Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Touro and Other Area Law Schools Participating in Lobby Day to Repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell"

Touro Law Center is participating in the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Washington, D.C. Lobby Day, Friday, March 19, 2010. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join a group from area law schools to travel to D.C. to lobby members of Congress to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell." Fordham Law is coordinating a bus (air conditioned, reclining seats, toilet, sound system, dvd player) which accommodates 54 passengers (free of charge for the passengers from participating law schools) on a first-come first served basis. The bus leaves Fordham Law, 140 West 62 St, NYC, on Friday, March 19 at 6 a.m. sharp and returns to Fordham Law the same day by about 6 p.m.

Participants will join teams from SLD and will pay short lobbying visits to members of Congress for repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell."

To reserve one or more seats, promptly email achapin@law.fordham.edu your name, class year, law school, and cellphone number. Andrew will be there in DC with you to lobby to end this discrimination.

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