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August 2024 Newsletter: Executive Order N-1-24 is cruel and unconscionable

August 2024 Newsletter: Executive Order N-1-24 is cruel and unconscionable

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-1-24, which directs California state agencies and departments to begin clearing unhoused people living on state property. The order comes at a time when similar policies are rising across the country, despite evidence that these approaches do not work to end... Continue Reading

Law Center Statement to Mayor Thao: Stop the Sweeps in Oakland

Law Center Statement to Mayor Thao: Stop the Sweeps in Oakland

We, at the Sustainable Economies Law Center, condemn Sheng Thao’s recent enthusiastic response to Governor Newsom’s cruel and unconscionable Executive Order N-1-24, from July 25, 2024, justifying the escalated and aggressive sweep of our unhoused Oakland neighbors in the wake of the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson decision by... Continue Reading

Poor Magazine Expanded My Thinking: What is Work? Who is a “Worker”?

Poor Magazine Expanded My Thinking: What is Work? Who is a “Worker”?

On May 23, the Law Center held a labor-focused community appreciation event at Kinfolx Cafe in Occupied Huchiun (aka Downtown Oakland) where we invited some of our collaborators to come enjoy each others’ company for an evening. Our guests of honor that night were poverty scholar teachers from Poor Magazine,... Continue Reading

July 2024: Why is work done by poor people often criminalized?

July 2024: Why is work done by poor people often criminalized?

Is recycling work? Is panhandling work? Is mothering work? Yes, all of these types of labor should be considered work. But why do these activities become criminalized when the worker is a person living in poverty? These are exactly the questions POOR Magazine asked of us in their theater presentation... Continue Reading

June 2024: #TheFutureOfWork Recap, Recordings, & More!

June 2024: #TheFutureOfWork Recap, Recordings, & More!

Thank you to everyone who joined us last month for #TheFutureOfWork campaign! We appreciate everyone who helped us raise $17,163! Alongside our fundraising — which also raised $1,716 for our solidarity partners Somos Tierra Campesino Collective — we held an MCLE panel discussion, a roundtable, and a fireside chat on... Continue Reading

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