8 | July/August 2022 | BAEC Bulletin EIL Dean Hugh M Russ Launches New Year With Emphasis on Racial Justice and Inclusion Education
Dear Members,
President Jill Bond has appointed me to serve as Dean of the Erie Institute of Law, and I am excited to assume this new role. As you know, the EIL constitutes the educational arm of the BAEC. I am honored to work with the BAEC board and staff to bring our valuable CLE curriculum to our members cost effectively. During the pandemic, we learned that our committees and CLEs were often the only connections our members had with the legal community. Members have suggested, however, that, as we have emerged from our two year struggle, our curriculum needs to be refreshed and updated. During my year as President, I
made it one of my highest priorities to stress racial justice. We learned about white privilege and structural racism. We realized that considerable work remains to have our community embrace diversity, foster equity, and promote inclusion. The events of May 14 only serve to emphasize the work that remains. Education is one critical way to combat racism and to keep all of us committed to establishing lasting change in Buffalo. As summer ebbs, and as a new bar season flows, the EIL will launch a social justice series. We will feature five CLEs focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Nanette Massey, a community educator, will lead the first session on August 24, entitled “Moving Beyond ‘White Fragility’: Honest, Effective conversation about Race after May 14.” The full list of programs is included, I encourage you to join us as we continue our dialog about racial justice in the legal profession, in Buffalo, and beyond.
Peace and Cheers,
Hugh M. Russ, III
Moving Beyond “White Fragility”: Honest, Effective Conversations About Race After May 14th August 24, 2022 Everything You Need to Know About Buffalo’s Right to Know Law: Police Accountability & Transparency September 15, 2022 The CROWN Act: Hair Discrimination Ban September 22, 2022 Unexampled Courage: Sergeant Woodard and the Unknown Road to Brown v. Board of Education October 17, 2022 Introduction to Native American Cultural Competency November 10, 2022 Diversity, Inclusion & the Elimination of Bias CLE Series CLICK TO REGISTER eriebar.org/CLE
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