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.
Recent Events
2025 FriendRaiser
A Decade of Impact
Presentation of the Defender of the Dream Awards
Congratulations to the Defender of the Dream Award honorees, Sarya Baladi ’25 and Annie Chen ’09.
A huge thank you to our supporters, committee members, and especially our Co-Chairs for their unwavering support of the Feerick Center’s Immigrant Justice Project.
It’s not too late to support the FriendRaiser if you haven’t yet!
March 6, 2025
Organizing Committee Co-Chairs
Alleyah Ally ’26
Ruhi Behal ’19
Jessie Boas ’19
Cara Garrido ’26
Robert Gaffey ’82
Sydney Lim ’18
Ellen McCormick ’19
Thomas McShane III ’17
Alex Mintz ’18
Sonia Montejano ’24
Theresa Mohan ’90
Evan Mullen
Andrea Rodriguez ’18
Andrea Vasquez ’12
View all the organizing committee members (committee information).
Building Community Power Together: How Organizers & Movement Lawyers Collaborate
March-May, 2024
Fordham Law School
Lincoln Center, New York
What can we do when inequitable systems and power serve some but harm many?
We can collaborate!
This innovative training, consisting of 8 weekly 90-minute virtual sessions followed by 2 immersive in-person days, will explore how community organizers collaborate with movement lawyers to break historic patterns of discrimination and build equitable grassroots power. This program is for organizers, lawyers, and other community leaders eager to learn from each other and will be led by expert facilitators well-versed in organizing and movement lawyering.
Facilitators
Andrea N. Juarez Mendoza
Scholar-activist, Artist, and Organizer
Link to Bio
Marika Dias
Managing Director of Urban Justice Center's Safety Net Project
Link to Bio