Benchmark
Institute is a training and performance development organization
dedicated to increasing the quality and quantity of legal
services to low-income communities.
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Join us
in
honoring
Pauline
Wong
Gee
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The Celebration's centerpiece is honoring a person
whose advocacy and training work model the way for quality legal services to
low-income people.
Pauline Gee has dedicated herself to
creating a just and caring society beginning in 1971 at legal
Aid Society of Alameda County, through her work at California
Rural Legal Assistance and now as a Deputy Attorney
General. She has bettered the
lives of countless people - by lessening and eliminating family
violence, protecting consumers from rip-offs, removing barriers to
productive employment, enabling students to get a quality
education, and helping integrate immigrants, people of color and
people with disabilities into the labor force and society at
large.
Always on the cutting edge, Pauline
pioneered domestic violence shelters, Temporary Restraining Order
Clinics, and police officer training that serve as models for the
entire country. Whether litigating cases, doing policy advocacy,
or community legal education, she enrolls people from all facets
of a community to forge lasting, workable solutions.
Using her training and leadership abilities,
Pauline develops people by helping them build their strengths.
Generous with her time and talent, she is as dedicated to justice,
equality and empowerment in the office as she is in the courtroom.
Recognizing the power of quality training, she has served as
faculty at Benchmark training and is a trusted advisor.
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Photo Gallery
The
Program
The Interview:
Pauline Gee
Benchmarkers
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Fostering collaboration and connection among
people and groups, Pauline brings together differing viewpoints to
work for the common good. A small sampling of her volunteer groups
include: Asian Bar Association of Sacramento, California
Commission on Access to Justice, California Judicial Council,
California Women Lawyers, National Center for Women and Family
Law, State Bar of California, Foundation of the State Bar of
California, Yuba-Sutter Bar Association and Women in Legal Services.
Through her many accomplishments, Pauline
continues to inspire and expand the capacity of hundreds of people
to do extraordinary work for disenfranchised and low-income
people.
Friends of Benchmark Institute joined
Celebration 2002 for a conversational interview with
Pauline conducted by Rosemary French.
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Donations
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This event is a community celebration and a fundraiser for Benchmark Institute.
Please donate as much as you can to show your support and appreciation for
Pauline and Benchmark. Making a donation is way you can participate in honoring
Pauline.
Fill in the information on the RSVP (even if you
didn't attend) and send it with your donation to Benchmark Institute.
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Quilt Raffle
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This year's quilt, "Island
Paradise", will be the fourth in the Courthouse Steps Quilt series. Created expressly for Benchmark's raffle, each quilt is numbered and signed by the artist, Marie Contreras.
Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.
Courthouse Steps I - Won by Greg Bass, 1999
Courthouse Steps II "Fractured Diamonds" - Won by Amanda Wilson, 2000
Courthouse Steps III - won by
Dara Schur, 2001.
"Courthouse Steps" is a traditional quilt block pattern. Marie chose it for it's obvious connection to our work. The completed quilt will be approximately 52" x 52." It's a great size to decorate a wall, to snuggle under on your favorite chair or to give to a baby, toddler, or anyone else you care about!
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Gift Shop
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Benchmark t-shirts, caps and tote
bags are still available. Email Marie@benchmarkinstitute.org
for information.
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