Webinars Archives - Law at the Margins

How to Cultivate New Voices in Movement Journalism

Shandre Delaney — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 21:20:21 +0000

Law@theMargins Board Member Michelle Flores converses with Contributor Shandre Delaney as they speak on the power of storytelling and movement journalism to bring about social change, plus the importance of cultivating new voices. Watch the video to learn Shandre’s tips for writing and more!

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June 21 Webinar: Women of Color Fight for Reproductive Justice

Chaumtoli Huq — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 21:00:25 +0000

Law@theMargins' caps off its look at state legislative efforts to limit women's reproductive rights with an online discussion featuring representatives from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)) and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda.

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Ten Questions for Social Change Lawyers

Elbert Garcia — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:24:52 +0000

Social change lawyering, human rights lawyer and Loyola University Law Professor Bill Quigley writes, starts with the idea that history shows us that systemic social change comes directy from social movements...

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20 Tools for Movement Lawyering

Elbert Garcia — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:15:22 +0000

Lawyer, activist and professor Bill Quigley offers some things to remember about being a legal asset to the movement. [pdf-embedder url=”https://staging.lawatthemargins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20-Tools-for-Movement-Lawyering.pdf”] Click here to download.

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2015 Justice in Review

Elbert Garcia — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:10:27 +0000

A panel of scholars and activists in the areas of criminal justice, labor rights, trade justice, Palestinian rights, and access to legal services, share their thoughts on the achievements, the setbacks and the lessons learned in 2015. What have we learned that can applied in 2016?

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Current Trends in Native American Law & Organizing

Elbert Garcia — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:30:16 +0000

Join us on Monday, Nov. 16 as we discuss the basics of federal Native American law and some of the issues facing indigenous people in the U.S. today.

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Invisible Labor: Centering Black Women in the U.S. Domestic Worker Movement

Elbert Garcia — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:12:23 +0000

Law@theMargins sits down with scholar-activist Premilla Nadasen to discuss women, organizing, and the untold history of black domestic workers.

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The Fight for Equal Citizenship in the Dominican Republic

Elbert Garcia — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:14:27 +0000

Join us for a discussion on how Dominicans & Haitians are organizing to restore equal rights in the DR.

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Race, Citizenship and Democracy w/ Dan-el Padilla Peralta

Chaumtoli Huq — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:30:17 +0000

Join us for a Google Hangout on Aug. 12 with classics scholar Dan-el Padilla Peralta on his undocumented journey through academia and on how the shifting conception of U.S. and Dominican citizenship is having on the promise of democracy in both countries.

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Cesar Vargas On 2016 & Immigrant Rights

Chaumtoli Huq — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:41:04 +0000

On July 28, Law@theMargins Editor Chaumtoli Huq spoke to nationally renowned immigration advocate Cesar Vargas on his own landmark case which would make him the first undocumented lawyer authorized to practice law in New York, his work with the undocumented youth movement, and the role of immigration and Latinos in the 2016 presidential elections.

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