ChangeCenterCLS

Center for Institutional & Social Change @ColumbiaLaw supports innovative collaborations to address structural inequality through institutional transformation.

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Where will the new Supreme Court stand on Affirmative Action? @bloomberglaw spoke with Center Director Susan Sturm about the Court's decision whether to weigh in this coming term on affirmative action in college admissions. Listen to the podcast here: https://t.co/2KbbM141Gj

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Calling all Artists, Advocates, and Community Leaders to join the Newark chapter of the Community Convening Cohort! @theconfinedarts has created a community arts project that will promote the development of representative imagery in Newark. Apply here >>> https://t.co/hZsRwamb9o

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We are honored to receive the @Clifford_Chance #RacialJustice Award for our Paralegal Pathways Initiative. Racial injustice is entrenched in the criminal legal system, and @PPI_CLS aims to elevate the leadership of those directly impacted. Thank you for recognizing our work!

[Clifford Chance @Clifford_Chance]

Congrats to @ChangeCenterCLS who have been named as the winner of our Racial Justice Award! The organisation will receive $70,000 and 500 #probono hours supporting its Paralegal Pathways Initiative, responding to the persistent racial injustice in the US' criminal legal system.

[Columbia Law School @ColumbiaLaw]

Congratulations to @ChangeCenterCLS on winning the @Clifford_Chance 2021 Racial Justice Award!

The prize will support the Paralegal Pathways Initiative, which connects formerly incarcerated individuals with employment opportunities in the legal field. https://t.co/CIvxyGrCBH

[Columbia Law School @ColumbiaLaw]

Thank you, @LucyLangNYC ’06, for your support of the Paralegal Pathways Initiative at @ChangeCenterCLS, which connects incarcerated individuals with employment opportunities in the legal field.

Learn more about the program: https://t.co/s46aaWB1oD

[ChangeCenterCLS @ChangeCenterCLS]

CISC is so grateful for @LucyLangNYC's contribution to our Paralegal Pathways Initiative--it exemplifies her commitment to enabling @ColumbiaLaw to inspire other people, particularly those affected by mass incarceration, to make a difference in their communities

[Lucy Lang @LucyLangNYC]

I'm humbled to receive the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for teaching the college-in-prison course I created, and humbled to donate the grant to @ColumbiaLaw's Paralegal Pathways Initiative, to help train formerly incarcerated people to work in the legal field.

[ChangeCenterCLS @ChangeCenterCLS]

On this @GivingTuesday, please consider supporting our Paralegal Pathways Initiative, which amplifies the talents & perspectives of formerly incarcerated individuals by connecting them with opportunities in the legal field. Donate here: https://t.co/7PLiyB7r8C #GivingTuesday

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Nevertheless we persist

#Election2020 #grassroots #activism #CHANGE #community #forward

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No matter the outcome, this new wave of civic engagement is just getting started--and we are building from the ground up!! #votingrights #vote #makeyourvoteheard #election2020 #electionday #govote

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The @SentencingProj estimates 5.2M Americans are forbidden to vote because of felony disenfranchisement or laws restricting voting rights for those convicted of felony-level crimes. If you have the ability and privilege to vote, please make your voice heard for those who can't

[ChangeCenterCLS @ChangeCenterCLS]

For more information about how to vote or how to track your ballot, visit https://t.co/gsNgAFnu0g. If you witness or experience voter intimidation or harassment happening at your polling location - reach out to your state voter protection hotline for assistance

[UCLA School of Law @UCLA_Law]

@uclaprisonlaw’s #COVID19 Behind Bars Database Project enhances its new electronic database in collaboration with @BronxDefenders @ChangeCenterCLS in giving greater access to understanding the grave risk that COVID poses to #detained individuals.

🌟 https://t.co/UMf8du8MT4

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Visit https://t.co/sJ49MgonMg to learn more about people's lives on the inside--their experiences, their fears--and concrete steps you can take to advocate on their behalf. The second wave isn't coming, it's already here. #COVID19 #endmassincarceration

[ChangeCenterCLS @ChangeCenterCLS]

COVID-19 cases are surging behind bars. At least 64,119 state & federal prisoners have coronavirus, a 13% increase from last week. At least 651 prisoners have died, a 5% increase over last week. New cases among prison staff also rose to their highest level--@MarshallProj

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Hear Anthony's story in his own words: https://t.co/jdxQlT0ETi. Sign the petition to bring Anthony home: https://t.co/AapkZFmiJO

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Anthony Swain, subject of one of the #24ViralMonologues from our collaboration with @24hourplays, is featured in a campaign by @Dreamdefenders and @ColorOfChange

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Eligible for release, but with a bond set to an astronomical $645,000. Suffering in jail for 4 years, waiting for a trial that never comes. Now diagnosed with Covid-19.

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Law firms & the legal profession will be called upon to step up to the challenges, both of serving the public interest & of dealing with racial bias built into their own culture & policies. To learn more about this panel visit https://t.co/sxSi9A6qYA #VOLSProBonoDEI

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Today June 11th, Center Director Professor Susan Sturm moderated a panel on Integrating Pro Bono and DEI Programs at the 2020 @VOLSProBono Leadership Summit.

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Making pro bono & diversity work depends upon integrating both into the culture & values of law firms. Panelists discussed the importance of diversity in firms and how attracting/retaining lawyers of color & women is bound up with valuing & integrating pro bono into practice.