Corporate Leaders Support
Full Funding of LSC
On May 25, Members of Congress received a letter signed by general counsel from 207 of the largest corporations in America - including several members of NLADA's Corporate Advisory Committee - urging them to provide a substantial increase in the budget for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) for FY2022.
General counsel from a wide range of companies and industries are represented on the letter, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Entergy, Amazon, Visa and many more of America’s most recognizable corporations.
The signatories point to the exponentially increased need for legal services due to the myriad of challenges created by the pandemic including higher unemployment, domestic violence and housing issues while at the same time, higher rates of unemployment, particularly for people of color and for women, grew the population of eligible clients. This is placing a greater burden on organizations that were already unable to assist every person requesting assistance. Read the letter here.
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Individual Tickets Available for 2021 Exemplar Awards Gala!
Join us on Wednesday, June 9 for the 2021 Exemplar Awards Gala where we celebrate this year’s Exemplar Honorees along with our Kutak-Dodds Prize winners and the 2021 Beacon of Justice Awardees! We have individual tickets available at $75 and at $25 for those in the public interest space. This is made possible by generous law firm and corporate sponsors. To purchase your ticket click here.
Part of this year’s event is our Third Annual Social Justice Art Auction that is open for bidding now! The auction is open to everyone -absolutely anyone can place a bid- and you can set up a maximum bid or a bid notification so you have a chance to win without having to monitor the auction closely. We have nearly 50 pieces available that have been generously donated by artists from across the country, many incarcerated, so there is definitely something for everyone. Good luck!
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See You Next Week at the Holistic Defense & Leadership Conference!
Reckon & Rise with us this year at the 2021 Holistic Defense & Leadership Conferences (HDLC), which will occur NEXT WEEK. Registration ends on Sunday, June 13. Hear from several incredible speakers including James Forman Jr, Kristin Henning, Ronald Simpson-Bey, Derwyn Bunton and Afeni Evans. The virtual platform presents us with a unique opportunity to come together to understand how we reckoned with the injustices we saw throughout the past year. Take a look at the comprehensive program, and join us next week to learn how you can take action! See you soon
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Leadership for Lasting Change: Perspectives on Racial Equality
Last month, NLADA hosted Leadership for Lasting Change:
Perspectives on Racial Equity, a digital discussion featuring a panel of several key public defense stakeholders. Our panelists engaged in a deep discussion about the racial disparities that persist at various stages of the criminal legal system, reflected on the past year and looked ahead to ongoing efforts to center race and racial equity in pretrial. In addition, we launched our new digital portal: Leadership for Lasting Change, a resource for defender leaders and criminal legal system stakeholders to promote transformational leadership. This new portal will be regularly updated with news, publications and policy briefs, learning modules and toolkits, videos and podcasts. Click here to learn more and explore the site.
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NLADA Featured on Special PBI Podcast
Last month, NLADAS president & CEO, Jo-Ann Wallace, was interviewed and featured in Pro Bono Institute's (PBI) special COVID-19 podcast. Featured in the 7th episode, Jo-Ann details how NLADA have been working to assist the civil legal aid, public defenders and client and community advocates through the pandemic. She also discussed the ways NLADA has been addressing key issues like the eviction crisis, racial equity, remote court systems and more.
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Client Advocates and Leaders Alike Doing Work in the Community
Client advocates are a fundamental part of our community, as their lived experiences provide an essential perspective. Our client members are always hard at work. Catherine Harris is one such woman. Also known as “Grandmother Love,” she is the architect behind Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG), a forum that advocates for low-income families in need of legal services in Massachusetts. The forum was created to educate and empower all grandparents raising grandchildren to share their unique challenges regarding mental health and healing closure along with ways to improve legislation with community leaders, stakeholders and policymakers. Read her full story here.
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Upcoming Virtual Events
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July 21-23 | The Fundamentals of Mitigation Certificate Program: Presented by the NLADA & the National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates and Mitigation Specialists (NASAMS), intensive training is offered to beginners and experienced professionals who want to refresh their mitigation skills.
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NLADA's COVID-19 Resource Center
As we approach the busy summer months, NLADA wants to remind you that we are continuing our efforts to ensure that you have all relevant COVID-19 practice resources available to you. You can stay up-to-date with the latest policy and practice information on our COVID-19 Updates and Resources page.
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Member's Corner
Act Now! Don't Miss These Opportunities!
Join us for two amazing events happening THIS JUNE.
June 9, 2021 for NLADA's Exemplar Awards Gala. We are pleased to offer each NLADA Client member a complimentary ticket to this special event. If you are interested in attending, please contact membership@nlada.org for more information. Attire: Waist-up “festive” black-tie - be creative!
2021 Holistic Defense & Leadership Conference, June 14 - 18. Client members have the opportunity to receive a complimentary registration for this conference. Client members may register here. Complete your registration form and send it directly to registration@nlada.org. If you would like to know your membership status, or if you are a Client-eligible individual who is not a member, but would like to join NLADA, please check our membership page or email membership@nlada.org.
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