LAW DAY 2013
International Pressure to “Realize the Dream": This
session will explore human rights violations in the U.S.,
including juvenile justice violations, the use of torture on war
criminals and environmental abuses. It also will focus on
the most controversial aspects of international human rights
law, such as debates over cultural and religious objections/
exceptions to global human rights standards and double
standards in human rights enforcement and implementation.
The moderator will be Ejim Dike, executive director of the
U.S. Human Rights Network, and speakers will include
Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, regional administrator for
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Sharon Hill,
director of the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and
Justice; Jerry Gonzalez of the Georgia Association of Latino
Elected Officials; and Azadeh N. Shahshahani of the ACLU
Foundation of Georgia.
The New Slavery: An estimated 1 million people are
trafficked around the world each year, lured into involuntary
servitude and sexual slavery. The session will explore the
catastrophic consequences of human trafficking and provide
attendees with a greater sense of the challenges surrounding
the issue. The film “Not in My Life” will be shown, followed
by a panel discussion. The moderator will be Deborah
Richardson, executive vice president of the National Center
for Civil and Human Rights, and speakers will include Sally
Quillian Yates, the United States Attorney for the Northern
District of Georgia, Lisa Williams, executive director of
Living Water for Girls; Alia El-Saw, human trafficking victim
assistance specialist for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security; and Teodoro Maus of the Georgia Latino Alliance
for Human Rights.
The Legends Speak: Following a brief reception, prominent
civil and human rights leaders from different generations
will engage in a panel discussion moderated by the Atlanta
Business Chronicle’s Maria Saporta. Our panelists include:
Civil rights activist Juanita Abernathy, Georgia Senator
Jason Carter, Georgia Senator Nan Orrock, former United
States Ambassador Andrew Young, and Executive Director
of the Andrew Young Foundation, Andrea Young. This
promises to be a special conclusion to a great day.
To register for one or more sessions, please click here:
https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/Act/EventCalendar/
Law_Day_2013.html.
To volunteer on the day of the event, please contact
Jacqueline Bunn at [email protected] or Shama Barday at
[email protected].
Law Day, officially observed May 1 of each year, is a national
celebration of the rule of law. Law Day underscores how
law and the legal process contribute to the freedoms that
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all Americans share. Law Day also provides an opportunity
to recognize the role of courts in this democracy and the
importance of jury service to maintaining the integrity of the
courts.
“Realizing the Dream: Equality for All” is aimed at making
the connection between the American civil rights movement
and the principles of human rights and providing an in-depth
look at human rights violations in the U.S., as well as human
trafficking and how it undermines the health, safety and social
progress of all nations.
While the Atlanta Bar and many of the other bar associations
involved in this event have their own unique Law Day
activities, this collaboration with the National Center for Civil
and Human Rights promises to be a highlight of Law Day
2013 in Atlanta. Please make plans to join us now! ▪
Special thanks to my fellow Law Day 2013
Dream Team Planning Committee members:
Atlanta Bar Association
Melody Richardson, Lynn Roberson, Wade
Watson, and Atlanta Bar Staff Terri Beck and
Mariana Pannell
Atlanta Public Schools
Felisa Ford
Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism
Avarita Hanson
Gate City Bar Association
Lynette Espy-Williams
Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Sarah Hawk
Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
Susan Campbell
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Tracee Benzo, Kimberly Bourroughs and
Jacqueline Bunn
Georgia Hispanic Bar Association
Brenda Lopez
National Center for Civil & Human Rights
Deborah Richardson and Nefertari Kirkman-Bey
South Asian Bar Association of Georgia
Shama Barday
State Bar of Georgia
Patrise Perkins-Hooker
Stonewall Bar Association
Adam Ford, Rebecca Glatzer and Robert Lewis
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