The ABA has many excellent online events planned for this summer! A couple upcoming events on important social justice topics in June include:
The Face of America: A Candid Discussion on Current Immigration Issues at the Southern Border
June 17, 2021 – 1 PM ET – Register here
Panelists include:
- Lee Gelernt – Deputy Director, Immigrants’ Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union — will discuss family separation
- Monica Khant – Executive Director, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence — will discuss immigrant trafficking
- Priscilla Orta – Senior Staff Attorney, ABA South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) — will discuss asylum seekers
- Daniela Dwyer – Team Manager, Farmworker Law, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid — will discuss migrant and seasonal workers
- Richard Pena (Moderator) – President and CEO, Law Offices of Richard Pena P.C.; Vice Chair, Rights of Immigrants Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Police in Schools: Racial Justice and True Student Safety?
June 22, 2021 – 2 PM ET – Register here
Speakers include:
- Ky’Eisha W. Penn – Staff Attorney, Advancement Project
- Miriam A. Rollin – Attorney and Director, Education Civil Rights Alliance, National Center for Youth Law
- Maryam Salmanova – Paralegal, IntegrateNYC Peer Defense Program
- Randi Weingarten – President, American Federation of Teachers
- Ashley C. Sawyer (Moderator) – Senior Director of Campaigns, Girls for Gender Equity