Join the Center for Law and Social Justice as we celebrate
30 Years of Staying on Freedom and Justice! #CLSJ30

HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH from CLSJ! Annually March is the month that highlights the contributions of women. Too often the achievements of the women in our communities are unsung and unnoticed. This month join us in celebrating the women who are pillars of our communities. Stay tuned to our social media channels all month long to hear about the amazing things women are doing! #WomensHistoryMonth #CLSJ30.

Be sure to check out our list of exciting workshops and activities below. We have a powerful month of educational programming ahead and look forward to seeing you there. 
CLSJ Blog: Race, Racism & Culture in Education | PACT Workshop Series

Parenting Black Students: Race, Racism & Culture in Education

by Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq.

When compared to their White counterparts, by most measures and with few exceptions, the vast majority of Black children in American schools are performing at dismal rates academically. Black students make up the fastest growing group of children filling jail cells. They are suspended and expelled three times as often as White children, are subjected to harsher scrutiny and suffer from lower expectations from both teachers and authority figures.

Equally as significant, are the other systematic factors that follow Black students like an ever-present shadow. Black children face the same institutionally discriminatory burdens as the rest of the Black community. The neighborhoods where these children live typically face racially skewed economic policies in housing and school funding, disproportionate unemployment, violence and other social ills.

As if that weren’t enough, Black children (regardless of social class) also battle with...[ Click here to continue reading this month's CLSJ blog on Parenting Black Students: Race, Racism & Culture in School]

The Parent Advocates Coming Together Workshop Series Is Back!
The Center for Law and Social Justice would like to invite you to our Parent Advocates Coming Together (PACT) Spring 2017 workshop series. This spring CLSJ is offering seven different workshops to empower parents with a variety of advocacy skills to better navigate the New York City Public Schools.

Each workshop will be facilitated by experienced professionals, each of whom are well versed in specific areas of interest within public school education. The objective of the workshops is to build a better tomorrow for the schools in our neighborhoods. Our goal is to empower the participants with foundational information. The key to improving schools, is you taking an active role in your student’s education.

The workshop series begins Wednesday, March 8, 2017 and each session is from 6 - 8 pm. The series will be held at the Center for Law and Social Justice, 1534 Bedford Ave. 2nd Flr., Large Conference Room, Brooklyn, NY 11216.

Free childcare is provided with pre-registration. Childcare space is limited so sign up soon! Refreshments will be served. See pre-registration details below!
PACT Workshop Pre-Registration Is Simple!
To sign up for the workshops or to register for child care, please email clsj1986@gmail.com or call 718.804.8893. See the flyer below for dates, times and locations.
PACT Session 1:
The Role of Race, Racism & Culture in Education
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Facilitator: Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq.
This workshop will explore the impact of race, racism and culture in education. In our ever changing political environment, how do these issues shape lesson plans, teacher expectations and school discipline?  Participants will learn about the connection between racial identity and academic success and will find out what steps they can take to create a healthy learning environment in the home.

Ms. Daniel Favors is the General Counsel at the Center for Law and Social Justice. Prior to joining CLSJ, Ms. Daniel Favors co-founded Breaking the Cycle Consulting Services, LLC, a company dedicated to providing professional development for educators and parent engagement workshops centered on infusing culturally responsive education in school.
#BlackWealthMatters: A Look at Black Land Ownership
The Center for Law and Social Justice is excited to provide the third segment in our #BlackWealthMatters Series: Black Land Ownership. Part 3 of this series explores the legacy of land and home ownership in our community and will ask how this form of wealth can empower our entire community.

Join our panelists as they explore:
1. The historical backdrop of land and home ownership in the Black community;
2. The creative/non-traditional ways that the Black community can increase land ownership;

3. The cultural mindsets that undermine long term land ownership and how can we counter those;
4. How these trends differ/align depending on rural/urban location; and
5. What role cooperatives play in helping to increase Black land ownership.

When: Friday, March 24, 2017 | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Where: Medgar Evers College, CUNY | 1638 Bedford Ave., EOJ Auditorium, Brooklyn, NY 11225

See the flyer below for details!
CLSJ Is Hiring
Summer Law Interns!

Are you a dynamic law student with a passionate commitment to social justice? CLSJ is hiring law student summer interns to work alongside staff in our Brooklyn, New York office on CLSJ policy, advocacy, research, and litigation initiatives.

Activities may include policy and legal analysis; legislative drafting at state and local levels; administrative and legislative advocacy; public education and scholarship; and litigation. CLSJ summer interns are integral to all aspects of our work, including programmatic and strategic planning. We strive to offer an intellectually stimulating and exciting summer internship experience.  Summer internships are processed in six week increments and interns can work for up to two (2) six week sessions per summer. CLSJ Legal Internships are unpaid positions, however CLSJ will work with applicants and their law schools to secure academic credit or public interest, grant or foundation funding.

For details on how to apply, please see visit our page on Idealist.org or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/hS2H2FZFgCH4/.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm March 31, 2017.
Center for Law and Social Justice
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