HLS American Constitution Society » Community Events http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/acs Leading Progressive Law and Policy Organization Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Gary Bellow Public Service Award Ceremony. Mon, Apr 9, 6:30pm, in Hauser 102. http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/acs/2012/04/09/gary-bellow-public-service-award-ceremony-mon-apr-9-630pm-in-hauser-102/ http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/acs/2012/04/09/gary-bellow-public-service-award-ceremony-mon-apr-9-630pm-in-hauser-102/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:06:03 +0000 Harvard Law School http://hlsorgs.com/acs/?p=385 The Gary Bellow Public Service Award was created in 2001 to recognize excellence in public interest work at HLS and to honor Professor Bellow, whose bio can be found here.  The Awards are given annually by the student body of Harvard Law School to a student and alumnus/a whose commitment to social justice makes us proud to be a part of the HLS community.  This year’s winners of the Gary Bellow Public Service Award are Sam Levine (’12) andBill Beardall (’78).  Please join us on Monday, April 9th at 6:30 pm in Hauser 102 for an award ceremony and reception honoring the work of these accomplished recipients!

]]> http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/acs/2012/04/09/gary-bellow-public-service-award-ceremony-mon-apr-9-630pm-in-hauser-102/feed/ 0 American Constitution Society symposium, “Democracy in Peril: Voting Rights and Election Law in the 21st Century” http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/acs/2012/03/27/american-constitution-society-symposium-democracy-in-peril-voting-rights-and-election-law-in-the-21st-century/ http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/acs/2012/03/27/american-constitution-society-symposium-democracy-in-peril-voting-rights-and-election-law-in-the-21st-century/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:43:35 +0000 Harvard Law School http://hlsorgs.com/acs/?p=372 Join us for the first-ever Greater Boston area American Constitution Society symposium, “Democracy in Peril: Voting Rights and Election Law in the 21st Century.”  The event is co-sponsored by all of the ACS chapters at Boston-area law schools and is taking place in Wasserstein 2012 on Saturday, March 31st. The symposium includes a keynote address by one of the leading progressive voting rights and election law lawyers in the nation, Marc Elias, who has served as General Counsel for several recent Democratic presidential campaigns, as well as fascinating panels on voting rights and election law featuring practitioners, government officials, and professors.

Schedule: “Democracy in Peril: Voting Rights and Election Law in the 21st Century”

Panel: Disenfranchisement in the 21st Century: Voter ID/Disparate Impact (11 AM-12:30 PM)
-State Representative Kathleen Clyde (Ohio)
-Alexander Keyssar, Professor of History and Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
-Jerry Vattamala, Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund

Lunch/Keynote Address (12:30 PM – 2 PM): 
Marc Elias, General Counsel to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Kerry-Edwards Presidential Campaign; Sen. Al Franken recount; and many more prominent progressive political leaders and organizations

Panel: The Constitution in 2020: State Law/Direct Democracy (2 PM-3:30 PM)
-Megan Amundson, Executive Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
-Brian Ellner, New Yorkers for Marriage Equality, Human Rights Campaign
-Seth Grossman, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel: The Disproportionate Impact of Insiders: Campaign Finance/Redistricting (3:30 PM-5 PM)
-John Bonifaz, Co-Founder and Director, Free Speech for People
-J. Gerald Hebert, Former Acting Chief, Voting Section, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division; Executive Director, Campaign Legal Center
-Marty Meehan, Former U.S. Representative, Sponsor of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

Meet and Greet at the Pub (5 PM – 6 PM)

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All of the food collected will go to the Greater Boston Food Bank to benefit hungry families across eastern Massachusetts. This is a wonderful opportunity to help those less fortunate in these difficult times. Please join in our efforts and make a difference in a neighbor’s life today.

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One of our chapter’s goals this year is to become more engaged within the community. This Saturday, October 22nd, we will be teaming up with Project No One Leaves to canvass foreclosed homes and provide these struggling members of our community with information about their legal rights and options. No prior experience is necessary!

Volunteers will meet up at 23 Everett Street at 10:00 a.m. and expect to return around 1 pm.   Please RSVP by emailing Chas Hamilton at chasjh@gmail.com. Let him know you are signing up as part of ACS, what year you are, and whether you can bring a car and/or a smart phone. After the event, volunteers are invited to join us for lunch at Changsho, sponsored by the two groups.

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