November 5, 2007: 2007 National Forum on the Human Right to Housing
A Nationwide Video-conferenced Training for Advocates, Multiple Sites
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) and the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions will lead this video-conferenced training which will be offered through multiple training sites: Washington, DC (Holland & Knight LLP), Chicago (Holland & Knight LLP), New Orleans (U.S. District Court House), Minneapolis (University of Minnesota Law School), and Los Angeles (Holland & Knight LLP). The training will allow advocates nationwide, connected via video-conference, to discuss the human rights strategies they are using to advocate on behalf of homeless and poor women, men, and children. The conference registration fee helps cover the cost of materials and lunch.
Students: $5.00, Individual/Nonprofit: $15.00, Law Firm: $50.00. Fee-waivers for low-income individuals may be available on a first-come, first served basis. More information is available at http://www.nlchp.org/National_Forum.cfm or by contacting forum@nlchp.org.
November 8-11, 2007: 16th Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, Washington, DC
Recognized as the largest consumer law conference in the country, attendees will gain valuable insights on trends, tactics, and techniques in addition to learning about cutting edge law and the latest strategies used by leading experts in the field. This conference also provides networking events to bring attendees together with colleagues who share an interest in consumer law. For more information visit: http://www.nclc.org/conference_training/index.shtml.
November 9-11, 2007: Claim Democracy 2007 Conference, Washington, DC
This conference is designed to bring together electoral reformers interested in preparing for the immediate and future challenges of running fair elections, protecting voting rights, and winning reform. Claiming Democracy 2007 is expected to be the largest gathering of national, state, and local leaders working voter protection as well as electoral and media reform. Hands-on breakout and training sessions will be offered. For more information visit: http://www.claimdemocracy.com/.
December 6-8, 2007: 6th Annual Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference: Bridging Communities-Renewed Strength and Promise, Arlington, VA
Sponsored by the National Immigration Law Center, this conference expects to bring together over 500 of the leading organizers, advocates, and other advocates from across the country representing local, state, and national immigrant and refugee rights, civil rights, health care, anti-poverty, legal, faith-based, ethnic, labor, community, and low-wage worker groups. The conference will feature training, strategy, and dialogue sessions as well as plenary sessions focusing on cross-cutting issues, and panels with key congressional staff and agency officials. For more information: http://www.nilc.org/dc-conference2007.htm.
