April 13, 2023

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.

March 22, 2023

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.

March 9, 2023

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.

March 8, 2023

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.

March 7, 2023

National Lawyers Guild: Week Against Mass Incarceration

Amy Willis and Diane Nguyen will discuss their work at Legal Aid Services of Oregon.

March 6, 2023

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.

March 23, 2022

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.

October 1, 2020

DisOrientation

Legal Observer Training

September 30, 2020

DisOrientation

Staying Radical in Law School Webinar

September 29, 2020

DisOrientation

Law School and Beyond Panel with Local Attorneys

September 28, 2020

DisOrientation

Movement Lawyering Webinar

September 11, 2020

Student Org Fair

Come learn about NLG at the Student Org Fair!

September 10, 2020

Student Org Fair

Come learn about NLG at the Student Org Fair!

September 9, 2020

Student Org Fair

Come learn about NLG at the Student Org Fair!

November 3, 2016

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!

November 3, 2016

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.

November 2, 2016

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.

November 1, 2016

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.

October 31, 2016

Why Race Matters Tabling in the LRC

Please join the National Lawyers Guild for the Why Race Matters Series. Stop by and say hello!

March 3, 2016

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.

February 10, 2016

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.

February 9, 2016

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.

October 7, 2015

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.

March 19, 2015

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.

November 21, 2014

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!

October 2, 2014

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!

September 25, 2014

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.

March 7, 2013

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.

March 6, 2013

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).

March 5, 2013

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.

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