SC Minutes: 2-17-05

LSHR Steering Committee Meeting – 02/17/05

LSHR = Efficiency

• Steering Committee Issues
• LSHR endorsements & fundraising
• How do we make decisions on this
• HRW model – head of org makes decision after there is feedback
• General default should be no we don’t do it if there dissent among SC
• For contentious issues should have dialogue of people not on SC
• Chair send out email to SC asking for dissent – in order to sign
• Advocacy Committee Update
• Smaller numbers showing up
• 5 projects going on this semester
• Training handout good
• Visitors from NY Law School
• Trying to set up network/org of NY law schools to do this work
• Symposium Update
• Speaker update
• Ari 8-9, Kathy 9-10, Ken Cyrus – 10-11, Brian 11-12, Bill 12-1
• Trafficking Event: Need help setting up
• Education Committee Update
• Cyrus has huge docket of events
• Advisory Board Meeting: Thur 21 at 7pm
• Blog?
• HRW asking for help on Torture
• Careers Update
• Early April event on journals/clinics/classes