Professor Matambanadzo: Thank you for circulating this message. I will register. I hope that every law professor—especially teachers of first-year courses—will introduce an example involving race in the very first class of the 2021-22 year and say "tell your friends and parents that you are talking Critical Race Theory on the first day of law school." I teach Torts. I start with damages. Last year, I used the new Section 3361 of California's Civil Code, which says: “Estimations, measures, or calculations of past, present, or future damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity resulting from personal injury or wrongful death shall not be reduced based on race, ethnicity, or gender.” I teach a California case with a terribly injured Latino plaintiff, and for years I have asked whether the students, as defense lawyers, would stand up and argue that a plaintiff's damages should be less because his income, as a Latino, would be less. (Uncomfortable silence.) Even if every law professor simply asked in the first class whether it'd make a difference if the plaintiff, defendant, judge, prosecutor, or lawyer were a person of color, I think that'd be a good way for the new year to start. Tom Russell _______________________ Thomas D. Russell, JD, PhD Professor Sturm College of Law University of Denver 303-871-6224 houseofrussell.com<http://houseofrussell.com> SSRN <http://ssrn.com/author=56098> papers LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/houseofrussell> profile ________________________________ From: Latcrit_list <latcrit_list-bounces@latcrit.org> on behalf of Matambanadzo, Sarudzayi M <smatamba@tulane.edu> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2021 12:36 AM To: latcrit_list@latcrit.org <latcrit_list@latcrit.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Latcrit_list] LatCrit Fridays: The Attack on CRT [External Email From]: latcrit_list-bounces@latcrit.org Please circulate widely. And if you are interested, please attend. FRIDAY, July 16, 2021, 10:00 A.M. EST: LatCrit Fridays: The Attack on CRT! Featuring: Don Bacon, Iriquois High School, Kentucky (tentative) Lucy Jewel, Univ. of Tennessee Law Brant Lee, Univ. of Akron, Ohio Ediberto Roman, FIU Law Vincent Wong, AAPF Sheila Velez-Martinez, Univ. of Pitt Law This virtual conversation features scholars and activists who are on the ground working in places where these bans have been passed or are pending. It is the first conversation in this series as the LatCrit Biennial Conference will feature a Plenary discussion with other leading luminaries in the field. Details t.b.a. Zoom Information is below: You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jul 16, 2021 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcodOiqqD8pHN1USn4kR_8EVcW-nHUNh1Sy<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcodOiqqD8pHN1USn4kR_8EVcW-nHUNh1Sy__;!!NCZxaNi9jForCP_SxBKJCA!DyxuZ50qSgCobAb59S2L61mOjyX1E3jDicQOGDoPiIBTLCjjnQQs5zZug8H7D4fyjA$> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Saru M. Matambanadzo (she/her/hers preferred - also happy with they/them/theirs or fae/faer/faers) Associate Professor of Law Tulane University Law School http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsfaculty/profiles.aspx?id=13994&ekmensel=c580fa7b_30_38_13994_3<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsfaculty/profiles.aspx?id=13994&ekmensel=c580fa7b_30_38_13994_3__;!!NCZxaNi9jForCP_SxBKJCA!DyxuZ50qSgCobAb59S2L61mOjyX1E3jDicQOGDoPiIBTLCjjnQQs5zZug8GCRUYiSg$> http://ssrn.com/author=680271<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://ssrn.com/author=680271__;!!NCZxaNi9jForCP_SxBKJCA!DyxuZ50qSgCobAb59S2L61mOjyX1E3jDicQOGDoPiIBTLCjjnQQs5zZug8HgZYMiBQ$> "America must get to work. In the chilled climate in which we live, we must go against the prevailing winds. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust. We must dissent from a nation that buried its head in the sand waiting in vain for the needs of its poor, its elderly, and its sick to disappear and just blow away. We must dissent from a government that has left its young without jobs, education, or hope. We must dissent from the poverty of vision and timeless absence of moral leadership. We must dissent, because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better." --- Justice Thurgood Marshall