Securing Democracy for Tomorrow - Join the City Bar's Civics Corps!
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Program 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Volunteer Fair 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Online Registration is now closed. Walk In Registrations will be accepted!
Format: In-Person
Program Fee:
Free for Members/Non Lawyers/Teachers/School Administrators | $15 Non-Member Attorneys
Non-Lawyers please call Customer Relations at 212-382-6663 to register
Description:
Last year the City Bar launched the Civic Corps, volunteers who participated through the auspices of the City Bar in civic education programs in New York City's schools. We had a strong response to our initial effort, but there is much more to be done. Civic education is sorely needed at all levels of education, to prepare students to participate effectively in our democracy and to help train the leaders of tomorrow.
At our program, panelists will discuss civic education efforts across the city, volunteer opportunities and first-hand accounts of the impact of civics programs on students and volunteers.
You will also have the opportunity to meet with multiple organizations that engage with New York City's students to increase their civics knowledge and activity and sign up to volunteer! Many programs require only a small time commitment and others provide for deeper involvement. Bring your colleagues! There are opportunities for lawyers and non-lawyers.
Panelists:
Khin Mai Aung, Mid-Atlantic Executive Director, Generation Citizen
Kristen Fontaine, Appellate Court Attorney, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department; Volunteer, Civic Corps
Abdul Hafiz, Board Member, Muslim Bar Association of New York; White & Case LLP
Hon. Vera Scanlon, U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, EDNY
Moderator:
Dawn Smalls, Co-Chair of the Civic Education Task Force; Jenner & Block
Volunteer Fair Participating Organizations:
Civics for All, New York City Department of Education
Generation Citizen
Justice Resource Center, Inc.
Honorable Robert A. Katzmann: Justice for All: Courts and the Community Initiative, The Civic Education Project of the Federal Courts of the Second Circuit
Sponsoring Committee:
Task Force on Civic Education, Hon. Katharine Parker & Dawn Smalls, Co-Chairs
Co-Sponsoring Committee:
Task Force on the Rule of Law, Marcy Kahn, Chair