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We express our heart-felt gratitude
to the Friday, May 7th, 2004 Thanks to your support, La Raza Law Students Association awarded the first Cruz Reynoso Social Justice Fellowship to Ms. Patricia Salazar, who will work this summer to serve the Latina/o community in Los Angeles. The evening began with mariachi welcoming attendees. People then began to sit, and dinner was served. Cristal Torres de Herrera, Co-Chairperson de La Raza Law Students Association then described the vision behind the Fellowship and introduced this year's keynote speaker, Maria Blanco, executive director of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights for the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Blanco delivered a stirring keynote address that featured the statistical reality of Latina/o education in California. The Honorable Cruz Reynoso then spoke. Justice Reynoso shared his vision of community service and challenged all present to ensure that such service transcends the delivery of legal services and manifests true engagement with the people and organizations that form our communities. The night ended with a grito, led by Alex Zuñíga, past Treasurer of the Association. Afterwards, students and friends caroused at a local pub in Berkeley. Gracias a todos who joined us and to those who could not attend but whose support made the evening possible! Be sure to plan to attend next year's celebration!
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La Raza Law Students
Association Fundadores Benefactor Contribuidor Amigos We also thank Leandro Duran and his partners at Duran, Ochoa & Icaza, LLP at whose firm, we held this year's dinner. For information about donations, click
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