Emily Blatt

Brown University

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I consider myself to be an activist and am committed to social justice.

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Brown University Human Rights Brigade June 2016 Panama



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Hello! My name is Emily Blatt and I am a current first year at Brown University. I am majoring in biology while on a pre-med track. Other than Global Brigades, I am also involved in BOMBS (Brown's Organization of Multiracial and Biracial Students), BSU (Black Student Union), Black Premed Society, the United League of Black Women, and soccer at Brown.

I joined Global Brigades because I wanted to find an organization dedicated to volunteerism, not tourism. Unlike other service trips throughout my high school career, this organization is dedicated to just that: providing sustainable and long-lasting aid to communities that have faced injustice.

Though the trip is dedicated to good service, it is rather expensive. Though I am working to attain the funds by working at a local bakery, a donation of any size would be greatly appreciated!

If you have any questions regarding who I am or why I am dedicated to this trip, I can be contacted at emily_blatt@brown.edu.

Volunteer Activity Description

Global Brigades offers 7-day Human Rights Brigades throughout the year in Panama. Human Rights Brigades primarily work with rural communities that are under-resourced and largely unaware of their own legal rights. Throughout the week, Human Rights Brigades volunteers shadow Panamanian lawyers to provide pro-bono legal consulting to rural communities. A free legal clinic provides opportunities for volunteers to not only receive experience with Panamanian legal professionals but also experience first-hand the obstacles to justice and the culture of legal misinformation in rural communities. Volunteers also work to provide capacity building and education-based workshops on various legal concepts to empower communities through education. Additionally, volunteers continue shadowing Panamanian lawyers while they gather important information to initiate the process of resolving family legal cases, many of which have been stalled in Panama's legal system through institutional inefficiencies and the prohibitive high costs of legal services. Between brigades, Global Brigades’ in-country staff works to secure legal outcomes and provide follow-up to the community.

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