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On Historic Anniversary, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Featured at Sorensen Center “Critical Voices” Event

2023-04-18T16:48:32-04:00

On Historic Anniversary, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Featured at Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices” Event Date: April 3, 2023  On the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, in conversation with journalist Carol Jenkins, shared strategies for protecting our democracy and advancing peace and justice. The Sorensen’s Center “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” event was co-sponsored by many CUNY Law student organizations, including the Black Law Students Association (BLSA). "I am so honored to introduce these two civil rights icons," said Lorraine Bishop '23, BLSA’s Academic Chair and a 2023 Sorensen Center Fellow. [...]

On Historic Anniversary, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Featured at Sorensen Center “Critical Voices” Event2023-04-18T16:48:32-04:00

Sorensen Center Expands Voting Rights Initiative Ahead of Critical Elections

2023-04-04T15:40:25-04:00

Sorensen Center Expands Voting Rights Initiative Ahead of Critical Elections Date: November 3, 2022 In the lead-up to the first major election since 2020, the Sorensen Center’s Voting Rights Initiative (VRI) is providing exciting opportunities for students to get involved in democracy protection. The VRI enables students to gain practical workplace experience and participate in important legal battles through connections with voting rights institutions.   The VRI facilitates student work with voting rights attorneys at Common Cause and LatinoJustice PRLDEF on several legal observer and research projects. Each project offers different ways to gain experience and interact [...]

Sorensen Center Expands Voting Rights Initiative Ahead of Critical Elections2023-04-04T15:40:25-04:00

Through Expanding CUNY Consortium, Sorensen Center Builds Momentum in Service to LGBT2QIA+ Clients

2022-06-09T10:10:47-04:00

Through Expanding CUNY Consortium, Sorensen Center Builds Momentum in Service to LGBT2QIA+ Clients Date: June 9, 2022 At a time when LGBT2QIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer, intersex, asexual) rights are under attack across the country and around the world, Sorensen Center Fellows are representing clients facing discrimination and harm, and advocating for positive changes in healthcare, housing, immigration, employment, and the criminal legal system. With determination and courage, these lawyers-in-training are helping to shape our future. Four students in this year’s impressive cohort of 33 Sorensen Center Fellows are focused on protecting LGBTQIA+ rights [...]

Through Expanding CUNY Consortium, Sorensen Center Builds Momentum in Service to LGBT2QIA+ Clients2022-06-09T10:10:47-04:00

Sorensen Center Strengthens Local Impact with Jerome L. Greene Foundation Support

2023-04-04T15:40:08-04:00

Sorensen Center Strengthens Local Impact with Jerome L. Greene Foundation Support Date: April 28, 2022 2022 Fellows funded by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation The Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice recently received a second $300,000 multi-year grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, enabling the Center to fortify its Fellowship Program and support CUNY Law students to address global challenges at home in all five boroughs of New York City. The Program, launched in 2015 with six inaugural Fellows, hit a new high in 2022 with an impressive cohort of 33 Fellows. “Since [...]

Sorensen Center Strengthens Local Impact with Jerome L. Greene Foundation Support2023-04-04T15:40:08-04:00

In Virtual Action: Wolfgang Kaleck and the Sorensen Center

2023-04-04T15:39:09-04:00

In Virtual Action: Wolfgang Kaleck and the Sorensen Center Date: September 2, 2021 As CUNY School of Law students begin a new academic year, they will have ample opportunities to engage with the Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice’s Scholar-in-Residence Wolfgang Kaleck. “In-residence” has taken on new meaning during the pandemic. While Kaleck is currently in Berlin, Germany, where he serves as Founder and Secretary-General of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), he remains a regular in our virtual Sorensen Center. Shortly after Kaleck arrived in New York City in early 2020 to [...]

In Virtual Action: Wolfgang Kaleck and the Sorensen Center2023-04-04T15:39:09-04:00

Evening of Theatre Inspires Forthcoming Sorensen Center Journal’s First Theme

2021-01-07T16:44:53-05:00

Evening of Theatre Inspires Forthcoming Sorensen Center Journal’s First Theme Date: January 7, 2021 When the Broadway Theatre District was open and buzzing, the Sorensen Center hosted a special evening at Heidi Schreck’s Tony-nominated play, What the Constitution Means to Me. Sorensen Center Fellows came together with Center advisors and friends to watch a stimulating performance of the play and engage in a Theatre talkback. The play about a young Ms. Schreck, who earned enough money for her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the U.S., was hailed by The New York Times as “not [...]

Evening of Theatre Inspires Forthcoming Sorensen Center Journal’s First Theme2021-01-07T16:44:53-05:00

Sorensen Center Continues Efforts to Strengthen Democracy and Voting Rights: Partnership with Breakthrough Features Fellows

2021-01-07T16:45:22-05:00

Sorensen Center Continues Efforts to Strengthen Democracy and Voting Rights: Partnership with Breakthrough Features Fellows Date: October 30, 2020 More than a half-century ago, Ted Sorensen joined forces with Nelson Mandela to build voter education and mobilization capacity in advance of the first democratic elections in South Africa. As Sorensen, then a partner at Paul, Weiss, built financial support for the creation of South Africa Free Election Fund (SAFE), a nonpartisan voter education campaign, he said, “I am not asking you to give to charity. I am asking you to participate in history.” SAFE worked in [...]

Sorensen Center Continues Efforts to Strengthen Democracy and Voting Rights: Partnership with Breakthrough Features Fellows2021-01-07T16:45:22-05:00

Critical Voices: Wolfgang Kaleck and Edward Snowden on Surveillance, Privacy, and Civil Liberties

2021-09-03T14:23:10-04:00

Critical Voices: Wolfgang Kaleck and Edward Snowden on Surveillance, Privacy, and Civil Liberties Date: September 21, 2020 As authoritarianism rises and surveillance and emergency laws proliferate, the Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice convened a discussion with the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights on privacy and civil liberties. This “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” discussion featured 2020 Sorensen Center Scholar-in-Residence, Wolfgang Kaleck, and Edward Snowden. The September 10 conversationcame on the heels of a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling that the massive data collection program exposed by Snowden [...]

Critical Voices: Wolfgang Kaleck and Edward Snowden on Surveillance, Privacy, and Civil Liberties2021-09-03T14:23:10-04:00

“Critical Voices” Kickoff: Uprisings & Rights with Maina Kiai

2020-12-14T11:57:57-05:00

"Critical Voices" Kickoff: Uprisings & Rights with Maina Kiai Date: August 20, 2020 Welcome back to the Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” speaker series! On Wednesday, August 26 at 5:00 pm, internationally renowned human rights lawyer and activist Maina Kiai will lead a live discussion on mobilizing for change. As uprisings continue across the U.S. and around the world, following the killings of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, Maina will discuss movement building, local empowerment, and human rights. Register now for this virtual discussion: https://bit.ly/0826CV-SC Kiai is a prominent Kenyan human rights lawyer [...]

“Critical Voices” Kickoff: Uprisings & Rights with Maina Kiai2020-12-14T11:57:57-05:00

2020 Fellows Making an Impact, from Local to Global, in our Increasingly Authoritarian World

2022-04-28T17:06:52-04:00

2020 Fellows Making an Impact, from Local to Global, in our Increasingly Authoritarian World Date: July 16, 2020 Since the Sorensen Center Fellowship Program’s inception five years ago, more than 80 students have used their skills and experience to address global challenges and serve local and global communities. Fellows have served throughout the U.S. and around the world on five continents. At a time when our city and country greatly need social justice advocates, a generous gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation enabled the Sorensen Center to more than double the number of Fellows working [...]

2020 Fellows Making an Impact, from Local to Global, in our Increasingly Authoritarian World2022-04-28T17:06:52-04:00
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