March 3rd & 4th: Week of Abolition with Chicago-Kent NLG
Following the NLG #Law4thePeople Convention in 2015, NLG membership adopted a resolution on prison abolition calling for “the dismantling and abolition of all prisons and of all aspects of systems and institutions that support, condone, create, fill, or protect prisons.” In 2020, NLG membership passed a resolution supporting the abolition of policing.
In honor of these political resolutions, NLG updated the annual student Week Against Mass Incarceration to the Week of Abolition (WOA) to reflect the Guild’s commitment to finding alternatives to current systems of incarceration and policing.
For the 2026 Week of Abolition (March 2-6), NLG law school chapters will be organizing events and actions related to the abolition of prisons and police. Given the escalated attacks on immigrant communities and the huge expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by the Trump administration, the 2026 WOA theme will be “ABOLISH ICE.”
To register for these events hosted by the Chicago-Kent chapter of NLG, visit tinyurl.comWOA26
March 6th, 6pm at Big Chicks – NLG Chicago Monthly Social
Come raise a glass and meet your guildees. For our March happy hour, we’ll be at NLG Chicago favorite, Big Chicks (5024 N Sheridan Rd) in Uptown!
April 8-12 in Detroit, MI: 2026 #Law4ThePeople Convention
Registration is now open for the 2026 #Law4ThePeople convention from April 8th through the 12th in Detroit, Michigan! The convention venue is the Westin Southfield Detroit (Local 24, UniteHere). Our group hotel booking link will be available for convention attendees!
We’re also excited to share that NLG Chicago’s Director of Operations, Matthew McLoughlin, will be honored with the Karen Jo Koonan Legal Worker award at this year’s National Convention in Detroit. This May will mark 10 years since Matt started working with our chapter as our Mass Defense Coordinator. You can read more about Matt and other honorees here.
More information on programming, meetings, CLEs, governance, and social events will be coming soon. We look forward to seeing you next April in Detroit! If you have any immediate questions, please send them to convention@nlg.org
