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Working in the Public Interest Law Conference

Where

University of Georgia
230 River Rd
Athens, GA 30602

Upcoming

9:00 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013

Categories

Events,  Other

9:00 am Hirsch Hall Sponsored by: School of Law Contact: cindyh@uga.edu Issues to be addressed include gun control, homelessness, affirmative action and alternative courts as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. $10, free for UGA faculty, staff and students. Register by Feb. 28.The conference is free for all UGA faculty, staff and students. Registration is $10 for the general public. For planning purposes, registration is requested at  Feb. 28.The conference will conclude with an evening keynote address by Aimee Maxwell, executive director of the Georgia Innocence Project, at 6 p.m. at the Melting Point in downtown Athens to be followed by the school's 28th Annual Equal Justice Foundation Auction.Proceeds from the auction will help support Georgia Law students who choose to take unpaid or low-paying public interest legal positions this summer. Past EJF scholarship recipients have served in organizations such as the Georgia Law Center for the Homeless, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Humane Society and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.News release: http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-school-of-law-conference-to-focus-on-social-justice-issues/ Conference info, EJF Auction
 
 
 

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