Action for Human Rights: Fall 2008
Evening Coffee Hour Is Back!
Location: TBD
The Center, along with WCL student groups Action for Human Rights and the LLM Board, are pleased to continue the evening coffee hour, a monthly opportunity for the WCL community to meet and discuss human rights issues in an informal and friendly setting.
Dates and location are yet to be confirmed. Keep up to date by checking out the Listserv or the Docket.
Experiential Learning Project (ELP)
Get Out of the Classroom and Into the World!
WHAT IS AN ELP?
Started by WCL students in 2003, Experiential Learning Projects (ELPs) take students from the classroom into the field to interact with the real people that live the issues we often discuss in the law school classroom. Our goal is to humanize the learning experience, develop participants' understanding of an issue, and infuse learning with transformative potential. ELPs enable the WCL community to meet with people working/living all sides of a local human rights issue and reflect on their visits and experiences. ELPs are organized by students, with the help of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and, while there is no specific outcome expected, many ELPs have led participants to create follow-up service projects and independent study projects.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
ELPs are limited to ten participants and they must commit to attending all sessions. Anyone in the WCL community can participate: all J.D. or L.L.M. students (full- or part-time), faculty and staff.
Check back for updates about this semester's projects and opportunities to join.
If you are interested in planning another ELP on any topic, please contact Center Program Coordinator Amelia Parker at aparker@wcl.american.edu.
