Advocacy Committee Meeting Agenda 1/18
LSHR Advocacy Committee Meeting: 1/18/06
Co-Chair Contact Info:
Jessica Chicco Sarah Parady
jessicachicco@nyu.edu sjp315@nyu.edu
(302) 383-7118 (801) 633-6073
LSHR Blog: http://www.lshr.blogspot.com/ – use freely and check frequently!
LSHR listserve: lshr@forums.nyu.edu
Advocacy Committee listserve: law-lshr-advocacy@forums.nyu.edu
Agenda:
Welcome Back!
Remember that as 1Ls search for summer jobs, you should feel free to use the advocacy listserve to look for people who may have advice/connections.
We’ve prepared a Fall Memo detailing our activities last semester. Take a look, congratulate yourselves, and let’s do it against this semester!
Announcements/Events
“Corporate Liability for Apartheid” with NYU Grad and ACLU Lawyer Paul Hoffman – Jan. 25 – 12:00 V216
Emerging Human Rights Scholarship Conference seeks paper submissions by Jan. 31 – submit to Margaret.Satterthwaite@nyu.edu.
Alien Tort Statute training at Columbia – Feb. 11 – register at http://www.ccr-ny.org/cle.
Rebellious Lawyering Conference – Feb. 24-26 at Yale – register at http://islandia.law.yale.edu/reblaw/.
LSHR Annual Symposium – Feb. 28!!!!
i. “Human Rights and Governmental Obligations in the Wake of Natural Disasters”
ii. Speakers will include Vanita Gupta of the NAACP; the head of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund; a FEMA official; a critical race theorist; and more.
New/Ongoing projects
New:
i. Praxis – Research for a Book on the Peruvian Truth Commission
1. Contact: Cathy Sweetster (sweetster@nyu.edu)
2. Need co-leaders!
ii. International Labor Rights Fund – Research for Wal-Mart labor suit
1. Needs leaders!
2. Questions involve civil procedure, contract, tort, and international/comparative research
3. Contact: Sarah for now.
iii. National Economic and Social Rights Initiative – Track Hurricane-Related Legislation
1. Contacts: Nick Smallwood (nsmallwood@nyu.edu), Carrie Johnson (carriej@nyu.edu)
iv. Reebok investigation
1. They’re giving a human rights award here
2. Contact Sarah
Ongoing:
i. CEDAW – Josh Rosenthal (joshrosenthal@nyu.edu)
1. May need more people
ii. HRW - Tafadzwa Pasipanodya (tafadzwa@nyu.edu), Jessica Sonnenscheinen (jessica.sonnenscheinen@nyu.edu)
1. Some people from New York Law School will be joining
2. Could use a few new people
3. Will be meeting at their offices soon
iii. WOHR – Kristin Connor (kconnor@nyu.edu), Charlie Wait (cw864@nyu.edu), and Rebecca Bers (rab416@nyu.edu)
1. Could use a few new people
2. Addressing the Graham Amendment
iv. Katrina relief
1. Spring break trips – Mimi Franke (mimifranke@nyu.edu)
a. Mimi will liase with the Student Hurricane Network (http://www.studenthurricanenetwork.org/)
b. Fill out her survey
c. Join her committee
2. Research
a. Nothing on our plate but we can find some if people are interested.
v. FYI, Fusion and Prof. Holland work are ongoing too – they don’t need new people (except Fusion could maybe use ONE).
Please email contact people and cc Jes and I to let us know which projects you’re going to join, stay on, or quit.
Leaders, all groups should meet ASAP.
Direct Action
NYC detentions
i. We need a Committee!
1. Set a proposal deadline!
2. Ellen will be the steering committee rep
3. Connect to NLG through Carrie and Reena
ii. Possible collaborations: Immigrant Rights Clinic, HRW Young Advocates
iii. Not a one-off thing – we’re going for lots of buildup, education etc.
Divestment
i. STAND at NYU undergrad
ii. Denise from Amnesty
iii. Help Jes organize a bus trip
1L Rep Elections
1L co-chair positions are NOT the same as next year’s steering committee
Don’t forget to write in if you’re interested in Education or Outreach/Careers!
5-minute talks
Co-Chair Contact Info:
Jessica Chicco Sarah Parady
jessicachicco@nyu.edu sjp315@nyu.edu
(302) 383-7118 (801) 633-6073
LSHR Blog: http://www.lshr.blogspot.com/ – use freely and check frequently!
LSHR listserve: lshr@forums.nyu.edu
Advocacy Committee listserve: law-lshr-advocacy@forums.nyu.edu
Agenda:
Welcome Back!
Remember that as 1Ls search for summer jobs, you should feel free to use the advocacy listserve to look for people who may have advice/connections.
We’ve prepared a Fall Memo detailing our activities last semester. Take a look, congratulate yourselves, and let’s do it against this semester!
Announcements/Events
“Corporate Liability for Apartheid” with NYU Grad and ACLU Lawyer Paul Hoffman – Jan. 25 – 12:00 V216
Emerging Human Rights Scholarship Conference seeks paper submissions by Jan. 31 – submit to Margaret.Satterthwaite@nyu.edu.
Alien Tort Statute training at Columbia – Feb. 11 – register at http://www.ccr-ny.org/cle.
Rebellious Lawyering Conference – Feb. 24-26 at Yale – register at http://islandia.law.yale.edu/reblaw/.
LSHR Annual Symposium – Feb. 28!!!!
i. “Human Rights and Governmental Obligations in the Wake of Natural Disasters”
ii. Speakers will include Vanita Gupta of the NAACP; the head of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund; a FEMA official; a critical race theorist; and more.
New/Ongoing projects
New:
i. Praxis – Research for a Book on the Peruvian Truth Commission
1. Contact: Cathy Sweetster (sweetster@nyu.edu)
2. Need co-leaders!
ii. International Labor Rights Fund – Research for Wal-Mart labor suit
1. Needs leaders!
2. Questions involve civil procedure, contract, tort, and international/comparative research
3. Contact: Sarah for now.
iii. National Economic and Social Rights Initiative – Track Hurricane-Related Legislation
1. Contacts: Nick Smallwood (nsmallwood@nyu.edu), Carrie Johnson (carriej@nyu.edu)
iv. Reebok investigation
1. They’re giving a human rights award here
2. Contact Sarah
Ongoing:
i. CEDAW – Josh Rosenthal (joshrosenthal@nyu.edu)
1. May need more people
ii. HRW - Tafadzwa Pasipanodya (tafadzwa@nyu.edu), Jessica Sonnenscheinen (jessica.sonnenscheinen@nyu.edu)
1. Some people from New York Law School will be joining
2. Could use a few new people
3. Will be meeting at their offices soon
iii. WOHR – Kristin Connor (kconnor@nyu.edu), Charlie Wait (cw864@nyu.edu), and Rebecca Bers (rab416@nyu.edu)
1. Could use a few new people
2. Addressing the Graham Amendment
iv. Katrina relief
1. Spring break trips – Mimi Franke (mimifranke@nyu.edu)
a. Mimi will liase with the Student Hurricane Network (http://www.studenthurricanenetwork.org/)
b. Fill out her survey
c. Join her committee
2. Research
a. Nothing on our plate but we can find some if people are interested.
v. FYI, Fusion and Prof. Holland work are ongoing too – they don’t need new people (except Fusion could maybe use ONE).
Please email contact people and cc Jes and I to let us know which projects you’re going to join, stay on, or quit.
Leaders, all groups should meet ASAP.
Direct Action
NYC detentions
i. We need a Committee!
1. Set a proposal deadline!
2. Ellen will be the steering committee rep
3. Connect to NLG through Carrie and Reena
ii. Possible collaborations: Immigrant Rights Clinic, HRW Young Advocates
iii. Not a one-off thing – we’re going for lots of buildup, education etc.
Divestment
i. STAND at NYU undergrad
ii. Denise from Amnesty
iii. Help Jes organize a bus trip
1L Rep Elections
1L co-chair positions are NOT the same as next year’s steering committee
Don’t forget to write in if you’re interested in Education or Outreach/Careers!
5-minute talks
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