Thursday, January 31 Speaker Series ~
Visiting Practitioner Dori Rose Inda (Executive Director, Attorney Watsonville Law Center)
Please join the Center for Social Justice and Public Service on Thursday, January 31 for a Speaker Series with Visiting Practitioner Dori Rose Inda (Executive Director, Attorney Watsonville Law Center), "Turning Vision into Mission as an Accidental Leader" at noon in Bannan 135. Lunch will be provided. There is limited space available for lunch with Ms. Inda on Thursday, January 31 after the event. Wine & Cheese Reception on January 31 at 5 p.m. in Strong Common Room.
Dori Rose Inda is the founder and Executive Director of the Watsonville Law Center (WLC). Prior to becoming an attorney, Dori worked as a social worker with homeless men and women and foster families for more than ten years. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in social science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1988 and earned a J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law in 2000. While a law student, Dori assisted on a case in which many of the victims were from the Watsonville area. These clients were unable to obtain legal representation locally and this brought to light the critical gap in legal services in the Watsonville area. Dori then dedicated herself to establishing WLC in Watsonville. After graduation, Dori worked as a staff attorney for California Rural Legal Assistance and in 2002 founded the Watsonville Law Center. Since that time she, with WLC’s team of staff, board and partners, developed the five projects that make up WLC’s services to the community: Economic Justice Partnership, Agricultural Workers’ Access to Health Project, Barriers to Employment, Consumer Protection and Language Access to the Court.
Office Hours in Bergin Hall 111, Thursday, January 31, 2:30 – 4 p.m. and Friday, February 1, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.. To sign up to meet with Ms. Inda for office hours or for lunch email svega@scu.edu or call (408) 554-1720. http://law.scu.edu/socialjustice/visiting-practitioner.cfm
Co-Sponsored by the American Constitution Society and Public Interest & Social Justice Coalition