food, drink, and dollar auction. Bring your friends!
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG - Citizen Review Committee Training
Training to assist citizens in preparing and presenting their appeals to the Citizen Review Committee (CRC), who oversees the Independent Police Review (IPR), in an informal hearing.
Portland citizens who have had a negative interaction with the police can file a complaint with the IPR, who investigates the allegations and determines whether any bureau policies were violated. Citizens unhappy with the outcome of IPR’s investigation can then appeal the decision to the CRC.
Portland citizens who have had a negative interaction with the police can file a complaint with the IPR, who investigates the allegations and determines whether any bureau policies were violated. Citizens unhappy with the outcome of IPR’s investigation can then appeal the decision to the CRC.
NLG - Judge Ed Jones
Local progressive judge Edward Jones will discuss legal representation of activists. Lunch served.
NLG Weekly Meeting
The National Lawyer’s Guild Student Chapter invites you to our regular weekly meeting. Students may participate in horizontal leadership by helping to plan and coordinate events, organize and participate in the political prisoner letter writing campaign, learn about how to get involved with volunteer and pro-bono opportunities, and more. We welcome everyone to come learn more about the group and how you can be involved. If you have any questions please contact nlg@lclark.edu.
NLG Disorientation
The National Lawyer’s Guild (NLG) Student Group’s Kick-Off Event: Join a panel of NLG attorneys as they speak and answer questions about starting an alternative law practice, and how to keep your values after graduating. Potluck lunch.
National Lawyers Guild (NLG) First Meeting of the Year
An informational meeting you do not want to miss!
For 1Ls and those new to the Guild, we will do a little explaining about our (progressive) values, the sorts of things we do on campus, and our horizontal/non-hierarchical structure.
Guild veterans should attend too though, because we will also talk about the events coming up, the sorts of things people want to happen this semester, and the rapidly approaching national conference in October!
For 1Ls and those new to the Guild, we will do a little explaining about our (progressive) values, the sorts of things we do on campus, and our horizontal/non-hierarchical structure.
Guild veterans should attend too though, because we will also talk about the events coming up, the sorts of things people want to happen this semester, and the rapidly approaching national conference in October!