LSBA Spring 2011 Minority Job Fair-- Important Change!

The Louisiana State Bar Association 2011 Spring Minority Job Fair has been converted into a pure "Resume Collection". You can still create your account on LSBA Symplicity Web site and submit your resume for the "Resume Collection" but there will no longer be on-site interviews. Just like the "Resume Collections" through CRIS, interviews will be arranged between you and the employer. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me or call 504-865-5942 to make an appointment to meet with Amanda Moeller.

People of Clarendon County - Wednesday, February 22 at 6pm

Interested in Running for BLSA Office? Come to the E-Board Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 5pm

Find out more about the roles and responsibilities of the E-Board members. Join us for an e-board meeting in Room 304 (inside the library) at 5pm.

Egypt and Beyond Teach In: February 22 at 7pm

Learn more about the recent events in Tunisia, Egypt, and Beyond!

Join the Payson Center Graduate Student Association for a panel discussion exploring ramifications of recent events in North Africa. Moderated by Dr. Stanley Samarasignhe.

All are welcome!

Dinwiddie Hall, Room 102

February 22 at 7pm

Tulane Corporate Law Institute - March 31 and April 1

Interested in Corporate Law? Then you don’t want to miss this FREE opportunity to learn about emerging issues in corporate law and to network with some of the industry’s biggest names!

Tulane Corporate Law Institute -- March 31st and April 1st.

You can find more information about the Institute in the following link: http://www.law.tulane.edu/uploadedFiles/Life_After_Law_School/CLE/2011%20CLI%20BROCHURE-%20FINAL(1).pdf

Tulane Law School secured grants to allow TWO minority students from each school in Louisiana to attend the Institute at no cost to the student and three minority students from each school to attend the cocktail reception to meet potential mentors. The Institute organizers expect that the Chief Justice and other members of the bench will briefly address the students on life in corporate law.

Contact Šarka Cerna-Fagan (scfagan@tulane.edu) in the CDO as soon as possible if you are interested in attending!

Wednesday, February 23, 6pm, Weinmann Hall Room 110

We proudly present, free to the public

"The People of Clarendon County--a play by Ossie Davis"

Based on the book edited by journalist and Aesthetic Realism Associate Alice Bernstein

Hear Alice Bernstein tell of conversations with actor/activist Ossie Davis and uncovering his 1955 Civil Rights play celebrating one of the great lawsuits in American history, and how, with his encouragement, it is performed in relation to the education that can end racism: Aesthetic Realism, founded by the great philosopher, Eli Siegel.

See “The People of Clarendon County,” about black parents who risked death to fight for “equal” education, leading to the historic Supreme Court school desegregation ruling, Brown v. Board of Education—performed by Tulane’s Erin Sanders, ChôNayse Sellers, W.B. Whitted␣␣and Loyola's Victor Jones

Experience the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method as educator, Monique Michael (born in Haiti) gives an interactive first grade lesson on diversity in birds and people. See why this method brings out every child’s true intelligence and ends prejudice in the classroom.

Meet unsung heroes from our own community!

Bone Marrow Registration Drive – Wednesday, February 16 from 11-2

Hillel (the campus center for Jewish life) is conducting a bone marrow registration drive in conjunction with the Gift of Life Foundation. Basically how it works is volunteers swab their inner cheek with a couple cotton swabs then turn it in to get mailed with their registration to an international registry. Later (it could be months, it could be years, it could be never), if someone in need of a marrow or stem cell transplant turns out to be a match with one of the volunteers, the volunteer is contacted by the Foundation about the possibility of donating.

Because certain diseases are particularly prevalent among minorities (e.g. Tay-Sachs, Sickle Cell, etc.), it's super-important to have as many of us as possible in the database because it makes it easier to find a genetic match. Hillel will have people set up at a table in the Weinmann lobby assisting volunteers with the cheek-swabbing / registration process on Wednesday, February 16 from 11:00-2:00.

PILF and Angola Law Library Information Exchange Service Present: Calvin Duncan

FORMER HEAD OF INMATE COUNSEL AT ANGOLA / HE AND THE INNOCENCE PROJECT NEW ORLEANS SUCCEEDED IN OVERTURNING HIS CONVICTION FOR SECOND-­DEGREE MURDER AFTER SERVING 28 1/2 YEARS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

4:30

ROOM 110, WEINMANN HALL RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

For more information, check out the facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=191882764168755&index=1

Celebrate Black History Month with BLSA

The History of Race in New Orleans

Thanks to everyone who came out last night to the talk by Professor Tania Tetlow. The event was a great success! Special thanks to the 1L class and 1L Rep. Anthony Williams for coordinating the event.

German Coast Slave Uprising Trials: Revisited

February 17, 2011 at 5:30pm, Judge Lemelle’s Courtroom

600 Poydras Street

The event is co-hosted by Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, 40th JDC Bar Association, A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court, Louisiana Association of Black Women Attorneys, and Tulane Black Law Students Association to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Largest Slave Revolt in American history that occurred In the Territory of Orleans. The organizations are coordinating oral arguments by some of the State’s finest attorneys and judges. The attorneys are arguing a Motion for New Trial for the convicted and executed slaves. Issues will raise several Constitutional issues, including due process as well as the Sixth and Eighth Amendments.

This is the second part of the commemoration, which we hosted at TLS on January 11. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about Louisiana history, but also to see some of the state’s leading attorneys and judges in action.

The People of Clarendon County – February 23 at 7pm

Come support BLSA’s final act in Black History Month, a performance of The People of Clarendon County. The People of Clarendon County depicts the rural community in South Carolina, which served as the battleground of black sharecroppers, domestic workers, laborers and clergymen who joined the NAACP to fight for better schools for black children with their 1951 lawsuit, Briggs v. Elliott. Theirs was the first of five cases that led to the breakthrough 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed segregation.

Volunteer with the Admissions Office!

We need your help on Friday, February 25! A group of students from the DiscoverLaw Program at Sophie B. Wright High School will be at Tulane on February 25. The Admissions Office would like several current students to join them for Lunch and a Panel of Current Students.

Lunch is from 12-1 and the Panel is from 1-2. If you are interested in participating, please email abanks1@tulane.edu.

Interested in Running for BLSA office?

Elected positions are president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and parliamentarian. This is a great opportunity for you to take a leadership role within the law school community.

We will host elections at the March 2 General Body Meeting. Questions? Contact wwhitted@tulane.edu or any of the board members for the position of interest.

Constitutional Amendments

At the March body meeting, members will have the opportunity to suggest amendments to the Constitution. We will re-distribute the Constitution, and proposed suggestions should be sent to Tulaneblsa@gmail.com by February 23. Click here to access the Constitution via Google Docs.

General Body Meeting Tonight at 7pm

Meet us in the MPR tonight at 7pm for the first General Body Meeting of the semester!

We have a lot of great events coming up, so make sure you come to get all the details about Black History Month, Elections, National Convention, and more!

Tonight's 1L Workshop will be about Summer Jobs.

Reminder: If you are interested in attending the NBLSA National Convention with support from our chapter you MUST be at tonight's meeting.

See you tonight!