TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama School of Law Public Interest Institute will host guest speaker Mary Bauer, director of the Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Bauer will discuss issues regarding immigrant workers at noon in room 172 of the Law School.
The Southern Poverty Law Center created the Immigrant Justice Project in 2004 to address the unique legal needs of migrant workers. IJP litigates cases that can result in systemic, industry wide change. Prior to the establishment of IJP, there was no entity providing legal representation to most immigrant workers in the South. IJP has filed lawsuits on behalf of migrant forestry workers and participated in a Congressional briefing highlighting many of the abuses migrant workers face on the job.
Tari Williams serves as director of the Public Interest Institute at UA; for more information go to www.law.ua.edu.
Bauer’s talk is open to the public.
Contact
Ian Turnipseed or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
Source
Tari Williams, UA School of Law Public Interest Institute, twilliams@law.ua.edu, 205/348-8302