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Have you heard about The National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change?
Creating Change is the nation's pre-eminent political, leadership and skills-building conference for the LGBT social justice movement. The 23rd annual conference is coming to Minneapolis on February 2-6, 2011. You can learn more about the conference here: http://www.creatingchange.org/.
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association (MLBA) is interested in helping law students from Minnesota’s four law schools attend the conference. If you are interested in a scholarship from MLBA to attend, please click here (https://spreadsheets0.google.com/) and complete the short questionnaire by Friday, November 5.
Please also take advantage, ASAP, of the scholarships and subsidized registration rates offered by NGLTF. To apply for a NGLTF scholarship or subsidized registration rate go to http://www.creatingchange.org/ and choose “scholarships and subsidized registrations” in the registration drop-down menu.
Contact MLBA Co-Chair, Jenny Ryan (jennyryan@gmail.com), with questions.
Investigation & Prosecuting Hate CrimesThursday, November 4, 2010, 9:00 am-4:00 p.m.
University of Saint Thomas, School of Law, 1000 LaSalle Avenue in Minneapolis.
The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, and the Minneapolis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation invite MLBA members to attend a community conference devoted to providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the new federal hate crimes law. Click for more information.
Reminders
CLE: Elder Law and the LGBT Community
Wednesday, November 3rd
Hamline University School of Law, Moot Court Room
1526 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Check-in: 6:00 pm, CLE: 6:30-8:30 pm,
MLBA Reception: 8:30-9:00 pm
Please join us for a FREE 2 hour, eliminating bias CLE presented by Training To Serve, a Twin Cities non-profit that trains professionals to better serve older LGBT clients. This highly participatory training will examine the unique barriers that aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals face when attempting access legal services, and will emphasize practical skills for expanding your capacity to represent LGBT clients. Space is limited for this event; please RSVP by emailing Micah Ludeke at MLudeke01@hamlineuniversity.edu. Please write “LGBT Elder Law CLE” in the subject line. This event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required. The Minnesota Lavender Bar Association will hold a reception afterwards from 8:30-9pm Two “eliminating bias” credits have been applied for. This event is co-sponsored by: Hamline University School of Law, Hamline Student Health Law Association, Hamline Stonewall Alliance and the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association.
Meet & Greet Networking Opportunity at Hamline Law School
Monday, November 8th
6:00 – 8:00 pm. at Hamline Law School in the Moot Court Room
1536 Hewitt Ave, St. Paul, MN
Come join Hamline Law students and be part of Hamline’s Meet and Greet, an opportunity for students to meet and network with legal professionals in the community. A panel and discussion will be held in the Moot Court room from 6:00pm-7:00pm and a reception from 7:00pm-8:00pm will be held in the law school lobby. Food and beverages will be provided.
R.S.V.P. to Apalsa@hamlinesba.com by Friday October 22, 2010 including your name, firm name, and contact information.
Sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association [APALSA], Black Law Student Association (BLSA), Latino Law Student Association (LLSA), and Stonewall Alliance.
ACLU-MN to Award Tim Branson the Earl Larson Award
Tuesday November 9th 5:30-7:30 pm.
The Minneapolis Club, 729 2nd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN
ACLU-MN invites MLBA members to honor Tim Branson as the Outstanding Civil Libertarian of the Year with its Earl Larson Award on Tuesday, November 9th at the Minneapolis Club. Tim Branson was the lead, volunteer attorney in Doe, et al. v. Ventura, which successfully struck down Minnesota’s sodomy laws in 2001, two years prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas. Minnesota Lavender Bar Association was the organizational plaintiff in Doe, et al. v. Ventura.
A reduced ticket price of $80 is being offered to MLBA members. For more information, contact Doris Rubenstein, drubenstein@aclu-mn.org.
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