How Neighborhoods Can Use the Law
Dec. 4th, 2008
6:30-8:30
6:30 Introductions
Name
Organization
Name One Legal Issue you have faced in your Neighborhood
Organizing Campaigns
6:40 Brainstorming
The pros and cons of working with lawyers in issue organizing
campaigns
6:50 How to find the law and the importance of research
Organizers share how they found out the information that they
needed for their organizing campaigns
Lawyers talk about finding the law
7:10 Getting the law enforced
Organizers share how they pushed to get laws enforced
Lawyers talk about working with organizers trying to use the
law
7:35 Changing the law
Organizers share their experience getting the law changed
Lawyers talk about working with communities to push for
public policy changes
8:00 Fighting the fear factor
How organizers and lawyers respond to threats of legal action
8:10 Small groups
Brainstorming an organizing strategy to address a legal issue
8:25 Evaluation