Getting Radical in the South

This fall I flew to Austin, Texas to attend the GRITS Conference hosted by the University of Texas School of Law.   GRITS stands for Getting Radical in the South, which is both a brilliant acronym and an important mantra that, I feel, is equally relevant and necessary here in Virginia.  The conference featured practitioners across various fields—attorneys, judges, community organizers, social workers, union leaders, student activists, and artists—fighting various battles—labor rights, prison reform, immigration justice, and gender equality. Though this blog post cannot adequately convey the empowering message and atmosphere of the GRITS Conference, below are some of my favorite takeaways: Attorneys should be a tool of empowerment, not the center of attention. Especially when providing direct client services, we attorneys should always remember that our knowledge and consequent expertise is no more valuable than people’s lived experiences…

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