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OFFSITE: New Sanctuary Coalition Training

Sat, Jan 26, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Congregation Rodeph Sholom

New Sanctuary Coalition Pro Se Clinic Training

Each Tuesday night the New Sanctuary Coalition runs a pro se clinic to help asylum seekers. The clinic’s rapid expansion from ~50 Friends per week at the end of 2017, to over 150 Friends per week now, has created challenges.

For this reason, they are organizing a special clinic training for Friends, aka volunteers who help refugees figure out how to navigate the various options and steps as they apply for asylum. This will take place on Saturday, January 26th at 12:00 pm in NYU School of Law (40 Wash Square South, room 216).  No advance registration is required, bring your own snacks and beverages.

The first two hours are very strongly encouraged for any volunteer who has never been to a full clinic training (the short intro on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm does not constitute a proper training). If you choose to attend the training then you need to commit to volunteering at the clinic on Tuesday nights—click here to learn more about it.

Starting at 2:00 pm, every member of the pro se clinic, present and past, is invited to join a town hall style meeting where people can discuss concerns, questions and suggestions to make the clinic as strong as possible.

12:00 pm: general pro se clinic training for newer volunteers

2:00 pm: pro se clinic town hall