Guild News

NLG Happy Hour: The Massachusetts Chapter’s “NLG Presents…” and Happy Hour takes place on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, 5:30-7:30pm, at Kennedy’s Midtown Pub, 44 Province St., 2nd Fl., Boston. This month’s event will be held on Wednesday, September 14. Please join us! (See below.)

Designers Circus: You are invited to a special event for the NLG Massachusetts Chapter!  See page 11.

Membership Meeting: This year’s NLG Membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 5:30pm, 14 Beacon St., Conference Rm, 1st Fl., Boston.  After a cheese & wine reception we will discuss resolutions and amendments submitted for a vote at the NLG Convention.

National Convention: The 2011 NLG National Convention will take place in Philadelphia from October 12 to 16 at Crowne Plaza Hotel (1800 Market St., tel. 215-561-7500).  To register: https://www.nlg.org/members/convention/registration/.

Street Law Clinic Report
The following clinics and trainings were conducted for members of Boston area community organizations and agencies:

• June 2: Legal Observer training for law students at Roger Williams University Law School in Bristol, RI, by Chris Williams.
• June 24: Stop & Search clinic for student activists in providence Youth Student Movement, RI, by Chris Williams.
• August 9: Workers’ Rights clinic Chelsea Collaborative, by BU student Brian Balduzzi and attorney Mark Stern.

Western Massachusetts NLG Happy Hour
Members from Western Massachusetts organized an NLG happy hour event on June 16 – the first general Guild gathering in recent memory.  About 20 people attended from Western Massachusetts and Vermont, and since it was a beautiful evening and we were having fun on the outdoor deck, it went on for about 3 hours. It was a good mix of veteran and young lawyers, law professors, law students, legal workers, community friends and allies, and even a (former) jailhouse lawyer. Everyone in attendance was excited about Guild events and wanted more, and a follow-up event is being planned. Attendees also started talking about collaborating on substantive projects.

Welcome Barbara Lee
In June, after 2.5 years of outstanding work, Sara DeConde left the Guild office.  We are thrilled to welcome our new employee – Barbara Lee.  Barbara is a recent graduate of Northeastern University and is planning to pursue a legal profession.

NLG Presents…
CAROL GRAY
Tahrir Square and Its Aftermath
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
5:30 pm
Kennedy’s Midtown Pub
44 Province St., 2nd Fl., Boston
NLG member Carol Gray was studying international human rights law in Egypt and doing an oral history of one of Egypt’s leading human rights organizations when the Arab Spring started.  Through slides and videos, Carol will relay accounts of demonstrations, crackdowns, and heroism.