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March 2021
2021 Alexander Prize Award Ceremony
REGISTER ONLINE On March 24th, 2021, Santa Clara Law will award the 2021 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize to Jackie Gonzalez, Policy Director and co-founder of Immigration Defense Advocates. Jackie Gonzalez is the Policy Director for Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA), a policy project focused on the abolition of immigrant detention facilities in California. Combining years of experience working in direct services, Jackie has advocated for cutting edge policy related to immigration detention and legal services. As an expert on…
Find out more »April 2021
Privilege Revealed: How Invisible Preference Undermines America
The phrase “check your privilege” has become common in popular discourse over the last decade. But do we really understand what “privilege” means? Join us April 7 for the next livestream in our #AskOBI series to hear from Professor Emerita Stephanie M. Wildman and Associate Professor Margalynne Armstrong, authors of the new edition of “Privilege Revealed,” in conversation with Othering & Belong Institute at UC Berkeley Director john a. powell. Facilitated by scholar and advocate Adam Ryan Chang, they’ll discuss what…
Find out more »May 2021
Virtual Center for Social Justice & Public Service Graduation
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Find out more »August 2021
U.S. Immigration Policy in Disasters: Afghanistan and Haiti
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THIS EVENT Panelists: Margaret Stock, Cascade Cross-Border Law Nas Yasin JD '20, Associate, Fragomen Firm Director of Bay Area Operations, Arzo Foundation Nicole Phillips, Haitian Bridge Alliance Global events often directly impact U.S. immigration policy and the governmental agencies and lawyers working in the area, frequently resulting in the need for emergency immigration relief. Two of the most recent events are occurring in Afghanistan, due to military and political upheaval, and Haiti, due to political upheaval…
Find out more »October 2021
3rd Annual Second Chances Empathy Hackathon
Watch the recording of the Empathy Hackathon morning session. View the Third annual Second Chances and Empathy Hackathon award recipients. Photos from 2021 Empathy Hackathon (click on photo to see entire album) Many thanks to our invaluable volunteers: Sydney Yazzolino, Diann Jayakoddy, Kelly Wynn, Hussain Reza, Kratika Sharma, Steve Wang, Nicole Poirot, Kiran Sataria, Nima Masjedi Zadeh, Imelda Marin, Helen Tang, Danielle Graugnard, Jo Garcia, Liz Magana, Ahmed Al-Obaid, Jason Cowan, Taylor LaFrancis, Chirayu Biyani, Melanie Ayllon Bartet, Saloni Vichare.…
Find out more »(Ret.) Judge LaDoris H. Cordell in conversation with Prof. Ellen Kreitzberg
(Ret.) Judge LaDoris H. Cordell, is the first African American woman to sit on the Superior Court of Northern California. Her new book, "HER HONOR: My Life on the Bench...What Works, What's Broken, and How to Change It", will be published on October 26. A book signing will take place afterwards in the Atrium, and books will be available for purchase. This event is sponsored by the Center for Social Justice, Women in Law, BLSA, and EQCU. EQSCU – LGBTQIA…
Find out more »December 2021
Northern California Innocence Project’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern California Innocence Project has helped to free 4 wrongfully convicted men. Jeremy Puckett (March 13, 2020), Arturo Jimenez (August 12, 2020), Clifton Jones (April 15, 2021), and Juan Bautista (June 24, 2021) collectively lost 71 years. We hope you can join us for a special evening event on December 9th to honor these and all those freed from a wrongful conviction. Our community is critical to the healing journey! This event is free to attend. If you…
Find out more »January 2022
KGACLC 2022 Speaker Series – Employment Law Update
Register via Zoom. 2022 will be an epic year in the field of employment law and workers’ rights as the pandemic is changing the legal and economic landscape. Join KGACLC for a panel discussion on the ways the pandemic is affecting the horizon of labor and employment laws. CLE credit: 1 unit Speakers include: Moira Heiges-Goepfert Outten & Golden, LLP Ruth Silver Taube Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center Email afrias2@scu.edu with any questions.
Find out more »The Fierce Urgency of Now: a Conversation with Dr. Clarence B. Jones and Students
Dr. Clarence B. Jones, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s close friend, lawyer, and adviser, will speak. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Justice, the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, the Committee for Equity, Justice, and Engagement, BLSA, and the Social Justice Consortium. Videos from this zoom event: Part one: Part two: Additional biographical information about our very special guest Dr. Jones: Clarence B. Jones: A Guiding Hand Behind 'I Have A Dream' Stanford University's Martin…
Find out more »Benefit for Justice Celebration and Auction
Join us for an evening of socializing, auctioning and prizes to support students' social justice work through summer grants. This event is free of charge, and will be held on Zoom. Registration is required (registration form is below), and the zoom link will be emailed to all registrants the morning of the event. The Center for Social Justice gratefully accepts donations, which will go towards the summer grants provided to law students working in social justice and public interest positions.…
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