Justice at Home

"We believe it a duty to champion all fundamental rights under the law, but we recognize a special trust and competence to safeguard every man's right to fair trial, on which every other right is dependent." 

-Robert H. Jackson, The American Bar Center: A Testimony to Our Faith in the Rule of Law

Welcome to Justice at Home, a special edition newsletter from the Robert H. Jackson Center that hits your inbox every 3 weeks with updates on our virtual programming, lesson plans and lectures, and interesting finds from our digital archives. 

If you enjoy this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and share it on your social media pages. Make sure to tag us (@roberthjacksoncenter) and use the hashtag #JusticeatHome.

Tea Time with the Jackson Center 

Tea Time with the Jackson Center takes both a look back at Jackson's place in history and a look forward showing how his legacy influences current events.

Our next Tea Time with the Jackson Center is Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 3pm. Keep an eye on your inbox for an announcement closer to that date as we kick off #TeawithRHJC in 2021! Thank you for joining us in this new venture in 2020 and for making these programs such a success! Please continue to submit your questions on programs we've done, and let us know what you would like to learn about.  

If you have a Facebook account, follow RHJC's page and Kristan's page. You can interact with us and ask questions of our guests by commenting on the video during the live stream. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can still watch the Teas on the Center's public Facebook page. If you aren't able to catch it live, we post the videos to our YouTube Channel and Facebook page the following day.

Our 2020 #TeawithRHJC guests have included:

-Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, World Justice Project, Leila Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University School of Law and the Director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, and Eddie Sundquist, Mayor, Jamestown, NY.  The conversation focused on human rights, gun violence, and how local communities can join in promoting human rights.

Rebecca Cokley, the director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress. Rebecca and Kristan discussed the progress of the disability rights movement.

Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, and share the videos with your family and friends on social media using the hashtag #TeawithRHJC.

Coming Up at the Jackson Center

The Center is closed Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday.

Wednesday, December 16 at 3pm-Election Update with Electoral College expert Ned Foley

The Jackson Center again welcomes electoral college expert Ned Foley for a free webinar. He will take us through the twists and turns of our most recent election, including the legal challenges, as well as provide updates on electoral college reform discussions. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions, and the webinar will be recorded.  Click here to register for this free webinar.

December 31 at 8pm-World’s Largest Virtual Wine Tasting: NYE with Bag & String!
Join Sam Whitmore of Bag & String Wine Merchants, and 10,000 of your closest friends for what is planned to be the world's largest virtual wine tasting. We hope you will be a part of this record-breaking event!

Registration closes December 12, 2020 for the wine kits to be shipped to your home. Options include:

• "The Party Comes to You!" $120 includes Zoom link, PDF of the Workbook, hard copy of the workbook, 4 tasting mats and 6 - 375ML bottles of sparkling wine, including a Cava, Prosecco, American Sparkling at least one Grand Cru Champagne and two other expressions. (Available in NY and all states Bag and String Wine Merchants can ship to, see website for details. Wines subject to change.
• "Get the Party Started!" $20 includes Zoom link, PDF of the Workbook, hard copy of the workbook, 2 tasting mats and material list. You will need to purchase 6 bottles of suggested sparkling wines from your local wine store. 

Registration closes December 26, 2020 for "The Party Planner" option (electronic-only): $10 includes Zoom link, PDF of the Workbook and material list. You will need to purchase 6 bottles of suggested sparkling wines from your local wine store.

Find out more at bagandstringwine.com and order your preferred package through their website. A significant percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Jackson Center.

Jackson's Opening Statement at Nuremberg: 75 Anniversary Reading

November 21, 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of Robert H. Jackson’s opening statement as the U.S. Chief of Counsel at the Nuremberg Trials. For more than three hours, Jackson outlined the atrocities and evidence of the Nazi’s war crimes in what was deemed “a forensic masterpiece” by The New Yorker.

In commemoration of this important anniversary, the Jackson Center created a video of Jackson’s opening statement, using his words from the podium in Nuremberg. More than 100 people read this riveting message to the world. Click on the video above to view the video on our YouTube channel, and be sure to subscribe to our channel while you're there!

From Jackson's Desk

Robert H. Jackson was a gifted orator and writer. Many of his articles and speech transcripts are housed on our website. We feature them in our weekly #TuesdayMotivation and #SundayQuote on the Jackson Center's social media pages. 

On Christmas Eve 1945, an address recorded by Robert H. Jackson at Nuremberg on December 20th was broadcast via radio in the U.S: 

"Christmas should bring home to all peoples, regardless of race, creed or nationality, what it really means to the world that this year marks the conquest of the Nazi-Fascist-Japanese drive to dominate the world. We who are here in Nuremberg, far from home but close to the scenes of the war, have thrust upon us a new appreciation of the
significance of Christmas."

Read the entire address, courtesy of the Jackson List, here.

From the Archives

This photo of two women shopping is from our previous Jackson in Jamestown exhibit. We know your holiday shopping probably looks a little different this year than this photo, but you can still break out your fancy shopping hat!

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