Vigilance in the Time of Injustice – Past, Present and Future: The Role of Law Students and Lawyers in Realizing Social Justice.<\/p>\n
Members, Supporters, and Prior National Consortium Conference Attendees:<\/span><\/p>\n The National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts is pleased to announce a special virtual event for law students and young lawyers, \u201cVigilance in the Time of Injustice \u2013 Past, Present, and Future:\u00a0 The Role of Law Students and Lawyers in Realizing Social Justice.\u201d\u00a0 This program, which is calendared for Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 5:45 p.m. EDT to 7:15 p.m. EDT<\/strong> and will take place via Zoom Webinar, is offered in conjunction with the 32nd conference and annual meeting of the National Consortium and in observance of the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.\u00a0 This program is free and open to law students and young lawyers (newly admitted through ten years). Advance registration is required.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> to register.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The discussion, led by a panel of both longtime and emerging leaders, will consider:<\/span><\/p>\n What was on your social justice and anti-racist agenda before the murder of George Floyd?<\/span><\/p>\n How, if at all, have the events of 2020 and the anti-Asian violence of 2021 changed these efforts and your view of lawyering?<\/span><\/p>\n What solutions are we as members of the legal community going to pursue to harness today\u2019s energies to sustain lasting justice?<\/span><\/p>\n The confirmed panelists include:<\/span><\/p>\n Co-Dean Kimberly Mutcherson, Rutgers Law School<\/span><\/p>\n James E. Williams, Jr., Esq., National Consortium Board of Directors<\/span><\/p>\n Jerome Crawford, Esq., Director of Legal Operations and Social Equity, Pleasantrees<\/span><\/p>\n Jacqueline S. Pe\u00f1a, Esq., Hispanic National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Chair<\/span><\/p>\n Radhika Singh, Esq., Civil Services Chief, National Legal Aid & Defenders Association <\/span><\/p>\n Onika K. Williams, Esq., National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Chair<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vigilance in the Time of Injustice – Past, Present and Future: The Role of Law Students and Lawyers in Realizing Social Justice. Members, Supporters, and Prior National Consortium Conference Attendees: The National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts is pleased to announce a special virtual event for law students and young lawyers, … <\/p>\n