Community-Driven Litigation: Transferring Legal Power to Community
9:15-10:35 AM
Speakers:
Alana Greer, Director and Co-Founder, Community Justice Project
Antonio Guiterrez, Co-Founder, Organized Communities Against Deportations
Ramzi Kassem, Professor of Law, Director of CUNY Clear
Krystina François, Secretary, The Black Collective
Moderator: Gabrielle Apollon, Haiti Project Co-Director, Global Justice Clinic, NYU Law
Panelists will discuss the need for community-driven litigation, a legal empowerment approach to litigation that transfers legal power into the hands of community members. The session will explore strategies for how community organizers and attorneys can work together to advance litigation led by the experience and expertise of impacted communities, and reimagine the relationship between attorneys and clients from one of an “expert” to that of “collaborator.”