Video: In Conversation with Kelly Hayes about Mutual Aid
I had the great honor to be part of the Women’s History Month Annual Symposium at Northwestern University, where I got to be in conversation with Kelly Hayes about mutual aid. Check it out!
Resources about the Role of Lawyers in Social Movements
People who are considering going to law school are already started or finished law school ask me about this question a lot. Here are some of the things I have put together over the years that may be useful.
Here’s a captioned video from a recent presentation at Northwestern: “Fighting to Win: The Roles of Lawyering and Law Reform in Liberation Struggles”.
Here’s a captioned video of a May 2021 conversation with Stanford Law students about the role of lawyers in movements and how people who are in law school or have graduated from law school can be of service to movements. Here is a captioned video recording from an event titled “What Every Activist Should Know Before Going to Law School” hosted by the University of Washington’s Legal Pathways program in April 2020.
And finally, about ten years ago I published this short essay in the lefty law journal Unbound about the myths that mislead a lot of people who want social change to think they should go to law school, and the realities people should know before going. I think it is still a pretty good summary of the issues.
Video: Conversation about Mutual Aid with Nikkita Oliver
It was such a treat to have a conversation with Nikkita Oliver, one of my favorite collaborators and teachers, about my new book on mutual aid in January.
CLAGS 30th Anniversary Event Video: Queer and Trans Activism Then and Now
It was such an honor to be part of this panel of Kessler Award winners, with Urvashi Vaid and Amber Hollibaugh, skillfully facilitated by Shanté Paradigm Smalls.
Video: Bodies, Sexualities and Law Panel
I had the pleasure of being part of this conversation with Madhavi Menon, Rahul Rao, and Flavia Agnes.
Valentine’s Day Webinar with Fireweed Collective
I was lucky to get to present a webinar on Valentine’s Day with Fireweed Collective about Dismantling the Romance Myth. Here are the slides from the webinar, and I will post the video here when it is ready.
They are working on creating a video that has me, the ASL intepreter, and my slides, but for now, here is the video that includes me and the ASL interpreter.
Above is the video that includes me and my slides
P.S. I did a follow up to this session in Feb 2022. Here’s the video of that session.
Bluestockings Book Launch with Mia Mingus
This conversation was such a treat. Many thanks to Mia and to everyone at Bluestockings for making it happen!
Conversation on Transformative Justice and Mutual Aid and Two Recent Interviews
Last week, Mariame Kaba and Ejeris Dixon joined me in a conversation about mutual aid, transformative justice and abolition. It was one of the best public conversations I have ever been part of and I highly recommend watching the recording!
In advance of that event, Barnard College interviewed me about mutual aid.
I also recently spoke to KUOW’s Bill Radke on The Record. You can listen here.
Book Launch Event, Death Panel Podcast, and 5 Books that Inspire My Thinking on Mutual Aid
Last week I launched my new book, Mutual Aid, in conversation with Whitney Hu, hosted by Community Bookstore. You can watch the event video if you missed it.
Verso also recently gave me the opportunity to write a short descriptive list of five books that have influenced my thinking about mutual aid. You can read the essay, which focuses on the work of the Black Panther Party, the Young Lords, No One Is Illegal, and INCITE! and includes writing by Peter Gelderloos, Alondra Nelson, Harsha Walia, and others.
I encourage you to listen to all the episodes of the Death Panel podcast, including my recent conversation with them about mutual aid, COVID, poor relief histories, law, and more.
Finally, I wanted to note that my new book is part of a four-book series from Verso about COVID and care. Collect all four!
