Events and Trainings

Asylum Skills: Trauma-Informed Client Interviews, Declarations & Testimony Preparation

In Person
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 8:45 am to 3:30 pm PDT
Asylum Skills: Trauma-Informed Client Interviews, Declarations & Testimony Preparation

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies – California and San Joaquin College of Law, New American Legal Clinic invite you to a free in-person MCLE skills training focused on representing clients in asylum, withholding of removal & Convention Against Torture Claims. The training will discuss how a client’s age, developmental stage, trauma history, and other factors may impact a client’s narrative.

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Working with Asylum Clients Affected by War in Ukraine

Virtual
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PST
Working with Asylum Clients Affected by War in Ukraine

Please join the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies-California (CGRS-CA) and Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) on a training about working with Ukrainian refugees. This training will equip legal practitioners with culturally competent, trauma-informed tools to improve legal outcomes and client trust for Ukrainians and Russian-speaking asylum seekers affected by war.

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Asylum 101 & Form I-589 Preparation Webinar for Asylum Pro Se Clinic Volunteers

Virtual
Monday, November 10, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 6:15 pm PST
Asylum 101 & Form I-589 Preparation Webinar for Asylum Pro Se Clinic Volunteers

The training will provide a practical overview of asylum law and form preparation, including how to identify eligibility, complete a legally sufficient I-589, and frame strong, credible claims. The session is designed to equip participants with the core skills needed to assist pro se asylum seekers effectively.

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Symposium: The Rule of Law and Threats to Democracy

Hybrid
Friday, November 14, 2025 - 8:30 am to 4:00 pm PST
Symposium: The Rule of Law and Threats to Democracy

The Center for Racial and Economic Justice, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Center for Race, Immigration, and Citizenship, and Center for Constitutional Democracy invite you to attend The Rule of Law and Threats to Democracy. Featured speakers will address critical topics including threats to democracy and voting, challenges to higher education and attacks on “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” and the rights of non-citizens.

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