Tuesday, August 27, 2024 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm (PST) via Zoom

Meet the author, Rachel Slade, and join the discussion of her book, Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way). This year, the LA Law Library book discussion group has been exploring issues related to labor and employment. Making It in America tells the story of Ben and Whitney Waxman, two tireless idealists attempting to do the impossible: produce an American-made, union made, all-American sourced sweatshirt. In telling the Waxman’s story, Slade offers an incisive look at the history and current state of American manufacturing, and also takes a look at global politics, economics, and labor through the history of textile manufacturing. This is not only a galvanizing call for Americans “to start making things for themselves”, but is also a practical road map for aspiring small-scale manufacturers. Join the discussion and share your thoughts and ideas!

About the author:

• BA in Political Science, Barnard College
• Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania
• In addition to Making It in America, author of national bestseller Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of the El Faro (2018)
• Freelance writer published in New York Times, Boston, Esquire, Boston Globe, Architectural Digest and elsewhere
• Decade at Boston magazine, first as design editor, ultimately as executive editor

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE. This discussion will be hosted via Zoom. Zoom information and link will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.         

Thursday, September 26, 2024: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Join a live question and answer session with an experienced probate (inheritance) and wills & trusts (estate planning) attorney. Subjects covered will include how to ensure that your money and property pass to your heirs the way you want and with as little trouble and expense as possible (wills and trusts, or estate planning), and the legal process of distributing a person’s cash, property, and other assets after they die (probate and inheritance). Attend and ask questions about how to plan ahead for yourself or a family member, or figure out what to do after a loved one’s death.  

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features. 

Presented by: Bryan Hathorn, Attorney, Law Office of Bryan Hathorn 

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86716209119

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

--ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME---

Are city ordinances unconstitutional that prohibit people from camping on public sidewalks and parkland, when those people have nowhere else to go? Can the Eighth Amendment, banning cruel and unusual punishment, be applied to contravene fines, arrests, and other enforcements that criminalize involuntary homelessness? This event will review decisions rendered by America’s courts in considering these complex questions, and reflect on the promises and limitations of the Constitution in addressing policy issues related to poverty and housing insecurity. 

Presented by: Shayla Myers, Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles' Unhoused People's Justice Project, and Carol Sobel, Civil Rights Attorney, Law Office of Carol A. Sobel.

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83884277180

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

---ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME---

County representatives will discuss the comprehensive programs offered within L.A. County to protect, support, and help immigrant communities living here. In this training, learn about asylee orientation, Notario fraud, and pathways to citizenship, and consider additional ways that providers and advocates can help meet the needs of immigrant individuals and their families.  

Presented by: Haidy Juarez, Program Manager at the County of Los Angeles Office of Immigrant Affairs, and Dan Sharp, Chief of the County of Los Angeles Office of Immigrant Affairs

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.