Feerick Center for Social Justice
Feerick Center for Social Justice
The Center’s establishment reflects Fordham Law School’s long tradition of and commitment to legal education in the service of others and builds on Professor John D. Feerick’s contributions as Dean of the Law School (1982-2002) and currently as the Sidney C. Norris Professor of Law.
Upcoming Events
The Feerick Center will be hosting its second Building Movement Power Workshop in the Fall of 2024. Please check back here for more information. The Workshop will be in-person.
The Building Movement Power Workshop
Where political power resides, How it is used to oppress marginalized communities, and What to do about it are the core inquiries of this exciting first-time workshop, which will examine how leaders organize communities and how collaborating with lawyers and other advocates advances local capacity to acquire and intentionally exercise power.
Because building movement power is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary effort, this workshop is for lawyers and non-lawyers. Advancing justice through structural change requires the skills, knowledge and self-understanding needed to challenge and disrupt entrenched power.
Participants should be prepared to discuss Why they aspire to lead and support grass-roots change.
At a time of authoritarian retrenchment, erosion of democratic principles, and blowback against hard-earned gains for historically discriminated-against groups, fighting system inequities and supporting community organizing have never been more important.
Discussion Topics:
- Brief history of social movements
- Theories of social change
- Principles of movement law
- Basic tenets of community organizing and resilient relationships
- Power mapping
- Strategies and tactics of movement lawyering
CLE credit will be available for program participants.
We Have an Opportunity for You!
In the AmeriCorps VISTA program, you can serve in the community by working on a social justice project. You will work alongside community leaders and local organizations to make a lasting impact. This is a wonderful opportunity for a person passionate about economic equity and access to justice who is interested in pursuing a public interest career. AmeriCorps VISTA members commit to a one-year, full-time term of service. In exchange, you will receive a modest living allowance, a $7,395 education award (to put towards education expenses such as student loans or future tuition expenses), or $1,800 cash stipend award, relocation payment assistance, health coverage, and many other benefits.
Service terms begin as of June 2024 until January 2025. The following position is available:
Learn about AmeriCorps VISTA program, benefits, and application process.
For more information, please contact Kaitlyn Schauer, 2024-2025 VISTA Leader at [email protected].
The Feerick Center is committed to recruiting and retaining a team from different cultures, races, educational backgrounds, life experiences, socio-economic classes, sexual orientations, ages, genders, and abilities, especially team members from groups that have historically been underrepresented in professional workplaces.