Find Sustainable Economies Law Center's events below!
We're always cooking up pay-it-forward legal advice, action-oriented workshops, and happy hours with engaging conversations on how to build just and resilient local economies. Don't miss out! Please, share with your friends or network when an event might benefit others!
You can view all the Law Center's events below or in our public google calendar here (you can even sync our google calendar to yours so you never miss out on building the legal roots of resilience)!
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Monday, August 07, 2017 at 05:00 PM
Impact Hub Oakland in Oakland, CALegal Cafe at Impact Hub Oakland
The Sustainable Economies Law Center provides direct legal support to individuals and groups who are working to create new solutions for resilient local economies. The Resilient Communities Legal Cafe is a first-come, first-serve, donation-based legal advice clinic, providing a collaborative space for community building and connecting.This cafe is co-hosted by Impact HUB Oakland. Impact Hub Oakland is equal parts inspiring shared working space, entrepreneurial incubator, and a membership-based community of socially engaged people, co-working and co-learning. Impact HUB Oakland cultivates, supports, and connects purpose-driven people as they pioneer solutions for a sustainable and equitable world.
For more information about the Legal Cafe, including the areas of law we specialize in, our upcoming teach-ins, and more, please visit www.theselc.org/cafe.
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Monday, August 07, 2017 at 06:00 PM · 9 rsvps
Impact HUB Oakland in Oakland, CATeach In: Coop Communication Basics
Strategies for Cooperative Communication
Healthy communication is important, but in a cooperative home, workplace, or community organization it’s absolutely crucial. In this workshop we explore the specifics of communication health in a co-op setting, introduce and learn to use the Safe Space dialog tool, and troubleshoot cooperative communication conundrums brought by participants.
This teach-in is intended for members of worker cooperatives, democratic workplaces, cooperative housing, intentional communities, and grassroots organizations.
About Kate "Sassy" SassoonKate "Sassy" Sassoon has participated in a wide variety of innovative member-and-mission-driven organizations for over 20 years and has a wealth of experience in: organizational culture, change management, education and training, community organizing, mission-driven strategic planning, decision making process design, conflict management, and mediation. Sassy is passionate about supporting innovative organizations committed to building a better world. Want to learn more about Sassy? Check out her website here: sassycooperates.org
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 05:00 PM
East Bay Community Law Center (SHATTUCK LOCATION) in Berkeley, CALegal Cafe in partnership with Community Economic Justice Clinic
The Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) provides direct legal support to individuals and groups who are working to create new solutions for resilient local economies.
The Resilient Communities Legal Cafe is a first-come, first-serve, donation-based legal advice clinic, providing a collaborative space for community building and connecting.
CEJ is focused on empowering low-income communities of color to build long-term solutions to poverty through the advancement of community-owned cooperative businesses and affordable housing. This legal cafe is in partnership with the Community Economic Justice Clinic (CEJ) at the East Bay Community Law Center.
Everyone is welcome to attend this cafe.
For more information about the Legal Cafe, including the areas of law we specialize in, our upcoming teach-ins, and more, please visit www.theselc.org/cafe.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 05:00 PM
Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, CAPolicy Cafe & Teach-In
Do you have an idea to change your community for the better? Do you have questions about policymaking on a local or state level? Do you want to explore your inner policymaker?
Come get answers, ideas, and strategies from our center's staff, experienced attorneys and policymakers!
This is a two-part event (You can come to both, or either!)
1. From 5:00PM - 5:30PM, there will be a DIY Policymaking teach-in facilitated by Sustainable Economies Law Center's Policy Director, Yassi Eskandari, and Executive Director, Janelle Orsi. They'll present best practices for engaging in local and state-level policy issues.
2. From 5:30PM to 7:30PM, we'll be hosting a Policy Cafe and offering individualized consultations for folks who want to discuss their specific ideas and get advice on questions such as:
- What are the next steps after I have come up with my policy idea?
- How do I draft a policy proposal?
- How do I approach council members, county supervisors, or other legislators about my idea?
- How do I navigate the legislative process?
- In what ways can my nonprofit participate in policy advocacy?
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Tuesday, September 05, 2017 at 05:00 PM
Alchemy Collective Cafe in Berkeley, CAAlchemy Legal Cafe
The Sustainable Economies Law Center provides direct legal support to individuals and groups who are working to create new solutions for resilient local economies. The Resilient Communities Legal Cafe is a first-come, first-serve, donation-based legal advice clinic, providing a collaborative space for community building and connecting.
This cafe is co-hosted by Alchemy Collective Cafe, a worker-owned business that serves delicious coffee!
For more information about the Legal Cafe, including the areas of law we specialize in, our upcoming teach-ins, and more, please visit www.theselc.org/cafe.