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Upcoming CLORE Events
Events organized, produced and/or sponsored by CLORE.
Crimes Against Identity: Hate Crimes and the Latino/a LGBTQ Community
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
12:25pm - 1:30pm
Join CLORE at CUNY School of Law for a discussion of issues arising from hate violence directed at Latino/a members of the LGBTQ community and the intersection of race, national origin, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Refreshments will be served.
Speakers:
Sharon Stapel, Executive Director, New York City Anti-Violence Project
"Dedicated to eliminating hate violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities through counseling, advocacy, organizing, and public education."
Karina Claudio, Organizer, Make the Road New York
"Promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education, and high quality legal and support services."
Jenny Rivera (Moderator), Director, Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE)
"The Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE) focuses on issues impacting the Latino community in the United States, with the goal of developing progressive strategies for legal reform. The Center seeks to educate lawyers, law students, scholars and the general public on the status of Latinos and Latinas, as well as to advocate for expanded civil rights in the areas that affect the growing Latino population."
The event is co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society, Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, Black Law Students Association, Courtroom Advocacy Project, CUNY Community Now, Domestic Violence Coalition, Latin American Law Students Association, Law Students for Reproductive Choice, and Outlaws.
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CLORE Speaking Engagements
Events at which CLORE Director Jenny Rivera will be presenting or speaking.
Civil Rights in the Obama Era: Beyond the Black-White Paradigm of Civil Rights Law
Friday, November 13, 2009
10:45am - 12:15pm
Wesemann Hall
656 S. Greenwich St.
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Chair: Professor Geneva Brown, Valparaiso University School of Law
Participants:
- Professor Jenny Rivera, CUNY School of Law, Director, Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality
- Professor James McGrath, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law
- Professor Faisal Kutty, Valparaiso University School of Law
- Professor Rosalie Berger Levinson, Valparaiso University School of Law, Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Professor
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Ronald H. Brown Center 40th Anniversary
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Ronald H. Brown Center
St. John's University School of Law
Diversity Panel
Speaker: Jenny Rivera, Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality, CUNY School of Law
The Long Journey to the United States Supreme Court: Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the Historic Confirmation Hearings
Monday, November 16, 2009
1:55 - 3:10pm
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
445 West 59th Street, Room 1311N
New York, NY 10019
Presented by The Ronald H. Brown Law School Prep Program and The Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies.
On August 8, 2009, history was made when Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court's first Latina/o Justice and the third woman to serve on the Court.
Professor Jenny Rivera, Director of CUNY Law School's Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE) and former law clerk to then District Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who attended the historic confirmation hearings, will speak to Justice Sotomayor's journey to the U.S. Supreme Court, diversity in the legal profession, and how we can help redefine the justice system in modern times to be more reflective of the people it represents.
For more information, please contact Prof. Jodie Roure or Ms. Rosevony Duroseau at 212.237.8710
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Other Events
Other events and happenings CLORE Director Jenny Rivera would like to share with the community.
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