Claudia Morcom

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Claudia Morcom

Claudia House Morcom was the first African American woman to work in an integrated law firm when she joined the firm of Goodman, Crockett, Eden, Robb, and Philo in the early 1960s. She was the Southern Regional Director of the National Lawyers Guild Committee for Legal Assistance from 1964-1965. In 1966, she became the Director of the Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services Program for the indigent. She became a Wayne County Circuit Court Judge in 1983. She served as a delegate to the United Nations Council on Human Rights.

Memorial to Coleman Young

On December 20 1997 the Communist Party USA's Peoples Weekly World published on page 18, a memorial to late Detroit mayor Coleman Young.

Signatories to the memorial included Claudia Morcom.

Michigan Coalition for Human Rights

In 2007/08 2007-08 Hon. Claudia Morcom, Retired Judge , served on the Advisory Board of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights.^[1]

DSA honor

Detroit Democratic Socialists of America celebrated the 10th Annual Douglass-Debs Dinner^[2] November 8th 2008 Co-chairs were UAW Region 1A Director Rory Gamble and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 547 Business Manager Phillip Schloop. The Douglass-Debs Award winners were David Bonior and Judy Bonior and Judge Claudia Morcom. The keynote speaker was In These Times senior editor David Moberg.

CCDS convention and Vietnam reparations campaign

At the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism 6th National Convention July 2009^[3]in San Francisco, Charlene Mitchell was honored for her work.

The event was chaired by CCDS Chicago leader Mildred Williamson and was sponsored by the Kendra Alexander Foundation, represented by Eric Quezada. Angela Davis, Hon. Claudia Morcom, Giuliana Milanese, and Carl Bloice recalled in loving and glowing terms how Charlene had mentored them and encouraged them through various battles, personal and political.

Saturday was the evening of solidarity with Vietnam. It featured highlights of the recent CCDS sponsored tour of Vietnam and the ongoing crisis of Agent Orange.

Co-chaired by Vietnam veteran Paul Cox and Judge Claudia Morcom, the evening had a practical purpose: to launch a campaign for the U.S. to make reparations to Vietnam for the ongoing impact of the mass poisoning of the population with Agent Orange. Morcom was one of seven international judges on the International People's Tribunal of Conscience in Support of the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange." The veterans and their families and friends who spoke from the floor were choked with emotion as they offered accounts not only of what they had seen that happened to the Vietnamese, but also to the veterans who were poisoned, and birth defects on their children as well. CCDS joined the campaign by acclamation.

Committee to Defend Diane Bukowski and Freedom of the Press

In 2009 Claudia Morcom was listed as a supporter of the Committee to Defend Diane Bukowski and Freedom of the Press^[4]

Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center

In 2007, Claudia Morcom was a member of the Honorary Host Committee for the Essential: Advocacy for Workplace Justice Reception & Silent Auction. The reception, which was held on Nov. 14, 2007 is the annual fundraising event to benefit the far left National Lawyers Guild-affiliated Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice. The guest of honor at the reception was Andy Levin, son of Congressman Sander Levin, and Deputy Director at the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth.^[5]

In 2009, Claudia Morcom was a member of the Host Committee for the Essential: Advocacy for Community Justice Reception & Silent Auction which was held at the Atlas Global Bistro, Detroit. The reception, which was held on Nov. 18, 2009 is the annual fundraising event to benefit the far left National Lawyers Guild-affiliated Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice. Remarks were made by Steve Tobocman and the Maurice Sugar Voice for Justice Award was presented to Marilyn Mullane, Executive Director, Michigan Legal Services.^[6]

Van Jones award host committee

Screenshot of Essential: Advocacy for Community Justice reception (click image to enlarge)

On November 18, 2010, the far left Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice presented "The Maurice Sugar Voice for Justice Award" to Van Jones "Human Rights Activists and Green-Jobs Advocate", at the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, 660 Woodward Ave, Suite 300.

Members of the Honorary Host Committee were;^[7]

• Jeffrey Breslin, RN, President, Michigan Nurses Association
• Hon. Hansen Clarke, Michigan Senate
• Hon. Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr., Detroit City Council
• Diana Copeland, Executive Director, East Michigan Environmental Action Council
• David Elsila, Retired Editor, UAW Solidarity Magazine
• Leslie Fields, National Director of Environmental Justice, Sierra Club
• Michael Garfield, Director, The Ecology Center
• Ponsella Hardaway, Executive Director, MOSES
• W. Kim Heron, Editor, Metro Times
• Charity Hicks, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
• Hon. Brenda Jones, Detroit City Council
• Bob King, President, UAW International
• Chris Kolb, President, Michigan Environmental Council
• Andy Levin, Acting Director, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth
• Hon. Claudia Morcom, Retired Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
• Kary Moss, Executive Director, ACLU of Michigan
• Hasan Newash, Palestine Office of Michigan
• Fred Redmond, International Vice President, United Steelworkers
• Hon. JoAnn Watson, Detroit City Council
• Ed Wendel, General Counsel, United Food & Commercial Workers
• Saundra Williams, President, Metro Detroit AFL-CIO
• Diann Woodard, President, American Federation of School Administrators

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