NLG CHICAGO

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Next Gen Happy Hour at Haymarket!

Haymarket Pub & Brewery

Come out and celebrate a belated May Day with Next Gen, the NLG Labor and Employment subcommittee and Wobblies! 

When: Friday, May 3, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Where: Haymarket Pub and Brewery, 737 W Randolph

Specials: Haymarket offers 32 tap handles featuring more than 10 house brewed varieties, including classic Belgian and American beer styles.

The Next Gen Happy Hour:  Every month, the Next Gen Committee of the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago throws a happy hour to bring together young, progressive, and radical attorneys, law students, and legal workers to drink, socialize, organize, and relax. Join us!

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CLE on 5/13: From Puerto Rico to Palestine: Colonial Domination and Political Prisoners

NLG Chicago’s The United People of Color Caucus and the Palestine Solidarity Committee present

From Puerto Rico to Palestine: Colonial Domination and Political Prisoners
Monday, May 13th, 4-6pm
John Marshall Law School, 304 S. State St, Room 420

Puerto Ricans and Palestinians have experienced decades of colonization by foreign powers. Their movements for independence have been suppressed through a variety of means, the imprisonment of political activists being a primary one.  This CLE will explore the commonalities in the Puerto Rican and Palestinian experiences and the intersections between colonization and political repression. Some of the questions explored will include: What is the legal status of the colonization and occupation of these lands?  What are the respective independence movements trying to achieve? What are the legal and other tools the colonial powers use to maintain their authority over colonized populations without granting them the same rights and privileges as their own citizens?  How do the colonial powers, the US and Israel in this case, continue to evade legal and moral accountability for their treatment of their colonial subjects?  How have the colonial powers dealt with decades of resistance? How have independence movements in Puerto Rico and Palestine, as well as in the US, been repressed by the Israeli and US government? What is being done to address the situation of Puerto Rican and Palestinian political prisoners?

Sahar Francis is the General Director of Ramallah-based Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, a Palestinian NGO providing legal and advocacy support to Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli and Palestinian prisons.

José E. López is the Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center and has been a leading figure in the struggle for Puerto Rican human rights for the past 30 years.

Jan Susler is an attorney with the People’s Law Office, she has worked with the Puerto Rican Independence Movement challenging U.S. foreign and domestic policies for over 30 years. She has represented Puerto Rican political prisoners and has served as lead counsel in the efforts culminating in the 1999 presidential commutation of their sentences. She continues to represent those who remain imprisoned.

 

REGISTRATION:
Please register online at http://tinyurl.com/cleprtopalestine  

Free for those who do not want CLE credits.
2 CLE Credits available – $20. Pay online http://tinyurl.com/paypalcleprtopalestine or pay at the door.

*Please see NLG Chicago’s financial hardship policy for more information: http://tinyurl.com/NLG-hardship-policy  No one will be turned away.

If you do not register, please come prepared to show ID in order to enter the building.

 

For more information: chicagonlgtupocc@gmail.com

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Crossroads Annual Benefit: Seeds of Change

NLG Chicago invites you to join us for this event! Crossroads generously provided a grant that helped fund our work during the NATO Summit and it is honoring us this year at its annual benefit! Details are below.

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Join grantees, board members, and friends of Crossroads Fund as we celebrate our annual benefit.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013
At The Chicago Cultural Center
GAR Hall, 77 East Randolph Street
Chicago, Illinois

For more information and to buy tickets visit
http://www.crossroadsfund.org/seedsofchange2013

5:30 P.M. Reception: live music from
the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra Ensemble,
silent auction, buffet dinner and open bar

7:30 P.M. Awards Presentation

8:30 P.M. Music from DJ Chapulin

9:30 P.M. Event Concludes

2013 Seeds of Change Award Winners

KAREN LEWIS & THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
BLOCKS TOGETHER
NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD, CHICAGO CHAPTER

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CLE on 9/28: Representing the Undocumented in Employment and Civil Rights Cases

Join NLG Chicago, Immigrant Defense Alliance, and DePaul NLG for a wonderful CLE on representing undocumented workers in the employment and civil rights context.
Representing the Undocumented in Employment
and Civil Rights Cases

DATE:   Friday, September 28, 2012

TIME:    2:00 – 5:30 p.m.

LOCATION:  Room 241, Lewis Center @ DePaul (25 E Jackson Blvd).

*** 3.5 CLE credit will be applied for, including 1.0 hour of ethics credit.  Free!

Including panels on:

Introduction to Immigration Law
Rights of the Undocumented in the Employment and Civil Rights Context
U Visas and Other Potential Immigration Relief
Ethical Issues in Representing the Undocumented

Featuring the following presenters:

Jenny Ansay, Justice for Our Neighbors
Susan Compernolle, Of Counsel, Law Office of Susan Fortino-Brown
Janine Hoft, People’s Law Office
Lilian Jimenez, Illinois Department of Labor
Joanne Kinoy, Kinoy Taren & Geraghty
Jorge Sanchez, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund

We’ll be applying for 3.5 MCLE credits, including 1 hour of ethics!  Free for all.

For non-immigration practitioners, representing undocumented clients in civil rights and employment cases raises a host of issues and questions.

We’ll start with a brief overview of pertinent points of immigration law and procedure, then delve into the issues that arise when you have undocumented clients who seek to vindicate their legal rights. We will also present information on visas and other relief that may be available to some undocumented clients, and then discuss ethical issues that arise when you represent undocumented clients.  Join the NLG in our ongoing series about representing undocumented people.

RSVP today — chicago@nlg.org

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(dis)Orientation 2012

Chicago City-wide National Lawyers Guild presents:

(dis)ORIENTATION *2012*

It’s not you, it’s law school.

Date: September 29, 1pm-6pm, Lunch included.

Location: Northwestern Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave., RB 150

Panels Include:

*Student Tips & Tricks–Surviving Law School without Losing Your Soul*
*Legal Observer AND Dreamer Application Assistance Trainings!*
*Critical Theory: What You Won’t Hear in the Classroom*
*What it Means to Be a People’s Lawyer*

Interested in social justice lawyering?! NLG is the place to be! Get introduced to the Guild and find out what it’s all about. Plus, a chance to meet and network with NLG law students and Guild lawyers from all over the City!

RSVP by filling out this form: RSVP form

Email NLGDisO@gmail.com if you have any questions.

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Honoring Debra Evenson

National Lawyers Guild of Chicago’s

2011 Annual Dinner

Honoring NLG Attorney

DEBRA EVENSON

A past president of the Guild, law professor, and one of the nation’s foremost authorities
on the legal system and institutions of Cuba

Saturday, November 5, 2011
Irish-American Heritage Center
4626 N. Knox , Erin Room (4th Floor)
6:00 p.m.

On-site parking | Wheelchair accessible

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This year NLG Chicago proudly honors Debra Evenson with the Arthur Kinoy Award.

A past president of the Guild, law professor, and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the legal system and institutions of Cuba, Debra represented the finest tradition of a People’s lawyer. Since 1992, Debra was part of a legal team representing Cuba and its agencies and enterprises in all matters pertaining to the United States. She fought for the legal defense of Cuban sovereignty, and she is remembered by high government officials and workers, intellectuals and artists, academics and lawyers.

Debra also was a founding board member of the Sugar Law Center and remained on the Board until her death. Her work as a board member was instrumental in helping the Sugar Law Center defend the rights of working people in plant closing cases and the Center’s other important work.

During her time as Guild president from 1988-1991, Debra inspired younger generations to combine political passion to combat injustice and exploitation with outstanding legal skills. A fierce intellectual and tireless worker for the People, she taught—inside and outside the law school classroom—by her example, her publications, and her work. Debra died in Chicago on August 17, continuing to teach us through her grace and resilience confronting cancer. She will be deeply missed.

Join us as we celebrate Debra Evenson and her profound commitment to justice, the Guild, global equality, and full recognition of the Cuban nation and people.

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The Evenson family will hold a memorial service for Debra on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 12-4 at the Jazz Showcase, located at 806 S. Plymouth in Chicago.

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To place a tribute to Debra in the commemorative program book, visit here.

Please place all tributes by October 14, 2011 to ensure they are ready for the dinner.

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Ticket Information

Tickets $100
Table for 8 $750
Low-Income $65
Students $25

Purchase your ticket(s) online:

Dinner Ticket

or

Send reservations and payment to:

NLG Chicago
637 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60605
312-913-0039
chicago@nlg.org

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Contact

637 S. Dearborn St., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60605

(773) 492-1405
chicago[@]nlg.org