Events

"Public Interest Law at Work: Advancing Economic & Social Rights"

Wednesday, March 19, 2008 -- 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Wayne Morse Commons
University of Oregon School of Law
1515 Agate Street
Eugene, Oregon

The Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) and the Public Interest Public Service Program (PIPS) at the University of Oregon School of Law, with the support of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, cordially invite you to a celebration of our commitment to public interest law.

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
A wine and cheese reception
to honor LRAP's donors and recipients.

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Public address by Catherine Albisa, Executive Director of NESRI.

Catherine Albisa, Executive Director of the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI), is the 2008 Spring Speaker for the Public Interest Public Service Program. Ms. Albisa is a constitutional and human rights lawyer and co-founder of NESRI. She works in partnership with community organizers to strengthen human rights standards in the United States.