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Welcome to our March 2025 Member Recap! This is (another) big one! The PNW and the South are both holding regional conferences soon, like next week, soon. The National Office is also announcing an extension to submit a workshop proposal for this year's 2025 #Law4ThePeople Convention, happening September 25th to 28th, in Detroit, Michigan. We are also officially requesting resolutions and amendments, and asking members to join three of our committees relating to governance.

Read on to learn more!

Join us for the 2025 NLG #Law4ThePeople convention from September 25th through the 28th, in Detroit Michigan!

Every year, the NLG convenes legal workers, law students, jailhouse lawyers, lawyers, and our allies from across the country to debate governance and organizational policies, engage in political education and legal skills building, and discuss issues pertinent to the movements we serve.

We look forward to seeing you all in Detroit, Michigan this Fall!

Submit Workshop Proposals for the 2025 #Law4thePeople Convention Now!

Member Recap readers, you are the first to know:

The National Office is excited to announce that the deadline to submit a workshop proposal has been EXTENDED to April 13th, 2025!

Do you have ideas for relevant and timely programming for the 2025 #Law4thePeople Convention, taking place September 25th-28th in Detroit, MI?

NLG members, committees, and entities are encouraged to coordinate with local allied organizations and activists in submitting proposals. See below for more information. The deadline to propose a workshop is April 13th, 2025. Click here to submit a proposal now!

Call for 2025 Resolutions, Amendments, and Candidates for National Office!

Please note the deadline for submitting resolutions and amendments is July 18th, 2025. 

As a democratic organization, the work and focus of the NLG is decided by our members. Each year, we hold plenaries in which members discuss programmatic priorities, often in the form of resolutions. We also update our governing documents, our Bylaws and Constitution, and elect new officers to serve on the NLG National Executive Committee (NEC).

In 2025, governance matters will be handled during the NLG Governance Plenaries on September 27th-28th. The plenaries will be open to all current NLG members. All voting will take place online after the plenaries. 

All information about elections and submitting proposals for resolutions or amendments can be found at https://www.nlg.org/2025-nlg-resolutions-amendments-and-elections/

Call to Join the 2025 Governance Committee, Resolutions Committee, and the Plenary/Podium Committee!

Every year, our members convene to get the important work of governance at the national convention. Joining the following committees is open to all members who wish to participate in shaping the Guild's future, correcting past mistakes, and setting the agenda and priorities for our organization.

Governance Committee: The members of the Governance Committee are expected to read and understand the Guild governing documents (Constitution and Bylaws) and have knowledge of our formal resolutions. Members will be responsible for: interpreting these documents to apply to current situations that come up in the NLG, assessing where amendments to our governing documents could be helpful, and drafting new governance policies or amendments to the governing documents to be proposed and voted on by the NLG membership. The GC is open to all current NLG members and is chaired by a NEC member.

Resolutions Committee: A Resolutions Committee is established whose purposes include: drafting or encouraging the drafting of resolutions which are presented at national meetings; functioning as a subcommittee of the Podium Committee at national meetings; reviewing all resolutions which are presented to that meeting. The Committee may also work with the National Executive Committee if resolutions are presented to that body. The members of the Resolutions Committee shall be selected by the National Executive Committee. All members of this Committee shall serve for a term from the convention at which they are selected until the next convention.

Plenary/Podium Committee: This committee is organized at the discretion of the current President (and President-Elect) to assist with the annual governance plenaries. Positions on the committee are at the invitation of the President, and typically last from about 1 month before the annual plenaries until the end of the plenaries. This role involved making the plenary agenda, contacting proponents and candidates for office, preparing materials for the plenaries, and facilitating the plenaries on-site.

If you are interested in joining, please send an email to president@nlg.org.

The Executive Council continues to meet and plan big things for our members! 

NLG International Committee and CUNY4Palestine Sanctuary University Organizing Resources!

Here is a link to the Toolkit for Sanctuary University Organizing, which lists more specific action items for each of the different ideas listed above. This toolkit includes links to online resources and Know Your Rights materials, boilerplate letter templates for faculty engagement, and more. 

 

The Palestinian Youth Movement shared these questions which are helpful for focusing and centering your organizing efforts on your own campuses in your own individual chapters.

  

Please also check out the Labor4Palestine national networking invitation. Here is a link to the L4P website as well. If you have any questions about involvement or connecting, please reach out to info@laborforpalestine.net. 

 

Some other folks shared resources they have used and implemented at their own schools: here is a form drafted to help coordinate a network of sanctuary campuses in conjunction with Migration Scholars Collaborative, and here is a link to the UC People’s Tribunal website. If your chapter wants to develop similar initiatives, these can provide some great insight and inspiration.  

NLG at Reblaw!

Dozens of NLG law student members traveled to New Haven, CT in February to participate in the annual Rebellious Lawyering (RebLaw) Conference at Yale Law School! Check out our members from our Harvard and Stanford NLG chapters, who were in attendance!

Want to Get In Touch With Fellow NLG Members?

The NLG National Office Director of Membership, Lisa Drapkin, created this useful guide on the different email listservs that we use as the Guild. Use this document to help guide you through the process of signing up and engaging with members who share your same interests or region.