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CHAIR BIENVENIDOS A NLLSA! What a privilege to serve as your National Chair! I cannot imagine a more purposeful time to work alongside Latino law students from across the country. Many have called the Latino immigration controversy of our day the stimulus for the next civil rights movement. Our community continues to face uncertainty, with immigration reform, decreased diversity in law schools, the bench and bar, higher tuition for public education, increased deaths at the border, racial profiling and exploitation of migrant workers. What are we to do? Now is the time to say, I will organize! I will march! I will lead! We must welcome and shape the debate on such issues. Take the first step in this endeavor and mark your calendars for the 12th Annual National Latina/o Law Students Association Conference October 16-19. Let’s work together to understand the issues, create strategies to address them and mobilize leaders to represent them at the local, state and national levels. As the fastest growing minority group in the nation, we can make a difference. Hagamos la diferencia porque … !SI SE PUEDE! I take great pride in being a part of an association that promotes student activism and social justice for the Latino community. My service began in 2006, as NLLSA’s Attorney General. This year, I am fortunate to work alongside eleven active board members representing law schools from the far west (UCLA) to the furthest east (Yale) and several in between (University of Texas and University of New Mexico). The NLLSA Board is focused on long term development, and our goals for the year are ambitious yet realistic: incorporating in California as a 501c3, ratifying the corporate bylaws, revamping our national communications, starting the first National Latina/o Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, and making this year’s attendance at the Annual Conference the highest in NLLSA’s history! Join NLLSA today by clicking here. Nos vemos en Nuevo Mexico! Sinceramente, Kathleen Rojas Chair, National Latino/a Law Students Association |
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