Separating Facts from Fake News: Environmental FOIA in the Trump Era

CUNY School of Law

November 3, 2018

9:00 AM — 5:00 PM

Develop your FOIA skills with attorneys and journalists who use FOIA in environmental litigation and reporting.

Oliver Tambo “Have you Heard from Johannesburg” in Conversation with Justice Albie Sachs

CUNY School of Law

Tags: Sorensen Center

November 15, 2018

6:30 PM — 9:00 PM

Join us for a screening "Have you Heard from Johannesburg," a powerful film about ANC leader, Oliver Tambo. Following the screening, Justice Albie Sachs, 2018 Scholar-in-Residence at the Sorensen Center, will engage us in a conversation. Reception follows.

Unbecoming: Screening & Discussion

CUNY School of Law

November 27, 2018

6:00 PM — 8:00 PM

When family values intersect with the values of the courtroom, will justice yield to the unbecoming? Panel discussion moderated by Prof. Steve Zeidman with the director, Vee Bravo and more.

W. Haywood Burns Symposium and Awards Ceremony

CUNY School of Law

November 28, 2018

6:00 PM — 8:00 PM

The New York State Bar Association will hold a symposium that addresses the evolving role of the social justice advocate in the 21st century, with a look at voting-rights issues in light of the recent midterm elections.

Sorensen Center features Wolfgang Kaleck, international human rights lawyer, to discuss resistance against authoritarianism

CUNY School of Law

January 23, 2019

5:00 PM

Wolfgang Kaleck, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, will kick off the Sorensen Center's 2019 "Critical Voices: From Local to Global" series to discuss why resistance against authoritarianism is more important than ever.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Action Plan Workshop

CUNY School of Law

Tags: Alumni Events, Student Events

January 28, 2019

6:30 PM — 7:45 PM

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Action Plan Workshop will cover PSLF requirements and will review a step-by-step plan to follow to help guide to to successful use of the program.

NYC Commission on Human Rights Public Hearing

CUNY School of Law

Tags: Gender Equality, Public Hearing, Reproductive Rights

January 30, 2019

5:30 PM

NYC Commission on Human Rights Public Hearing on Pregnancy and Caregiver Discrimination

Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” A Conversation with Philip Alston on extreme poverty and human rights

CUNY School of Law

Tags: Sorensen Center

February 11, 2019

5:00 PM

The Sorensen Center features United Nations Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston, in a discussion on extreme poverty and human rights.

Sorensen Center’s “Critical Voices: From Local to Global” A Conversation with Michael Waldman on Voting Rights

CUNY School of Law

Tags: Sorensen Center

February 13, 2019

5:00 PM

The Sorensen Center features President of the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law, Michael Waldman, in a discussion on voting rights.

SORENSEN CENTER’S “CRITICAL VOICES: FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL” A CONVERSATION WITH EVA GOLINGER ON THE CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

CUNY School of Law

February 21, 2019

5:00 PM

The Sorensen Center features CUNY School of Law alum, Eva Golinger, for a presentation, followed by a conversation, on the current crisis in Venezuela.