---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Elizabeth Burnett <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 5:30 PM Subject: "How I Launched the First Legal Cafe in Ohio!" To: Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> Dear Michel, You’ve probably heard about the Law Center’s Resilient Communities Legal Cafe <https://www.theselc.org/cafe?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=1> s <https://www.theselc.org/cafe?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=2>, our award-winning drop-in legal clinics that happen 3x each month in East Bay cafes and community spaces. But can a Legal Cafe happen in a mid-sized town in Southwest Ohio, where no one’s ever heard of it? Yes it can! Read the story <https://www.theselc.org/guest_post_how_i_launched_the_first_resilient_communities_legal_cafe_in_ohio?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=3> of how Jacqueline Radebaugh, a Legal Fellow <https://www.theselc.org/fellows?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=4>, launched a Legal Cafe in Dayton providing free legal support to community-entrepreneurs in her own town. <https://www.theselc.org/guest_post_how_i_launched_the_first_resilient_communities_legal_cafe_in_ohio?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=5> Our work supports many rad lawyers like Jacqueline who are trying to remove the huge barriers that exist for community-based entrepreneurs! We’re growing a network and creating an entire ecosystem where *community * *change-makers* can afford to access social enterprise lawyers and resources. But we can’t keep expanding our impact without people like you. *Support our **#PeoplePoweredLaw Fundraising Campaign* <https://www.theselc.org/people_powered_law_fundraiser?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=6>* by becoming a monthly **community member* <https://www.theselc.org/people_powered_law_fundraiser?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=7>*! *Don’t wait till later or for someone else -- your support is crucial to transforming the legal landscape right now for community-led solutions. Movements start in the street and thrive through the leadership in our communities. *The Law Center works to make sure that big ideas in our movements are legally supported, giving them a lasting effect on today’s most pressing issues. *To support these big ideas we need people-powered lawyers advising our community entrepreneurs and change-makers. We want to live in a world where everyone has the legal support they need to come together and begin developing their own sustainable sources of food, housing, energy, jobs, and other vital aspects of a thriving people-powered community. Your monthly contribution helps create that world where attorneys are available to empower just and resilient communities everywhere! Chip in what you can today. <https://www.theselc.org/people_powered_law_fundraiser?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=8> Thank you for your support! Elizabeth Burnett http://www.theselc.org/ <http://www.theselc.org/?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=9> PS: Where do you want to see new legal cafes pop up? Imagine what could be possible with your help! <https://www.theselc.org/people_powered_law_fundraiser?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=10> -=-=- Sustainable Economies Law Center · 1428 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94612, United States This email was sent to [email protected]. To stop receiving emails, click here <https://www.theselc.org/unsubscribe?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=11>. -=-=- Created with NationBuilder <https://www.theselc.org/r?u=SWqLExi-4iBlEOa5qgO58jaIKgKczHxVzJjETsQU5Jg&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july_18_2019&n=12>, the essential toolkit for leaders. -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/