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Monday, September 30, 2013

Miami Law Presents the LouisHenkin Lecture on Hum anRights with Alber to MoraTODAYMiami Law and Dean Patricia D. Whiteinvite you to attend the Louis HenkinLecture on Human Rights. Ourspeaker, Alberto Mora , JD '81, was therecipient of the John F. KennedyProfile in Courage Award for hisefforts, while serving as GeneralCounsel of the Navy in the Bushadministration, to expose interrogationtactics at Guantanamo. Event starts at5:30pm in Room E352 at the lawschool. RSVP here by September 26 th.

Miami Law Chapter of theNational Lawy ers GuildChapter Meet ingTuesday, October 1 st Want to meet other progressive lawstudents? Join us at 12:30pm in thelaw school space at the brand newStudent Activities Center. We'll bediscussing past events and upcomingopportunities to get involved inprogressive initiatives on campus. Formore info, e-mailmiamilaw.nlg@gmail.com .

HOPE, OUTLaw, and Rac e &Social Justice Law ReviewsTransgender Rights PanelWednesday, October 2 nd In Miami-Dade, transgender individualscan be fired from their jobs, deniedhousing, and refused service simply forbeing who they are. Come learn abouta proposed Human Rights Ordinancethat would add protections fortransgender individuals from the ACLU

ONGOING OPPORTUNITY:Lawyers in Lib rar iesNOW October 20 th Give back to your local library byeducating librarians about importantlegal resources available to citizens.Volunteers will learn to givepresentations to librarians andcommunity members about legalresources and access to justice issues.To learn more, contactkladis@dadelegalaid.org .

The Womens Fund Miami - Dade Screening of PlaygroundO Cinema Miami Shores Wednesday, October 23 rd The Womens Fund presents a powerful

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

National Imm igrant In tegrat ionConferenceSunday, November 17 th Tuesday, November 19 th This 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 New

ATTN: 3LS: App ly ing for aPostgraduate Fel lows hip?Deadlines are coming up. TheSkadden Fellowship application isdue Monday, October 7 th. If you needany assistance with your application,

contact the HOPE office atumhope@law.miami.edu .

Minor i ty Law StudentsResume Review & Moc kInterv iew Worksh opThursday, October 17 th The Gwen S. Cherry Black WomenLawyers Association, South AsianBar Association, the Venezuelan

American Bar Association, and the Asian Pacific American Bar Association are hosting their secondprofessional development workshopand networking event for minority lawstudents. The workshop includesresume reviews and mock interviews.Dress in business attire and bringyour resume! Sponsored by EsquireDeposition Solutions and FowlerWhite Burnett, P.A. RSVP tocynthia.duval@gmail.com.

Womens Law and PublicPolicy Fel lowsh ip Program

The Women's Law and Public PolicyFellowship 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 15 th.

ATTN 1Ls and 2Ls: The Ella

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of Florida, SAVE Dade, and the Trans-Miami Center. HOPE Fellows MarielleMoore, who worked at the NationalCenter for Lesbian Rights as a PolicyClerk, and Krupali Patel, who workedat the ACLU in Texas will speak abouttheir summer experiences and howthey were able to pursue their positionbecause of the HOPE Fellowship.

Americans. 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 .

Baker Sum mer In ternsh ipApp licat ion is now Open!If you are in your first or second yearof law school and committed to social

justice lawyering, consider applyingfor our 2014 Ella Baker SummerInternship Program . All law studentswith a displayed commitment andpassion for human rights/ social

justice work are welcome to apply!

Dont Forget . . .

LOG YOUR HOURS for 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 lawschool.

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.

The HOPE E-News is distributed every Monday. If there is something you would like included in the next HOPE E-News, e-mail umhope@law.miami.edu .

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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