November 6th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
On Thursday, November 19, Mary Beth Tinker will speak to an audience of law school students and faculty as well as community members in the Barbieri Courtroom. Her speech will address themes concerning student free speech and social justice. Ms. Tinker was a 13-year-old plaintiff in the seminal case of Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) after she and a group of students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school in protest of the war in Vietnam. She and four other students were told they could not return to school until they agreed to remove their armbands. A four-year legal battle culminated in a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
In the forty years since the Supreme Court protected Ms. Tinker’s symbolic speech, she has become a strong advocate for student free speech. She continues to educate young people by speaking to student groups across the county. Ms. Tinker is the former director of the Marshal-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project at American University, which mobilizes law students to teach courses on constitutional law and juvenile justice at public schools. In 2006, the ACLU National Board of Directors renamed its youth affairs award the “Mary Beth Tinker Youth Involvement Award.”
As part of her visit to Spokane, Gonzaga Law School is sponsoring her visit to local area high school students at Lewis and Clark High School and Rogers High School. Her visit to the Spokane community is made possible by a coalition of sponsoring organizations including the Gonzaga Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (via a generous donation from the ACLU of Washington), the William O. Douglas Committee, the Thomas More Program, and the Alliance for Social Justice. Her discussion will take place at 5:00pm on November 19 in the Barbieri Courtroom and is open to the public. [EDITED: Please note time change from 4:00pm to 5:00pm]
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November 19th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
Amnesty International will have a table set-up in the main foyer of the law school on November 23, 24, and 30 as well as December 1 and 2 to support Amnesty’s Global Write-A-Thon. Promote freedom and human rights by stopping by their table and participating in the world’s largest letter writing event. Using the proven power of writing letters, you can pressure authorities to release those who have been unjustly imprisoned and to stop the torture and abuse of others. Show your support for human rights!
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November 17th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
The J. Reuben Clark Law Society will have its next Friday Forum this Friday, November 20, at 12pm at the LDS Institute. The speaker will be Keith Glanzer, an alumnus from our law school. To get to the LDS Institute, go to the Schade Towers (located on the other side of the river and on the other side of Spokane Falls Blvd). The building will be the tall building with the large blue sign saying “Schade Towers.” Go into the building and keep walking until you see stairs leading to the basement. Go down the stairs and follow the signs to the LDS Institute. Home-made lunch will be provided!
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November 17th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
Beginning November 18, the Student Organization for Victim’s Advocacy (SOVA) and the Child Advocacy Association (CHAD) will be in the law school lobby to recruit individuals for their “Adopt-a-Child Christmas Project.” Stop by and pledge to adopt a needy Spokane child Nov. 18-20. Pick up an outfit and a toy for your child. Bring donations after Thanksgiving on Monday, November 30 through Wednesday, December 2. If you have any questions, contact Kaydee Snipes at ksnipes@lawschool.gonzaga.edu
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November 11th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
If you are interested in government or public interest, you should plan to attend the 2010 Northwest Public Service Career Fair. Gonzaga’s Career Services Office, along with ten other law school career services, will be hosting the Career Fairs in Seattle on Friday, February 5, 2010 and in Portland on Saturday, February 6, 2010.
Complete details about the Career Fairs and the employers that are participating are available online at www.nwpifair.org (Please note – You may view the list of employers on the website prior to paying your registration fee.)
Student registration is now open. Registration fees are $15 for one location, or $25 for both locations. Registration will remain open up to the Career Fair – however, remember if you are submitting application materials for an employer, you must be registered and have paid your registration fee prior to the deadline date, which is Monday, January 18, 2010.
Many of the participating employers are recruiting for law clerks and/or attorneys and will be conducting interviews at either Career Fair, or will schedule interview for a later date at their office. To be considered for an interview, you must register for the Career Fair, as well as submit a cover letter and resume (for each employer you wish to apply to) by 11:59 pm January 18th. Complete details about the application process is available on the website.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email pifair@lclark.edu or jgill@lawschool.gonzaga.edu. Hope you can make it to one or both Career Fairs!
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November 10th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
The Alliance for Social Justice and Gonzaga Public Interest Law Program (GPILP) will host the “Social Justice Saturday Breakfast” this coming Saturday, November 14. The primary purpose of the event is to connect underclassmen with upperclassmen who have experience in public interest law. The upperclassmen will be represented mostly by the Alliance Councilors and GPILP Board Members. The Councilors and Board Members will share job search tips, discuss their previous work experience, give advice on resumes and cover letters, and answer any other questions students may have related to finding an internships or thinking about a public interest career.
Another purpose of the social is to give students an opportunity to unwind for a bit as they work on their final legal research projects for the semester. It is a stressful time of year in which students sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture. The social will remind students of the public interest ideals that drew many of them to law school during a time of the year when the academic pressures can become overwhelming and alienating. At the same time, it is an opportunity to relax, take a bit of a breather, and enjoy the company of friends.
So take a break from memo-writing and enjoy some free food! The breakfast will be held on the first floor lobby outside of Cafe Lawte. Stop by anytime between 9am and 1pm.
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November 10th, 2009 by allianceforjustice
Amnesty International will present the movie Trade to an open audience on Thursday, November 12 at 6:00pm. The movie is about human trafficking and reaches from the heart of Mexico City across the U.S. borders to a stash house in New Jersey. Inspired by Peter Landesman’s chilling NY Times Magazine story on the U.S. sex trade, “The Girls Next Door,” Trade is a thrilling story of courage and a devastating expose of one of the world’s most heinous crimes.
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