September 2021 Business Meeting

CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES
A chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries

The CALL Meetings Committee presents:
 

September 2021 Business Meeting
Meeting Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Location: Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83230867322?pwd=WDlsVkM4ampDMnZGdGlTb3JTZGE0QT09)
Meeting ID: 832 3086 7322

Passcode: 737801

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Please stay on Zoom after the meeting to network and catch up with CALL friends.)

Cost: free

Speaker: Ben Jackson is the co-founder and COO of Immigrationhelp.org. Recently named to the 2021 "Fastcase 50" list, Ben Jackson is using tech tools to tackle common problems in immigration law. He was awarded the Access to Justice Tech Fellowship and the Equal Justice Foundation fellowship while attending The Chicago-Kent College of Law. Since then, Ben has worked with fellow Fastcase 50 honorees Jonathan Petts and Rohan Pavuluri to create consumer bankruptcy solution Upsolve, and now he’s the COO and co-founder of legal aid nonprofit Immigrationhelp.org. The nonprofit provides an online tool, equated to the “Turbo Tax for DACA applications”, allowing Dreamers to apply online for free. Ben and his team are on a mission to make immigrating to the United States easy, safe, and free by combining the power of technology with attorneys to help people achieve the American dream. They’ve assisted more than 3,000 immigrants at various stages in their immigration process. The budding organization has received funding from Google.org, KKR, and Harvard University.

Community Service:

CALL Donation Drive - Immigrants Like Us

In conjunction with our September Business Meeting, the Community Service Committee encourages donations to ImmigrationHelp.org. Their team of lawyers and technologists are committed to making the immigration application process easier and helping Dreamers prepare and file DACA applications for free. To learn more about their ongoing efforts in Chicago, visit www.immigrationhelp.org. To support their cause, the best way to make a donation is online through their Go Fund Me page: https://gofund.me/56ad7602

CALL Day Of Service - Alliance For The Great Lakes Beach Cleanup - Saturday October 9th - Montrose Beach - 9:00AM to 11:00AM

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.  We're planning to meet on Saturday October 9th to help clean up at Montrose Beach.  We will bring garbage bags and rubber gloves, but volunteers are welcome to bring their own supplies. We'll basically be going around the beach and cleaning up garbage.  Be sure to dress for weather.  Feel free to bring family members.  Volunteers can register using this link.  Please contact Mike McMillan at mmcmillan@mwe.com if you have any issues registering or any other questions.

Door Prizes: Two gift cards will be raffled during the meeting courtesy of LexisNexis.

Registration ends September 21st.

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