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The Witness, a project of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, tells first-person stories from attorneys and advocates who are on the front lines of the fight against poverty.

Each episode of The Witness profiles one or more advocates working in civil legal services programs to advance justice and opportunity in their communities.

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law provides national leadership in advancing laws and policies that secure justice to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty. www.povertylaw.org

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The Witness, a project of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, tells first-person stories from attorneys and advocates who are on the front lines of the fight against poverty.

Each episode of The Witness profiles one or more advocates working in civil legal services programs to advance justice and opportunity in their communities.

The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law provides national leadership in advancing laws and policies that secure justice to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty. www.povertylaw.org

    010 - Alicia and Shelia Part 2

    010 - Alicia and Shelia Part 2

    Today’s episode is the first in our new mini-series about the Shriver Center’s own Racial Justice Institute. Formerly the Racial Justice Training Institute, Over the past five years, the Racial Justice Training Institute has equipped more than 200 Fellows from around the country to practice community-led advocacy in pursuit of racial justice.

    During the Racial Justice Institute National Convening, we got to talk with some of the lawyers and advocates who came together from across the country. We learned about their lives, their careers and their hopes for the future of the Racial Justice Institute.

    In the final episode of our RJI mini-series, we hear Part 2 of the conversation between Alicia White the Criminal Practice - Social Work Program Director - at Brooklyn Defenders Services, and Shelia Miller the Supervising Paralegal at the National Immigration Law Center

    • 25 min
    009 - John and Anna

    009 - John and Anna

    Today’s episode is the third in our new mini-series about the Shriver Center’s own Racial Justice Institute. Formerly the Racial Justice Training Institute, Over the past five years, the Racial Justice Training Institute has equipped more than 200 Fellows from around the country to practice community-led advocacy in pursuit of racial justice.

    During the first-ever Racial Justice Institute National Convening, we got to talk with some of the lawyers and advocates who came together from across the country. We learned about their lives, their careers and their hopes for the future of the Racial Justice Institute.

    In our third episode, we hear the conversation between John Petit a Managing Attorney at Communitty Legal Services Inc. and Anna Moss a Supervising Attorney at Legal Services of South Central Michigan.

    • 18 min
    008 - Alicia and Shelia Part 1

    008 - Alicia and Shelia Part 1

    Today’s episode is the second in our new mini-series about the Shriver Center’s own Racial Justice Institute. Formerly the Racial Justice Training Institute, Over the past five years, the Racial Justice Training Institute has equipped more than 200 Fellows from around the country to practice community-led advocacy in pursuit of racial justice.

    During the first-ever Racial Justice Institute National Convening, we got to talk with some of the lawyers and advocates who came together from across the country. We learned about their lives, their careers and their hopes for the future of the Racial Justice Institute.

    In the second episode of our RJI mini-series, we hear Part 1 of the conversation between Alicia White who is the Social Work Program Director - Criminal Practice at Brooklyn Defenders Services, and Shelia Miller the Supervising Paralegal at the National Immigration Law Center

    • 26 min
    007 - Kim and Kevin

    007 - Kim and Kevin

    Today’s episode is the first in our new mini-series about the Shriver Center’s own Racial Justice Institute. Formerly the Racial Justice Training Institute, Over the past five years, the Racial Justice Training Institute has equipped more than 200 Fellows from around the country to practice community-led advocacy in pursuit of racial justice.
    During the first-ever Racial Justice Institute National Convening, we got to talk with some of the lawyers and advocates who came together from across the country. We learned about their lives, their careers and their hopes for the future of the Racial Justice Institute.
    In our first episode, we are sharing the conversation between Racial Justice Network Director Kimberly Merchant and Legal Impact Network Staff Attorney Kevin Herrera as they talk about their unique RJI journeys.

    • 25 min
    Bonus: TALS

    Bonus: TALS

    In this bonus episode, we will hear some extra stories that didn’t make it into our previous episodes but wanted to share.

    • 16 min
    006 - The Future of the Legal Services Movement

    006 - The Future of the Legal Services Movement

    006 - The Future of the Legal Services Movement by Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

    • 35 min

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