Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Xi Mu Zeta Chapter, Markham, IL, presents the Virtual Know Your Rights Series.
Ami Gandhi, Director of Strategic Initiatives & Midwest Voting Rights Program of Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights will serve as a guest presenter for this voting rights training.
Register here.
Ami Gandhi and Cliff Helm, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, will be speaking at the LWV of Illinois annual Issues Briefing:
This virtual event brings experts to you, wherever you are! Be informed and prepared so you can advocate for change in your community and state.
The $30 registration fee is waived for students, and complimentary registration is available upon request. Please click here for complimentary or student registration.
Illinois teachers can receive five Professional Development credits for attending all four sessions of Issues Briefing 2023. Attendance links will be given at the beginning and end of each session.
ASL interpreters and closed captioning will be available for all sessions. Should you have additional access needs to participate in Issues Briefing, please contact communications@lwvil.org.
Morning Plenary
8:45–10:15 AM | Defending Democracy: Threats to Elections
Morning Breakout Sessions
10:30–11:45 AM | Choose one of three
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
12:30–1:45 PM | Choose one of three
Afternoon Plenary
2:00–3:15 PM | Empowering Voters: How to Get a Grassroots Bill Passed
Ami Gandhi, Director of Voting Rights & Civic Empowerment at Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, will participate in a panel discussion on the state of racial justice in Illinois, hosted by DePaul University’s Racial Justice Initiative. Other panelists include:
Stephan Blandin, DePaul Alum and founding partner of Romanucci & Blandin
Aisha Edwards, Executive Director, Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Craig Futterman, Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project, University of Chicago Law School
Antonio Romanucci, founding partner of Romanucci & Blandin
Christina Rivers, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of the Inside-Out Think Tank at Stateville prison, DePaulUniversity
Ami Gandhi, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, will join Dr. Elisabeth S. Clemens, UChicago Professor of Sociology, in a panel discussion as guests of the Institute of Politics’ Women and Other Gender Minorities in Public Service Program (W+) at the University of Chicago.
The discussion will center around voter suppression and barriers to democracy, particularly as they relate to the experiences of women and gender minorities.
Common Cause IN’s Good Government CLE seminar titled, “Above Reproach? The Case for a Supreme Court Code of Ethics,” focuses on adopting a code of ethics for the Supreme Court. Attendees can receive 1.3 CLE credits.
The seminar will be moderated by Ami Gandhi, Senior Counsel at the Chicago Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights. The panelists will include Kedric Payne, Vice President, General Counsel and Senior Director of Ethics at the Campaign Legal Center, and Aaron Scherb, Senior Director of Legislative Affairs at Common Cause.
Topics will include historical background on the issue, possible legislative solutions, and a discussion of what is at stake regarding the current lack of ethics rules.
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The Journal of Human Rights (JHR) is hosting a Symposium called “Article 21 in the 21st Century: Modern Threats to the Human Right to Representation,” to investigate the intersection of general threats to American democracy and human rights, specifically the right to representative government. Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides that “[e]veryone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.” Esteemed speakers will discuss the American democratic process as it does or does not comport with this fundamental right in theory and/or practice. Topics will include legal perspectives on misinformation, contemporary challenges to voting access and adequate representation, health care regulation as an impediment or furtherance to democracy, and how the law silences historically marginalized communities.
Join us during Election Week for an engaging keynote and conversation on voting rights and access in the United States.
Sensitizing and Mobilizing All Americans to Vote: Every vote is critical. Power your vote on Election Day.
Register for the event on 10/25 on Voting Rights and Election Protection! Our Program Counsel, Cliff Helm, will be speaking about the challenges and opportunities we can expect in the upcoming election and he will also share about volunteer opportunities.
In the last decade, people eligible to vote in U.S. elections have faced increasing barriers to participating in a central aspect of democratic governance. In conversation, this panel of voting rights and election law lawyers will unpack “how we got here” on the voting rights front and explore what all of us can do to ensure the right to vote is protected.
Moderator:
Kristen Johnson, Pro Bono Counsel, Cooley LLP
Panelists:
Ami Gandhi, Senior Counsel, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Anne Houghtaling, Deputy Director, Thurgood Marshall Institute, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Melina M. Meneguin, Associate, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
To learn more and/or to register for this important event, please visit the National Association of Women Lawyers’ website.
Our Senior Counsel Ami Gandhi will join the Jewish Federation of Chicago's Government Affairs Committee for a discussion on the 2020 elections and voter access.
Join us for a panel discussion on the potential gains and pitfalls of the 2020 map-drawing process with some of Chicago’s foremost community organizers impacted by specific instances of inequitable redistricting.
When less than half of the voting age population goes to the ballot box, we are all held hostage to special interests. Join the League of Women Voters of Chicago as Jenny Terrell, of Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, and Asiaha Bulter, president of R.A.G.E., discuss barriers to the ballot and strategies to turn out the vote.
Please join us at Macedonia Tabernacle Baptist Church on Chicago's south side, where our Senior Counsel Ami Gandhi will address voting rights with youth members. There will be a presentation followed by a Q&A.
Senior Counsel Ami Gandhi will address community lawyering and litigation in the the Annual Philip H. Corboy Lecture at Loyola University School of Law.
Join Chicago Lawyers’ Committee in celebrating fifty years of partnership with communities and the private bar to advance racial equity and economic opportunity for all.
In the midst of today’s divisive rhetoric, the fourth American Dream Reconsidered Conference addresses immigration, citizenship and pursuit of the American Dream.
Political leaders, grassroots activists and award-winning authors debate what it means to be an American — and how we can spark change in our communities. All panels and service activities are free and open to the public.
Ami Gandhi, an attorney and the Director of Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment at Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, will present on the work she does in statewide voter protection, partnering with community members in the criminal justice system to expand voter access and advocating for communities of color during Illinois redistricting.
Ami Gandhi will be a guest panelist at the Dawn Clark Netsch Policy Forum on voter suppression.
Please join our Director of Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment Ami Gandhi and Skadden Legal Fellow Jenny Terrell for a CLE presentation on voting rights during the 2019 Midwest Black Law Students Association Convention.
On Monday, January 28, please join us for a civil rights forum with Chicago’s mayoral candidates to discuss their big ideas for a more just and equitable city.
Come hear Skadden Fellow Jenny Terrell present on current issues in voting rights.
Panel will feature Director of Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment Ami Ghandi.
Join Director of Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment Ami Ghandi for a conversation on current issues facing voters.
Join us to Bring Justice Home to all neighborhoods in Chicago! This year, we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and honor the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Chicago Freedom Movement. Together, we will honor the past and reinvest in equity for all Chicago neighborhoods.
Hear from experts including Voting Rights Project Director Ami Gandhi on ways to increase voter turnout and explore options including vote-by-mail and vote centers.
Attend this timely forum to understand the threat of voter suppression, clarify who is eligible to vote in our communities. and learn ways to encourage voter turnout. Ami Gandhi, Director of Voting Rights and Civic Empowerment, will join other advocates and experts as a guest panelist.
Please join us to attend the hearing, provide public comment, and ask questions about Automatic Voter Registration before the July deadline for implementation.
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