Information for Members

LIDS & WLA Invite You! International Women’s Day Portrait Exhibit: Opening Reception
When: Thursday March 6, 11a.m.-1p.m.
Where: Milstein West – HLS

Join WLA, LIDS, and several of the women featured in the International Women’s Day Photo Exhibit at an opening reception with food, drink, and lots of great conversation! The exhibit will be displayed in the main corridors of Wasserstein Hall from March 3 through March 14. The reception will feature opening remarks by the exhibit organizers and by Dean Minow, followed by an open format to meet and talk to the women featured in the exhibit and your friends and colleagues, and to enjoy the food and photos. We hope to see you there!

For more information, visit: http://www3.law.harvard.edu/orgs/womeninspiringchange/

Cross-School International Development Mixer
When: Wednesday, March 5 at 7-9p.m.
Where: The Beat Hotel – 13 Brattle Street, Cambridge

Great opportunity to network with fellow do-gooders from HKS, HLS, Tufts, BU and MIT.
Please register here.
Co-sponsored by the Law and International Development Society (LIDS).

The Right to Life and the Inter American Court of Human Rights
When: Wednesday, March 5 at 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Where: WCC 3007 – HLS

Please join us for a brown bag talk with Professor Paola Bergallo, Faculty of Law, Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, and HRP Visiting Fellow. Bergallo served as an expert witness in the landmark case Artavia Murillo et al. (“In Vitro Fertilization”) v. Costa Rica, discussing human rights definitions regarding the right to life, among other health and human rights matters. Professor Gerald Neuman will moderate.
Co-sponsored by Advocates for Human Rights and the Harvard Law Students for Reproductive Justice.

Law and Social Change presents TEDxHarvardLaw!

The Law and Social Change program is thrilled to announce that we are accepting nominations and applications for the first ever installment of TEDxHarvardLaw! We are looking for student speakers to present 5-15 minute talks explaining their perspective on using the law and other tools to create and support social change. This opportunity is open to ALL Harvard students! If you have experience or insights on working toward social change, generally or in a specific area, we want to hear from you! All presenters will have video of their presentation featured on the official TEDx website. We encourage you to nominate your peers to speak, or apply to speak yourself. The deadline for nominations (here) is Monday, March 3; the deadline for applications (here) isMonday, March 10.

TEDxHarvardLaw will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2014, from 2-5 pm. We hope that you will take advantage of this special opportunity to share with and/or hear from some of your truly impressive peers!

You can find more on this great event, nominations/applications, and contact informationhere.

Lambda Spring Conference: “Marginalization and Mobilization within the LGBT Community”
When: Friday, March 7 at 3:15-8:00 p.m.
Where: WCC 1019 – HLS

Join us for our annual conference on Friday, March 7, 2014! Featuring a TED-X-style speaker series covering different issues affecting marginalized groups within the LGBT community, the conference will bring together a diverse mosaic of lawyers, scholars, activists, and multi-disciplinary experts to exchange ideas on building a more inclusive LGBT rights movement. Register (for free) here: 2014 Lambda Conference.

Check out the Facebook event here for updated details: http://tinyurl.com/FacebookEventsLambdaConference