Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center is in need of volunteers able to help wrap, sort, and organize holiday presents. This would look like; unboxing, wrapping, sorting, and organizing holiday gifts. Evening and weekend flexibility is available. If interested or able, please reach out to Mackenzie Hurst at MackenzieH@Hope-Healing.org
Category: General Announcements
Announcing the 2022-2023 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition
This year’s American Indian Law Review national writing competition is now welcoming papers from students at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada. Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples. Three cash prizes will be awarded: $1,500 for first place, $750 for second place, and $400 for third place. Each of the three winning authors will also be awarded an eBook copy of Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LexisNexis.
The deadline for entries is Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the American Indian Law Review has proudly served Native and legal communities since 1973. Each year at this time we encourage law students nationwide to participate in this, the longest-running competition of its kind. Papers will be judged by a panel of Indian law scholars and by the editors of the Review.
For further information on eligibility, entry requirements, and judging criteria, see the attached PDF rules sheet or the AILR writing competition website at https://law.ou.edu/ailr/wc.
Center for Constitutional Law Hosts Virtual Con Law Scholars Forum
Con Law Scholars Forum
The Future of Reproductive Rights
THE CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 (9-4pm EST) (virtual)
Virtual Con Law Scholars Forum
Click here to join the meeting
This symposium explores questions that cut to the heart of constitutional law doctrine and women’s rights, as well as the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court. It provides an opportunity for legal scholars to address some of the many issues raised by the Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the fifty-year federal right to abortion.
The Forum is sponsored by The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron, one of four national centers established by Congress on the bicentennial of the Constitution for the purpose of promoting scholarship and education on matters of constitutional law. The Center includes a director, five affiliated faculty, student fellows, an online journal, ConLawNOW, and J.D. certificate and masters’ programs. Follow the Center on Twitter @ConLawCenter and LinkedIn.
SCHEDULE
9am Welcome and Introduction, Tracy Thomas (Director, Center for Constitutional Law at Akron)
9:15am Legal Misogyny
Moderator: Tracy Thomas (Akron)
Paula Monopoli (Maryland), Situating Dobbs
Jill Hasday (Minnesota), We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality
Jessie Hill (Case), Big, Bad Roe
Jennifer Hendricks (Denver), A Rational Basis: Men’s Feelings > Women’s Rights
10:30am A Whole New World
Moderator: Bernadette Genetin (Akron)
Jamie Abrams (American), How Masculinities, Geography, and Religiosity Shape the Post-Dobbs Legal Landscape
Jennifer Brobst (Memphis), Short-Sighted Private Enforcement Strategies in the Reproductive Rights Realm
Michael Gentithes (Akron), How Dobbs Effects Stare Decisis
David Cohen (Drexel), New Threats to Abortion Provision: Writ of Erasure Fallacy & Comstock
LUNCH
12:30pm Constitutional Aftershocks
Moderator: C.J. Peters (Akron)
Cynthia Soohoo (CUNY), After Dobbs, Rights for Zygotes, Embryos and Fetuses?
Elizabeth Kukura (Drexel), The Constitutional Implications of Reproductive Uncertainty After Dobbs
Jeff Parness (N. Illinois), Childcare Parentage After Dobbs
1:30pm Global Perspectives
Moderator: Vera Korzun (Akron)
Sital Kalantry (Seattle), Dobbs from a Comparative Law Perspective
Sharon Basson (Drexel), The Art of Balancing: The Role Narrative Played in Recent Legal Rulings About Access to Reproductive Practices in Israel
Phil Lord (Lakehead, CN), Drawing on Canadian Constitutional Law to Analyze Dobbs
2:30pm Health Care Considerations
Moderator: Michael Gentithes (Akron)
Rachel Rebouché (Temple), Telehealth for Abortion
Tracy Thomas (Akron), Protecting Abortion with State Health Care Freedom of Choice
Yvette Lindgren (UMKC), The Privatized Abortion Right and Self-Help Constitutionalism
Many of the papers will be published in a forthcoming symposium edition of the Center for Constitutional Law’s journal, ConLawNOW.
Volunteer opportunities with Summit Metro Parks!
MULCH SPREADING
Thursday, October 13, 3 – 5 pm @ Silver Creek Metro Park
Looking for some exercise and fresh air before the temps drop again? Come join a small group to mulch the playground in preparation for Truck-or-Treat. Yup, you read correct – we are gathering for mulch fun on Oct 13.
TRUCK -or- TREAT
Saturday, October 29, 4:30 – 7:30 PM @ Goodyear Heights Metro Park
Support Truck-or-Treat with your festive energy as visitor, of all ages, explore the trucks and vehicles of SMP while collecting treats. Costumes are encouraged for all ages. Volunteer assistance needed with pumpkin bowling and refreshments at Goodyear Heights Metro Park.
FALL TRASH CLEANUP
Saturday, October 22, 9 – 11 AM @ Freedom Trail, Akron
Thursday, October 27, 9 – 11 AM @ Freedom Trail, Akron
Wednesday, November 16, 1 – 3 PM @ Towpath Trail, Barberton
Saturday, November 19, 1 – 3 PM @ Towpath Trail, Akron
Support our mission to keep the parks safe and clean. Volunteer for a SMP service event in observation of Make a Difference Day (Oct 22) and/or Family Volunteer Day (Nov 19). We will be focusing on enhancing our parks with trash cleanups.
Open to youth with parent/guardian participation. Register at least 24 hours in advance.
HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
Wednesday, November 2, 10 AM – noon @ Liberty Park
Wednesday, November 2, 1 – 3 PM @ Liberty Park
Wednesday, November 9, 2 – 4 PM @ Liberty Park
Help remove invasive glossy buckthorn from around Tinkers Creek Pond to allow native species to reestablish. Grab loppers and work gloves to assist in the removal process. Select the date and time that works best for you to contribute to this project.
Open to those 18 or older. Training and supervision will be provided on-site. Register at least 24 hours in advance.
American Constitution Society – Panel Discussion on Abortion Rights
There will be a Panel Discussion on Abortion Rights entitled Post-Dobbs: Effects on Future Healthcare. This will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm in room 180 – lunch will be provided. = Please see attached flyer for more information.