NLG Students in Action

NORTHEASTERN

The Northeastern NLG chapter finished 2009 with a party celebrating the end of finals. It was a wonderful opportunity for the incoming upperclassmen to get to know the 1Ls and share ideas for the upcoming year. Congratulations go out to NLG member Charlotte Noss, who received a Skadden fellowship to work at the Wage Justice Center in Los Angeles, where she will focus on combating wage theft against low-wage immigrant workers.

So far, 2010 is shaping up to be a great year:

• We met with Sujatha Baliga, the 2010 Daynard Fellow, who shared her experience working to reform the criminal justice system through restorative justice.
• Corporina, one of the Hyatt staff fired in the recent scandal, attended an NLG meeting and shared her story. We are currently writing a statement pledging to boycott the Hyatt, as well as trying to garner support for our position within the law school.
• A group of NLG members will be attending RebLaw, a conference that brings together practitioners, law students, and community advocates to discuss progressive approaches to law and social change.
• We are planning fundraising events to help the relief effort in Haiti, as well as working with other NUSL organizations on a joint campaign.

SUFFOLK

The Suffolk NLG chapter ended last semester with a well-attended Foreclosure/Eviction street law training led by Attorney Neil Berman.

The spring semester is in full bloom at Suffolk Guild…even if the weather isn’t cooperating. This semester, we are planning to:

• Host several SLC trainings.
• Sponsor student “meetings” to discuss Guild campaigns and projects
• Host a series of student debates.  The debates will feature a Guild member debating a colleague from the Federalist Society.  We hope to use these debates as way to educate the Suffolk community to the types of topics that interest Guild members.
• Continue a “new” tradition by hosting a Guild party at Prof. Michael Avery’s house.  These parties are always a wonderful way for students to get to know each other and to meet other Guild members.