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BLF Fellow Lydia Edwards Secures Grant for Domestic Worker Mediation Project

BLF’s 2011-2012 Fellow Lydia Edwards, who is working at the Brazilian Immigrant Center in Allston, MA, recently secured a  grant from the Miller Foundation to support her Domestic Worker Mediation Project.  The grant will pay for the training of domestic workers and progressive employers in the co-mediation model to help mediate workplace disputes between domestic workers and the families who they work [...]

BLF Phoenix Fellow Yanin Senachai Awarded Skadden Fellowship

Congratulations to BLF Phoenix Fellow Yanin Senachai, who has earned a 2012-2014 Skadden Fellowship. Yanin, who will be graduating from Berkeley Law in spring 2012, will be working at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center representing trafficked and exploited Thai low wage workers. Congratulations Yanin!

BLF Fellow Daniel Redman Co-Authors Guide for LGBT Elders

2010-2011 BLF Fellow Daniel Redman recently completed his year-long fellowship, and was a lead author of a pioneering new guide for LGBT elders published by the National Center for Lesbian Rights in December 2011. The guide, called “Navigating the System: A  Know-Your-Rights Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders in  California”—is designed as a resource [...]