数十年来，消除贫困和实现经济正义的法律行动主义一直是东北地区关注的主要焦点。我们培训学生与边缘化人群一起工作，以确保所有人的基本需求，建立更加平等的社会，并增强代表性不足和被排斥的群体的能力。我们努力教给学生开箱即用的思维方式，并在多个领域（例如法院，立法机关，行政程序）和多种模式下工作（例如，个人代表，团体代表，公共教育，基层动员，媒体宣传） ），因为我们认为多层次的倡导是争取经济正义的唯一途径。集中精力的核心教职员工在法律服务，非政府组织，社区发展组织，民权律师事务所和工会的数十年集体实践中积累了丰富
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