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Posted on April 28, 2021
The Law Center will be closed for Chrysalis Week from May 3rd - May 7th 2021. chrys·a·lis | \ ˈkri-sə-ləsa protecting covering also : a sheltered state or stage of being or growth The Law Center is taking a week off to re-energize and re-center ourselves as we go through...
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Posted on April 1, 2021
By: Samantha Greyson, The Daily Texan Excerpt: Charlotte Tsui, staff attorney for the Sustainable Economies Law Center, said a mutual aid fund is the final recipient of the gift donation, but it can be characterized as a gift agent for tax purposes and act as a means to transfer gifts from...
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Posted on April 1, 2021
On March 11th, 2021, our Director of Economic Democracy, Ricardo Nuñez, and SELC Staff Attorney, Gregory Jackson, provided an introduction to the powerful ways that worker cooperatives equitably distribute wealth and why it matters for your cooperative’s taxes! Below, you'll find the recording and follow up resources that we shared with...
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Posted on March 5, 2021
I look in the mirror and nervously adjust my hair, trying not to look too rigid. Opening my laptop, I take a deep breath before clicking the Zoom link to my first General Circle Meeting at Sustainable Economies Law Center. I’m just a few weeks into my new job. I’m...
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Posted on February 24, 2021
In the U.S., we celebrate Black History in February. Black history is vital to the ongoing project that is American democracy. “We have helped the country live up to its founding ideals”, writes 1619 Project journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. We celebrate local legends like Dennis Terry, filmmaker and co-founder of Mandela Foods Cooperative...
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