IMLA

Civility Discussion
2022-03-15 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.

Small / Rural Communities Call
2022-03-21 14:00 - 15:00

DEI Book Club
2022-03-23 13:00 - 14:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
We will be discussing the book, The Groundbreaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice, by Scott Ellsworth.

County Working Group Call
2022-05-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-06 15:00 - 16:00

Homelessness Working Group Conference Call
2022-05-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-07 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-09-01 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-01 15:00 - 16:00 and 1 more date

Young Lawyers Meeting
2022-05-09 13:00 - 14:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
Because of the success of that past meeting, we have invited Patrick Baker (Charlotte NC City Attorney and past president of IMLA) to share his wisdom with our group. Afterward, we will have a Q&A penal with Beth Anne Childs (town attorney/prosecutor for several entities and IMLA Board Member), Jeff Dana (Providence RI City Solicitor and IMLA Board Member), Chris Balch (Brookhaven GA City Attorney and IMLA Board Member), and – of course – Patrick Baker.

Affirmative Litigation Call
2022-05-10 15:00 - 16:00

Small/Rural Communities Meeting
2022-05-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-18 14:00 - 15:00

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Book Club Meeting
2022-05-17 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
Join us on May 17th from 3-4 pm ET to discuss American Indians, American Justice by Vine Deloria, Jr. & Clifford M. Lyttle. This book club is for IMLA members only. As always, we welcome those who read and did not read the book (interested to listen to the discussion). For those of you who do not have time to sit and read, the book is available on Audible. Below is a synopsis of the book. Please email Deanna at dshahnami@imla.org if you have any questions. Thank you!
Google books synopsis: Baffled by the stereotypes presented by Hollywood and much historical fiction, many other Americans find the contemporary American Indian an enigma. Compounding their confusion is the highly publicized struggle of the contemporary Indian for self-determination, lost land, cultural preservation, and fundamental human rights—a struggle dramatized both by public acts of protest and by precedent-setting legal actions. More and more, the battles of American Indians are fought—and won—in the political arena and the courts. American Indians, American Justice explores the complexities of the present Indian situation, particularly with regard to legal and political rights. It is the first book to present an overview of federal Indian law in language readably accessible to the layperson. Remarkably comprehensive, it is destined to become a standard sourcebook for all concerned with the plight of the contemporary Indian. Beginning with an examination of the historical relationship of Indians and the courts, the authors describe how tribal courts developed and operate today, and how they relate to federal and state governments. They define such key legal concepts as tribal sovereignty and Indian Country. By comparing and contrasting the workings of Indian and non-Indian legal institutions, the authors illustrate how Indian tribes have adapted their customs, values, and institutions to the demands of the modern world. Describing the activities of attorneys and Indian advocates in asserting and defending Indian rights, they identify the difficulties typically faced by Indians in the criminal and civil legal arenas and explore the public policy and legal rights of Indians as regards citizenship, voting rights, religious freedom, and basic governmental services.

Climate Change Meeting
2022-06-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-27 15:00 - 16:00

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Meeting: Allyship
2022-06-29 15:00 - 16:00

Young Lawyers Meeting
2022-07-11 13:00 - 14:00

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Book Club Meeting
2022-07-13 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
Join us July 13th from 3-4 pm ET to discuss Laboratory of Deficiency: Sterilization and Confinement in California, 1900-1950s by Natalie Lira!
Pacific Colony, a Southern California institution established to care for the “feebleminded,” justified the incarceration, sterilization, and forced mutilation of some of the most vulnerable members of society from the 1920s through the 1950s. Institutional records document the convergence of ableism and racism in Pacific Colony. Analyzing a vast archive, Natalie Lira reveals how political concerns over Mexican immigration—particularly ideas about the low intelligence, deviant sexuality, and inherent criminality of the “Mexican race”—shaped decisions regarding the treatment and reproductive future of Mexican-origin patients.

Small/Rural Communities Working Group Call
2022-08-01 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-09-19 15:00 - 16:00

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Book Club Meeting
2022-08-17 15:00 - 16:00
If you care to take part in this call, please email cstorer@imla.org.
Join us August 17th from 3-4 pm ET to discuss Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliott. It is BYOB—bring your own book, booze, or both.
Synopsis: In Invisible Child, Pulitzer Prize winner Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. In this sweeping narrative, Elliott weaves the story of Dasani’s childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. As Dasani comes of age, New York City’s homeless crisis has exploded, deepening the chasm between rich and poor. She must guide her siblings through a world riddled by hunger, violence, racism, drug addiction, and the threat of foster care. Out on the street, Dasani becomes a fierce fighter “to protect those who I love.” When she finally escapes city life to enroll in a boarding school, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning your family, and yourself?

Counties Working Group Call
2022-09-07 15:00 - 16:00

Climate Change Working Group Call
2022-09-28 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-26 15:00 - 16:00
