From Justice for all
September 2, 2010 at 11:43 am
Please take a moment to read a guest post I have written for The Take Action Leaders Blog, which aims to provide insight from leaders into social issues and solutions, with a ... (
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From Justice for all
August 27, 2010 at 7:35 am
A couple of Fridays a month, I like to feature non-profits and changemakers on my blog to raise awareness of the great work they do, provide a dose of inspiration, and show that ... (
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From Justice for all
August 24, 2010 at 7:17 pm
I’ve recently been finding a lot of new blogs that center around social justice and non-profit issues, and I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you! Some of these ... (
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From Justice for all
August 23, 2010 at 8:00 am
If you know me, you probably know that I’m pretty addicted to social media. I’m constantly checking my google reader, Twitter feed, and email and reading my favorite ... (
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From Justice for all
August 21, 2010 at 5:50 pm
When I opened the New York Times website yesterday, I was really glad to see that one of the most popular articles was about the surge of young lawyers joining the public interest ... (
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From Justice for all
August 20, 2010 at 10:29 am
A couple of Fridays a month, I like to feature non-profits and changemakers on my blog to raise awareness of the great work they do, provide a dose of inspiration, and show that ... (
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From Justice for all
August 17, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I have been traveling lately (more on that later), and so I apologize if my posting has been light! In the meantime, I hope you’ll enjoy a few links I liked this week.
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From Justice for all
August 11, 2010 at 7:39 am
It goes without saying that blogging has taught me so much and connected me with so many amazing people. And yet, I am learning something new about blogging every day; I’ve ... (
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From Justice for all
August 4, 2010 at 10:57 am
Recently, the incredible Rosetta Thurman included me on her wonderful list of 32 Nonprofit & Philanthropy Blogs Written by People of Color - and I was incredibly honored and ... (
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From Justice for all
July 29, 2010 at 8:39 am
I’ve recently been reading more about “holistic advocacy,” and I think it’s an incredibly important theme for public defenders and others in the indigent ... (
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From Justice for all
July 26, 2010 at 8:25 am
I just found an excellent and heartwrenching article about Haiti’s incarcerated minors, and more broadly the life-threatening prison conditions in Haitian prisons as well ... (
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From Justice for all
July 13, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Throughout my life, a lot of people have advised me to “Make money now, and do good later.” I am often told to find a lucrative job at a prestigious firm and focus ... (
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From Justice for all
July 6, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Here are some excerpts from an incredible podcast/interview with Michelle Alexander on Political Affairs. Michelle Alexander is a professor at Ohio State’s Moritz College ... (
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From Justice for all
July 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm
This Friday, I’d like to feature the Equal Justice Initiative, an important non-profit headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, and which works to reform the criminal justice system ... (
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From Justice for all
June 30, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Check out this incredible video, created by the Roosevelt Institute, a student group that aims to get young people involved in policymaking and progressive activism. They have ... (
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From Justice for all
June 29, 2010 at 11:28 pm
A recent article in the New York Times about India’s Right to Information law made me incredibly happy, because the power of this law demonstrates how law can be used to ... (
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From Justice for all
June 17, 2010 at 4:44 pm
So…I’m graduating tomorrow! And I suppose that means that I need to write an obligatory blog post reflecting on my college years. As I sit in my bedroom packing all ... (
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From Justice for all
June 11, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Last night, I finished reading “Strength in What Remains” by Tracy Kidder. It’s the incredible, heartbreaking, and moving story of Deogratias, a young medical ... (
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From Justice for all
June 11, 2010 at 3:39 pm
A few links for you to start off your Friday:
1. Wronging Rights: A Compound WTF, Wrapped in Proto-Colonialism, Wrapped in Bacon
2. Fascinating post on Study Hacks; Is allowing ... (
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From Justice for all
June 6, 2010 at 12:38 pm
A recent New York Times article describes the world of comfort - and perhaps even luxury - that war criminals are provided with at The Hague, Netherlands.
I don’t have a ... (
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From Justice for all
May 31, 2010 at 9:32 pm
This quarter, as I approached the end of my time here at Northwestern, I found out about LIFT, a national movement to combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people here ... (
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From Justice for all
May 31, 2010 at 4:18 am
Hope you have all had a great week(end)! The past few days have been absolutely perfect one for me - delicious cupcakes from Molly’s, a friend’s birthday celebrations, ... (
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From Justice for all
May 25, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I recently finished “Indefensible: One Lawyer’s Journey into the Inferno of American Justice” by David Feige, who worked as a public defender in the Bronx for ... (
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From Justice for all
May 22, 2010 at 11:52 pm
In a Legal Studies class I’m currently taking, I recently learned about an important problem relating to juvenile justice: the school-to-prison pipeline. While I was lucky ... (
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From Justice for all
May 21, 2010 at 5:30 am
Path to Justice from Penal Reform International on Vimeo.
This quarter, I’m interning with the Northwestern University Center on International Human Rights, a legal clinic ... (
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