Workshop Descriptions
October 17, 2009 - Stanford Law School
The workshops at Shaking the Foundations are focused on pairing innovative intellectual approaches with the creative, hands-on, practical skills that progressive lawyers need to be effective advocates.
Representing a Client with Mental Illness
Date, Time and Location
Saturday, October 17, 12:00-1:30 PM, Room 285
Workshop Description
This workshop will provide students with basic skills to work with client mental health issues they might encounter in a variety of public interest work situations. The workshop will focus on a hypothetical situation developed by the facilitators to engage participants in discussion.
Facilitators
- Lisa Douglass, Director, Social Security Disability Project, Stanford Law School
- Dr. Daryn Reicherter, Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Fundraising Fundamentals for Public Interest Advocates
Date, Time and Location
Saturday, October 17, 1:45-3:15 PM, Room 280A
Workshop Description
Without money there is no fight, which is why fundraising is an essential tool for all public interest advocates. This interactive workshop will provide you with an overview of the component parts of an effective fundraising campaign from grantwriting to individual solicitations to membership development. It will also give you helpful hints for working through the process of what is likely to be one of your first fundraising endeavors - pursuing a post-graduate public interest fellowship to launch your successful public interest career.
Facilitator
- Diane T. Chin, Associate Dean for Public Service and Public Interest Law & Lecturer in Law, Stanford Law School
Organizing as a Legal Strategy
Date, Time and Location
Saturday, October 17, 1:45-3:15 PM, Room 280B
Workshop Description
Public interest legal advocacy often involves some combination of litigation, legislative action and community organizing. This workshop will examine the relationship between lawyers and the communities they represent, and how lawyers can effectively use community and political organizing in their representation. Participants are encouraged to discuss legal campaigns they are currently contemplating or pursuing.
Facilitator
- John Affeldt, Managing Attorney, Public Advocates
Working with Low Income Homeowners and Tenants During the Housing Crisis
Date, Time and Location
Saturday, October 17, 1:45-3:15 PM, Room 285
Workshop Description
This workshop will provide a brief overview of foreclosure law as it applies to both homeowners and tenants. The workshop will then center on a discussion of best practices in advocacy for homeowners facing the threat of losing their homes.
Facilitator
- Lisa Sitkin, Staff Attorney, Housing & Economic Rights Advocates
