Activities
Current Activities
- Legal Nights
Translate for local attorneys offering free legal advice to the community.
First Wednesday of every month
Centro San Juan Diego
2830 Lawrence
Third Tuesday of every month
Mi Casa
4th and Acoma
- English as a Second Language Program
Teach English as a Second Language to members of the College of Law cleaning staff. Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you would like to participate as a teacher or as a student.
- Citizenship Days
Help translate and complete citizenship forms. Dates vary. Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.
- Movie Lunches
Lunch-time discussion (in Spanish) of Spanish-language movies. Hosted by visiting Spanish-speaking students. Dates TBA.
Past Activities
- Thanksgiving Baskets
On November 22, 2009, SSLA stuffed Thanksgiving baskets for refugees and crime victims. Thanks to generous donations from the Latino Law Students Association, the Public Interest Law Group, the Chancellors Scholars, the Student Bar Association, and the law school community, SSLA was able to purchase $700 worth of toiletries, toys, hats, gloves, and other daily necessities to give to 23 families.
- Latin America Week and Spanish-Speaking Happy Hour
During the week of October 19, 2009, the SSLA sponsored four discussions regarding Latin American issues. Speakers included the Peruvian Consular Officer, Denver-area immigration attorneys, visiting Latin American student-attorneys, and local Latino attorneys. SSLA ended the week by hosting a happy hour for SSLA members and Spanish-speaking attorneys from the Denver area.
- Travel to Peru for the Fujimori Trial
During the 2008-2009 Christmas break, three SSLA members traveled to Lima, Peru for two weeks as international observers of the criminal prosecution of Peru’s former president, Alberto Fujimori. The students, inspired by a guest speaker whose brother had been murdered in a government-sponsored massacre, spent several months raising awareness of the trial and support from the Denver legal community. During their visit, the students were able to conduct interviews in Spanish with many of the attorneys working on the case, Lima’s chief prosecutor, family members of massacre victims, and the three judges trying the case. Additionally, the students spoke with partners of several prominent law firms as part of a research project to better understand the nature of a legal education and career in Peru, a civil law country. Upon their return, the students continue to advocate for experiential learning within Latin America as well as justice in Peru.
