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Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, Coronavirus Response

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Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, Coronavirus Response

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Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston offered this Coronavirus Pandemic Response update outlining the work they have continued doing during the pandemic, including information about intake, community legal education and outreach, legal advocacy, small business support, unemployment assistance, medical-legal partnerships, and litigation. "The demand for our free legal services has increased exponentially since the start of the public health and economic crisis. Since March, we have received over 350 requests for legal assistance (intakes). The estimated demographic breakdown is as follows: 55% Black; 25% Latinx; 10% Asian American; and 10% other."

Date (Dublin Core)

May 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Anjelica Oswald

Partner (Dublin Core)

Northeastern University

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English Social Issues
English NGOs (non-profits)

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Boston
lawyer
civil rights
economic crisis
legal assistance
immigration
racial justice
education
employment
voting rights
Massachusetts

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Greater Boston
lawyer
civil rights
economic crisis
legal aid
legal assistance
immigration
minority
education
employment
racial justice
voting rights

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Social Justice
Law Enforcement
Latino(a/x) Voices

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

6/25/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

7/20/2020
10/27/2020
02/04/2021

Date Created (Dublin Core)

05/2020

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This item was submitted on June 25, 2020 by Anjelica Oswald using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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