Fieger to speak at NAACP chapter’s annual Freedom Fund Dinner
The Southern Oakland County chapter of the NAACP announced Monday that attorney Geoffrey Fieger will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Freedom Fund Dinner, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Westin Hotel in Southfield.
Fieger, a senior partner and founder of the Oakland County based law firm Fieger, Fieger, Kenney, Johnson & Giroux has a national profile and is in demand as an analyst for high-profile media trials.
This year’s SOC Freedom Fund dinner theme is “Standing United for Civil Rights and Justice for All.” The program will also include the first annual “Civil Rights Hall of Fame” honoring six individuals from the Southern Oakland County area who have made a significant contribution to civil rights, within the last 10 years.
The Southern Oakland County, Michigan chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was chartered in 1982, under the national organization by former Assistant Attorney General Robert Willis and fellow associates. The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
“We must continue the fight for racial justice and economic parity in an effort to eliminate poverty,” said Chapter President Gwen Thomas. “We must continue to stand united until there is an equal playing field and equal liberties for African Americans who are employees, business owners, students, consumers and citizens of America.”
General dinner tickets for the event are $85; VIP tickets are $125. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For information about the Southern Oakland County NAACP Freedom Fund dinner and the nomination process for the “SOC Civil Rights Hall of Fame”, log on to www.socnaacp.org or call (248) 569-9700.
Judges Young and Richards to administer Cooley pro bono pledge
Judge Joan E. Young of the Oakland County Circuit Court and Judge William J. Richards of Southfield’s 46th District Court will administer the Cooley Voluntary Pro Bono Pledge to Thomas M. Cooley Law School students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local attorneys. Takers pledge their support of Thomas M. Cooley Law School's commitment to pro bono legal service and pledge to (a) complete at least one pro bono activity during the upcoming year, and (b) to continue to do so every year throughout their legal careers or to comply with or exceed the pro bono expectations of their state bar association.
The pledge ceremonies are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 3 at noon (Judge Young ) and 6:15 p.m. (Judge Richards) in room 145 at Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus located at 2630 Featherstone.
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