The three “practitioners” will work for one year at the Alianza Pro Bono Perú, Fundación Pro Bono Chile, and Women in Law Mentoring Brazil, respectively. Lawyers from the local pro bono clearinghouses, sponsors, and Vance Center staff and Committee Members participated in the selection process, choosing the three final practitioners from among 52 applicants. The Practicum provides a pathway to public interest law careers, affording hands-on experience and support, including a one-week intensive training program during the year. Launched in December 2020, the initiative has received financial support from multinational companies and leading law firms. General Electric, through its Equity, Diversity... read more
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Access to Justice Practicum Returns with Second Cohort from Brazil, Chile and Peru
Posted on September 22, 2023
Observations from the Brazilian Amazon: Attending “O Chamado do Cacique Raoni”
Posted on August 25, 2023By Nathalya Desterro, Vance Center Environment Program Advisor The Call of Chief Raoni was the second event of its kind, described by organizers as a “great global gathering of Mother Earth guardian leaders.” More than a thousand attendees, including more than 800 people representing about a dozen different Indigenous communities, came to celebrate the nominal 91st birthday of Indigenous leader Chief Raoni Metuktire, acknowledge his decades of leadership on environmental issues and bring attention to the voices of Indigenous communities on the Amazon region, the climate, and more. Chief Raoni is an iconic Indigenous leader who has spent much of... read more