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Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Partnering with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities in the south to defend and advance their political, social and economic rights through the combination of legal advocacy, research, organizing and communications.

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Chris Heaney

May 9, 2014

Children have a right to access public education, regardless of immigration status!

As the school year comes to a close, some students can’t wait to leave the classroom. Some students, though, are still waiting to get in. Earlier this year, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice along with the North Carolina Justice Center, Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont, and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconChris Heaney,  education access,  Immigrant children,  North Carolina Public Schools,  unaccompanied minor

March 7, 2014

SCSJ in the community: Edgecomb County wills clinic

A basic tenet of SCSJ’s mission is that all people deserve access to quality legal services, regardless of race or socio-economic status. In furtherance of this ideal, SCSJ recently coordinated a clinic to draft wills and end-of-life planning documents for nineteen residents of rural Edgecombe County. With the help of nine volunteer law students from […]

Category iconHuman Rights,  Recent News Tag iconChris Heaney,  community outreach,  Edgecombe County,  end of life documents,  Event,  healthcare power of attorney,  living will,  powers of attorney,  Preserving Heirs_ Property,  Wills

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