CALENDAR OF EVENTS
VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the third Thursday lunch and last Tuesday morning of each month. All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate! We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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Amnesty International's 2-Part English Webinar on Digital Security for Immigration Advocates
Please join Amnesty International for a safety awareness and digital security training aimed at organizations working on refugee and migrant rights in the United States! This training will strengthen your ability to stay safe in the course of your work and to protect those with whom you work. It will also provide you with tools to protect your information and that of those you work with, improving your information security, digital hygiene and cybersecurity.
Amnesty International has unique knowledge on safety awareness and digital security issues that human rights organizations face in their operations around the global and is excited to share lessons learned from other countries with repressive contexts.
Amnesty International is pleased to offer an online training-it involves two, two-hour sessions, on back-to-back days.
English Training Session
When: 14 and 15 January 2025, 1-3pm EST
Where: Online via Zoom
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Amy Fischer at AFischer@aiusa.org
Amnesty International's 2-Part English Webinar on Digital Security for Immigration Advocates (Copy)
Please join Amnesty International for a safety awareness and digital security training aimed at organizations working on refugee and migrant rights in the United States! This training will strengthen your ability to stay safe in the course of your work and to protect those with whom you work. It will also provide you with tools to protect your information and that of those you work with, improving your information security, digital hygiene and cybersecurity.
Amnesty International has unique knowledge on safety awareness and digital security issues that human rights organizations face in their operations around the global and is excited to share lessons learned from other countries with repressive contexts.
Amnesty International is pleased to offer an online training-it involves two, two-hour sessions, on back-to-back days.
English Training Session
When: 14 and 15 January 2025, 1-3pm EST
Where: Online via Zoom
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Amy Fischer at AFischer@aiusa.org
VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the third Thursday lunch and last Tuesday morning of each month. All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate! We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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VAAP presents at VT Bar Association Thaw Conference
Join VAAP’s continuing legal education presentation at the Vermont Bar Association’s annual Mid-Winter Thaw conference in Montreal:
Reimagining Inclusivity in Times of Change: Strategies for Supporting Diverse Teams to Effectively Represent Diverse Clients, 2-3:30pm (1.5 CLE, DEIB)
At the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP), diversity is not just a value—it’s a cornerstone of our mission and model, and a driving force in our success. As a majority-minority-led legal services provider, our team’s varied backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences uniquely position us to represent under-documented noncitizen clients facing systemic barriers to social and economic participation. Yet, we recognize that achieving true inclusivity requires more than making law firm staff representative of the client communities we serve; it demands intentional efforts to eliminate bias and foster equity in every aspect of legal service. The incoming, explicitly anti-immigrant federal administration will put VAAP's service model to the test as we work to stay grounded in our equity and inclusion practices while managing an overwhelming volume of immigration law, policy, and practice changes. Join VAAP for a 90-minute session exploring actionable strategies for creating legal work environments that honor and uplift individuals of all races, ethnicities, religions, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, and abilities. Participants will learn from VAAP’s approach to integrating and supporting diverse team members to navigate bringing their whole selves to representing diverse clients, while addressing the unique challenges of immigration lawyering in 2025. Together, we’ll discuss practical steps to eliminate bias, expand accessibility, and build legal workplaces where everyone—not just clients but colleagues, too—can thrive. This program is designed to satisfy diversity and inclusion CLE requirements by providing tools to advance equity in legal practice and ensure a more inclusive and just legal profession.
VAAP Service Providers Q&A
VAAP hosts virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning and last Thursday lunch of each month. All service VT providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to drop in and listen or participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake.
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VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the third Thursday lunch and last Tuesday morning of each month. All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate! We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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VAAP Service Providers Q&A
VAAP hosts virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning and last Thursday lunch of each month. All service VT providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to drop in and listen or participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake.
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Pro Bono Attorney Training for Mixed Status Family Prep Work
“Vermont Legal Aid seeks volunteer lawyers licensed to practice in Vermont to support family preparedness and preserve the parental rights of Vermonters without a lawful immigration status. Over 100 families living in Vermont have undocumented parents with U.S. citizen children. These mix-status families need your legal support to create a legal pathway for the parents to uphold their ability to make choices on behalf of their children. We seek lawyers to help establish minor guardianships for children of undocumented individuals.
Please help these families. Minor guardianships, and family preparedness plans more broadly, help children avoid DCF custody if their parents are placed in immigrations proceedings and face deportation. DCF does not have a system to reunite children with their parents outside of the United States. Minor guardianships can enable parents to place their children in the care of a trusted adult that can carry out their wishes for their children.
Training: We are offering free training will take place on Friday December 20th from 2 PM – 4 PM at the Fletcher Free Library. Agenda will cover introductions; overview of family preparedness/minor guardianships; overview of common VT immigration issues for mixed status families; overview of VT landscape and scope of need; family preparedness legal planning overview; form review; clinic logistics; best practices for working with interpreters; clarifying and enforcing limited scope of rep and what to do in the event of immigration enforcement. RSVP is mandatory to Barb Prine, brprine@vtlegalaid.org.
What to expect: Attorneys and Advocates from Vermont Legal Aid and Vermont Asylum Assistance Project will provide training on this process and facilitate clinics. You do not need a background in immigration law. Volunteer lawyers will work with parents and potential guardians in a clinic-style setting to prepare power of attorney, minor guardianships, and retainer agreements. Starting in January we will likely hold two clinics a month, in the evening. About half will be in Chittenden County and half will be in the rural counties.
Volunteer task: You must be willing to attend at least one clinic, and agree to meet potential clients there. We expect to connect volunteer lawyers with 1-3 client families per clinic. Should your client be detained by ICE in the future, you must be willing to represent the parents’ interests in Probate Court if a family separation occurs.
History of the Project: Advocates from Vermont Legal Aid developed this project in collaboration with Migrant Justice, UVM Migrant Education, Bridges to Health, and the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. Our Immigrant Minor Guardianship project originally launched in 2017 as a result of the immigration and family separation policies under then-President Trump. We assisted over 25 families complete guardianship paperwork at that time. We are renewing this initiative in response to President-elect Trump’s stated plans related to deportation and border security. Please let us know if you are willing to help with this important project by filling out your information on this link Volunteer Guardianship Form .
Please reply to Barb Prine, Vermont Legal Aid Staff Attorney at bprine@vtlegalaid.org if you have any questions. Thank you so much for any help you can give for these vulnerable families.”
Access VAAP curated resources on family preparedness for mixed status families here: https://www.vaapvt.org/resources-communities.
Emergency Town Hall on Migrant Justice Surveillance
“The Refugee Law Lab at York University and the Citizen Lab are hosting an Emergency Town Hall on surveillance of migrants. Our clinic will definitely be attending. I highly recommend this event to any of you who are worried about surveillance of your clients or staff, either by government or other actors! The Refugee Law Lab and Citizen Lab are both experts in this field and I can say from experience that they provide extremely practical information and tips. Feel free to share this invitation! It is a global event – attendees are welcome from outside of Canada.
Jenn McIntyre (She/Her), Clinic Coordinator
Canada-US Border Rights Clinic/ Clinique juridique Canada-États-Unis pour réfugiés
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Town Hall on Migrant Justice Surveillance, December 19th 2024, 12pm EST
Join the Refugee Law Lab and the Citizen Lab for a conversation on migrant justice surveillance in the Age of Trump 2.0. and beyond.
Are you a migrant justice organizer or a person-on-the-move worried about increasing state and private surveillance as a result of your work? Are you concerned you may be a target for deportation or spyware? Responding to the needs of our sector, we would like to cultivate space for a preliminary conversation and resource sharing. We will offer some practical tips on best practices to ward against surveillance but also want to hear from you what your priorities are moving forward and how we can strengthen community and resource sharing. This will be the first of hopefully many conversations to build solidarity and learn from one another. All our welcome, and while one of the main concerns are the impacts of a second Trump presidency, we also wish to engage with you if you work in other regions. (Note - we know Zoom is not a great choice for a platform for this meeting. However, after weighing our options to make this preliminary conversation as accessible as possible, we have decided to hold it here. We will make some security suggestions at the beginning and will be setting up a secure Signal chat after the meeting).
The Refugee Law Lab is based at York University and advocates algorithmic justice for people-on-the-move. We undertake research and advocacy about legal analytics, artificial intelligence, and new border control technologies that impact refugees and other non-citizens.
The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security
Register here: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvceCtqjMjGtQYeh34QK1JSKXGKz8I7J3C
Detention Watch Network's Fighting Immigrant Detention in Your Community
12/17 @ 12pm PT/3pm ET: Fighting Immigrant Detention in Your Community (Hosted by Detention Watch Network, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, National Immigrant Justice Center)
Immigrant Defense Project and Make the Road’s Train the Trainers Program: Be Informed about ICE
12/17 @ 10am PT/1pm ET: Train the Trainers - Be Informed: what is ICE, how do they operate, and what are your rights during an encounter with them? (Hosted by Immigrant Defense Project, Surveillance Resistance Lab, and Make the Road New York)
VAAP Service Providers Q&A
VAAP hosts virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning and last Thursday lunch of each month. All service VT providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to drop in and listen or participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake.
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Mijente's Deportation Defense Training Series
12/13, 12/17 @ 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET: Deportation Defense Training Series (Hosted by Mijente)
American Friends Service Committee's Journey to Human Rights Conversation
“Journey to Human Rights. From December 10 to December 18, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), in partnership with leading immigrant rights organizations, will honor both International Human Rights Day and International Migrants Day through a series of powerful actions. These events aim to uplift human rights and spotlight the profound impact of migration policies on the lives of migrants and refugees. Join us in conversation with human rights leaders on Monday, December 16, from 6 – 7:30 pm Eastern time to explore the intersection of immigrant justice in the U.S. and Palestinian rights to peace, justice, and self-determination. We will address key issues such as immigration detention, militarization, and the resistance to harmful and dehumanizing policies, both in the U.S. and abroad. Register here: https://secure.afsc.org/a/journey-human-rights.”
Access the toolkit on VAAP’s resource library and here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lA48Ddk8StqYMv7BNIaNioPFMiSESFHCsACogPn_0KY/edit?tab=t.0.
VAAP Presents at Asylum Seekers Service Providers
“Our monthly hybrid Asylum Seekers Service Providers meeting is this coming Monday, December 16 from 12 noon to 1:00 (until 1:15 for further conversation for those able to stay). The recurring link is below. In person, come to the VT Law and Graduate School's CJR Clinic at 126 College street, 4th floor. The street entry door is locked -- go to the intercom on the wall to the right, scroll to find "VT Law", push phone call, and Osvaldo will respond and buzz you in.
The agenda:
We'll discuss community preparedness for the incoming administration. Jill Martin Diaz from VAAP will offer follow-up and Q&A to the Know Your Rights presentations for the community this Saturday Dec 14 (in several languages, they will be recorded, and other sessions ware planned). See my next email for information and a flier, if you did not already receive it in Tracy Dolan's RISPNet message. I will also send other resources that have come to me -- and now and going forward I would direct everyone to the vaapvt.org website that is serving as a clearinghouse and "communications central" for a robust collection of resources and accurate current information -- thank you, Jill and colleagues!!
I hope you can be present on Monday in person or virtually.
Jan
Jan Steinbauer
Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network (CASAN)
casanvermont.org
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Phone Bank with Migrant Justice!
“On Saturday, December 14th Migrant Justice will be hosting a major fundraising phone banking event. This year phone banking will be taking place IN-PERSON from the Migrant Justice office in Burlington. The day will be divided into three volunteer shifts: 11-3pm, 2:30-5:30pm, and 5-9pm. Please sign up for a shift/s here! No prior experience is needed (we will start each shift off with a training and call practice time). Snacks will be provided and all you need to bring is a phone/charger and laptop/charger. Phone banking has been a very effective form of grassroots fundraising for Migrant Justice as well as an important opportunity to connect with Migrant Justice supporters. Heading into another Trump administration these funds and the conversations that we'll be having with MJ supporters will be more important than ever. Please join us on Sat 12/14! (Don't forget to sign up here) And please help us spread the word about this event to as many other potential volunteers as possible.
In solidarity,
Madeline & the Migrant Justice Team
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Madeline Sharrow
Migrant Justice // Justicia Migrante
179 S. Winooski Ave, Unit 202, Burlington, VT 05401
Cell: (802) 505-8595 Office: (802) 540-8370
Know Your Immigration Rights
SATURDAY DECEMBER 14TH: Encourage noncitizen Vermonters to visit the O.N.E. Community Center for FREE legal education co-presented by attorneys from the Association of Africans Living in VT and Vermont Asylum Assistance Project and moderated by the State Refugee Office. We'll present in English and Spanish at 10am, and in English, French & Creole at 1pm. Vermont Language Justice Project will record. More in-person and virtual events in other languages coming soon. Join us in person at 20 Allen Street, Burlington.
Mijente's Deportation Defense Training Series
12/13, 12/17 @ 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET: Deportation Defense Training Series (Hosted by Mijente)
NIP Community Defender Training: What You Can Do Now to Be Prepared
Community Defender Training: What You Can Do to Be Prepared
Join the National Lawyers Guild National Immigration Project for a free webinar for community defenders, advocates, and impacted community members to go over the basics of what you can do now to be prepared. We'll go over what we expect in the first days of a Trump administration; a primer on your Fourth Amendment rights; and ways for families to prepare in case of an arrest by ICE. As policies change, we will continue to provide community defenders with the information and trainings they need to fight back.
VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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VAAP Advises CVRAN Clients on What’s Next
Christ Church in Montpelier is making their dining room space available to CVRAN members on Tuesday 11/19 from 5-7 pm.
CVRAN wishes to gather all CVRAN supported asylum seekers together to hear their concerns, let them what we know (and disparage rumors), and let them know we are here to help. VAAP Pro Bono Volunteer Seth Lipschutz will be there to answer people's questions. Please contact and invite all CVRAN asylum seekers, asylees, team leaders, and others who need to be there. This meeting is meant for the asylum seekers and asylees.
VAAP Service Providers Q&A
We are adding to our roster monthly virtual service providers' Q&A with supervising attorney, Jill Martin Diaz, for any service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with other service systems.
Starting October 15th from 9-10:30am, VAAP will be hosting monthly virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning of each month. All service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake. Please direct those requests to www.vaapvt.org/legal-support ________________________________________________________________________________
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VAAP Presents to AILA NE on VT Lawmaking
Immigration Legislation Across New England (State Legislative Relations Panel)
November 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
The AILA New England Chapter draws on members from across the region. Each New England state is rich with their own history, has different populations, and each state has varying local immigration needs. While federal law will dictate and govern our immigration system, many states have embraced their immigration populations with laws easing access to driver’s license or expanding healthcare access. Please join colleagues from across New England in an open forum discussion on local immigration issues in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. We will discuss advocacy resources, pending bills, and dissect the current political climate post-election.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tduysqzkjGtRNvzff4c8EFTKDUagqHw5B
VT ONA Subcommittee Meeting
Join VAAP and partners as we continue to action plan to progress a shared vision for a Vermont “Office of New Americans” equivalent. Contact us for the meeting link!
VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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VAAP Service Providers Q&A
We are adding to our roster monthly virtual service providers' Q&A with supervising attorney, Jill Martin Diaz, for any service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with other service systems.
Starting October 15th from 9-10:30am, VAAP will be hosting monthly virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning of each month. All service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake. Please direct those requests to www.vaapvt.org/legal-support ________________________________________________________________________________
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VAAP Presents at VBA Annual Meeting
Intersecting with Immigration: Impact & Consequences of Immigration Law on Other Areas of Civil & Criminal Practice*
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - 1.5 MCLE (incl. 0.5 Ethics & *Rules 12/15)
Join Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) advocates Jill Martin Diaz and Marnie Avila Alvarez, as well as Vermont's first-ever Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows, Cameron Briggs Ramos and Emma Matters-Wood, to discuss immigration intersections with other areas of law. This 90-minute session will survey common examples of how a Vermont non-citizen's immigration history, status, and posture can interact with the other civil and criminal legal services they receive. Explore the interplay between V.R.P.C. 1.1 through 1.5 and providing accessible, relevant issue spotting and referrals for non-citizen clients in need. Learn the landscape of who to call for specialized advice, and practice issue-spotting for effective immigration referral making. *Approved & certified to meet the requirements of Rules 12(a)(1) and 15(c) of the VT Rules of Admission
Register at https://vba2024annualmeeting.rsvpify.com/?securityToken=XpabDUdMCZDHc7XBFdPU7E8JNHcH0g5f
VAAP Monthly Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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VAAP Monthly Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
________________________________________________________________________________
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Orientation Clinic at Migrant Justice Torneo de Futbol
VAAP staff and volunteers will table at this annual event. We will offer brief legal consultations to walk-ups as capacity allows. If you are an advocate and want to learn more, express your no-obligation interest in joining us as a volunteer at this event by emailing info@vaapvt.org. Leddy Park Burlington from 9:30am.
From Migrant Justice: “𝗨𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮 𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁. 𝗛𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮ñ𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮ñ𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮! 𝘂𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝘆 𝘆𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘅𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘅𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝗼𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮ñ𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱. ¡𝗡𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗦! 𝗦𝗶 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗼, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗮 𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗼 𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶ó𝗻. ¡𝗨𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮, 𝗷𝗮𝗺á𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿á 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗮!”
Continuing Legal Education at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office
Office of the Vermont Attorney General Continuing Legal Education Program
“Access to Justice in Vermont,” June 18, 2024, 9:45 a.m. EST sign in for 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CLE 2 hours credit satisfying VT MCLE Rule 3(A)(4)(c) Diversity and Inclusion Programming
The AGO CLE Program is pleased to present this program in-person and via Microsoft Teams to Vermont State Employees.
Presenters: Emily Chamberlain Adams (she/her), Assistant Attorney General, Co-Director, Civil Rights Unit, Vermont Attorney General’s Office Jill Martin Diaz, Esq., (they, elle), Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project; Legal Director, Connecting Cultures - New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont Omara Rivera-Vázquez, Ph.D. (she/her/ella), Director, Center for Equity and Justice, Saint Michael’s College, Vermont
This program will cover access to justice: challenges and recommendations in Vermont.
Presenter Biographies:
Emily Chamberlain Adams is an Assistant Attorney General and Co-Director of the Civil Rights Unit of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. Emily’s work in the Civil Rights Unit focuses on employment discrimination enforcement, education, and litigation. In this role, she oversees the operations of the unit’s employment discrimination investigations and engages in enforcement litigation where appropriate. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Emily was an attorney at Paul Frank + Collins, P.C., where she represented private employers, nonprofits, municipalities, and individuals in labor and employment matters.
Jill Martin Diaz is an immigration attorney serving as Executive Director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP). Before joining VAAP, they taught doctrinal and clinical immigration law at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), and directed the VLGS Center for Justice Reform Clinic. Jill also practiced as a Vermont Poverty Law Fellow at Vermont Legal Aid and an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at Sanctuary for Families New York. Jill partners with Connecting Cultures–New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma as their legal director. They also serve on the Vermont Judiciary’s Access to Justice Coalition, the Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont Board of Trustees, the Migrant Justice Junta de Apoyo, and the Vermont Queer Legal Professionals co-founding leadership team. The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association recognized Jill’s achievements by honoring them as one of 2023’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.
Lindsey Owen is the Executive Director of Disability Rights Vermont. Lindsey has been committed to helping people with disabilities in Vermont since she was a high school student and volunteered to help students with disabilities learn how to swim. Before attending law school, Lindsey worked as an assistant teacher in a Office of the Vermont Attorney General Continuing Legal Education Program classroom serving children with autism and then as a behavior interventionist. Lindsey worked for Disability Rights Vermont during law school, became a staff attorney in 2013, and has been Executive Director for three years. She has represented individuals in disputes before the Vermont Human Rights Commission and, most recently, focused her work on representing victims with disabilities through the criminal prosecution of their offenders to ensure their victims’ rights are recognized and enforced. Lindsey previously taught as an Adjunct Professor at VLGS.
Omara Rivera-Vazquez is the inaugural Director for the Center for Equity and Justice at Saint Michael’s College, Vermont. She is a former Executive Director for The Community Restorative Justice Center, Inc. Dr. Rivera-Vázquez is also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at both the State University of New York at Oswego and at VLGS. She has published several peer-reviewed articles on social justice related topics such as juvenile justice, domestic violence, and cancer literacy. Dr. Rivera-Vázquez serves on the Board of Directors for the National Criminal Justice Association Equity in Criminal Justice Funding Committee. At the state level, she is a member of the leadership team for the Statewide Equity through Data, Justice, Inclusion and Education Initiative. In addition, she was awarded a grant from the Vermont Department of Health and additional support from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic to conduct language access training and planning with all Community Justice Centers in Vermont. The AGO CLE Program aims to host events that enable individuals of all abilities to participate fully and equally.
VAAP Monthly Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
Topic: Drop-In Case Rounds - VAAP's Zoom Meeting.
https://zoom.us/j/4579387349?omn=95430706198
Meeting ID: 457 938 7349
Orientation Clinic at Mobile Mexican Consulate
VAAP staff and volunteers will table at this annual event. We will offer brief legal consultations to walk-ups as capacity allows, as well as individualized assistance to Migrant Justice members with pending requests for legal help. To express your no-obligation interest in joining us as a volunteer at this event, email info@vaapvt.org.
Montpelier, VT on June 22, 2024 from 9am to 3pm at Christ Episcopal Church. 64 State St, Montpelier, VT 05602.
Welcoming New Americans Symposium
VAAP is co-presenting a free symposium on the law, practice, and experience of asylum seeking in Vermont.
Asylum Help Clinic at VLGS Burlington Office
By-appointment legal help clinic where unrepresented asylum seekers can get legal help reviewing and/or preparing their asylum applications on USCIS Form I-589 for filing. Hosted in person at Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Burlington Office and online. If you are an advocate interested in volunteering, learn more here. If you are a community member interested in getting asylum legal help for yourself or someone you know, learn more here.
Continuing Legal Education at the Vermont Bar Association
VAAP is teaching an immigration CLE at the VBA on May 30th via Zoom