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		<title>MELAW Social Hour</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join your MELAW friends and meet new members at the no-host Social Hour!
When:  September 22, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Tig Asian, 614 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA (between Cherry St. &#38; Yesler Way)
The restaurant is offering special discounts to us, including extending their happy hour.  In addition to socializing and networking, you will learn about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MELAW in the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The September issue of the WSBA Bar News contains an article entitled  MELAW:  The Birth of a New MBA, written by MELAW President Aneelah Afzali. The article discusses how MELAW started, developed, and its progress to date.
You can read the entire article here on our website &#8211; Check it out!
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		<title>Member of the Joint Committee: Law Firm Diversity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MBA Joint Committee on Law Firm Diversity (“Joint Committee”) released a Law Firm Diversity Report last year, which evaluated the top 50 law firms in Washington on diversity issues.  Because MELAW was not yet in existence, it was not a member of the Joint Committee.  This year, MELAW is a member and, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition Sponsor of WA Families Standing Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may be aware, the domestic partnership expansion law (“everything but marriage” with respect to state rights for same-sex domestic partners), which was passed by the Washington Legislature and signed by the Governor, is going to be put to a vote this fall as Referendum 71.  The Washington Families Standing Together coalition is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting with WSBA about Demographic Form</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 27, 2009, MELAW President Aneelah Afzali met with Gail Stone, Director of Justice and Diversity Initiative at the Washington State Bar Association (“WSBA”).  The purpose of the meeting was to discuss MELAW’s efforts to modify the demographic form used by the WSBA to collect statistical data on lawyers in Washington State.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MBA Meeting with Senators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 24, 2009, MELAW Vice President for Community Outreach, Damon Shadid, attended a meeting with Senator Maria Cantwell’s staff to discuss how the Minority Bar Associations of Washington (“MBAs”) could aid the Senator’s office in improving diversity in the federal judiciary.  Members of 12 of the MBAs attended the meeting, and the discussion focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Booth at Arab Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELAW participated in this year’s Arab Festival, which was held on August 1 and 2, 2009.  The Festival, a biannual event held at Seattle Center as part of the Safeco Insurance Festal Series, showcases and celebrates Arab culture and provides information and education about the Arab world and the Arab community in the Northwest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity Stakeholders Gathering</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WSBA has extended invitations to the leaders of the MBAs, including MELAW, to participate in a gathering to discuss the structure of the bar with respect to diversity.  By way of background, the WSBA Board of Governor’s Diversity Committee hosted a gathering on July 17, 2009, to discuss how diversity should be structured within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACLU Amicus Brief</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELAW &#8212; along with the other MBAs &#8212; has been asked to sign on to an amicus brief that will be filed by the ACLU in a case pending before the WA Court of Appeals.  Information about the amicus brief is below.  Please let us know if you have thoughts one way or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle Iranian Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELAW had a booth at this past weekend&#8217;s IACA Iranian Festival at Seattle Center.  Thanks Polly Peshtaz, Nima Seyedali, Manal Boulos, and Nilly Park for helping staff MELAW&#8217;s booth!
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		<title>Statewide Diversity Conference</title>
		<link>http://melegal.org/statewide-diversity-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELAW co-sponsored the third annual Statewide Diversity Conference on Friday, June 12 at Seattle University.  The conference was a success, as was the panel MELAW put on regarding Judicial Appointments.  Our VP of Community Outreach, Damon Shadid, moderated the panel, and the panelists consisted of Richard Mitchell and Judge Edsonya Charles.
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		<title>Membership Retreat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you who made it to our First Annual Membership Retreat on Saturday, June 6, and thanks to our sponsors:  Stokes Lawrence, P.S.; Lotus Law Group, PLLC, and Cherry Street Coffee House.  We had a good turnout and a great discussion about a few different things, including the scope of [...]]]></description>
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