Hello all – This is the first in a series of past members’ accounts. We are making an effort to get as many contributions as possible from past members so this year’s group can get a sense of what ALP is all about. ____________________________________________________________________ Last year, I interned at The Advocates for Human Rights in [...]
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About the Project
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, Reflections on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Upcoming ALP Silent Auction
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, Uncategorized on November 9, 2009 |
Greetings ALP volunteers! We just want to remind you of a few important things that are coming up! The Annual Silent Auction, which is our biggest fundraiser, is next week, November 16, 17, and 18th and we need your help to make it happen. As you have heard by now, each trip participant must donate [...]
Support Golden Gopher Football and the Asylum Law Project
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, Uncategorized on November 9, 2009 |
The Asylum Law Project will be holding a silent auction from November 16th- 18th in order to raise funds in support of student trips across the country. Each year, ALP places law students with community organizations that are working to provide assistance to individuals seeking political asylum. In anticipation of the upcoming silent auction, ALP [...]
Speed Dating / Networking Event – November 5th, 2009
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, Uncategorized on November 1, 2009 |
SPEED DATING/NETWORKING EVENT! ALP is hosting a fundraising Speed Dating and Networking Event at Stella’s Fish Cafe next Thursday, November 5th. Doors open at 7:30. Registration will be $9 in advance and $11 at the door. We will be tabling Monday through Thursday in the sub-plaza during lunch to pre-register folks. The money made at [...]
Alumni Reception Today!
Posted in Previous ALP Trips on April 16, 2009 |
Remember to attend the ALP end of the year Alumni Reception TODAY (April 16th) at 7pm in Auerbach Commons. We will be celebrating the accomplishments of ALP over the years and honoring our previous members. Plenty of food and refreshments will be provided, and everyone (including non-members) are welcome to attend. Hope to see you [...]
ALP alumni reception
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, tagged alumni reception, announcements on April 8, 2009 |
Dear ALP Alumni and Friends: The Asylum Law Project of 2008-09 cordially invites you to attend our 2009 ALP Alumni Reception on Thursday, April 16th at 7pm in Auerbach Commons of the University of Minnesota Law School (see attached poster). To kick off the Law School’s Alumni Weekend, ALP would like to look back to [...]
El Paso del Mundo
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, Uncategorized, tagged ALP, Annunciation House, asylum law project, Casa Anunciacion, DMRS, el paso, immigrant, Las Americas, Texas Civil Rights Project, TRLA, University of Minnesota Law School on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
El Paso is closer to Los Angeles than Houston, closer to three other state capitals than its own, 12 hours from Brownsville, Texas. It is part New Mexico, part Tejano, part Mexico, part Wild West, all frontera. With a population of 700,000 and separated from a 1.5 million city by a tiny rivulet called the [...]
El Paso pictures
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, tagged asylum law project, el paso, texas on January 28, 2009 |
Remember, if you have any pictures from your trip please email them or post them to the facebook group. Click on each picture to enlarge.
UMN ALP in the News
Posted in Previous ALP Trips, tagged ALP, jordan shepherd, matthew webster on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The University of Minnesota Asylum Law Project was featured on a recent MNDaily.com article: As immigration issues continue to frequent court rooms, political speeches and circles of public debate, about 70 first-year law students helped illegal immigrants work their way through the legal process during their winter break. The law students, who were all members [...]
A note from Jordan
Posted in Previous ALP Trips on January 21, 2009 |
Hi everyone! I hope that everyone had a restful holiday and is adjusting well to the new semester. I have heard some great stories from members who went on their trip this month, and I had a great time myself in El Paso. On a somewhat related note, I want to remind everyone about the [...]
