Lori James-Townes
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Joined November 2021
LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS to the recruitment and retention issues facing your office? Join our upcoming, Open Space event to discuss strategies that can help tackle these problems! To register: https://t.co/MYZpyaWk4V
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NAPD leaders!
The National Association of Public Defense, which serves as a national professional organization for more than 30,000 public defenders and is a key voice in advocacy for public defense policy and reform, is welcoming a new slate of leaders! Read more at: https://t.co/PghL58Tg9w
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Hey Brett Kavanaugh. Want to talk about affirmative action and student loans? Let’s examine how you got into Yale, shall we? During your Senate testimony, you said “I got into Yale Law School. That’s the No. 1 law school in the country. I had no connections there. I got
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Is a Genocide Happening in America? - from @now_expand of @NAPD2013 and @NACDL
https://t.co/zuF0WeWFUP
https://t.co/03ABcdqjd1 via @YouTube
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Are you an experienced public defender?
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It is June - counties & states throughout the nation are finalizing their budgets. It's a really good time to remind everyone to fund public defense. #FundPublicDefense #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages
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Readout of Office for Access to Justice and @OJPgov Convening with National Public Defense Organizations Hosted by ATJ #publicdefense
https://t.co/NBbkeYX9BR
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"Racial trauma is under reported. And it goes unrecorded because trauma survivors feel that people just don't give a damn," said @now_expand
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Does the media realize how much they’ve contributed to mass incarceration? How much they’ve promoted the caging of Black & brown people? Stop being the mouthpiece of police & prosecutors. For those who have been balanced in reporting, we appreciate you. #EndMassIncarceration
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Happening now: @now_expand presents on client- facing race-based trauma at #NACDLRaceMatters "Mitigation is not just sentencing; it's every part of your case."
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“Harm circles” can be used to bring together those who have harmed and those who have been harmed, with discussion usually focusing on three key questions: what happened? What is the impact? And how do we make things right? https://t.co/lg2wuRVkKr
#Diversity #Inclusion
timeshighereducation.com
Even when speech is legally protected, the harm that it can cause must be addressed, say Neijma Celestine-Donnor and Lara Schwartz
#UMSSW’s DEI Dean Neijma Celestine-Donnor published a new article in @timeshighered on responding to bias and hate incidents on campus, https://t.co/lg2wuRVkKr.
#Diversity #Inclusion
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NAPD celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility @NAPDdirector
As we celebrate the Transgender Day of Visibility, we stand in solidarity with transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people everywhere. Link to NAPD's Transgender Day of Visibility Open Letter: https://t.co/iHic7dzwBw
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As we celebrate the Transgender Day of Visibility, we stand in solidarity with transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people everywhere. Link to NAPD's Transgender Day of Visibility Open Letter: https://t.co/iHic7dzwBw
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Grateful to @southerncenter and @Gideons_Promise family member, Atteeyah Hollie, for staying vigilant in the fight to fulfill Gideon's promise in Georgia. Courageous advocacy inspires and SCHR always leads! https://t.co/0dOSYTohne
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This is precious
Teachers deserve zillions of dollars.
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The Office for Access to Justice also had the original handwritten Petition from Clarence Gideon to #SCOTUS on display during the reception. Thank you @archivesnews !
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@Gideons_Promise is proud to partner in this project as the defender community works to change the narrative around public defenders and the communities we serve. Thanks @ScottHech @PFJ_USA @NAPD2013 @NACDL @GaultCenter @BPDA_justice Happy Gideon Day! https://t.co/wnD2Nrztxf
thisisdefense.org
This is not a Public Defense website. This is about all of us. Public Defense is so much more than you thought.
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#NAPDBlog Today we honor all the Women in Public Defense and recognize your bravery. Know that the world appreciates all you do, both inside and outside the courtroom! Read our full #InternationalWomensDay statement here https://t.co/zKY7GjYLgV
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Public defenders are at the frontlines of justice. Fairness. Accountability. Community. Recognizing the true power of public defense can open doors to a brighter future. For all of us. Listen, learn, and add your voice at https://t.co/dkz6BrZquI
@CPCSnews @NACDL @NAPD2013 @NLADA
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