BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Santa Clara Law - ECPv5.16.1.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Santa Clara Law X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://law.scu.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Santa Clara Law BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160321T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160321T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T004627 CREATED:20160108T185240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160203T172455Z UID:573942-1458579600-1458586800@law.scu.edu SUMMARY:2016 Alexander Law Prize Award Ceremony DESCRIPTION:REGISTER ONLINE\nThe 2016 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize will be awarded to Maria Foscarinis\, founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty\, the only national organization that uses the power of the law to end and prevent homelessness in America. \nMs. Foscarinis has advocated for solutions to homelessness at the national level since 1985\, when she left her career at a major law firm\, Sullivan & Cromwell\, to become an advocate for homeless people. She is a primary architect of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act\, the first major federal legislation addressing homelessness. She has led numerous subsequent\, cutting-edge initiatives to prevent and end homelessness\, including protecting housing rights for domestic violence survivors and education rights for homeless children; increasing housing resources through vacant properties; and countering the criminalization of homelessness and poverty. She has initiated and helped lead a national campaign to secure the human right to housing in the U.S.\, developed an initiative to protect tenants in the current foreclosure crisis\, and advocated for and helped shape the federal plan to end and prevent homelessness.  Ms. Foscarinis has led successful litigation to secure the legal rights of homeless persons\, and writes regularly about legal and policy issues affecting homeless and poor persons. Ms. Foscarinis is an internationally known advocate and expert who is frequently quoted in the media\, including the New York Times\, Washington Post\, USA Today\, and the Huffington Post. \n\nThe first Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize was presented in March 2008 and has been awarded annually thereafter. This award has been made possible through the generosity of Katharine & George Alexander to bring recognition to legal advocates who have used their legal careers to help alleviate injustice and inequity. The hope is that recognition of such individuals will improve the image of lawyers around the world. \nThe winner receives a substantial cash award to be used as the he or she chooses. The winner will be brought to Santa Clara University to be honored at a ceremony in March. The winner will also be invited to participate in lectures and classes and may choose to serve as a teacher\, mentor and scholar for a limited period at Santa Clara Law. \nPast Alexander Prize Winners\n\nKatharine & George Alexander\nKatharine Alexander practiced law for 25 years as a public defender for Santa Clara County and taught law courses for several years at San Jose State University. \nThe late George Alexander served as professor of law at Santa Clara University for 34 years and as dean of its School of Law for 15 years. \nBoth Katharine and George have dedicated their lives to instilling in students and lawyers a commitment to justice. Their service to humanity serves as a model for other lawyers. \n\nSelection Committee\nFrancisco Rivera Juaristi\, ChairAssistant Clinical Professor and Director\, International Human Rights Clinic\, Santa Clara Law \nCynthia MertensProfessor of Law\, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs\, Santa Clara Law \nDonald J. PoldenProfessor of Law\, Dean Emeritus\, Santa Clara Law \nAlan ScheflinProfessor of Law Emeritus\, Santa Clara Law \n\nNominees must be lawyers who have used their skill\, knowledge and abilities in the field of law to correct injustice. The nominees must be individuals who are committed in both heart and mind to alleviating injustice and inequity. \nSelection criteria may include factors such as the: \n\nInnovative nature of the programs or other activities undertaken\nCourage and self-sacrifice required\nSustainability of the programs the nominee has implemented\nNumber of people benefited\n\n  URL:https://law.scu.edu/event/2016-alexander-law-prize-award-ceremony/ LOCATION:Adobe Lodge\, 500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95053\, United States CATEGORIES:Award Ceremonies,General Law School Events ORGANIZER;CN="Noelia%20McKeever":MAILTO:nmckeever@scu.edu GEO:37.3499521;-121.940608 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Adobe Lodge 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara CA 95053 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=500 El Camino Real:geo:-121.940608,37.3499521 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR