The Herman Wildman Social Justice Writing Award will be given to the best student essay on a Public Interest and Social Justice Law topic. Students are encouraged to submit papers written for a class, law review, or other forum during the 2007-08 academic year.

The Herman Wildman Social Justice Writing Award honors the memory of Herman Wildman, 1912-2002, who practiced law in New York and California. The winner receives an honorarium and a plaque.

Papers will be judged by faculty members on the Public Interest and Social Justice Law Advisory Board who did not supervise the writing project.

Submissions should include the following:

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• An application form;
• Three copies of your essay with no name identification;
• The name of the writing supervisor or course instructor. If you had no supervisor or course instructor, please explain;
• Your contact information;
• Optional: a nomination letter from the writing supervisor or course instructor.

Please submit your work for consideration for this award by noon on April 25, 2008, to the Center for Social Justice and Public Service, Loyola Hall, 425 El Camino Real. Applications can be found online at http://www.scu.edu/law/socialjustice/social_wildman_award.html.

Herman Wildman, 1912-2002, was born in New York City, attended City College of New York, and graduated from  St. John's University School of Law. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army after serving in World War II with the 88th Infantry "Blue-Devil" Division. As a member of the New York bar, he practiced with the law offices of George J. Mintzer, which included associates Thomas J. Todarelli and Hubert T. Delaney. He became a member of the California bar in 1953, where he continued his work as a general practitioner in solo practice in Los Angeles. He was married for 55 years to Edith Wildman and had three children.

Rescheduled Spring 2008 Visiting Practitioner and Social Justice Monday Speaker on April 7th.

Roger Clay (Insight Center for Community Economic Development) will speak on:

"Social Justice Lawyering: Housing Law and Community Economic Development" at the Social Justice Monday event on April 7th from noon to 1 p.m. in Bannan 139. Pizza provided. Limited space is available for lunch with Mr. Clay at 1 p.m. E-mail socialjustice@scu.edu or call 551.1720 to sign up for the lunch group.

A wine and cheese reception will be held on Monday, April 7th from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Strong Common room co-hosted with PI&SJ Coalition and BLSA.

Office Hours: Mr. Clay will hold office hours for students interested in social justice practice on Mon., April 7, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. E-mail socialjustice@scu.edu or call 551-1720 to sign up to meet with him during these times.

Roger Clay is the President of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. The Insight Center is a national research, consulting and legal organization dedicated to developing innovative strategies and programs that result in systemic change and help people become—and remain—economically secure. The Insight Center works in collaboration with foundations, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, government, and business to develop, support, and promote programs that lead to good jobs, strengthen early care and education systems, and enable people and communities to build financial assets.

Social Justice Thursday: Social Justice Lawyering and Working with Coalitions

April 10, 2008 from noon to 1 p.m. in Bannan 135

Reading Group for 1Ls. Julie A. Su, Making the Invisible Visible: The Garment Industry’s Dirty Laundry, 1 J. GENDER RACE & JUST. 405, 405-17 (1998).

Facilitators: Lynette Parker and Margarita Alvarez

Pizza will be provided.

Special Social Justice Thursday on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 from Noon to 1 p.m. in Bannan 135. Pizza will be provided.

A report from New Orleans and a reading group for 1Ls. The reading for the event is by William Quigley, Reflections of Community Organizers: Lawyering for Empowerment of Community Organizations, 21 OHIO N.U. L. REV. 455, 455-79 (1994).

Facilitators include: Evangeline Abriel, Adam Davis, and Rachel Leff-Kich 

Spring 2008 Social Justice Lecture

Thursday, March 13 from Noon to 1 p.m.
Bannan 142 - Pizza will be provided.

Angela Davis (American University – Washington College of Law)
"Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor"

Book Signing immediately following the lecture in the Bannan Student Lounge. Co-Sponsored with the Ethnic Studies Program, Public Interest and Social Justice Coalition, BLSA, and Women and Law.

Angela J. Davis is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. She is an expert in criminal law and procedure with a specific focus on racism in the criminal justice system and prosecutorial power. Professor Davis previously served as director of the D.C. Public Defender Service, where she began as a staff attorney representing indigent juveniles and adults. She also served as executive director of the National Rainbow Coalition. Professor Davis is a former law clerk of the Honorable Theodore R. Newman, the former Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals.

Professor Davis is the author of ARBITRARY JUSTICE: THE POWER OF THE AMERICAN PROSECUTOR (Oxford University Press 2007). She is a graduate of Howard University and Harvard Law School.

LGBT Legal Issues Summer grants will be awarded to Santa Clara University School of Law students who plan to work full-time for a LGBT organization, in a position doing legal work, may apply for this LGBT Legal Issues Summer Grant.

Applicants should show a demonstrated commitment to and interest in the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender individuals and people living with HIV, regardless of their sexual orientation. Two grants of $5,000 will be awarded.

Public Interest and Social Justice Summer grants support students working in summer public interest positions as volunteers or for low pay. In Summer 2007, the Endowment funded over $70,000 in summer grants to students volunteering with public interest and social justice legal organizations.

Application forms for the LGBT Legal Issues Summer Grant and Public Interest and Social Justice Endowment Summer Grant must be submitted to the Center for Social Justice and Public Service, Loyola Hall, 425 El Camino Real no later than noon on March 14, 2008. Application forms can be found at http://www.scu.edu/law/socialjustice/administration-alumni-and-financial-support.cfm

The 10th Annual Trina Grillo Public Interest and Social Justice Law Retreat
"Communities Building Social Justice"

March 7-8, 2008

Hosted by University of Nevada Las Vegas, BOYD School of Law

Co-Sponsors Include:
Santa Clara University School of Law,
Center for Social Justice and Public Service

Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Golden Gate University School of Law
University of Seattle School of Law
University of Oregon School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law
Stanford University School of Law

The 10th Annual Trina Grillo Public Interest and Social Justice Law Retreat will be held at the Boyd School of Law, UNLV on Friday, March 7th and Saturday, March 8th. The title of this year’s retreat is Communities Building Social Justice.  This year’s retreat will focus on how to create and strengthen institutions promoting social justice in cities, towns, and regions where the social justice infrastructure is less developed.  The retreat will also be useful for anyone interested in building the skills and vision to start new projects, promote social justice in private practice, or improve existing social justice organizations at any point in their careers.

Registration
Registration will be $50 for law students and $125 for all others interested in attending the conference. Registration includes a reception on Friday; breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday; and limited shuttle service between the hotel and the law school.

Registration forms and hotel information can be found at http://www.law.unlv.edu/grillo.html

Social Justice Legacy on Film

Wednesday, February 27, Noon to 1 p.m. in Bannan 139

Featuring the social justice documentary Soul of Justice. A documentary about the life and career of San Francisco (Northern District of California) Federal Judge Thelton Henderson.

Social Justice Thursday: Law and Social Change: The Role of Student Activism.

Feb. 21, 2008 from Noon to 1 p.m. in Bannan 135.

Reading group for 1Ls. Sumi Cho and Robert Westley, Critical Race Coalitions: Key Movements That Preformed the Theory, 33 U.C. DAVIS L. REV. 1377, 1377-80, 1388-99 (2000).

Facilitators: Stephanie M. Wildman, Nicole Clemens, and Liza-Jane Capatos

Pizza will be provided.

Thursday, February 21 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Wiegand Arts & Sciences room
 
Laura Gomez (New Mexico)
 
"Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race"
 
Book Signing and Wine and Cheese Reception immediately following the lecture.

Cosponsored with the PI&SJ Coalition, Women's and Gender Studies Program, LaRaza, and Women and Law. 

Laura Gómez is Professor of Law & American Studies at the University of New Mexico  since 2005. Professor Gómez teaches and writes in the broad areas of law, race, and gender. Previously she taught for 12 years at the UCLA School of Law, where she was a founder of the Critical Race Studies Concentration. She attended Harvard College and earned her J.D. and Ph.D. in Sociology concurrently at Stanford University.  Professor Gómez has held residential fellowships at the School for American Research (2004-05) and the Stanford Humanities Center (1996-97). She is the author of two books:  MANIFEST DESTINIES: THE MAKING OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN RACE (New York University Press, 2007) and MISCONCEIVING MOTHERS: LEGISLATORS, PROSECUTORS AND THE POLITICS OF PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE (Temple University Press, 1997).

This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of one hour. Santa Clara University School of Law certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.