The Ujamaa Hour S3E8 (Movement Lawyering To Shift Capital Towards Sustainable Community Enterprises)
Channel: Mike Tekh Strode
Date: 10/10/2020

*Due to a guest emergency, we are moving this broadcast forward to next week. Stay tuned for an updated time.*

MOVEMENT MONDAY: Tune in on Monday (7/13) at 7:30 pm CST as we interview Elizabeth L. Carter formerly of Urban Cooperative Enterprise Legal Center and now in private practice supporting Black entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, cooperatives, and nonprofits by democratizing access to business capital. She is also a practicing attorney with Cutting Edge Counsel which advises social enterprises, nonprofits, and cooperatives on the challenge of raising capital which aligns with their values from investors who understand their mission.

As founder and past Executive Director of Urban Cooperative Enterprise Legal Center, Elizabeth founded, presided over the Board of Directors, served as General Counsel, and lead its organizational and programmatic over the course of three years. Urban Cooperative Enterprise Legal Center is a nonprofit legal center whose mission is to create and support cooperative enterprises within marginalized communities through innovative mobilization efforts like the Street Team. Elizabeth is a founding member of the Black Lawyers Economic Solidarity Network (BLESN).

On this episode, we explore how the principles of “Rebellious Lawyering” have informed Elizabeth’s work and practice; examine the injustices at the intersection of law and urban planning which she addresses in her practice; and reflect on what cooperative enterprises might need to know about raising mission, vision, and values aligned capital during their startup.

On the recap, we revisit a conversation Mike moderated at the World Social Forum; share some valuable lessons from his experience during an Offers & Needs Market Facilitation Training; speak about intentional breaks during Coop 4 Lib; and prepare the ground for a land trust being hosted by National Public Housing Museum over the weekend. Tune in.

*Initially broadcast July 13, 2020 via Facebook Live to Kola Nut Collaborative at 7:30 pm