At the Lawtina brunch, Marcela graciously hosted us at her home in Lafayette. There was a beautiful array of bagels, coffee, scrambled eggs, pastries, and bacon. Araceli from the National Immigration Law Center and Judge Gonzalez-Rogers from the Norther District of California joined us in an intimate conversation about what it means to be Latina in the law. We talked about the importance of being able to talk to someone who holds different views than you, no matter what your views are. We also talked about ways the bridge the divide between public interest students and big law students, and what healthy relationships between big law and public interest lawyers can look like.
Know Your Rights Screening
On Tuesday evening of October 16, Kiki Tapiero from Berkeley Immigration Group and La Raza, and Sam Hamilton, from Berkeley Law's chapter of National Lawyers' Guild, facilitated a know your rights workshop at the multicultural community center. The first half of the presentation consisted of watching videos created by the NLG and discussing it, and the second half of the presentation was moderated by Hamid Yazdah Panah and Ana Rodriguez. They helped answer questions and present about the importance of rapid response. One of the most important take-aways from the presentation was to call the hotline before sharing anything about ICE raids on social media, so that you don't create false panics in the community.
Self Care & Community Tips with Fernando Flores
Fernando Flores spoke at a lunch talk event at Berkeley Law on 9/25 to give us some insight on how to live a healthy life in law school and as a lawyer. He shared with us his background, and how after practicing law for over 10 years, he founded iMATER NOW to support attorneys in nurturing their 6 spheres of well-being: emotional, physical, occupational, spiritual, intellectual, and social. We must tend to these every day, just like we groom ourselves every morning. We did an activity where we shared our morning routines, and he said we should add a one minute activity to our routine every day where we say three things that we are grateful for. He told us that his secret power for well-being is GPA: Grit, Positivity, and Appreciation. Finally, Fernando said that the most important thing is to have faith in yourself.
