Justice Rising: IANGEL’s 8th Anniversary Virtual Gala
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been busy preparing for our upcoming Virtual Gala: “Justice Rising.” Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we have a wonderful program lined up, including inspirational stories from our 2021 Rights & Leadership Award recipients, presentations from our summer Interns and volunteers, and musical performances. We’d like to extend a special thank you to Hanson Bridgett for its steadfast support since 2013 and its “Juggernaut for Justice” sponsorship this year.
There’s still time to register and sponsor our Virtual Gala! We hope to see you all on Zoom, August 19th at 5:30pm PDT.
Meet our 2021 summer interns
IANGEL welcomes three new interns joining our team this summer: Tenzing Chosang and Roselin Dayane Saavedra Silva, both from the Center for Youth Development Through Laws’ (CYDL) Summer Legal Fellowship Program, and Indira D’Souza, an undergraduate student at UC Davis. Their work will focus on learning more about IANGEL’s programmatic work, such as the Teen Information Project, as well as advocacy through communications and social media.
Cho is a rising senior at Berkeley High School and is in The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (small school). She is the first born daughter of two Tibetan Immigrants, and granddaughter of four Tibetan refugees. After high school Cho plans on going to a four year university, focusing on political science, and social service. As a female person of color growing up in a low-income family, she has always taken advantage of her resources, and works extremely hard to set herself up for success.
Dayane is a rising junior at Castlemont High School. She was born in Mexico and immigrated to the US when she was 10. Since then, she has lived in the US with the hope of working toward a better future and is determined to work hard at everything she does. Since she understands the struggle of growing up as an immigrant and person of color, she wants to engage in a future career that will allow her to help her mom and the immigrant community.
Indira is a rising junior at UC Davis majoring in Global Disease Biology and minoring in Human Rights Studies and Political Science. She is interested in looking at the intersections of public health, reproductive health, and policy through a social justice lens. Indira contributes to health education, direct patient care, and advocacy in her roles within student organizations at UC Davis. She works as a Peer Advisor and research assistant, and strongly believes in reproductive justice and harm-reduction philosophies. Outside of school, Indira enjoys eating dessert and spending time with her six housemates.
Empowering teens and promoting reproductive health
Research shows that giving young people information to make responsible decisions, such as proper contraceptive use and STD information, helps them to delay sex and protect their health. Teenagers should have access to information regarding their reproductive rights in the region where they live, as well as knowledge of the resources that are available to them. Read about how IANGEL’s Teen Information Project (TIP) will inform California teens about their legal reproductive rights, and better equip them with the knowledge they need to protect their health in our latest blogpost.
Missed out on CSW65 this year?
We gathered for the Commission on the Status of Women this year to discuss the important role that pro bono lawyers play in assisting change agents around the world. Watch our international panel of feminist lawyers and advocates discuss the ongoing struggle to develop tools to meet current challenges that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, and best practices for building alliances to move toward a world free from violence, stigma, and stereotypes. Visit our Youtube page to view the full discussion.
Advancing girls’ rights through pro bono advocacy
Girls’ rights to personal autonomy and self-determination are crucial to advancing gender justice. Only by assuring that girls can make their own choices, is it possible to achieve gender equality. Understanding the root sources of inequalities around the world will allow policymakers and legislators to address structural inequities and focus their efforts on legal reforms that truly overcome gender stereotypes. IANGEL’s Girls’ Rights Project aims to achieve this. Read the latest blogpost on our Girls’ Rights Project.
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