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The Role of the Office of Public Counsel for Victims in the Framework of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

In this episode of All My Relations, Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) and Temryss Lane (Lummi Nation) are joined by Gina Amato Lough, Directing Attorney of Public Counsel's Immigrants' Rights Project, to unpack the realities of ICE in Indian Country. We dive into the self-made crisis at the southern border of what is now known as the United States, and the dangers that face not just (im)migrant and Native communities, but everyone living here.With the expertise of someone who has over 20 years of experience working in direct service with asylum seekers, immigrants in detention, survivors of violent crime, unaccompanied children, and victims of notario fraud, Gina guides this conversation with grace in contextualizing where we are right now. She reminds us that the inhumane actions taken by the Trump Administration like the implementation of Remain in Mexico Program and the removal of the CBP App, which eliminated the only lawful way for people to enter the border through – is rooted in U.S. imperialism and has devastating consequences for us all. We explore the unintended consequences and ongoing ramifications of our rapidly eroding democracy; how Trump's deportation machine, if successful, ensures catastrophic consequences for our economy, our education systems, and the base of what supports all our communities. We are reminded that this is not a single issue. ICE in Indian Country impacts all of our livelihoods at every level. So, what does it mean to be a good relative right now? We must return to solidarity with one another. Gina reminds us that focusing on our shared history, cultures, goals and values binds us, and it is by design that communities of color are pitted against each other. The Trump administration's “shock and awe” tactics are not just policy decisions—they are deliberate strategies meant to exhaust us, burn us out, and keep us on the defensive. So start by staying informed, knowing your rights, and sharing resources in the community. From a monetary standpoint, there are organizations you can support like Public Counsel or ACLU – links to all resources mentioned are listed below. This is a call to all relatives—Indigenous and non-Native alike. Keeping our communities safe requires knowing the tactics being used against us and resisting together. We must move beyond defense and take the offensive—leveraging our power through advocacy, spending, voting, and boycotts. Our creativity is more crucial than ever. Together, we are powerful.Public Counsel Donation: https://publiccounsel.org/donate/ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/ Northwest Immigrant Rights Project: httpSend us your thoughts!Support the showFollow us on Instagam @amrpodcast, or support our work on Patreon. Show notes are published on our website, Allmyrelationspodcast.com. Matika's book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America is available now! T'igwicid and Hyshqe for being on this journey with us.

Kamala's first 10 days have been "what any candidate would dream of" – and have given the Democrats an "energy jolt". Also, Donald's bad day with the largest annual gathering of Black journalists –Harold Meyerson comments. Next: Every four years, people die, people turn 18 and the electorate changes. Steve Philips reports on the new electorate. Plus: The phrase "homeless veterans" should be an American oxymoron – instead, administration after administration, including that of Biden, has fought against disabled veterans' right to housing. Public Counsel lead attorney Mark Rosenbaum discusses the class action lawsuit set for trial on August 6th.

Today we are celebrating our 200th Episode with the return of a special friend of the podcast, Judge Tanya Acker. Acker serves as one of three judges on Amazon Freevee's Tribunal Justice, created by Judge Judy Sheindlin. Acker also hosts "The Tanya Acker Show" podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Overcast, and Pocketcasts. Most recently, Acker was a judge on the Emmy-nominated series, "Hot Bench." Acker is also the author of "Make Your Case: Finding Your Win in Civil Court," published by Diversion Books. In the book, Acker provides readers with curated, targeted information about what people want to know: what happens during court proceedings and why, how to best prepare for it — and how to avoid court entirely and find out if there is a better way. Acker is an experienced civil litigator who has represented a wide array of clients, from major automobile manufacturers in high-stakes product liability litigation to media companies in hotly contested trade secret disputes. She has been a featured commentator on "Good Morning America," "The View," "Entertainment Tonight," "Wendy Williams," "The Talk," "Inside Edition," "Banfield," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Larry King Live," "CNN Reports," "Anderson Cooper 360," "Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell," "Extra," "Your World With Neil Cavuto," "HLN's Special Report," "CNBC Reports," Great Britain's "GMTV" and Sky News, and various other broadcasts. She also guest co-hosted CNBC's "Power Lunch," and "C Magazine" included her in an election season profile on noteworthy California women in politics. Acker also has contributed to the Huffington Post and served as a Temporary Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court Temporary Judge Program. While a student at Yale Law School, Acker represented low-income women in family law cases and served as a teaching assistant in Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure courses. She also worked at the Office of White House Counsel, the Civil Rights Division in the United States Department of Justice and the private law firms Irell & Manella, O'Melveny & Myers and Williams & Connolly. At Williams & Connolly, she assisted President Clinton's personal lawyers with press interviews, worked on the preparation of Congressional testimony for pending product liability legislation and researched First Amendment issues. After graduating from Yale, Acker served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Dorothy Wright Nelson on the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. After her clerkship, the Office of the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice awarded Acker a Bristow Fellowship. While working as a Bristow Fellow, Acker drafted Supreme Court briefs and helped prepare the Solicitor General for oral argument before the High Court. Among the cases on which Acker worked was Clinton v Jones, where she assisted both the Solicitor General and President Clinton's personal attorneys in preparing for oral argument. In private practice, Acker's legal work spanned a broad variety of matters, from civil litigation involving public and private entities, to various constitutional cases, to providing constitutional cases, to the provision of business counseling and advice. She also maintained a commitment to pro bono work, receiving the ACLU's First Amendment Award for her successful representation of a group of homeless individuals against the City of Santa Barbara. Acker later worked in entertainment industry outreach for the Kerry/Edwards presidential campaign and as Deputy Campaign Manager for the Los Angeles mayoral campaign of City Councilman Bernard C. Parks. After that, she worked as the General Counsel of a company that manufactured emissions control products. Acker received her B.A. degree at Howard University in 1992, where she graduated summa cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was awarded a Luard Scholarship for study at St. Anne's College at Oxford University and served there as the co-editor-in-chief of the Oxford University Women's Magazine. At Yale Law School, she was awarded an Earl Warren Scholarship by the NAACP and a Coker Fellowship by the Yale faculty. Acker maintains an active involvement in various philanthropic, civic and business organizations. A volunteer with Love Takes Root, she has traveled to Haiti to work in a clinic and orphanage founded by that organization. She is a member of the Beverly Hills West (CA) chapter of The Links, Incorporated, and additionally serves on the boards of Public Counsel, the Western Justice Center, the Boy Scouts of America (the National and Western Los Angeles County Council Boards); PacWest Bancorp; and as trustee of the Pacific Battleship Center, which operates the Battleship USS Iowa Museum. She is also a member of the Yale Law School Executive Committee and the Yale Law School Fund Board. ON THE KNOWS with Randall Kenneth Jones is a podcast featuring host Randall Kenneth Jones (bestselling author, speaker & creative communications consultant) and Susan C. Bennett (the original voice of Siri). ON THE KNOWS is produced and edited by Kevin Randall Jones. TANYA ACKER Online: Web: www.TribunalJustice.TV  Web: www.TanyaAckerShow.com ON THE KNOWS Online:    Join us in the Podcast Lounge on Facebook. 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School Diversity Advisory Group, Making the Grade II: New Programs for Better Schools, August 2019, https://docs.steinhardt.nyu.edu/pdfs/metrocenter/atn293/sdag/Making-the-Grade-II.pdfCourthouse News, Sweeping Suit Over NYC Schools Bias Calls to Disband ‘Gifted & Talented' Programs, March 9, 2021,https://www.courthousenews.com/sweeping-suit-over-nyc-schools-bias-calls-to-disband-gifted-talented-programs/NY Times, Court Allows Case Challenging Segregation in N.Y.C. Schools to Advance, May 2, 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/nyregion/nyc-schools-segregation.html Public Counsel, Integrate NYC vs. New York; Case Developments https://publiccounsel.org/our-cases/integratenyc-v-new-york/case-developments/

For many, conducting an energy audit and installing energy efficient systems can be a financial challenge. Inclusive financing, like the Pay As You Save (PAYS) program, hopes to ease that challenge by allowing homeowners and tenants to pay a monthly charge along with their utility bill, instead of footing the bill up front or taking out a loan. Learn how this process works, including the benefits of on-bill financing, available funding options, and how your state can get started in this episode of the Rise Up Podcast featuring James Owen, executive director of Renew Missouri. Get Connected: RENEW Wisconsin: https://www.renewwisconsin.org The Energy Fair: https://www.theenergyfair.org The MREA: https://www.midwestrenew.org Email: Info@midwestrenew.org 00:00 James Owen Introduction and Bio 2:19 James's career 4:22 Enabling legislation 7:26 Pay as you Save financing 14:11 HOMEs and HERA funding 17:14 Benefits of on-bill financing 18:37 Contractor networks and certification 20:36 Financing the donut hole 23:01 Rural electric co-ops and municipal utilities 27:37 PACE vs PAYS 32:02 Guidance for other states 36:54 Inflation Reduction Act 38:35 Solar in PAYS 41:35 Wrap up ABOUT OUR GUEST: JAMES OWEN Growing up on a farm in Missouri, James Owen has used his rural roots experience in becoming a dedicated champion for consumer protection and strategic resource management. In 2017, he was named Executive Director of Renew Missouri. In this capacity, he's dedicated to advancing the organization's goal of positioning Missouri as a leading state in clean energy. His efforts involve policy advocacy, formulation, litigation, public education, as well as outreach initiatives like lobbying and social media. James holds a BA from Drury University in Springfield and a law degree from the University of Kansas, a licensed attorney in both Kansas and Missouri, allowing him to oversee the legal responsibilities for Renew Missouri. He also serves as an expert witness before the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC). Previously, James was appointed as Public Counsel by Governor Jay Nixon, advocating for the public before the PSC. Renew Missouri has been leading the charge for a program called Pay As You Save (PAYS), a program designed to help utility customers finance energy efficiency improvements. PAYS stands out from other "on-bill financing" options because it's not a traditional loan. Instead, you agree to a monthly fee on your bill, and the utility covers the costs of energy-efficient upgrades. The key to PAYS is ensuring that the savings from these upgrades are higher than your monthly fee, so you end up saving without any upfront costs.

Listen to Maria O., one of the parents who sued the state of California over unequal educational opportunities provided during the pandemic.

In this episode, Ben and Rahul break down the recent $46 million verdict Rahul obtained in a case on behalf of a client injured during a Brazilian Jujitsu class.  Rahul talks about how he frames the issues in the case to deal with the challenge of many jurors believing that those who engage in dangerous activities, like Jujitsu, assume the risk of injury.  He shares his approach to voir dire and to obtaining this high-value verdict in a relatively conservative venue where verdicts tend to be on the lower side.  Rahul talks about how the verdict was received in the Jujitsu community and how it is likely to lead to changes that will make the practice safer.  About Rahul RavipudiRahul Ravipudi is a partner at Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP and has spent his legal career handling catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial vehicles, pedestrians, industrial or construction accidents, utility negligence, dangerous conditions of public and private property as well as cases of sexual abuse and sexual assault. Mr. Ravipudi also represents consumers in class actions against businesses who engage in unfair/illegal business practices and public entities in cases where corporations have endangered the safety, health, property or comfort of the public. Mr. Ravipudi currently serves as Public Entity Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel in the JUUL Labs Product Cases, representing school districts and other public entities in California involved in litigation against the electronic cigarette manufacturer. Has also serves as Plaintiffs Co-Lead Counsel in the Southern California Fire Cases litigation arising out of the 2017 Thomas Fire and subsequent debris flows in Montecito, California as well as on the Plaintiffs Executive Committee in the California North Bay Fires litigation. Mr. Ravipudi previously served on the Steering Committee in the Blythe bus crash litigation. Named 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Mr. Ravipudi has obtained numerous landmark verdicts and settlements including a $160.5 million jury verdict for a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a vicious beating by security personnel for a nightclub, a $46,475,112.33 jury verdict for a beginning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student who suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury while sparring with a Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club instructor who performed a technique which rendered the student an incomplete quadriplegic, a $28,500,000+ settlement for a special needs student who was catastrophically injured after being struck by a vehicle while under the care and supervision of Victor Elementary School District (VESD) personnel, as well as a $23,500,000 settlement on behalf of the family of Paul Lee, a 19-year-old non-verbal autistic student who tragically died aboard a Whittier school bus after the driver left him behind to engage in a sexual tryst with a coworker. The Lee case was a catalyst for significant change in school transportation with Governor Jerry Brown signing the “Paul Lee School Bus Safety Law” in September 2016, requiring all school buses in the state of California to be equipped with a child safety alarm system that must be deactivated by the bus driver before departing the bus. The new law will go into effect at the start of the 2018-19 school year and requires bus drivers to receive training in child-safety check procedures. Committed to serving as an advocate for his clients, Mr. Ravipudi has obtained numerous eight-figure awards including a $20,500,000 jury verdict for the mother of a high school student who was killed while walking to a bus stop, a $19,786,818 jury verdict for a man who suffered severe burn and traumatic brain injuries when his rental home exploded as a result of Southern California Gas Company negligence, a $13,935,550 jury verdict for 19-year-old pedestrian who suffered extensive injuries as a result of being struck on the sidewalk by a vehicle driven by a Los Angeles County employee, a $13,000,000 settlement for the children and parents of a woman who was killed when her car was hit by a Hawthorne, California police officer, a $11,000,000 settlement for the family of a middle school student who drowned during a school-sponsored swim party, a$10 million for the family of an independent truck driver killed by an intoxicated heavy lift operator at a stevedoring terminal in Long Beach, and an $8,000,000 jury verdict in Clark County District Court for a Nevada man who suffered significant internal injuries after he was served and ingested what he believed was a Honey Blonde Ale but was actually a chemical cleaning compound left in the tap lines. Mr. Ravipudi shared his insight into successfully litigating cases against the stevedoring companies in an article entitled, “Danger on the Docks – Where there is an injury or death on the waterfront, drugs or alcohol are too often involved” published in the February 2011 edition of Advocate, journal of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Additional recoveries obtained by Mr. Ravipudi include a $15,950,000 settlement for a teen who suffered a brain injury on an HOA playground, $8,000,000 settlement for an 81-year-old woman who suffered severe spinal cord injuries after falling at a hotel, a $7,000,000+ settlement during trial for the family of a man killed at SpeedVegas when the vehicle he was driving slammed into a track wall and burst into flames, $6,500,000 settlement for the two minor children and friend of a Southern California man who was killed after being struck on the highway by a freight truck whose driver had fallen asleep behind the wheel, a $6,000,000 settlement for a woman who suffered severe burn injuries when a faucet in the bathtub of her apartment detached and sprayed scalding hot water onto her body, a $5 million for an HVAC worker who suffered serious injuries when he fell through a skylight while working on a customer's roof, a $3.3 million gross jury verdict arising out of the death of a pest control person crushed and killed when a semi-truck reversed into him at a warehousing facility, and $9 million from the State of California (Caltrans) when a 16-year-old girl on a restricted license lost control of her vehicle and collided into a guardrail damaged two days earlier resulting in a bilateral traumatic below knee amputations. This case involved significant appellate issues which led to Mr. Ravipudi's article, “Dealing with the state of California's first line of defense – stonewalling any meaningful discovery” published in Advocate, Journal of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles in February 2009. In recognition of his outstanding trial efforts, some of the awards Mr. Ravipudi has received include, but are not limited to:2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs Consumer Lawyers2023 Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Best Lawyer2022 Top Plaintiffs Lawyer in California – Daily Journal2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs Consumer Lawyers2021 Robert E. Cartwright Sr. Award – Consumer Attorneys of California2021 Consumer Attorney of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys of California2021 Top Plaintiff Lawyer in California – Daily Journal2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs Consumer Lawyers2020 Top Plaintiffs Lawyer in California – Daily Journal2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs Consumer Lawyers2020 Plaintiffs Lawyer Trailblazer – National Law Journal2019 Consumer Attorney of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys of California2019 Plaintiffs Lawyer Trailblazer — National Law Journal2019 Trailblazer Award – South Asian Bar Association of Southern California2018 Consumer Attorney of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys of California2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year – Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles2017 Consumer Attorney of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys of California2017 Top Plaintiffs Lawyers of California – Daily Journal2017 Top 100 Lawyers of California – Daily Journal2016  Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles2016 Consumer Attorney of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys of California2016 Top Verdict By Impact – Daily Journal2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist – Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles2014 Top 20 Under 40 – Daily Journal In addition, Mr. Ravipudi has been consistently ranked top in his profession for his work in Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs with annual inclusion to Best Lawyers since 2013 and selection to the Super Lawyers list since 2014, the latter of which recognizes no more than five percent of attorneys in the state. Mr. Ravipudi was previously selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” from 2006-2013 – an honor awarded to the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the Southern California area under 40 years of age. Prior to joining Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP, Mr. Ravipudi worked at another consumer law firm where his work helped recover over $4 billion for his clients. He participated as co-lead class counsel in a consumer class action case brought on behalf of all gas and electricity rate payers in the State of California against El Paso Natural Gas Company and Sempra Energy. This case arose out of the California Energy Crisis of 2000/2001 and resulted in the recovery of more than $3.5 billion in restitution to California utility customers. To date, this is recognized as one of the largest antitrust settlements in American history. Mr. Ravipudi also participated as co-lead counsel on an antitrust class action case brought on behalf of all gas and electricity rate payers in California against Reliant Energy Services and other energy traders for manipulating the California natural gas market by engaging in wash trades, churning, and false reporting. Hundreds of millions of dollars were recovered for rate payers of the State of California as well. In addition to serving as an Associate Editor for the Advocate, Journal of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Mr. Ravipudi actively publishes articles in various journals and trade publications and is a frequent speaker on various issues, including class action litigation and trial tactics. In 2010, Mr. Ravipudi was profiled in the California Law & Politics magazine in an article entitled “Class Act(ion)”. A Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Ravipudi is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, and an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). He is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the South Asian Bar Association (SABA), and the Nevada Justice Association. He serves on the Board for Loyola Law School, on the Executive Committee for the Los Angeles Chapter of ABOTA, on the Board of Governors for CAALA, on the Steering Committee for SABA, and on the Board for Public Counsel. He has previously served as Treasurer of the South Asian Bar Association Public Interest Foundation and is an active supporter of Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Mr. Ravipudi received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Minor in Chemistry from the University of California, Riverside and his law degree from Loyola Law School where he has served as an adjunct professor teaching Trial Advocacy since 2008. He resides in La Canada Flintridge with his three sons and wife Smitha, who serves as Chief Executive Officer at USC Care & Ambulatory Care Services at Keck Medicine of USC.

We explored the themes of agriculture, food and waste in season 4 but did not get into too much detail about the idea of hunger, which is caused by the lack of food. For this bonus episode, we speak to Abby Leibman, who was at the forefront of conceptualizing The Hunger Museum - a virtual museum that takes a deep dive into the history of hunger and how it can be ended. Abby J. Leibman has been President & CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger since 2011. She has a distinguished record of community and professional leadership, including developing and managing the Child Care Law Project at Public Counsel and co-founding and directing the California Women's Law Center.  The Hunger Museum: http://hungermuseum.org/

Nella giornata internazionale contro la violenza sulle donne, torniamo a parlare di Iran, Ucraina e altre zone del mondo dove lo stupro è utilizzato da forze occupanti o da regimi per piegare la resistenza della società civile e per infliggere un danno a chi resiste o manifesta. Ne parliamo con Paolina Massidda, principal council presso l'Ufficio indipendente del Public Counsel per le vittime, Corte penale internazionale; e con Gianluca Mezzofiore, giornalista investigativo della CNN.

Street vending has been legal in L.A. for a few years now, but state health codes made it almost impossible for smaller vendors - especially food vendors - to get permitted. That process will become easier on January 1, 2023, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. HTLA host Brian De Los Santos and team get a behind the scenes look at how it all happened - the hard work that took place on the ground level - and what this change means for the vendors and for customers.  Guests: Juan Espinoza, lawyer with Public Counsel who works on their Community Development Project; Rosario Meléndez, street food vendor in Koreatown. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.  

As we emerge from the COVID pandemic, renters could be at risk of eviction and of big rent hikes. What can we do to stop that?  In this episode, we discuss 7 Things Los Angeles Can Do To Protect Renters and Prevent Homelessness with guest Greg Bonett, Senior Staff Attorney with Public Counsel, a pro bono law firm representing tenants, and a keep organizational partner in the Keep LA Housed Coalition.Keep LA Housed on Twitter: @KeepLAHousedPublic Counsel on Twitter: @PublicCounselGreg Bonett on Twitter: @gsbonett7 Things Los Angeles Can Do To Protect Renters and Prevent HomelessnessExpand just cause eviction protections to cover all tenants  Prohibit family separationsEnact permanent limits on evictions for failure to pay rent.Reduce allowable rent increases allowed under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance.Require relocation assistance for non-RSO tenants displaced by large rent increases.Adopt a codified right to counsel Adopt the Fair Access for Renters package to remove discriminatory barriers to housing.

Christian Contreras is a lawyer for the people who fights hard in order to obtain the best results for his clients. Mr. Contreras is a civil rights attorney and an advocate for individuals who have been injured. Mr. Contreras takes no days off and is available for his clients at any time. Mr. Contreras is a strong contributor to Carrazco Law’s commitment to helping Californians who have been wronged.  Mr. Contreras earned his Bachelors of Arts degree in political science, and then earned his Juris Doctor degree (law degree) with an emphasis in Civil Litigation and Advocacy from Loyola Law School. At Loyola Law School, Mr. Contreras was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board. Mr. Contreras was a brief writer and an oralist in the National Moot Court competition. Mr. Contreras completed Loyola’s Civil Rights Litigation Practicum course with a top grade and also externed at Public Counsel as part of the practicum. At Public Counsel, Mr. Contreras worked in the Homelessness Prevention Law Project working on a range of issues including eviction defense. Mr. Contreras was also a law clerk at the civil rights firm Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco, LLP (GHC). At GHC, Mr. Contreras worked on unreasonable and excessive force cases. While in law school, Mr. Contreras was also a judicial extern to the Hon. Fred J. Fujioka.  Christian Contreras is also an attorney with Guizar, Henderson & Carrazco, LLP and a leader of Justice X. Mr. Contreras also volunteers his time on various pro bono matters.  Be sure to follow Christian on Instagram @christian.ghc 

With hundreds of thousands of households in Los Angeles at risk of eviction, local housing justice advocates are pushing a big proposal to cancel rent and mortgages -- relieving renters, homeowners and "mom and pop" landlords from financial obligations they cannot possibly meet. On this week's "What's Next, Los Angeles," Mike Bonin speaks with three of the leaders behind the local #CancelRent and #CancelMortgage movement:Fanny Ortiz  is a renter in Boyle Heights, an organizer with Community Power Collective, and co-president of Fideicomiso Comunitario Tierra Libre, the first community land trust on the Eastside. She is on Twitter at @redhothellraise. Community Power Collective is @CPColectivo.Faizah Malik is senior staff attorney for community development with Public Counsel, a public interest law firm in Los Angeles, and the largest pro bono law firm in the country. You can follow her on Twitter at @faizahmalik.  Public Counsel is at @PublicCounsel.Laura Raymond is the Director of ACT-LA, a coalition of 39 community organizations working on housing and transit justice. She's also on the coordinating committee of Healthy LA, a social justice coalition of more than 300 local organizations that have been focusing on the issuing of preventing evictions and housing justice. Twitter: @laurajraymond. ACT-LA is @All4Transit.Healthy LA's website is here, and twitter account is @healthyla_coa.Healthy LA's "Los Angeles Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Policy Platform" is available in English here, and in Spanish here.The December #CancelRent #CancelMortgages townhall can be seen here.  A cool graphic outlining the proposal can be seen here.Some coverage of the coming eviction crisis and the #CancelRent movement:UCLA Study Warns of Looming Eviction Crisis in Los Angeles CountyKCRW: An impending eviction crisis threatens struggling tenants. Is rent cancellation the answer?CityWatch: The US is Facing an Eviction Tsunami. We Must Cancel Rent before it's too Late.The Nation: It's Time to Cancel the RentThe Atlantic: Cancel Rent

An attorney suing the state explains why distance learning is violating Black and Latino students' constitutional rights; departing CSU Chancellor Tim White looks back and ahead.

Welcome to Season 2 of Hashing Out the Law, the podcast where we discuss and hash out legal issues and/or topics. I am your host Arash Hashemi. On this episode I will be talking to Karine Kardajian. Karine is an attorney and mediator with offices in Los Angeles and Orange County. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 2008 with a B.A. in History and International Development Studies. In 2011, she received her J.D. and Master of Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law. Karine's law practice currently focuses on consumer bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) as well as debt settlement. Her mediation practice focuses on employment law and business disputes. Prior to opening her law practice in 2015, Karine managed the Chapter 13 department at a boutique bankruptcy firm in Sherman Oaks and worked on employment matters at an employment firm in Long Beach. While in law school, Karine had the honor of serving as an extern for the Honorable Kathleen Thompson and the Honorable Geraldine Mund at the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court. She also completed internships with Public Counsel’s Debtor Assistance Project and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Karine is fluent in Armenian and Russian (Recorded June 23, 2020). Learn more about Karine: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarineKaradjianLaw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedebtfairy/ Law Practice: https://www.kelawfirm.com Mediation Practice: https://www.kmediate.com *Disclaimer - The materials on this Podcast are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. You should not act or rely on any information from this Podcast without seeking advice from an attorney licensed to practice law in your jurisdiction. Neither the Podcast nor use of information from the Podcast creates an attorney-client relationship.

In this episode we talk with Steve Stewart, entrepreneur and founder of tallahasseereports.com, which economic data and business trends. Steve Stewart received his Masters degree in Political Science from FSU, and went on to work with the Office of Public Counsel . While at the Office of Public Counsel, Steve participated in major electric rate cases and provided testimony on behalf of the consumers of Florida before the Florida Public Service Commission. In 1999, he started a real estate marketing company, and since 2006 he has been the owner of a commercial marketing and printing business. COVID 19 has impacted businesses in all areas of the US and all industries. We talk about the dramatic impact of the shutdown on businesses in North Florida. Business was strong, sales tax collections were at a record level, employment levels high and outlook was optimistic BEFORE the COVID crisis hit in mid-March. This Black Swan event really has changed all of the great economic news and optimism in a quick and dramatic way.Check out this episode for real life examples of living in the COVID crisis and the outlook on how the way of business might change in the future. https://tallahasseereports.com/2020/04/06/the-impact-of-social-distancing-in-florida-should-show-up-this-week/ The Impact of Social Distancing in Florida Should Show Up This WeekBy Steve Stewart on April 6, 20202 Comments According to experts, the impact of the mitigation actions taken in Florida to address the spread of the coronavirus should began to show up in the tracking numbers this week.Why now?It has been approximately two weeks since Governor DeSantis issued Executive Orders aimed at blunting the spread of the coronavirus.On March 20th an Executive Order was issued that shut down restaurants, bars and gyms through-out the state. In addition, another Executive Order put in place more stringent actions aimed at South Florida, including closing beaches in Palm Beach and Broward counties.Medical experts indicate that it takes approximately two weeks for social distancing measures to have an impact. This means the benefits of social distancing should be evident in reporting during the first part of April in Florida.In a recent interview, David Hutton, an associate professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and an expert in mathematical modeling of diseases and pandemic planning, explained the rationale.“It takes almost a week or so before symptoms develop, and then it takes another few days for someone to go to the hospital, and then another few days for them to actually get tested and get their test results back,” said Hutton. “So there is going to be a natural lag or delay between when you implement successful interventions to reduce the spread of disease and when you see the actual number of reported cases peak or begin to drop.”So what numbers should we be watching?A decline in the rate of positive tests will be an indication of the impact of mitigation actions. These are the numbers being analyzed at the national level by the Coronavirus Task Force.However, the timing of this impact on the reported numbers could be beyond two weeks, due to the lag in completing the testing process.TR has begun tracking these rates for the 25 largest Florida counties. TR reported that Florida was experiencing a positive test rate of approximately 10.8% through April 4th.Also, the number of new hospitalizations is another measure that should begin to decline after successful mitigation actions. From April 1-4, Florida reported an average of 150 new hospitalizations each day. The mitigation actions should cause these numbers to decline. 

In this episode, we interview Anne Busacca-Ryan. Anne is a former teacher and a UCLA Law alumna who is currently a staff attorney with Public Counsel who works on issues surrounding children’s rights and education. In her interview, Anne gives us the legal context and background to understand the wave of teacher strikes around the country in the last year. Anne was also a panelist and contributor to UCLA Law Review's Law Meet World Series, which you can explore here: https://www.uclalawreview.org/education-labor-law-the-teacher-strikes-in-los-angeles-and-across-the-u-s/ Hosted by Zach Morris and Jeremy Weese Produced by Chris McGill Music provided by Soleternity.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Over the past seven years, children have been taken from public schools in Tampa Bay more than 7,500 times and temporarily placed in mental health facilities.They often leave campus handcuffed in the back of police cruisers. Some are as young as 6. The numbers are climbing across Florida under the Baker Act, a 48-year-old state law used to involuntarily commit people deemed a danger to themselves or others.Florida lawmakers have done little to address problems or increase accountability. The state does not even track what's happening in schools. A database built by the Times shows the rate of commitments for local students rose 35 percent in just the last five years.The increase was even more pronounced in Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties, where the rate rose more than 75 percent. There are likely many more cases of Baker Act commitments on public school campuses than the Times database was able to capture. The absence of a reliable state system to measure how the Baker Act is used in schools makes it nearly impossible to get a complete and accurate count.https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2019/12/10/floridas-flawed-baker-act-rips-thousands-of-kids-from-school/According to Inside Higher Ed, Over the last five years, internationalization of higher education and research has become one of the key policy priorities for the government of India. While Narendra Modi government's major initiatives such as the Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN)  and Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) have aimed at tapping the talent pool of foreign academics to improve the competitiveness of the Indian system, programmes such as Institutions of Eminence have focussed on creating world-class teaching and research institutions. The government had also rolled out another major scheme, Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP), this year to provide international training for Indian academics in academic and administrative leadership in partnership with selected foreign universities. A draft of the new National Education Policy had a number of major recommendations, including the following:Simplified visa and Foreigner Registration Regional Office (FRRO) processes and internship policies for international students; Additional funds for Indian universities that aim to become attractive destinations for international students to develop specially designed courses. Special schemes that offer research scholarships to students from developing countries; and Select universities (those from among the top 200 universities in the world) would be permitted to operate in India. A legislative framework facilitating such entry would be put in place. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/internationalisation-indian-higher-educationUS News and World Report has published an article on a fresh attack on standardized testing in admissions. Students, parents, public school districts and education advocacy groups sued the University of California system Tuesday, arguing that its admission requirement that applicants submit an SAT or ACT score is illegal, unconstitutional and discriminatory.The first-of-its-kind lawsuit – no other has directly challenged the use of SAT or ACT scores – could have an outsized impact on the future of college entrance exams.The lawsuit, filed by Public Counsel, the country's largest non-profit law firm, and The National Center for Fair & Open Testing, an advocacy group that opposes the use of standardized testing, lays bare the concerns about unequal access and preparation for college entrance exams harbored by a growing chorus of critics. If the University of California system – the largest in the country and one that serves more than 280,000 students and 10 campuses – drops the requirement, it could set off a chain reaction that puts the fate of college entrance exams on the line. https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-12-10/lawsuit-against-university-of-california-system-challenges-sat-act-admissions-requirementIn the UK, An education union has called for a delay in the introduction of the Conservatives' new vocational qualifications amid concerns about student recruitment and the tight timescale, according to reporting by the GuardianT-levels, which are intended to provide a vocational alternative to A-levels, are due to be taught for the first time in September 2020, but a report says the programme faces serious challenges because of the large-scale changes involved and a lack of awareness among pupils and their parents.There is also concern about progression routes following T-levels, with many leading universities yet to recognise the qualifications, for which full course specifications will not be available until next March.The first three T-levels in education and childcare, construction and digital are due to be taught by 50 providers from next September. What makes them particularly challenging to organise is their sheer scale. The total time for a T-level is expected, on average, to be about 1,800 hours over the two years, including an industry placement. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/dec/10/t-level-courses-may-not-be-ready-by-2020-warns-education-unionThe Washington Examiner reports that An Education Department investigation revealed universities failed to report more than a billion dollars in foreign funding, which officials believe is only a sliver of the unreported overseas donations flowing onto campuses. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told the Washington Examiner she had launched a preliminary investigation into six universities but already turned up an alarming $1.3 billion in foreign funding over the past seven years from nations such as China, Russia, and Qatar that the schools hadn't told the federal government about, despite their legal requirement to do so. The investigation showed one university had a relationship with Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cybersecurity company whose products the Trump administration has banned government agencies from using amid concerns it worked with Russian intelligence. The attorney also cited court filings that show Qatari donations are made strategically to advance Qatari interests and that secrecy is often part of the agreement in receiving those funds. The Federal Register shows the Department of Education sent letters to Georgetown and Texas A&M in June, Cornell and Rutgers in July, and the University of Maryland and MIT in September, expressing concern that reporting done by the universities “may not fully capture” all their foreign funding. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/just-scratching-the-surface-education-department-uncovered-1-3b-from-foreign-countries-on-campusTech Crunch reports that a math-savvy duo have launched a startup designed to tackle the worldwide problem of math anxiety. Mathematics Anxiety (MA) is defined in research literature as feelings of concern, tension or nervousness experienced in combination with math in ordinary life and in academic situations. Some 17 million adults in the U.K. (49% of the working-age) have a numeracy level expected from primary school children. This results in a £20 billion loss to the U.K. economy a year, according to one study, and many studies have shown the issue to be prevalent across the world.The origins of Math Anxiety are rooted in the prevalence of accumulated negative math learning experiences by around six years old. So if you could get kids comfortable with math by age six, then you'd boost the economy and society. The startup, Funexpected, plans to address this by using a “multisensory” iOS app offering a new approach to learning. By late October this year, the startup had been selected as an ed tech innovator for the EDUCATE programme led by the UCL Institute of Education, considered by many to be the leading U.K. research accelerator into ed tech. The bootstrapped startup, founded by Natalia Pereldik (after she left investment banking) together with friend Alexandra Kazilo, has now seen its app downloaded more than 35,000 times in over 50 countries in four weeks after the launch. https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/09/can-a-games-platform-tackle-kids-anxiety-about-having-to-do-math/According to University Business, McGraw-Hill yesterday published a new report on college placement, offering an in-depth look at the latest research and best practices that colleges are using to effectively assess and support students at one of their most critical educational moments. The report, “Evaluating Math Placement Best Practices: Multiple Measures and ALEKS PPL,” examines a variety of placement methods and the relative efficacy of each approach. The report also details new research that supports the effectiveness of adaptive technology, such as the ALEKS PPL solution, to identify and repair math skills, which advances math placement and increases course success for all student groups.Nationwide, millions of college students are incorrectly placed in math courses each year, with many of these placements based on a single standardized placement test. With the goal of more accurately placing students, institutions have begun using alternative methods, including multiple measures. While additional metrics paint a broader picture of a student, compiling these metrics can often be costly and inadvertently put certain students at a disadvantage. According to the Mathematical Association of America, only 50% of students pass college-level math each year. However, an analysis of more than 80,000 students at more than 40 two- and four-year institutions placed in classes using the artificially intelligent ALEKS PPL showed it to be a stronger predictor of success, with a 76% average student success rate in college-level math courses and higher. https://universitybusiness.com/new-report-from-mcgraw-hill-examines-best-practices-for-accurate-college-math-placement/

Jitu Brown is joined by Mother Helen Moore of Keep the Vote No Takeover, Mark Rosenbaum of Public Counsel & Stephen Farrar of the Detroit Life Coalition. Learn how they’re using litigation, legislation & agitation to win equity in Public Education.

THIS IS THE REMIX! We are pulling back out our episode from Season 3 that we did on the topic of IMMIGRATION! We had the pleasure of getting schooled from Liza Davis, formerly the children's rights attorney with the Public Counsel. PLEASE follow the Public Counsel for more information. PLEASE follow the ACLU to see how you can help. PLEASE listen, share and educate yourself & others!

As women of color, travel could mean so many different things. How we move through a world that is typically not welcoming to us, is considered travel. For many women of color, the children of immigrants, Dreamers and immigrant mothers; travel means deportation, detainment and more. If you are anything like On She Goes, we wanted to help, but we didn't really know where to start. Liza Davis, Staff Attorney with the Public Counsel is on this episode to school us on what is happening at our borders, the atrocities of our current administration and how people like us can help! Where to donate your $$$ or your time! https://www.aila.org https://www.immigrationjustice.us/volunteeropportunities/dilley-pro-bono-project https://www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org http://www.publiccounsel.org

A reading of The New Colossus. A poem by Emma Lazarus displayed at the base of the statue of Liberty. Read by modern-day American immigrants.Thanks again to everyone for lending their voice to this project. Special thanks to Greg Grunberg, Cristela Alonzo, Wilmer Valderrama, Judy London and Public Counsel.Music provided by Bensound.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Donald Trump issued his first executive order to curb immigration from majority Muslim countries, it seemed to strike a chord of eerie and disturbing familiarity with Jews everywhere. To put this in perspective, we’ll hear a story about Jewish immigrants fleeing Germany in 1939 trying to come to the US, and we have some stories of Jews on the front lines of our current battle over immigrants and refugees. Last, we’ll make the case that there are ways we can all help, including, perhaps surprisingly, with our stomachs. Featuring Rabbi Susan Goldberg of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, Talia Inlender of Public Counsel and author/journalist David Sax.

It’s an ugly truth: our criminal legal system sends innocent people to prison. We talk to Lisa Kavanaugh, Director of the Committee for Public Counsel’s Innocence Program, about wrongful convictions, bad forensic science (spoiler alert: there’s a lot), and the ways in which the plight of innocent defendants can highlight the injustices that all defendants face.

They are the youngest asylum seekers. Victims of rape, abuse, deprivation, they are expected to represent themselves in the complex world of Immigration Court. Attorney Judy London of Public Counsel tells the story of a life spent her trying to help the neediest and most vulnerable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jillian interviews Karin Teague, the Executive Director of the Independence Pass Foundation, whose mission is to restore and protect the ecological, historical, and aesthetic integrity of the Independence Pass Corridor. She has also served as the President of the Board of Wilderness Workshop, as the Development Director of Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, and as the Legal Director and Co-Founder of Public Counsel of the Rockies, a public interest law firm specializing in environmental matters. Karin is also a published nature and outdoor adventure writer and photographer, and a self-taught almost-expert on Rocky Mountain wildflowers. For more Aspen Real Life, visit aspenreallife.com

From audience member at LA's famous Largo, to door guy, to working on his favorite show, to bringing his own show to the same venue, Ben Acker's success story certainly wasn't overnight. Ben has worked his way up, from his stints on Will and Grace and The Michael Richards Show after college, to his bartending job after both of those positions ended, Ben never gave up. Listen as Ben talks about all of this, plus his work on his famous podcast/stage show Thrilling Adventure hour, writing Star Wars books and Deadpool comics. Ben truly has a unique story worth a listen! Donate to Ben's charities - Public Counsel: http://www.publiccounsel.org/support Detroit Creativity Project: http://detroitcreativityproject.org/donate/ Follow us on twitter: @bnacker @failinguppod @theguydf @eden_eats

Congressman Ted Lieu of Los Angeles talks about TrumpCare, the new Muslim Travel Ban, and the call to investigate wiretapping of Trump Tower. Also: “High Noon” was the 1952 Western where Gary Cooper has to face the bad guys alone, because the local townspeople are all cowards. Glenn Frankel the Pulitzer-prize winning author says it's an allegory about the Hollywood Blacklist – and he thinks there are parallels to today. And Mark Rosenbaum is the attorney at Public Counsel who's been on the front lines of the fight against Trump's Muslim ban. Yesterday he argued the first case of a Dreamer they're trying to deport, in Seattle, and he represents the Afghan family that was detained for more than 40 hours at LAX last week despite the fact that they had visas and had been vetted for entry into the country.

Congressman Ted Lieu of Los Angeles talks about TrumpCare, the new Muslim Travel Ban, and the call to investigate wiretapping of Trump Tower. Also: “High Noon” was the 1952 Western where Gary Cooper has to face the bad guys alone, because the local townspeople are all cowards. Glenn Frankel the Pulitzer-prize winning author says it’s an allegory about the Hollywood Blacklist – and he thinks there are parallels to today. And Mark Rosenbaum is the attorney at Public Counsel who’s been on the front lines of the fight against Trump’s Muslim ban. Yesterday he argued the first case of a Dreamer they’re trying to deport, in Seattle, and he represents the Afghan family that was detained for more than 40 hours at LAX last week despite the fact that they had visas and had been vetted for entry into the country.

It’s Up To Us This episode is all about how to be an effective social activist in the age of Trump. In it I discuss how to move from panic mode and fretting to taking the small actions that will really make a huge difference, politically. Not only is the show full of political activism tips, it also outlines suggestions for how to stay sane while taking those actions. Additionally there are interviews with Alexander Edelman, political campaign consultant, as well as with James Atkinson, social activist. I discuss with both men what the road ahead looks like for those of us who want to take back our Democracy. Links and articles mentioned on this episode How To Be Calm Under Pressure: 3 Secrets From A Bomb Disposal Expert Sarah Kendzior’s info: website, twitter, text of her tweet The 2018 Town Hall Project Spread Sheet of schedule for all Congress’s town hall meetings 5 Calls a Day Re:act Newsletter mentioned on the show How to subscribe to the re:act newsletter Flippable Countable Swing Left Alexander Edelman’s article on Medium Here is a link to the site which will tell you exactly who your State Senator and State Assemblyperson is. Remember, these are the elected officials in charge of gerrymandering districts! You want to keep your eye on these races, and flip them blue. How Venezuela dealt with the takeover of their government by the extreme right. Very useful. If you have time…read it. Air Purifying Vertical Forest Building being constructed in China Here is James Atkinson’s sample list of organizations in Los Angeles that you can volunteer in to make a huge difference: If you’re concerned about politics/social justice, and you want to get involved, there are lots of opportunities in LA. Here’s a list of organizations. I’ll update with more later. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION civil liberties group volunteer: https://action.aclu.org/secure/volunteer-aclu-socal donate: https://action.aclu.org/donate-aclu?ms=web_horiz_nav_hp contact: 213–977–9500 ANSWER antiwar / antiracism group volunteer: http://www.answercoalition.org/volunteer donate: https://answercoalition.nationbuilder.com/donate contact: 2936 W 8th St Los Angeles, CA 90005 (2nd floor of the First Unitarian Church) COUNSEL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS America’s largest Muslim civil liberties organization donate: https://www.cair.com/donations/general-donation/campaign/… volunteer: https://www.cair.com/about-us/volunteer-with-us.html contact: 2180 W. Crescent Avenue, Suite F Anaheim, CA 92801 714–776–1847 info@losangeles.cair.com DEMOCRATIC PARTY - LOS ANGELES COUNTY LACDP conducts Democratic Party campaigns in Los Angeles County volunteer: http://www.lacdp.org/volunteer/ donate: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/lacdpdonate contact: 3550 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1203 Los Angeles, CA 90010 213–382–0063 info@lacdp.org DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA multi-issue, non partisan socialist group join: https://dsausa.nationbuilder.com/join donate: https://dsausa.nationbuilder.com/donate event calendar: http://www.dsa-la.org/dsa-la-calendar/ contact: 323–496–6604 carolnewtn@gmail.com DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention services volunteer: http://www.didihirsch.org/volunteer donate: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx… contact: 888–807–7250 (M-F 8:30 am - 5:00 pm) DOWNTOWN WOMEN’S CENTER helping women overcome poverty volunteer: http://www.downtownwomenscenter.org/volunteer donate: http://downtownwomenscenter.force.com/…/rc_connect__campaig… contact: 442 S San Pedro St Los Angeles, CA 90013 213–680–0600 LA WORKS calendar of local volunteer opportunities volunteer: http://www.laworks.com/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Calendar_… donate: http://www.laworks.com/donate contact: info@laworks.com 323–224–6510 LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER LGTB advocacy group volunteer: https://lalgbtcenter.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer donate: https://lalgbtcenter.org/how-you-can-help/donations contact: 1625 N. Schrader Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028–6213 323–993–7400 LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLOCAUST provides free Holocaust education to the public & houses precious artifacts volunteer: http://www.lamoth.org/…/job-opport…/volunteer-opportunities/ donate: http://www.lamoth.org/support-the-museum/make-a-donation/ contact: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 100 S. The Grove Drive Los Angeles, California 90036 323- 651–3704 lisa@lamoth.org MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND Latino legal civil rights organization volunteer: jobs@maldef.org donate: http://www.maldef.org/ways_to_donate/index.html contact: http://www.maldef.org/contact/index.html 634 S. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: 213–629–2512 MIDNIGHT MISSION services for the homeless to reach self-sufficiency volunteer: http://www.midnightmission.org/…/spring–2…/volunteer/step–1/ donate: https://app.mobilecause.com/form/j6Qkhw contact: 601 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014 USA 213–624–9258 NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN multi issue women’s rights group join: http://now.org/membership/ donate: http://now.org/more-ways-to-give/ OPERATION HOPE financial literacy for the poor volunteer: http://www.operationhope.org/getinvolved donate: http://www.operationhope.org/donate contact: Youth Empowerment, Los Angeles 707 Wilshire Boulevard, 30th Floor Los Angeles CA 90017 213–891–2900 PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY public policy & advocacy wing of planned parenthood, the reproductive health care provider volunteer: http://www.ppactionca.org/…/los-an…/volunteer-with-ppap.html donate: http://www.ppactionca.org/donateppaplac contact: grassroots@pp-la.org.org PUBLIC COUNSEL pro bono law firm that serves people at or below the poverty line volunteer: http://www.publiccounsel.org/pages/?id=0048 donate: https://48477.thankyou4caring.org/pag…/donation-welcome-page contact: 610 South Ardmore Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90005 Tel: (213) 385–2977 RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK anti-sexual violence organization that helps survivors and advocates policies volunteer: https://www.rainn.org/get-involved donate: https://donate.rainn.org locations: https://volopps.rainn.org SIERRA CLUB environmental organization volunteer: http://clubvolunteer.org/positions?chapter=0400 join: https://sierra.secure.force.com/…/rc_connect__campaign_desi… donate: https://vault.sierraclub.org/ways-to-give/#donate-maintab contact: Sierra Club, Angeles Chapter 3435 Wilshire Blvd, #660 Los Angeles, CA 90010–1904 info@angeles.sierraclub.org 213–387–4287 TREVOR PROJECT crisis intervention & suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth volunteer: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/volunteer donate: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/ contact: PO Box 69232 West Hollywood, CA 90069 info@thetrevorproject.org 310–271–8845 Thank you To…. Alex Moothart, web design and social media Elsie Escobar, mentor and fairy godmother extraordinaire!  

Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Public Counsel of the Rockies, Part 4 by Aspen Public Radio Past Productions

In 2006, Public Counsel began the process of challenging the 1963 Colorado Oil & Gas Act, that allowed the owner of a property's underground mineral rights to pump and dispose of groundwater to access the gas, with no permit, despite the protests of the surface owner. Chelsea Brundige is a trustee on the board of Public Counsel of the Rockies and runs the Counsel's Smart Water Program. She explains the case Public Counsel opened to close this loophole and make oil and gas companies comply with Colorado water laws. Tim McFlynn, founder and board chair of Public Counsel, also contributes. Learn more about the Vance oil and gas case HERE, and learn more about Public Counsel of the Rockies at www.public-counsel.org.

In 1969, the Atomic Energy Commission used a nuclear bomb 8,000' below the ground in Rulison, Colorado, to crack a fracture zone to release natural gas. Thirty-five years later, a small Texas energy company applied to drill wells in the area. Chelsea Brundige, board trustee of the Public Counsel of the Rockies, and Tim McFlynn, founder and board chair of Public Counsel, discuss the case and outcome.

Chances are, you've never heard of Public Counsel of the Rockies...until now. This little organization is based out of the Benedict Building in Aspen and has no staff, but is a heavy hitter when it comes to making big changes on issues of public interest. Tim McFlynn, Founder and Board Chair of Public Counsel, and Chelsea Brundige, a trustee on the board of Public Counsel, discuss the organization's history and first case. In 2000, the Federal Government had plans to build an INS detention center in downtown Carbondale. Public Counsel fought the proposed project and won. Visit www.Public-Counsel.org to learn more about the organization, and more about the INS detention center can be found HERE.