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  • #LAW4THEPEOPLE

    NLG 2020 Digital Convention

    September 21-October 4

    Dear NLG Family,

    Thank you all so much for being a part of the first ever, all digital #Law4thePeople convention!

    Although we couldn’t be together in person, these past two weeks have been a wonderful opportunity to build, reflect, and strategize on moving forward in our work to fight for a better world. Thanks to your participation and engagement, over the course of this digital gathering, our community included nearly 1,000 people around the country—and the world. A huge thank you to all our members and guest speakers, honorees, and panelists who helped organize each and every event!

    A special thank you to LearningTimes which donated countless hours of their time to helping make this digital gathering a success, and to the captioners and interpreters who helped make this convention more accessible.

    Here is a recap of videos from three of our biggest events! More video recordings of sessions will be circulated to attendees in the coming days.

    Angela Davis accepting the 2020 Arthur Kinoy Award.

    Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor: Keynote Speech

    Walter and Boots Riley: A Father-Son Discussion on the Political Moment, Moderated by Barbara Ransby

    The Road to Abolition: Honoring Dr. Angela Davis

    In the meantime, please feel free to share your favorite moments from the Convention on social media using #Law4thePeople and tagging us on the following accounts:

    Twitter: @NLGNews
    Instagram: @nationallawyersguild
    Facebook: @NLGNational

    Sending love, light, solidarity, and much gratitude,

    NLG National Staff

    P.S. We’re still working towards reaching our $50,000 fundraising goal. If you are in a position to do so, we welcome you to make a tax-deductible contribution at nlg.org/donate2020. Thank you!

    Full Schedule | Keynote & Awardees
    Code of Conduct | Zoom FAQ

  • Join the conversation on social media!
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    We're proud to have PM Press as our Convention Bookseller! #Law4thePeople attendees can save 25% on any PM Press books, eBooks, DVDs, and CDs with coupon code SAVE25 at pmpress.org!

    We strive to make the 2020 #Law4thePeople Convention as accessible as possible. CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) captioning will be available for the keynote, all workshops and major panels, plenaries, CLEs, and special events. Captioning for meetings available upon request via email to officemanager@nlg.org.

     

Homepage photo: NLG Legal Observer and police at Columbus, OH protest, May 2020. Credit: Katie Forbes / @krforbesphotography

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