LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF
475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 1901, NEW YORK, NY 10115 www.latinojustice.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF CHAMPIONS AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY, USING THE POWER OF THE LAW TOGETHER WITH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION USES IMPACT LITIGATION TO DEFEND THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF LATINOS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES; INSTITUTE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE LATINO STUDENTS WITH THE ACCESS AND RESOURCES TO PURSUE A LAW DEGREE AND ESTABLISH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THAT ENSURE THAT LATINOS PARTICIPATE IN DAILY CIVIC LIFE AND BECOME ACTIVE MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF PROTECTS THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL LATINOS IN THE U.S.

LITIGATION:LATINOJUSTICE ORGANIZES ITS LEGAL PROGRAMMATIC WORK ALONG FIVE PRIMARY LEGAL PILLARS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS, VOTING RIGHTS, AND PUERTO RICO, ENGAGING IN HIGH IMPACT LAW REFORM LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS PRIVATE ENTITIES, THAT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE GREATER PAN-LATINX COMMUNITY. FY20 SAW SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SEVERAL YEARS-LONG CASES RELATED TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, AS WELL AS SUCCESSFUL LEGAL ACTION IN DEFENSE OF LATINX DAY LABORERS, VOTERS AND INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AMONG OTHERS. WE WERE HIGHLY ACTIVE ON CENSUS AWARENESS, ELECTION PROTECTION AND IN PROVIDING LEGAL GUIDANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PUERTO RICAN MIGRANTS TO THE STATES. WE JOINED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS AND ALLIES TO DENOUNCE POLICE VIOLENCE AND ADVOCATE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND UNEQUIVOCALLY STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER IN THE ESCALATING BATTLE FOR THE SAFETY OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. FINALLY, WE ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF LATINXS ON MATTERS OF WORKER SAFETY AND ACCESS TO RELIEF PROGRAMS AS THE PANDEMIC WREAKED HAVOC ON LATINX AND OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVOCACY:TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFILE AND REACH, WE COMPLETED AN OVERHAUL TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE TO MAKE IT A MORE DYNAMIC AND NAVIGABLE TOOL TO SHARE PROGRAM INFORMATION AND NEWS WITH THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS, CLIENTS AND ALLIES. WE UPDATED CORE ORGANIZATIONAL MATERIALS AND MULTI-PLATFORM, BILINGUAL OUTREACH MATERIALS TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING OUR ELECTION PROTECTION, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE CREATED A NEW WEB-BASED APP TO FACILITATE OUR CADA VOTO CUENTA VOLUNTEERS' INFORMATION-SHARING AND REPORTING DURING KEY STATE AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS. IN FLORIDA, WE CONTINUED TO DEFEND THE RIGHT TO VOTE OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND IN TEXAS OUR POLICY AND LEGAL TEAMS COLLABORATED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION OF PAROLE-ELIGIBLE TEXANS DURING THE PANDEMIC. TO STRENGTHEN OUTREACH TO DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, WE MOVED CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, PROVIDING THOUGHT-LEADERSHIP ON THE NEED FOR STRUCTURAL REFORMS TO OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE LAUNCHED AN INTENSIVE MULTI-SESSION WORKSHOP FOR DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ON ABOLITION THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OUR REENVISION JUSTICIA NETWORK LAUNCHED THE FIRST-EVER ALL LATINX ABOLITION STUDY GROUP, AS WELL AS CREATING A DIGITAL HUB OFFERING RESOURCES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY POLICE BRUTALITY. WE VIRTUALLY LAUNCHED OUR DECOLONIZE JUSTICE MINI-DOCUMENTARY SERIES AND HOSTED MULTIPLE VIRTUAL TOWNHALLS AND WEBINARS, INCLUDING A COLLABORATION WITH UNIVISION, ON ISSUES DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ON THE LATINX COMMUNITY.

LEGAL EDUCATION - CAP LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE:OUR CAP LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROVIDED CRITICAL SERVICES FOR PRELAW STUDENTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL LAW DAY FAIR, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 60 LAW SCHOOLS AND SCORES OF ASPIRING LATINO LAWYERS TO WORKSHOPS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. OUR LAWBOUND PROGRAM SERVED ASPIRING LAW STUDENTS THROUGH TWO INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK PREPARATION AND MENTORING SESSIONS, AND OUR NEXT GENERATION LIDERES PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING LAW STUDENTS, PROVIDED MENTORS AND PROGRAMMING FOR PRELAW STUDENTS. OUR CORPORATE/LAW FIRM ALLIANCE SUMMER PROGRAM (CLASP) PROVIDED INTERNSHIPS FOR FIVE LAW STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW FIRM AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THREE FORMER CLASP INTERNS WERE OFFERED POST-GRADUATION POSITIONS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE LAW FIRMS. CAP PROGRAMS ARE ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY THE LATINOJUSTICE LIDERES BOARD, COMPRISED OF 25 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS INCLUDING LAW, FINANCE, AND TECH. LIDERES BOARD ORGANIZE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. OUR LITIGATION PARTNERS DONATED ATTORNEY'S FEES TO CREATE AND ENDOW THE NIXON PEABODY SUMMER CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, UNDERWRITING A SUMMER LEGAL FELLOW EACH SUMMER FOR 10 YEARS. AS THE PANDEMIC UNFOLDED, PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND MENTOR/MENTEE MEETINGS MOVED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS.

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