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Part of an "environmental justice" project of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.

Action. Access. Progress.

The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing to secure their access to fundamental resources and services.

Note: The above description came from the organization's About Us page.

In The News

Renters' advocates take aim at landlords’ lawyers in fight to reform eviction court, Plan Philly, October 3, 2017.

Info

Email Newsletter: Newsletter
Facebook: @publicinterestlawcenter
Internship and Volunteer: Get Involved
Twitter: @pubintlawctr

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+[http://www.pubintlaw.org/ pubintlaw.org][[File:PILCOP.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Part of an "environmental justice" project of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.]]<blockquote>''Action. Access. Progress.''</blockquote>
+The '''Public Interest Law Center''' uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use '''litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing''' to secure their access to fundamental resources and services.
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+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above description came from the organization's [http://www.pubintlaw.org/about-us/ About Us] page.
-Since 1969, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia has been the law firm to which individuals and organizations turn to address local and national policies that perpetuate discrimination, inequality and poverty. We were founded as one of the original Lawyers Committees for Civil Rights Under Law in the midst of the civil rights movement, then incorporated by five Chancellors of the Philadelphia Bar Association to secure the future of this firm of skilled attorneys, expert in high-impact legal strategies. Our attorneys and staff use high-impact legal strategies – including class action lawsuits, policy advocacy, community organizing and education – to secure significant, long-lasting change for our clients.
+==In The News==
+*[http://planphilly.com/articles/2017/10/03/renters-advocates-take-aim-at-landlords-lawyers-in-fight-to-reform-eviction-court Renters' advocates take aim at landlords’ lawyers in fight to reform eviction court], Plan Philly, October 3, 2017.
-Our clients are people with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, low-income individuals and communities, formerly incarcerated people , and the advocacy organizations that represent them. Living with discrimination and poverty, they are denied access to vital resources that every person needs in order to enjoy even the rudiments of equal citizenship – an education, health care, a home, a healthy environment, a job, and the unencumbered right to vote.
+==Info==
+*Email Newsletter:&nbsp;[https://pubintlaw.org/newsletter/ Newsletter]
+*Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/publicinterestlawcenter/ @publicinterestlawcenter]
+*Internship and Volunteer:&nbsp;[https://pubintlaw.org/get-involved/ Get Involved]
+*Twitter:&nbsp;[https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/ @pubintlawctr]
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+==See Also==
+*[[Garden Justice Legal Initiative (GJLI)]]
+*[[Grounded in Philly]]
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+[[Category:Issue-Environmental_Justice]] [[Category:Issue-Law]] [[Category:Issue-Public_Interest_Law]]
+[[Category:Serves-Unemployed_People]][[Category:Serves-Sexual_and_Gender_Minorities]][[Category:Serves-Low_Income_People]][[Category:Serves-Nonprofit_Organizations]]
+[[Category:Using-Volunteers]]
-[[Garden Justice Legal Initiative (GJLI)|Garden Justice Legal Initiative (GJLI)]]
+[[Contact Email::frontdesk@pubintlaw.org| ]]
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