Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of the National Lawyers’ Guild
April 9th 9:15am-5:00pm
UDC David A Clark School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave NW
Sign up now using the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nlg-regional-conference-tickets-22675386692
(Ticket prices include lunch and light breakfast)
Panels will include the following topics:
- Movement Lawyering in the Age of Black Lives Matter
- Water as a Human Right in the Mid-Atlantic and Beyond
- Political Prisoner Committees- A case history from the committee to free Chip Fitzgerald and other California parole campaigns
- Fighting Displacement: A Look at Resistance Strategies Across DC
- Present Day Indigenous Struggles- The Lumad and the struggle for self determination and human rights in the Philippines
- Human Trafficking
- Fighting for Free Speech in the Free State: Palestinian solidarity movement and free speech
- The Gig Economy: Using 21st Century Technology to Exploit Workers in 20th Century Fashion
- Legal Observer Training
And a plenary: “Beyond the Green Hat: Issues Around Legal Support for the DNC 2016 Protests”
Reserve your ticket now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nlg-regional-conference-tickets-22675386692
- WHEN
- WHERE
- UDC David A Clarke School of Law – 4340 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008 – View Map
