This week's Chair Chat - hosted in collaboration with the ABA CRSJ Perfecting Democracy Initiative - features a discussion with Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law President and Executive Director Damon Hewitt and ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice Secretary and Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Cynthia Swann about Election Protection: The Urgency of Protecting Democracy, including detailing the resources and volunteer opportunities listeners can utilize after the Chat. Watch the full chat below!
During the 2024-25 Bar year, Section Chair Lacy L. Durham will continue with the Section's featured initiative - CRSJ's Chair Chat - and will host esteemed guests and colleagues for a bi-weekly (every other week) Chair Chat. Prominent CRSJ leadership, including past Section Chairs, will be featured as guest hosts. This platform is designed to bring together legal scholars, advocates, thought leaders and activists committed to fighting for social justice, protecting our democracy, and upholding the rule of law, and to share strategies for tackling the existing and emerging civil rights issues facing our country. Please tune in for the Chair Chat and share these chats will your friends and colleagues!