GAJE CONFERENCE 2015 Professor Mary Pat Treuthart Professor & Associate Dean for Global Educ. Megan Ballard Gonzaga University School of Law
PLANNING A COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP TO PROVIDE BASIC JUSTICE EDUCATION TO REFUGEES
THERE WAS AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED LAW SCHOOLS HAVE AN ETHICAL DUTY TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION STATES WITH ESTABLISHED REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR REFUGEE INTEGRATION
LAW SCHOOL FACULTY AND STUDENTS COMMUNITY PARTNERS Judges Public Defenders And Prosecutors Law Enforcement Local Non-profit Organizations Community Colleges Translators & Facilitators
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON Demographics VENUE: ACCESSIBLE, FREE, & FAMILIAR Options Community Colleges Community Colleges Law School Law School
AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND, PREFERABLY, SEMI-ANNUALLY DAYTIME
PARTNERS: RECRUITING TRAINING VENUE SELECTION, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD & BEVERAGES ETC. PUBLICITY DE-BRIEF/SURVEY PROGRAM CONTENT
The introduction to the U.S. legal system and criminal justice system Overview: domestic violence Overview: child abuse and neglect Overview: rights and responsibilities of public school students Overview: drugs and alcohol policies Overview: driving infractions
IS THERE A SPECIFIC NEED FOR REFUGEE JUSTICE EDUCATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY? WHAT MIGHT BE THE ROLE OF THE LAW SCHOOL IN PROVIDING THIS SORT OF JUSTICE EDUCATION? WHAT WOULD YOU IDENTIFY AS THE PRIMARY BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING SUCH A PROGRAM?
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