Organizations vary greatly in the scope of their work, size of their budget, depth of programs and services, and the like. Although every organization is different, all must deal with contract law and negotiations as part of their daily operations. Join us for on Thursday, June 23 at 6pm ET for a session where expert attorneys will […]
Saturday, July 16th, join us at Staten Island Urban Center’s Environmental Justice Waterfront Symposium! This event co-sponsored by NYLPI will honor Beryl Thurman, founder of the North Shore Waterfront Conservancy, and will feature guest speaker Elizabeth Yeampierre of Climate Justice Alliance and UPROSE. The event will take place 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST, in-person […]
Please note the UPDATED TIME! Join NYLPI on Tuesday, July 19 at 3:30pm ET for a educational webinar led by financial technology experts to help nonprofit leaders understand digital currencies. With cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and assets like NFTS rapidly changing in value and movements to decentralize global financial systems growing in popularity, nonprofits should understand how they might interact […]
Join the Rally and Press Conference! Testify at the MTA Board Meeting! Where: MTA -- 2 Broadway, Manhattan (Between Beaver and Stone Streets) Who: AAR customers, elected officials, other interested citizens When: Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 9am (press conference) and 10am (MTA board meeting) Why: Protest the MTA's threat to greatly reduce the Access-a-Ride on-demand […]
Who? Confirmed Candidates running for New York's 10th Congressional District, featuring Carolina Rivera, Mondaire Jones, Jo Anne Simon, and Yuh-Line Niou. Hosted by UPROSE. Why? To ensure we elect a public official to represent our communities in the fight for climate justice! Where? Trinity Lutheran Church: 411 46th Street, Brooklyn New York, 11220. (Between 4th […]
Please join us for an exciting day on the course while we raise critical funds for NYLPI’s efforts to provide low-income communities with increased access to legal assistance. Now in its 19th year, NYLPI’s annual golf outing is named in memory one of the nation’s leading public interest law figures, Michael Rothenberg, who served as […]
Suhali Méndez, Senior Advocate & Legislative Coordinator in NYLPI's Disability Justice Program, will present on Reasonable Housing Accommodations in New York City hosted by Sinergia. This event will be held in English with simultaneous closed captioning and Spanish interpretation options. The purpose of this training is to understand what reasonable accommodations are and how to […]
Please join Correct Crisis Intervention Today-NYC (CCIT-NYC) for a rally to transform mental health crisis responses in NY in memory of Miguel Richards, who was shot by NYPD during a wellness check requested by his landlord five years ago. CCIT-NYC advocates for a peer-led crisis response program instead of police involvement. Our proposed peer-led crisis response program will […]
The Environmental Rights Amendment was passed in 2021. What exactly is it? What could it do for your community? How might it advance environmental justice? Join us for a Zoom webinar on October 12 from 7:00-8.30 p.m. EST. for speakers who will discuss what this amendment can do for New Yorkers. “The Environmental Rights Amendment: […]
Join NYLPI, the Medical Providers Network, and Bronx Defenders for RebPsych: Mental Health, Captivity, and Liberation -- a hybrid conference on social justice and mental health. The conference takes place Friday, October 21, 2022. NYLPI's Law Graduate in the Health Justice Program Karina Albistegui Adler will be joined by Kate Sugarman, Jonathan Ross, and Gloria […]
NARPA, whose mission is to support people with psychiatric diagnoses to exercise their legal and human rights, with the goals of abolishing forced treatment and ensuring autonomy, dignity, and choice, is holding its 2022 Annual Rights conference, October 26-29 in Newark, NJ at the Doubletree Newark Airport. Ruth Lowenkron, NYLPI’s Director of Disability Justice, will […]
Are you interested in setting up a nonprofit organization? This workshop, intended for organizations that are just starting out, will spell out the legal considerations for forming your own nonprofit corporation. Join New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) and the Brooklyn Public Library for this free webinar on Thursday, December 1 at 3 […]
NYLPI and The Vera Institute of Justice will present a live discussion "Help vs. Harm: Mental Health and Public Safety Policy in New York" on Instagram Live on Tuesday, January 31 at 5 p.m. ET. Ruth Lowenkron, director of Disability Justice at NYLPI, will be joined by Jullian Harris-Calvin, program director of the Greater Justice […]
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