Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CSLS Speaker Series – Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services (Princeton University Press, 2023)
Philip Selznick Seminar Room 2240 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA, United StatesFeaturing Kelley Fong, Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Irvine Abstract: It’s the knock on the door that many mothers fear: a visit from Child Protective Services (CPS), the state agency […]
Hon. Mario G. Olmos Law & Cultural Diversity Memorial Lecture: “Courageous Lawyering in Times of Authoritarianism” Panel Discussion
297 Goldberg Room 225 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA, United StatesWhat does it mean to be a courageous lawyer in an age of rising authoritarianism? Join us for the first event in our new series, Courageous Conversations, as we tackle this […]
[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, […]
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