How do we structure our movements to get us to liberation? Can we protect our leaders by decentralizing leadership? What can we learn from the Black Panthers about cooperation, mutual aid, and mental health? These are some questions discussed in a recent panel: Serve the People - Cooperative Economies and Lessons from the Black Panthers. 

[photo by Bryson Washington]

Our co-worker Veryl Pow joined Malaika Parker of Black Organizing Project and Xavier Buck of Huey P. Newton Foundation in a panel discussion moderated by Berkeley Law’s Nyanga Nyandemoh. Hosted by the Berkeley Journal of Black Law and Policy, the panel discussion starts at the 3 hour 34 minute mark in this video. 

Law Center Updates

New Resource: Wealth Redistribution and the Law MCLE Recording

Our goal is for wealth to flow without legal barriers and in the spirit of solidarity, not charity. Far too often, professionals like lawyers, financial planners, and foundation leaders misunderstand the law, causing unnecessary blockages to redistribution. In this recording, we did our best to  give a broad overview of the legal terrain and the various resources we’ve created on these topics, helping to dispel some myths while we’re at it.

New Resource: Muralist Rights Teach-in Recording

A webinar on muralist rights featuring a fireside chat with artist-attorney AnaV Avila and attorney Alex Glancy, plus a legislative update and call to action from Julie Baker of Californians for the Arts.

Upcoming Events

Check out our many offerings this summer!

Paying Ourselves Equitably (Module 7 Collaborate to Co-Liberate -C2C)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10:00AM Pacific

Join us to explore how to talk about money in our organizations and how to navigate some of the tensions and contradictions that arise when quantifying our needs.  We’ll share examples of equitable pay structures and how they were developed, how they evolve, and what factors to consider when defining your compensation structures.  

MCLE Worker Self-Directed Nonprofits and the Law

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 11:00AM Pacific

Join us for an MCLE webinar on how workers in nonprofits can replace a disempowering hierarchy with collective control, distributing leadership roles to every worker, and the legal gray areas of worker self-direction.  This activity is approved by the California State Bar for 1 MCLE credit.

MCLE Maybe We Are a Church?

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 11:00AM Pacific

This MCLE is for lawyers interested in supporting groups who might benefit from church status. This webinar will go over federal and California law. This activity is approved by the California State Bar for 1 MCLE credit.

MCLE Worker-focused Worker Co-op Conversions

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 1:00PM Pacific

Join us for an MCLE webinar providing political education on the history of worker co-op conversions and suggesting strategies to negotiate worker co-op conversions focused on the workers. This webinar is for lawyers interested in supporting workers in worker co-op conversions. This activity is approved by the California State Bar for 1 MCLE credit.

Elimination of Bias MCLE: A Legal History of Whiteness

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 12:00PM Pacific

This MCLE workshop will deal with the recognition and elimination of bias by discussing the legal and social history of whiteness and how this impacts us today on a legal, economic, social, and spiritual level. We will also focus on implicit bias and share bias-reducing strategies that can address how unintended biases regarding race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics undermine confidence in the legal system. This activity is approved by the California State Bar for 1 Elimination of Implicit Bias MCLE credit.