Social Justice Fellowship Alumni
Leanne Gale
Washington, DC, USA
Attorney
Fellowship Year: 2013-2014
Placement: Ir Amim
Interests:
Leanne Gale is an attorney currently serving as a legal fellow at Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition. She attended Yale Law School, where she was a co-director of the Allard K. Lowenstein Clinic for International Human Rights and Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. While in law school, she also co-founded the first-ever Yale Law School Human Rights Trip to Palestine & Israel. She is — most importantly — a proud dog mama to her senior pup, Emma Goldman Gale.
In My Own Words: The Social Justice Fellowship changed my life. It brought me into relationship with many of the advocates I admire most, fighting for justice under intensely oppressive circumstances. It was honor to work alongside Palestinian communities in Jerusalem fighting against apartheid, as well as the Jewish Israelis and international advocates who show up in solidarity with their struggle.