Through our Sacred Legal Circles, we build relationships with, learn from, and offer legal support to land and housing projects that center spirituality, the sacred, and/or non-dominant/non-Western worldviews. Over the years, we have too often witnessed how law and lawyers can disrupt and dampen the sacred love and creativity that bind such groups together. We see the central and powerful role that care, prayer, ceremony, rituals, healing work, culture-building, and loving relationships play in many projects. Through our Sacred Legal Circles, we are learning to shape our legal support around the sacred center of such groups’ work. Click here to read more about why it is important to us to center the sacred in some parts of our work.  

We have been careful not to over-promote this program, because we want to preserve our capacity to deepen existing relationships. However, if you believe your group might be a good fit to be in conversation with us, feel free to email me and inquire at Janelle [at] theselc.org. 

Here are some of the groups we’ve been in conversation with:

• Confederation of Ohlone People
• Texas Tribal Buffalo Project
• Land Peace Foundation
• Native Land Conservancy
• Na'ah Illahee Fund
• Kelly Street Garden
• Fernland Studios
• Coastal Cousins Heritage Gardens
• Ekvn-Yefolecv
• Rustic Roots Sanctuary
• Full Circle Healing Farm
• EcoWomanist Institute 
• Alliance for Felix Cove
• The Farmers Land Trust
• Four Corners Food Coalition
• Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts
• Wallowa Land Trust
• Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance
• Mama Scrap's
• Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
• Drinking Gourd
• Redbud Resource Group 
• Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network 
• American Indian Community House
• Indigenous Healing Center
• Great Plains Action Society 

And here is a video describe our Sacred Legal Circles:

We are grateful for the support and advice of the Kalliopeia Foundation in launching this project!