Community Engagement

The epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. "Selma" is a vivid portrayal of the courage of ordinary people to stand together peacefully and demand what the law guarantees, when actual danger to life and limb was a day-to-day reality.  Nominated for Best Picture, "Selma" won the Academy Award for Best Song ("Glory" by John Legend). 

The training will cover how to monitor police, the legal rights of protesters and the public, and how to stay safe. Flynn is a long-time member of the National Lawyers Guild and a frequent legal observer. Sponsored by the Dean's Pre-Law Remsen Bird Fund.

For more information, contact the Rev. Susan Young at young (at) oxy.edu.

Based on a 2009 TED Talk, but made after his mother passed away, the film uses audio recordings from interviews he conducted with her for a LIVES piece in the New York Times published in 2005, the 30th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh. The script for the documentary follows the eulogy he delivered at her funeral - a letter to her grandchildren about what she did to make their lives possible.

Coming at a time when explicit racism is resurfacing, Prof. Hernandez's look at multiracial discrimination cases is essential for fortifying the focus on civil rights law on racial privilege and the lingering legacy of bias against non-whites.

From the infamous case of the woman who sued McDonalds over spilled coffee to the saga of the Mississippi Supreme Court Justice deemed 'not corporate enough' by business interests, this film challenges the conventional wisdom about 'frivolous lawsuits.'