Interested in what’s happening with the fights around big tech, facial recognition and data privacy? Join Senior Staff Attorney Eric Williams and others for what is sure to be an informative event! From Wayne Events: FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will jointly host a field hearing in Detroit, Michigan. The hearing will feature U.S. […]

About this Event Are you a community development practitioner? A small business supporter? A community activist or advocate? Compared to traditional businesses, co-ops are more likely to provide quality jobs for marginalized populations, benefit the local economy, and address community needs. Come learn about how cooperatives be tools for community ownership and wealth building. In […]

The Michigan Journal of Race & Law welcomes you to our 25th year anniversary symposium, “To Create the World Anew: Movement Lawyering at the Heart of Race & Law.” REGISTER HERE From MI Journal of Race and Law: Our symposium seeks to recognize the Journal’s contribution to civil rights scholarship for the last 25 years, while also questioning […]

This panel will what is shifting about Project Greenlight in this time of Covid-19. Panelists will speak on the current situation while also uplifting mutual aid funds and community land trusts as tools that can build economic stability for communities. REGISTER HERE.

  ABOUT THE COURSE This course is an introduction on how to use law to build the power of social justice movements. It will offer you guidance no matter which movement or organized community you are trying to support. From movements of low-wage workers, youth of color, climate justice activists, indigenous communities, the immigrants’ rights […]

Session One: Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 7-8:30p EST Policing, Arrest, and Pretrial Session Two: Thursday, February 18, 2021 – 7-8:30p EST Trial, Sentencing, and Plea Negotiations Session Three: Thursday, March 4, 2021 – 7-8:30p EST Incarceration and Re-Entry Advancement Project National Office and organizing partners around the United States present a forum series designed to […]

Are you a young person who wants to learn more about how to create safety without police? Join us for the Detroit Justice Center's first Youth Empowerment Workshop. Students in grades 6-12 are welcome to join. Hosted on zoom. Date: June 16, 2021 5:30-6:30pm Register here.

Our comrades at the Community Justice Collective in Toronto are hosting an important discussion about how we tell stories of legal resistance. DJC's Communications Manager Casey Rocheteau will be speaking on the panel. Tune in June 24, 2021 at 4:30pm. Click here for more information.