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
Jane
Moran
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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.
Jane Moran has devoted her life to protecting the most
vulnerable from abuse, violence and neglect. From her days as a VISTA volunteer
in Massachusetts and a lawyer with the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund to
her current sole practice in the Southern Appalachian coalfields, she has
focused on protecting abused and neglected children, furthering the cause of
workers, and defending low-income people accused of crimes.
A fierce advocate, Jane uses a wide variety of advocacy
strategies. A master trial lawyer and oral advocate, she has argued before the
United States Supreme Court and regularly appears before the West Virginia
Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has organized tenant and
welfare rights groups and served as counsel to a citizen non-profit and
teachers’ association. She also chairs Mountain State Justice, a public interest
law firm focusing on welfare reform, environmental, prison, consumer, and
education issues.
An inspiring and generous teacher, Jane has taught in law
school and educational programs for lawyers, paralegals and judges. A core
faculty member at Benchmark Institute’s Trial & Hearing Skills Training since
1986, she has helped shape it into the only public interest training of its kind
and quality in the country.
Passionate about her work to eliminate violence, Jane has
been instrumental in drafting, enacting and enforcing laws providing for
domestic violence restraining orders and shelter funding, humane involuntary
commitment practices, and child focused abuse and neglect proceedings. She also
has served as an alternate Family Law Master and Mental Health Commissioner.
A tenacious advocate, Jane brings her best to each client,
doing whatever needs to be done — from the routine to the challenging. Whatever
the stakes, she chooses do the right thing regardless of how it affects her
personally. Practicing law for the good of the client and the good of us all,
Jane Moran continues to show the way.
Join us for a conversational interview with Jane conducted
by Rosemary French.
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Program
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6:00
6:00-9:00
6:30
7:30
8:30
9:00-11:30
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Buffet Dinner Silent Auction
Live Comedy & Music featuring alumni & friends
Meet the Advocate
Conversational interview with Jane Moran
Live Auction
Dancing
As with every Benchmark event our celebration connects you to
other dynamic, committed people. Plan to spend the evening.
There will be good food, great company and plenty of fun.
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Reunion |
Can you believe it was 5-10-15 years
since you came to our training? We’re extending a special
invitation to alumni from 1998, 1993 and 1987-88. One of your
fellow alums will be contacting you. For our “oldest” alums,
Daphne Macklin (College of Advocacy 1987, Trial Skills 1988) has
an offer we hope you can’t refuse!
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Donations
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This event is a community
celebration and a fundraiser for Benchmark Institute.
Please donate
what you can to show your support and appreciation for
Jane and Benchmark. If
you can’t attend, donating is another way you can participate in
honoring Jane.
Fill in the information on the
RSVP
(even if you
don't attend) and send it with your donation to Benchmark
Institute. In the program we’ll
acknowledge all gifts received by October 20.
Other opportunities to give at the event
include the auction, quilt raffle and gift shop items such as
Benchmark t-shirts, latte cups, caps and tote bags.
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International Market Auction |
Do some of your holiday shopping
early! The Auction features handcrafted items gathered from
around the world, theme gift baskets, homemade food goods such
as crunchy dill pickles, piquant salsa, wildflower honey
gathered from home tended bees and services such as home repair.
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Quilt Raffle
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This year’s quilt “Japanese Garden”
will be the fifth in the Courthouse Steps Quilt series. Created
expressly for Benchmark’s raffle, each quilt is numbered and
signed by the artist. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six.
#quilt">Click here
to view a photo of the quilt.
Raffle 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 IV "Island Paradise" - won by Jane Moran, 2002
"Courthouse Steps" is a traditional quilt block pattern. Marie
chose it for it's obvious connection to our work.
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Gift Shop
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Benchmark t-shirts, caps, latte cups and tote
bags are available. Email
Marie@benchmarkinstitute.org
for information.
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Date/Time
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Saturday, October 25, 2003
6:00 to 11:30 pm
See Program for details |
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Location
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Fort Mason Center, Golden Gate Room, Building A
Buchanan at Marina Blvd., San Francisco
Map and directions by car and public transportation
East Bay: Bay Bridge to Fremont St. Exit; left on Fremont & first right Howard; left on Embarcadero & go 2 miles; left on Bay & go 2 miles; right Buchanan. Cross Marina Blvd. & sharp right into Fort Mason Center.
North Bay Golden Gate Bridge (US 101) to Marina Exit; Marina Blvd (1.5 mi) to Buchanan & turn left into Fort Mason Center.
Peninsula US 280 North towards Golden Gate Bridge; take Hwy. 1/19th Ave. across SF. North of Golden Gate Park, 19th becomes Park Presidio Blvd. After MacArthur Tunnel, take Marina exit (on right); Marina Blvd. (1.5 mi) to Buchanan, turn left; then sharp right into Fort Mason Center.
Free parking on site & along the Marina Green. |
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Motels
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Motel information:
Marina &
Fisherman's Wharf
Others near by
Axcel
Travel Consultants, 800-536-6606 |
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Other Events |
Make your hotel and plane
reservations now. In fact, why not make a weekend of it.
The San Francisco
Jazz Festival, Art Span/San Francisco
Open Studios
and lots more will be going on.
Other Events: Fort Mason Center,
www.fortmason.org
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RSVP
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by October 20 - Please
For RSVP and donation form
click here |
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