GWAC Gazette Monthly Newsletter: November 2021

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021 | ISSUE 4

EVENTS November 3, 2021, 6:30pm-8:00pm EST via Zoom: Serving Clients in Crisis w/ the Washington Council of Lawyers The Washington Council of Lawyers will be hosting another installment of its Racial Justice Series and GWAC is excited to be a co-sponsor! Fellow co-sponsors include the Washington Bar Association and the Inter-American Bar Association All are invited to today's program, "Serving Clients in Crisis," at 6:30pm EST. This program will explore ways in which attorneys and advocates can better assist their clients of color by understanding the full context in which their legal matters arise. The moderator for this evening will be Keeshea Turner Roberts, Adjunct Clinical Law Professor and Supervising Attorney at Howard University School of Law’s Fair Housing Clinic (FHC).

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

November 3, 2021, 12pm-4:45pm EST: Diversity & Flexibility Alliance Virtual Annual Conference GWAC is proud to serve as a Community Sponsor for Diversity & Flexibility Alliance's Virtual Annual Conference! Diversity & Flexibility Alliance advocates for inclusion and diversity in the workplace and promotes flexible work schedules and fair hiring practices. Members who attended were able to receive 10% off of your registration.

Featured Panelists: Aida Fitzgerald, Senior Staff Attorney in the Public Benefits Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia June Crenshaw, Executive Director of the Wanda Alston Foundation and member of the Diversity Committee for the DC Victim Assistance Network Ted Howard, Pro Bono Partner at Wiley Rein

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