Find SELC'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 SELC events below or in our public google calendar here (you can even sync SELC's google calendar to yours so you never miss out on building the legal roots of resilience)!
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Legal Professionals for Justice and Resilience Happy Hour
Co-hosted by Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), Bay Area Legal Incubator, the Association of Legal Apprentices, ESQ Apprentice, and the Sustainable Economies Lawyers Association: Calling all legal professionals who want to build just and resilient economies! SELC is is excited to co-host a legal professionals happy hour along with four wonderful Bay Area organizations.
If you are looking to build connections with change-making legal professionals, this is the place to be! You will also get to meet SELC's Fellows, who will be visiting from all over the country.
Join us at Mad Oak (just a short walk from Lake Merritt BART station) for an informal networking event with drinks, snacks, and stories of cultivating community resilience.
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Saturday, October 01, 2016 at 12:00 AM through October 31, 2016 · 58 rsvps
Oakland City Hall in Oakland, CAOakland Worker Cooperative Ordinance Committee Hearing
POSTPONED: Community & Economic Development Committee Hearing
The Oakland Worker Cooperative Incentives for Growth Ordinance hearings have been delayed by a few weeks. That means that we are no longer rallying at City Hall on September 27th or October 4th. The decision to delay was made by our ordinance's sponsors, Councilmembers Annie Campbell Washington (Distrcit 4) and Dan Kalb (District 1) because they felt they needed more time to finalize the language.
Don't despair! The ordinance is still going to make it to City Council, and we will let you know when the new set of dates are announced for the Community & Economic Development committee and full Oakland City Council votes. Once we know, you'll know!
Please look out for our announcement of the new dates and times! We need all of our allies to come out and support the Oakland Worker Cooperative Incentives for Growth Ordinance -- a landmark policy for economic democracy in Bay!RSVP BELOW TO BE UPDATED ON THE ORDINANCE
In order for the ordinance to be adopted, the ordinance will first be heard by City Council's Community & Economic Development Committee and then the ordinance will move to a the full City Council for a final vote. We need your bodies and voices in the room to demonstrate that Oakland supports this policy! RSVP below and you'll receive more info on how you can make your voice heard!
Once this ordinance is adopted, Oakland will be the first city in the US to adopt this type of support for worker cooperatives, becoming a national leader in the movement for cooperative economies. Show Oakland City Council that our communities demand economic development that empowers residents and creates resilient communities! Help Oakland build on the momentum that is sweeping the country as New York, NY, Austin, TX, Minneapolis, MN, Rochester, NY, Berkeley, CA and other city governments prioritize the development of inclusive, just, and cooperative economies!
We've done it before! Let's do it again!
PLEASE DISREGARD THE TIMING BELOW. THAT IS JUST A PLACE HOLDER. WE WILL EMAIL YOU WHEN WE HAVE UPDATES ON THE NEW DATES AND TIMES.
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Saturday, October 01, 2016 at 12:30 AM · 31 rsvps
Oakland City Hall in Oakland, CAFinal City Council Vote on Oakland Worker Coop Ordinance
POSTPONED: Oakland City Council's Final Vote!
The Oakland Worker Cooperative Incentives for Growth Ordinance hearings have been delayed by a few weeks. That means that we are no longer rallying at City Hall on September 27th or October 4th. The decision to delay was made by our ordinance's sponsors, Councilmembers Annie Campbell Washington (Distrcit 4) and Dan Kalb (District 1) because they felt they needed more time to finalize the language.
Don't despair! The ordinance is still going to make it to City Council, and we will let you know when the new set of dates are announced for the Community & Economic Development committee and full Oakland City Council votes. Once we know, you'll know!
Please look out for our announcement of the new dates and times! We need all of our allies to come out and support the Oakland Worker Cooperative Incentives for Growth Ordinance -- a landmark policy for economic democracy in Bay!RSVP BELOW TO BE UPDATED ON THE ORDINANCE
In order for the ordinance to be adopted, the ordinance will first be heard by City Council's Community & Economic Development Committee and then the ordinance will move to a the full City Council for a final vote. We need your bodies and voices in the room to demonstrate that Oakland supports this policy! RSVP below and you'll receive more info on how you can make your voice heard!
Once this ordinance is adopted, Oakland will be the first city in the US to adopt this type of support for worker cooperatives, becoming a national leader in the movement for cooperative economies. Show Oakland City Council that our communities demand economic development that empowers residents and creates resilient communities! Help Oakland build on the momentum that is sweeping the country as New York, NY, Austin, TX, Minneapolis, MN, Rochester, NY, Berkeley, CA and other city governments prioritize the development of inclusive, just, and cooperative economies!
We've done it before! Let's do it again!
PLEASE DISREGARD THE TIMING BELOW. THAT IS JUST A PLACE HOLDER. WE WILL EMAIL YOU WHEN WE HAVE UPDATES ON THE NEW DATES AND TIMES.
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Monday, October 03, 2016 at 05:00 PM
Impact Hub Oakland in Oakland, CALegal Cafe at Impact Hub Oakland
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.SELC is immensely grateful to Impact HUB Oakland for hosting SELC and the Resilient Communities Legal Cafe. 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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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 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, October 18, 2016 at 05:30 PM
California Hotel in Oakland, CAEast Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Legal Cafe
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.This cafe in partnership with the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, which is working to build healthy, vibrant, and safe neighborhoods in Oakland and the greater East Bay.
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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Town Hall: Homemade Food in California
Co-hosted by Josephine and the Sustainable Economies Law Center
Join us in our second town hall for a ton of exciting updates on our efforts to reform California’s food safety laws to expand opportunities to support home-based food microenterprises. We have been collaborating with environmental health regulators on policy proposals and we want to open this conversation up to all those interested in shapin
g the future of a more inclusive food system. We would like feedback on these proposals in order to best incorporate economic empowerment, public health, and other community considerations. After a few opening updates from the event hosts (the Sustainable Economies Law Center and Josephine)about tentative policy proposals that aim to expand these enterprises, we will open the floor to cooks, consumers, regulators, public health advocates, and any other attendees to brainstorm other potential considerations regarding the logistics and regulation of home-based food businesses. We hope for a thoughtful dialogue that aspires to increase opportunity for permissible home-based food micro-enterprises.Agenda
Town Hall Introduction
Updates on Conversations with Regulators and Stakeholders
Overview of Recent Proposals
Open Discussion - some topics we may cover include:
o Deliveries
o How to ensure that home food enterprises are ‘good neighbors’ (e.g. limitations on traffic, noise, hours)?
o Same-day service
o What should be the responsibilities of the web platforms selling food?
o Legal and ownership structure of web-based platform
o What limits on volume of sales or revenues would be appropriate?
o Should the law include any additional health or environmental criteria, such as a ban on disposable plastics or limits on sugary foods?
Note: Josephine and the Sustainable Economies Law Center are collaborating on efforts to facilitate conversations on legislation and to collect feedback on various legislative ideas. The Sustainable Economies Law Center does not represent Josephine as a legal advisor or as a lobbyist.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016 at 05:30 PM · 2 rsvps
The Double Standard in Oakland, CAFall Volunteers & Members Happy Hour
Calling all Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) volunteers, interns, members, and sustainers! Come and let us celebrate your part in building community resilience! Join SELC staff and your fellow SELC community members to cultivate connections at our upcoming happy hour!Sharing economy legal professionals, public interest law students, urban gardeners, social justice advocates, and more will be in attendance! If you are a SELC volunteer, intern, member, or sustainer and looking to build your network of resilience minded individuals, join us!
This is a great place not only to learn about SELC, connect with our staff, and get a better understanding of our work supporting grassroots economic empowerment, but also a place to meet the movers and shakers seeding communities across the Bay toward a more humane economy!
Please join SELC for an informal networking event with drinks, snacks, and stories of cultivating community resilience at The Double Standard (just a short walk from 19th St. Oakland BART station)!
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Monday, November 14, 2016 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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Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 06:30 PM
Impact HUB Oakland in Oakland, CA2016 SELC Fall Celebration
Come get wrapped up in the next economy and enjoy an evening of fun filled fantasy and adventure!
Join the Sustainable Economies Law Center as we celebrate 7 years of building community around the legal roots of just and resilient economies! More information and tickets below. RSVP TODAY!
Early bird tickets on sale until October 28th!