The Western New England Guild is a student chapter of the National Chapter; we are a community of students and faculty working in solidarity dedicated to social justice lawyering. Since the 1930s, the National Lawyers Guild has worked to advance human and civil rights, working under the motto “human rights over property rights.”
We are active members of the community advocating for those individuals affected by issues such as the prison-industrial complex, housing, and reproductive rights, among many others that affect marginalized and oppressed communities. We strive to use the law for social, political and economic justice and as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression. The Guild sponsors speakers on campus and co-sponsors events with other student groups.
Some of the activities the Guild is planning for next year include:
- Noon-Time Chats: to include discussions surrounding issues of reproductive rights, religious objections
- A radical reading group: book TBD
- RebLaw: A social justice conference held at Yale in February
- Cover Retreat: A social justice retreat held in New Hampshire in March
- Legal Observing at protests
- CORI Expungement Clinic: A collaborative effort with Public Interest Law Association
- Social Events with radical students and faculty
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Past Events 2016-17:
NLG: Students Against Mass Incarceration Week, Feb. 29 - March 3, 2016:
Practitioner Panel Featuring: Buz Eisenberg, David Lanoie, and Professor Anne Goldstein
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