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Tuesday, September 3, 2013Happygram?

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For more information on HOPE, or to submit information for inclusion in the next e-news, emailumhope@law.miami.edu.

The HOPE Team

Dont Forget . . .

LOG YOUR HOURSfor pro bono advocacy and community service!Congratulations to the hundreds of students who made the choice to begin the year with service through HOPE DAY.Over 800 hours of community service were logged by participants for their work across Miami-Dade County on August16th. Take the HOPE pledge of performing 75 hours or more of pro bono advocacy and community service in law

school.

Like the UM HOPE Facebook Page!Connect with the HOPE Public Interest Resource Center on Facebook to learn more the inspiring work Miami Lawstudents are doing in the public interest.

TheSociety of Bar & GavelNow A ccept ing Nom inat ions

and Appl ica t ionsThe Society of Bar & Gavel is an honorsociety that recognizes an individualstudent's outstanding service anddedication to goodwill. If you know ofan outstanding student leader whodemonstrates B&G's four tenets ofservice, character, leadership, and apositive attitude, please submit anomination form by Monday,

September 9th at 5PM. Individualsmay also apply for membership bysubmitting the application form, dueSunday, September 15th at 5PM. Allforms should be e-mailed toBarAndGavel@gmail.com.

National Lawyers Guilds FirstSemester Meeting

TODAYRoom A110AThe NLG is dedicated to the need forbasic change in the structure of our

Enrol l Am erica Informat ional

Session & CanvassingSaturday, September 7thEnroll America/Get Covered America isa non-profit, non-partisan organizationworking to inform people know about thenew health coverage options under theAffordable Care Act that will make iteasier for people to afford quality healthinsurance. In Miami alone there are over650,000 uninsured Floridians. Learnhow you can make sure that every

uninsured/low income family is aware ofthe upcoming healthcare changes. Formore information, contactmrollins@enrollamerica.org

Flor ida Ass ociat ion of Women

Lawyers We Can Dream GalaFriday, September 27thJoin the Miami chapter of FAWL for agala benefitting Legal Services ofGreater Miami with keynote speakerJudge Rosemary Barkett of the Eleventh

Attent ion 3Ls: Apply ing fo r

Postgraduate Fel lowsh ip?HOPE is here to help with the wholeprocess, including application reviewand mock interview panels. Importadeadlines:Equal Justice Works:September 17Skadden Fellowships:October 15th

Womens Law and PublicPol icy Fel lowsh ip ProgramThe Women's Law and Public Polic

Fellowship Program offersFellowships for public interestlawyers from the U.S. who arecommitted to advancing women'srights throughout their careers.Fellowships are open to 3Ls for aterm beginning in September 2014.Applications are available here.DueFriday, November 15th.

Law Schoo l Fellowsh ip

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political and economic system. Weseek to unite the lawyers, law students,legal workers and jailhouse lawyers tofunction as an effective force in theservice of the people, to the end thathuman rights shall be regarded asmore sacred than property interests.Join us for our first meeting of thesemester.

Save the Date! Publ ic InterestLectu re SeriesWednesday, September 18Each year, the HOPE Public InterestResource Center invites attorneys toshare their experiences working in thepublic interest with students. This is agreat opportunity for law studentsinteract with advocates in a smallgroup setting. Watch the next e-newsfor information about the first speaker.Seating is limited. Be sure to RSVP

when you see the invite!

Networked Nonp rof i t

Workshop: St rengthen B onds,

Strengthen Leadership

Wednesday, September 25thNewman Alumni CenterThe Leonard Turkel Nonprofit Center,a collaboration between the UM Schoolof Business, School of Education andHuman Development, and CatalystMiami, presents a series of workshops

on building strong nonprofitorganizations. The first in the series isentitled New Partners, New Markets

featuring speakers from the KnightFoundation. Workshops are from8:30am-11:30am at the NewmanAlumni Center, 6200 San Amaro Drive.For more information, contactKristineS@catalystmiami.org.

Circuit Court of Appeals. Other speakersinclude Third District Court of AppealJudge Vance Salter, Eleventh JudicialCircuit Judge William Altfield and ErvinGonzalez. Tickets are $85. RSVP atsherril.colombo@wilsonelser.com.

The Womens Fund Miami-Dade Screening of PlaygroundO Cinema Miami ShoresWednesday, October 23rdThe Womens Fund presents a powerfulfilm about the sexual trafficking ofunderage girls called Playground: thechild sex trade in AMERICA. Thescreening will be followed by a briefpanel discussion with communityleaders working to eradicate thecommercial sexual exploitation ofchildren. Tickets are $5.00 and can bepurchased at womensfundmiami.org or

at the door. The film will be shown at6:30 pm at O Cinema Miami Shoreslocated at 9806 NE 2nd Ave, MiamiShores, FL 33138.

Nat ional Imm igrant Integrat ion

Conference

Sunday, November 17thTuesday, November 19thThis winter, sunny Miami, Florida will bethe backdrop for the most strategicgathering for immigration integrationleaders in a year of historic significance,

hosted by the Florida ImmigrantCoalition, the Knight Foundation, andthe National Partnership for NewAmericans. Work with us to helpimprove the road to full citizenship,strengthen workforce development,access to healthcare, and asset-building, promote the establishment of aNational Office on Immigrant Integrationand much more.Register here.

Opportu ni ty wi th LegalUp!Legal Up! seeks to address many othe issues confronting at-risk youthtransitioning to adulthood byproviding basic legal, civics andrelated life skills education. Programleadership consists of prominent locfederal and state judges andattorneys. Each law school will sele

one outstanding student to participaas a teaching fellow in the Legal Upprogram. Interested? Send yourresume todadolf@childreadiness.oby this Thursday, September 5th.Law Pract ice Technolog y:

Inc lus ive & Universal Desig

Friday, September 27thWhat is universal design intechnology? Learn about theimplications of the Americans with

Disabilities Act, the requirements oflaw firms and the court system toprovide accommodations to personwith disabilities, and the future ofaccessible information technology tothe legal industry. Featuring disabiliadvocate Matthew Dietz, Esq.Registration, 8:30am-9am. Seminar9am-12pm at the Lawson E. ThomaCourthouse, 175 NW 1st Ave, 11thFloor, Miami, FL 33128. More info apsb@dadelegalaid.org.

David A. Winston Heal th

Pol icy Fellowsh ipAttention 3Ls: The David A. WinstoHealth Policy Fellowship is adistinguished postgraduate fellowshin health policy. The fellowshipprovides a unique opportunity forpromising students to learn about thpolitical system through directexposure to the roles of both thepublic and private sectors in healthpolicy development. The Fellowshiprovides a monthly stipend andrelated expenses for a twelve-montperiod from July to June. Learn morand applyhere.Applications dueSunday, October 13th.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, its the onlything that ever has. --Margaret Mead

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