Name
Exchange Session: Movement Lawyering for Land and Housing Justice
Date & Time
Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Speakers
Ana Baez, 9to5 Colorado
Andrea Chiriboga-Flor, Justice for the People Legal Center, 9to5 Colorado
Jason Legg, Justice for the People Legal Center, 9to5 Colorado
Description

Our legal program, and soon-to-be legal organization, was formed because of a need grassroots organizers and leaders saw in the community. Our legal work is fundamentally grounded in grassroots organizing values and strategies, and serves to bolster grassroots organizing movement work to build people-power for systemic change. This session will map out Colorado's current legal infrastructure and will dive deep into what movement lawyering is, how it is done and why it's critical in building people-power and creating systemic change.

Location Name
Grays Peak 2
Organized by
9to5 Colorado and Justice for the People Legal Center
Objectives
Understand what movement lawyering is and how it can bolster organizing efforts. Understand why our current legal infrastructure does not always work well in organizing spaces. Understand what organizers and lawyers can do to help build Colorado's movement lawyering Infrastructure.
Presented In
English and Spanish