Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice
Critical Foundations: Sociology of Law with Professor Jonathan Simon
134 Law BuildingLaw and Political Economy (LPE) is a critical framework that unpacks the way purportedly neutral legal rules shape economic power, disguise the political and ideological choices that create/uphold inequality, and insulate “the economy” from democratic control.* It offers a set of analytic tools for thinking about the way that certain neoliberal assumptions have been absorbed […]
[CDO] PI/PS Career, Internship, and Pro Bono Fair
Heyman Terrace & West CourtyardCome meet public interest and public sector (PI/PS) attorneys from almost 90 Bay Area (& beyond!) organizations and agencies at the Heyman Terrace and West Courtyard. The PI/PS Career, Internship, and Pro Bono Fair is an opportunity for students to talk with organizations about summer employment, academic year placements, pro bono work, and other career […]
Lunch Talk: Akwe Amosu on Building Transnational Solidarity
141 Law BuildingThe Berkeley Law extended community is warmly invited to a lunch talk featuring Ms. Akwe Amosu, program director of The Symposium on Strength and Solidarity for Human Rights, in conversation […]
CSLS Speaker Series: “What People Get Wrong about the Right to Vote”
Philip Selznick Seminar Room 2240 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFeaturing Emily Zhang, Assistant Professor of Law, Berkeley Law. Voters make mistakes. They don’t bring the right ID to the polling place. They register to vote after the registration deadline. They don’t re- register to vote after they move. They fail to “clothe” their mail-in ballots. They think they’re eligible to vote when they’re not. […]
Critical Foundations: Ableism and the Law
134 Law BuildingAbleism is a system of assigning values to people's bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, productivity, desirability, intelligence, excellence, and fitness. It has deep roots in anti-Blackness, eugenics, capitalism, misogyny, colonialism and imperialism.* Ableism shows up in ideas and assumptions, stereotypes, attitudes and practices, physical barriers in the environment, or larger […]
Critical Foundations: Critical Race Theory with Professor Osagie K. Obasogie
134 Law BuildingJoin us for a conversation with Professor Osagie Obasogie and Savala Nolan about critical race theory. They'll discuss its basic tenets, its uses (and misuses) across the law, politics, and culture, and how students can engage the analytical tools of CRT to advance their social justice work in and beyond law school. Lunch will be served […]
Let Kids Read! Fighting Book Bans with Dan Novack
110 Law BuildingPlease join Mass Media at Berkeley Law and the Henderson Center for Social Justice for a conversation with Dan Novack — Vice President, Associate General Counsel of Penguin Random House — regarding his […]
“The Spirit of Oligarchy in American Agriculture” with Prof. Etienne Toussaint
145 Law BuildingJoin Etienne C. Toussaint, award-winning law professor and expert in critical legal theory, for an in-depth discussion on the historical and contemporary challenges faced by Black farmers in the United States. Drawing from his extensive scholarship on food insecurity, environmental injustice, and the intersection of race and law, Professor Toussaint will examine the historical marginalization […]
“Examining the Drop in Undocumented UC Students from 2016 to 2023″ with Prof. William Kidder
134 Law BuildingJoin us for an insightful presentation by Professor William Kidder, Research Associate at the UCLA Civil Rights Project, who will discuss his recent study on the sharp decline in enrollment […]
Q&A Lunch Talk: Youth, Protest and Power – Emerging Global Narratives in Human Rights Advocacy, with Irũngũ Houghton, Amnesty Kenya
Goldberg Room, 297 Law BuildingYouth led mass protests are significantly challenging state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Kenya. Driven by deep economic distress, hopelessness and impunity, these nations lurch between constitutionalism, authoritarianism and anarchy […]
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