Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice
Events
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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“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 […]
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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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Public Interest and Social Justice Orientation, Part 2: Faculty and Student Meet-n-Greet
295 Law Building - Warren Room 2745 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, United StatesWe hope you can join us on Thursday, August 21, at 1:00 PM for our annual Social Justice Faculty and Student Meet-n-Greet event in the Warren Room (Room 295). This […]
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Core in Context: Civil Procedure with Prof. David Hausman
132 Law BuildingCivil procedure is at the center of all litigation, whether in the public interest or against it. Prof. Hausman will try to put civil procedure in context by talking about […]
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Core in Context: Contracts with Asst. Prof. Diana S. Reddy
145 Law BuildingCome learn concrete ways to interpret Contracts through a social justice lens. For many students committed to working for the marginalized, the first year of law school can be disorienting […]
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CSLS Speaker Series: “The Social Architecture of Moral Judgment: How Responsibility and Group Structure Shape Collective Decisions”
Philip Selznick Seminar Room 2240 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFeaturing Diag Davenport, Assistant Professor of Technology Policy, Governance, and Society, Goldman School of Public Policy and School of Information, UC Berkeley Abstract: Moral decisions are often treated as private […]
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Core in Context: Torts with Prof. Seth Davis
132 Law BuildingWhat is tort law? How should we think about its relationship to labor, wealth, economic, political, and social power, and justice? How can thinking about tort law in its context help us learn about how law works and what it means to be a lawyer? Professor Davis will discuss these questions (and more!) in his […]
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The Prison Industry: How it Works and Who Profits – Book Discussion
295 Law Building - Warren Room 2745 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, United StatesThe UC Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center, in partnership with UC Berkeley Law Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice and Worth Rises, invites you to join us on […]
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Core in Context: Criminal Law with Prof. Jonathan Glater
132 Law BuildingProfessor Glater will provide an overview of the Criminal Law class and situate the topics covered in a broader context of efforts to promote social justice, attending to the ways […]
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Critical Foundations: Feminist Jurisprudence with Prof. Sarah Song
132 Law BuildingCome learn about the contributions of feminist jurisprudence to American law. This talk will include feminist critiques of law/legal method, and how feminist perspectives function and fit within the critical […]
These events are open only to UC Berkeley Law students, faculty, and staff, unless otherwise noted.
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