Come hear Tolu Lawal speak about “Unlock the Bar,” the activism devoted to dismantling the barriers of the character and fitness portion of the bar. Unlock the Bar is a coalition of system-impacted and allied movement lawyers, law students, and
Organizing
Read Tobi Omotoso’s Harvard Law Record article, “Challenges, Solutions, and Optimism: SJP’s 2024 Conference on the Corporate Capture of the Legal System” Last weekend the Systemic Justice Project (SJP) and The [F]law hosted their second annual Conference on the Corporate
The Most Dangerous Branch: Court Capture, Why It Matters, What Can Be Done About It 1/26 – 1/27/24 at Harvard Law School. This year’s conference will focus on the harmful effects of corporate interests on the judiciary (federal and
Systemic Justice Teach-Ins: Building Power to Challenge Injustice Cop City – Organizing for Justice (Oct. 21, 2023) “Organizing is the slow work of building power by building a base, bringing people together, developing their leadership, identifying community problems together and
The first Saturday Systemic Justice Teach-In–“Storytelling for Justice: East Palestine”–was a great success. After Jessenia Class and Simone Unwalla welcomed everyone, Jon Hanson provided a short lecture to help frame the day’s events. He described the legal systems two-sided justice
Read Deepika Singh’s Harvard Law Record article, “Community Gathers for Systemic Justice Project’s First Teach-In of the Year.” Last week, Oren Nimni of the nonprofit civil rights firm Rights Behind Bars (RBB) spoke to a packed room of students at the lunch event
Join Blake Strode and Oren Nimni on building power and systemic justice lawyering.
Systemic Justice Teach-Ins: Building Power to Challenge Injustice East Palestine – Storytelling for Justice (September, 23 2023) Participants: Christopher and Jessica Albright, from East Palestine, Ohio. Read Emily Baumgaertner’s compelling story of the Albright family, who are coping with the
Systemic Justice Teach-Ins: Building Power to Challenge Injustice 1. East Palestine – Storytelling for Justice (September, 23 2023) Participants: Christopher and Jessica Albright, from East Palestine, Ohio. Read Emily Baumgaertner’s compelling story of the Albright family, who are coping with
At the the 2023 Corporate Capture of the Legal System Conference at Harvard Law School, Noam Chomsky and Jon Hanson discussed “The Legal Sources and Consequences of Corporate Power” (moderated by Michael Lehavi and introduced by Eleftheria Papadaki). The conference