tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356254773807062102024-03-19T08:10:02.270-05:00Fordham Student Hurricane NetworkWe are the Fordham chapter of Student Hurricane Network, a national network of law students dedicated to helping the people of the Gulf Coast rebuild and improve their lives in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
This Blog has been set up for all those who have participated on any of Fordham's SHN trips to the Gulf Coast. We encourage each of you to share your thoughts, experiences, comments and photos.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-71370278747169758832010-03-03T20:47:00.013-05:002010-03-31T12:38:30.090-05:00Help Support our March 2010 trip to Cabaret, HaitiThe Fordham Disaster Relief Network (“DRN”) is sending students to Haiti to volunteer for disaster relief and we need your support to make our trip a success. DRN is partnering with Voices for Haiti (voicesforhaiti.org) to run a day camp for orphans and other children affected by the disaster. Our hope is to provide a week of entertainment and diversions for the children who have experienced Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-80640876910914232232009-03-30T18:53:00.008-05:002009-03-30T20:29:06.018-05:00March '09 Trip Reflections - Kathryn Chiu, Class of 2011At my first Property class, the professor asked us to state our name and an interesting fact about ourselves. As we went around the room, the class revealed all different types of personalities – outdoor enthusiasts, budding politicians, and literature fanatics. The professor had asked us to do this because he said it was important to remember what we loved doing, especially as we were about to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-26688054431988338372009-01-28T22:01:00.006-05:002009-01-28T22:24:38.549-05:00DAP photosHere are some photos of the DAP team hard at work (and one from our group orientation at Tulane Law)gkottashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103688283835621152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-46632790760631635942009-01-15T16:51:00.001-05:002009-01-15T17:00:01.936-05:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-72276649252017021312009-01-15T16:19:00.001-05:002009-01-15T16:50:28.663-05:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-44973490628117230852009-01-15T16:04:00.000-05:002009-01-15T16:09:08.132-05:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-2617068270800144662009-01-15T16:00:00.001-05:002009-01-15T16:03:40.369-05:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-44373477232120092452009-01-15T15:46:00.001-05:002009-01-15T15:52:41.390-05:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-73687873138993505292009-01-15T15:17:00.002-05:002009-01-15T15:52:17.293-05:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14344306976566661417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-66232715385860420562009-01-11T22:33:00.001-05:002009-01-11T22:42:56.473-05:00Sierra ClubHere are pictures of the volunteers who worked in the lower ninth ward with the Sierra Club.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-27493173349936360942009-01-11T21:06:00.003-05:002009-01-11T21:07:03.021-05:00For a glimpse of some of the work Fordham's group did this week, check out this article from the local newspaper Houma Today, featuring Fordham SHN board member George Kottas.http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20090110/ARTICLES/901109982?Title=Want_a_copy_of_Lafourche_s_storm_plan__No_problemUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-35379840826555145852009-01-05T01:03:00.001-05:002009-01-05T01:05:51.253-05:00New Orleans- January 2009With a new year comes a new group of Fordham students volunteering in New Orleans. 25 students and 1 staff member have traveled down and begin working on Monday the 5th. We have volunteers working at the Sierra Club, Disaster Accountability Project, and the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-7948124799931453692008-01-24T15:20:00.001-05:002008-01-24T15:21:35.355-05:00Thanks from LJIWe got this great thank-you from the Louisiana Justice Institute-- we're glad we were able to help out!Dear Dean Treanor:In early January, the Louisiana Justice Institute had the pleasure of hosting law student volunteers from Fordham Law School. I am writing now to commend your students for their excellent work. It was also a pleasure for us to have the students with us for the week; they Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-2137656390392648722008-01-03T17:58:00.000-05:002008-01-03T18:00:45.865-05:00Working in New Orleans this week!Hey all-- just a quick shout-out from the 32 strong Fordham SHN contingency working in New Orleans during a cold New Years week. This year we're working at the Pro Bono Project, the Orleans Public Defenders Office, and with the Louisiana Institute for Justice. More to report as the week and new year progress!gkottashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13103688283835621152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-1800473079905926262007-12-20T15:22:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:27:22.290-05:00Police Clash With Protesters at NOLA City Hallhttp://www.wdsu.com/news/14890551/detail.htmlLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060099365156960134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-77085754772259563712007-11-09T15:05:00.000-05:002007-11-09T15:06:46.579-05:00Gearing up for the winter!This year's SHN board is currently working hard to find placements for the great number of students who have shown interest in this year's trip! We plan on travelling to the Gulf Coast 12/30-01/05 this year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-26948305029441124872007-11-09T15:01:00.001-05:002007-11-09T15:05:04.114-05:00Shout out to Hillary!On October 1st, the Louisiana Supreme Court and State Bar Association honored our all-star PIRC director Hillary Exter for all the work she's done and continues to do both within our SHN chapter an beyond! We couldn't be happier and can't think of anyone who deserves this more!From Fordham Law's press release (http://law.fordham.edu/ihtml/news-2details.ihtml?id=612&nid=629):The Supreme Court Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-5706093028850015322007-08-16T01:01:00.000-05:002007-08-27T21:42:36.081-05:00Life Goes On...Life goes on....but should it? Shouldn't it stop? When something so tragic and momentous happens shouldn't the world stop?How can everything just go on? Shouldn't we all stop and help pick up the pieces? Help rebuild?If it were us, wouldn't we want life to pause? Just for a second? When it happens to us, and it will, in one way or another, how will we feel as we see life carry on around us? ASalcedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00924656610683948129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-81491223662797586772007-06-09T10:20:00.000-05:002007-06-09T10:24:03.426-05:00NYC Intern CollaborativeOur friend Morgan Williams is helping create an exciting collaborative for the summer. The aim is to create a network that provides a forum for 2007 NYC summer intern law students to socialize, network, and exchange ideas about social justice work. The first event is this Tuesday, June 12th, at Sweet and Vicious at 7pm (5 Spring St, www.sweetandvicious.com). Email summerinterncollaborative@Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-55983249519368161252007-05-23T22:33:00.000-05:002007-05-23T22:34:07.282-05:00Linkin Park Lyrics about NOLAThe Little Things Give You Awaywater greythrough the windowsup the stairschilling rainlike an oceaneverywheredon't want to reach for me do youi mean nothing to youthe little things give you awayand now there will be no mistakingthe levees are breakingall you've ever wantedwas someone to truly look up to youand six feet / underwateri dohope decaysgenerations disappearwashed awayas a nation simply ASalcedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00924656610683948129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-85896940922252598772007-05-01T09:50:00.000-05:002007-05-01T10:00:20.648-05:00Shout out to Morgan Williams!A few days ago we heard from Bill Quigley the awesome news that the Louisiana State Bar Association has awarded Morgan Williams its first ever Law Student Pro Bono Award! Morgan Williams is a graduating Tulane Law Student, who was one of the founding members of SHN. Here is a picture of Morgan, speaking at the 2006 Equal Justice Works Awards Dinner in Washington D.C. (while a few familiar faces Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-4621108616712043522007-04-30T22:36:00.000-05:002007-04-30T22:46:04.088-05:00Fordham SHN in Albany for the NY State Bar Association Pro Bono AwardsThe New York State Bar Association's luncheon for recipients of the President's Pro Bono Service Award was a fun time, and a great chance to meet up with some of the SHN folks at other New York schools such as Touro, Columbia, Brooklyn, Cardozo and others. Abe, Anamaria, Hillary and Tom were able to make it up to Albany to represent Fordham's chapter of SHN, and we're proud to bring home what we Unknownnoreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-23996966682488569782007-04-21T08:54:00.002-05:002007-04-21T08:59:23.486-05:00Thank you and Farewell from 2006-2007 SHN Board!The 2006-2007 SHN Board, Jeremy Pfetsch, Abraham Salcedo, Anamaria Segura and Larry Spollen would like to thank everyone who made this year such a success! Very special thanks to everyone from the Public Interest Resource Center, especially Hillary Exter, without whose encouaragement and support we wouldn't have had the year that we did. And what a year it was! From collaborating on the SHN Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-25069135093236292772007-04-21T08:34:00.000-05:002007-04-21T08:46:32.301-05:002007-2008 Fordham SHN Board Elected!Congratulations to the newly elected 2007-2008 Fordham SHN Board: Denise Biderman, Aisha Jones, George Kottas, Janos Marton, Ken Moy and Emilie Williams! We look forward to handing over the reins to you all, and know that you will do a fantastic job. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35625477380706210.post-15387211430333071882007-04-21T08:06:00.000-05:002007-04-30T22:36:22.543-05:00SHN Wins NY State Bar Pro Bono Service Award!We're proud to announce that the Student Hurrciane Network will be the recipient of the New York State Bar Association's President's Pro Bono Service Award for extraordinary pro bono service! Hillary Exter, as ever a huge supporter of SHN, was one of the nominators. The award will be presented at a Law Day event in Albany on April 30th. Anamaria, Abe, Hillary Exter and Tom Schoenherr will travel Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0