I am running in the Oakland Running Festival Half Marathon to raise funds for the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC). SELC is a wonderful organization based in Oakland focused on developing worker cooperatives and worker self-directed nonprofits! Their mission is to cultivate a new legal landscape that supports community resilience and grassroots economic empowerment. The Law Center provides essential legal tools - education, research, advice, and advocacy - so communities everywhere can develop their own sustainable jobs. My connection to SELC is that my good friend Sara Stephens (whom I worked with for four years at Servant Partners and the Thai Peace Foundation in Bangkok) is a lawyer at SELC. I hope to raise $300-500 for their campaign. Please join us and pitch in what you can! #WorkersRunOakland!