Below are the announcements for the week of November 24-26

Below are the announcements for the week of November 24-28:

1. Office Hours
2. Documentary screening and Discussion of "Incident at Oglala"
3. Asian Community Development Corporate 21st Annual Meeting
4. Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Spring and Summer Internships

Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Note: The APALSA announcements can also be found on our blog at http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com/

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1. Office Hours

Neither Kim (President) nor Eugene (VP-external) will be holding office hours this week on account of Thanksgiving break. Feel free to email either Kim (kimberly.chin.2[at]bc.edu) or Eugene (eugene.cho.1[at]bc.edu) if you need advice over the break.

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2. Documentary screening and Discussion of "Incident at Oglala"

The Wrongful Conviction of Leonard Peltier?

Documentary screening of "Incident at Oglala" followed by a discussion led by Professor Robert Bloom.
Description: On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, two FBI agents were killed in a shootout with a group of American Indians. Although several men were charged with killing the agents, only one, Leonard Peltier, was found guilty. This film describes the events surrounding the shootout, the subsequent trial, and suggests that Peltier was unjustly convicted.

When: Tuesday, November 25 at 12:30pm
Where: EW 120

SANDWICHES AND BUFFALO WINGS WILL BE SERVED!!

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3. Asian Community Development Corporate 21st Annual Meeting

Please see the attached PDF invitation to the 21st annual meeting of the ACDC. It will be held on December 2nd from 5:30-8:30pm (including a reception and dinner) at Hei La Moon Restaurant, 88 Beach Street, Boston, MA.

Those who wish to attend should email Iris Tan iris.tan@asiancdc.org with their names and e-mails for sign in purposes.

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4. Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Spring and Summer Internships

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
SPRING and SUMMER INTERNSHIPS 2009
Undergraduate and Law School

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), founded in 1974, protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans through litigation, advocacy, and community education. For more information about AALDEF, visit our website at www.aaldef.org. Internships are available for the following:

- Anti-Trafficking Project, legal research on the Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA), as well as outreach, community education, and advocacy on the rights of women and youth trafficking survivors.
- Community Health Care Initiative, research, as well as community education and outreach in the areas of immigration, government benefits, language rights, and health care access;
- Economic Justice for Workers, litigation on behalf of garment, restaurant, and other low wage workers;
- Educational Equity and Youth Rights, legal services, policy work, community education, research and litigation concerning educational equity, juvenile justice, affirmative action and post 9-11 hate violence and racial targeting;
- Housing Justice Project, direct legal services, community outreach/education, and litigation on housing and land use issues affecting low-income Asian immigrant communities;
- Immigrant Access to Justice, litigation, legal services, and organizing/outreach with communities impacted by 9-11, including special interest detainees, special registration, voluntary interviews by the government, the 9-11 absconder initiative, and local and state enforcement of immigration laws;
- New Jersey Asian American Legal Project, community outreach, education, and legal services to Asian Americans in NJ, as well as community organizing and litigation on employment-related claims for Asian immigrant workers in NJ.
- South Asian Workers Project, direct legal services on employment-related claims to South Asian immigrant workers, as well as community education and advocacy; and
- Voting Rights, legal research and fact development under the Voting Rights Act and Equal Protection challenging anti-Asian voter discrimination, advocacy on bilingual ballots, and state and local election reform; produce reports and organize public forums.

Description of Internships.
Interns are supervised by staff in specific program areas. Legal interns work primarily on legal research and writing, legal and policy advocacy, community outreach and education, and client intakes. Undergraduate interns work on policy advocacy, community outreach and organizing, and some client intakes. Each program area differs in emphasis. These internships are not paid positions, but academic credit can be arranged. Spring interns work anywhere between 8 to 25 hours per week and usually commences with the start of classes. Summer interns work full time for 10 weeks.

To Apply:
Any bilingual ability should be stated in the resume. Bilingual ability is helpful but not required. Spring applicants should also state the number of hours they can work per week and a possible schedule. Send a resume and cover letter to:
Spring / Summer Intern Search
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
99 Hudson Street, 12th floor
New York, New York 10013-2815
Fax: 212-966-4303
Email: info@aaldef.org

For more information, contact Jennifer Weng at 212-966-5932, ext. 212 or jweng[at]aaldef.org.