We The Action
** We The Action Volunteer,
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Good morning, and welcome to our weekly digest of current volunteer legal projects.
A special thank you to the lawyers who signed up to help ensure an accurate vote tally in Georgia and Nevada over the weekend! The Nevada project is still looking for lawyers, so there's still time to sign up if you live in Nevada! ([link removed]) And if you know lawyers in Nevada, please share this email with them!
We have more than 120 legal projects that need your help:
** 1—5 HOURS
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Help Save Students' Private Scholarships ([link removed])
Yes She Can Campaign
Research and analyze the private scholarship policies of American colleges and universities to help need-based scholarship recipients make full use of the scholarships they've earned. This is a remote opportunity, and lawyers may be barred in any state.
** 1—5 HOURS
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Help New Nonprofit Navigate Funding/Partnership Questions ([link removed])
All Vote No Play
A new nonprofit focused on engaging student athletes, coaches and administrators to exercise their civic power needs advice on potential partnerships, sponsorships, and other funding considerations. This is a remote opportunity, and lawyers may be barred in any state.
** 6—10 HOURS
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Help Refugee-Serving Org Address Incorrect Notices of Hearings ([link removed])
Portland Refugee Support Group
A nonprofit serving refugee communities has been receiving Notices of Hearings for individuals who are not their clients. They need a lawyer to help them understand the cause and ensure the correct recipients are being notified. This is a remote opportunity. Though this organization is based in Oregon, lawyers may be barred in any state.
** 1—5 HOURS
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Multilingual Lawyers Needed to Help With Translation ([link removed])
Tarjimly
Multilingual lawyers are needed to help eliminate legal barriers for non-English speakers. Lawyers who speak Pashto, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Vietnamese, Lingala, Haitian Creole, Somali, Tigrinya, Sango, Dinka, or Kirundi especially needed. This is a remote opportunity, and lawyers from any state are welcome to volunteer.
** 21+ HOURS
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Represent Afghans Applying for Special Immigrant Visas ([link removed])
Human Rights First
With the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, lawyers are needed to represent Afghan refugees applying for Special Immigrant Visas. Training & mentorship provided. This is a remote opportunity, and lawyers from any state are welcome to volunteer.
View All Projects ([link removed])
We’re hosting demos of We The Action in the coming days — We hope you’ll join us and learn how we can help you find projects to work on the issues that matter most to you:
* Thursday, November 17 at 1 PM ET ([link removed])
* Friday, November 18 at 5 PM ET ([link removed])
* Monday, November 21 at 2 PM ET ([link removed])
We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe.
Best,
The We The Action Team
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