The Justice Ball

Great party. Great cause. See you there.

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A speech from Bet Tzedek's CEO Diego Cartagena (@btprez) about the work we do, from our 2022 Annual Dinner Gala: https://t.co/DASBoKHY4G To donate to our org, which provides free legal services to underserved communities, click here: https://t.co/ZNiC1kk5zT #bettzedekgala2022

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From Mars Wright: HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY and 4 yrs since I got my name and gender marker changed thanks to Bet Tzedek ❤️‍🔥🙏 https://t.co/6FnkCgFyzB #transjoy #transjoyisresistance #tdov #transgender #transgenderman #transdayofvisibility

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The bat mitzvah turns 100 this month! It’s a huge landmark for women’s equality. Read more: https://t.co/0MzCjXinp4 Our Directing Attorney's daughter had her bat mitzvah; check out what she had to say about Bet Tzedek: https://t.co/EJQ2fK3P7j #womenofbettzedek #WomensHistoryMonth

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Alisa works to prevent elder abuse and, in her time at Bet Tzedek, has reached out to and spoken to over 2,000 seniors and over 200 professionals. Read more here: https://t.co/cDm6OTMjcl #womenofbettzedek #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistorymonth2022

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Panida, Directing Attorney at the @thaicdc, works to advance the social and economic wellbeing of low and moderate income Thais and other ethnic communities in the greater LA area. Read more here: https://t.co/N2NTXVHay9 #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistorymonth2022 #thaicdc

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Joanna established the Department of Children and Family Services/Special Immigrant Juvenile Project in 2019. She's been able to gain lawful status for 200+ children since then. Read more here: https://t.co/44wVyEmpsm #womenofbettzedek #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistorymonth2022

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As Intake Attorney, Vanessa helps respond to initial requests for legal services, connecting callers to our services & other legal services being provided in the LA County area. Read more here: https://t.co/WPidDJTK0M #womenofbettzedek #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistorymonth2022

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SafeBow is a grassroots org founded by @raindovemodel that is helping people cross the Ukrainian border w/ a special focus on LGBTQ+, disabled, and BIPOC individuals. Website: https://t.co/apsLPKMXzI Fundraiser: https://t.co/qablOFCG7D #ukraine #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineRefugees

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Sabine, a queer BIPOC nonbinary femme, is the founder of @ATCQueer, an LA based org that empowers BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ communities, mental health, art, wellness, and beyond! Read more here: https://t.co/dpf5hj88ks #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistorymonth2022 #nonbinary #LGBTQIA

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Hannah works with Bet Tzedek’s Kinship Care team, which has partnered with Los Angeles Unified School District to address the legal needs of students and families. Read more here: https://t.co/i69isDcxnw #womenofbettzedek #WomensHistoryMonth #womenshistorymonth2022

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Lawyer, advocate, professor, & founder of @eji_org Bryan Stevenson has assisted in cases that have saved dozens of prisoners from the death penalty, advocated for the poor, and developed community-based reform litigation. Read more here: https://t.co/JbFvZ4HtRo #BlackHistoryMonth

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We have one more #BlackHistoryMonth post to share today, but first... Black joy ✨🌺❤ #blackjoy

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CALL TO ACTION: This is happening at 2 pm today! Make sure you call and follow the script. #LAJusticeFund #ProtectImmigrants #AJustRecoveryForAll

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Happening at 1 pm PST! Ukraine War: International Legal Issues. Hybrid Event takes place in Berkeley Law’s Warren Room/295 or Zoom: https://t.co/nFwvmIT3RD (opens in a new tab) #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineRussia #UkraineInvasion #UkraineConflict

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News alert! 📢 "President Biden has selected Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the first Black woman nominated to be a justice on the nation’s highest court, the White House said Friday." https://t.co/LmByR9IKZn #ketanjibrownjackson #SupremeCourt

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Scholar, author, lawyer, professor, and social justice advocate @DorothyERoberts lectures and writes about gender, race, and class in legal issues. She also covers reproductive health, child welfare, and bioethics. Read more here: https://t.co/SVvuBcZWsD #BlackHistoryMonth

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Via @project_q_: We are pleased to announce our name change clinic on 03/07, 03/14, and 03/21. This event will be first come first served (BIPOC/QTPOC folks prioritized). Please email Jessica-Jean at [email protected] for more info! #trans #transyouth #transgender #enby

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Lawyer, activist, nonbinary/queer icon, poet, and priest Pauli Murray “was directly involved in, and helped articulate, the intellectual foundations of two of the most important social justice movements of the twentieth century," according to @womenshistory.

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Lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist Derrick Bell worked as a prominent lawyer on hundreds of school desegregation cases. His ideas as an academic were foundational to what is now known as “critical race theory." Read more here: https://t.co/PF7O7O0D5N #BlackHistoryMonth

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This spurred a movement years before #MeToo entered the global conversation. In telling her story, Hill became a national figure who advocates for victims of workplace harassment & sexual assault. Read more here: https://t.co/osbM335c6B #anitahill #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory