16 September 2005
From: Executive Director, Malcolm Rich
To: Members/Friends of the Chicago Council of Lawyers
     & the Chicago Appleseed Fund For Justice

In this e-Newsletter:

Council and the Cook County Bar Association Co-Sponsoring Forum on Racial Profiling

The Chicago Council of Lawyers and The Cook County Bar Association will hold a Forum on Racial Profiling

Friday September 30, 2005
Noon to 1:30 pm
DePaul Center, Room 8010, 8th floor
1 E. Jackson (corner of Jackson and State)
Chicago

Speakers will be:
Alexander Weiss, the Director of Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety, which analyzed data on traffic stops by governmental police forces throughout Illinois

Randolph Stone, Clinical Professor and Director, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, University of Chicago Law School and former Cook County Public Defender

You may bring your own lunch.

There is no charge for this event, but please RSVP to 312-988-6565 or ccl@chicagocouncil.org


Reminder: Annual Fundraising Luncheon September 28, 2005

On September 28, 2005, Chicago Appleseed will once again be joining with the Chicago Council of Lawyers to host our Annual Fundraising Luncheon. The program will mark the 36th Annual Meeting of the Council and the eighth Annual Meeting of Chicago Appleseed.

At our 2005 Annual Luncheon, we will be unveiling our new Criminal Justice Project. To set the stage for this initiative, keynote speakers at the Luncheon will be Randolph Stone and Steve Bogira. Each will present their unique perspective on the criminal justice system.

Randolph Stone is the former Public Defender for Cook County and is a clinical professor and Director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Chicago. Steve Bogira is the award-winning reporter for the Chicago Reader and the author of Courtroom 302, which examines one year in one courtroom of America’s busiest felony courthouse.

We will be presenting a Commitment to Justice Award to Patricia Logue, senior counsel at Lamda Legal, for her commitment to the protection of civil rights and dedication to family law.

A seat is $100 and a table of ten is $1,000. For those employed by a public interest organization, government, or academic institution, a seat is $60 and a table of ten is $600.

Please contact Malcolm Rich to order your tickets (Phone: 312-988-6552 or email:  malcolmrich@chicagoappleseed.org).