Events

The U.S. asylum process thrives on identifying victims of persecution who are seeking a safe haven in the U.S.  The dehumanizing experience of seeking asylum is often compounded for those seeking asylum because of their queer identity.  Experienced attorneys who have represented LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and clients will share their personal experiences with the asylum process.

Join members of the Executive Committee of the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association to learn about careers in immigration law.  Several members of the committee are alumni of the University of Minnesota Law School.  They will share information about their career paths, recommend ways to get involve in immigration law during law school and describe what their immigration law practice looks like today.

Greenwashing 101
The increased consumer demand for environmentally and socially responsible products has led to an increase of more products marked as environmentally responsible. With that has come an increase in greenwashing litigation, claiming many of these market claims are false, inflated or misleading. This panel will look at the ways greenwashing litigation has grown over the past few years, how it has impacted federal policies and guidance, and the current landscape of state and federal greenwashing litigation.

Panelists include:

Join the Human Rights Center for this lunch session to learn more about the work of the Center and opportunities for students and partnerships. Faculty, staff, and students will share information about:

Michele Waslin and Carol Cleaveland will discuss their new book, Private Violence: Latin American Women and the Struggle for Asylum.