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Mission

Our mission is to work with our communities to seek justice and promote racial equity for those to whom it has been historically denied.

We do this through criminal defense, restorative practices, advocacy, and community education.

Check out our latest updates from Instagram!

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We're looking for youth leaders to join the 2025 L

We're looking for youth leaders to join the 2025 LRC Youth Fellowship cohort! ✨

This is a paid opportunity for youth (age 14-24) interested in legal education, restorative justice, youth advocacy, and storytelling. The 2025 fellowship will run from January 11, 2025 to June 30, 2025.

More details on the application process:
📑To apply, complete the short Google Form linked in our Instagram bio
📅 Applications are due on Thursday November 14th, by the end of the day. After the deadline passes, the form will close.
🗣️ There are a limited number of spots in the cohort. Interviews will be conducted between Monday, November 18th and Friday, November 22nd. Anyone who submits an application can expect to hear whether or not they have been invited for an interview. You will be notified as early as Friday, November 15th.
❓Questions? Please DM us or send an email to brara@legalrightscenter.org.

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MINNEAPOLIS - COMMUNITY ALERT: Within the last mon

MINNEAPOLIS - COMMUNITY ALERT: Within the last month, downtown police presence and strict enforcement of youth curfew has increased.

While interventions are necessary to reduce youth violence in our communities, we also know that curfew rules can be inequitably enforced, further contributing to the over-policing and criminalization of young people of color in our communities. Data also shows that youth curfews are ineffective at reducing crime.

So, what's next? Swipe through this post to learn more about your rights related to curfew as well as the flaws of curfew, and be sure to join at our upcoming town hall on November 13th. Together, we can build solutions that more meaningfully support young people.

October is Youth Justice Action Month, and October

October is Youth Justice Action Month, and October 19-27 is National Week of Action Against School Pushout.

In conjunction with events and actions happening across the country, we invite you to join us and our partners at @solutionsnotsuspensionsmn at two upcoming local events:

"There is Hope. Keep Moving Forward."
📍 Thursday, October 24th | 5:00PM - 8:00PM | Wilder Foundation
💬 Community discussion, preventing youth involvement in the justice system
⚖️ Know Your Rights presentation from members of the Legal Rights Center Youth Network
🎥 Film screening of Zero Tolerance, a documentary all about the over-criminalization of our children in schools
🍽️ Community meal and resource tabling

MPS Discipline Policy Community Meeting
📍 Tuesday, October 29th | 6:00PM - 8:00PM | Lucy Laney Elementary School
💬 Community discussion, Minneapolis Public Schools' new discipline policies
🍽️ Community meal
🔗 RSVP - link in bio

Exciting news! 🎉 Our Community Strategy Progra

Exciting news! 🎉

Our Community Strategy Program Director, Lupita, was selected as a Youth Justice Leadership Institute Fellow with the National Youth Justice Network! ✨

The Youth Justice Leadership Institute (YJLI) deepens the leadership capacity of BlPOC advocates, organizers, healers, and creatives who are committed to transforming harmful systems and investing in community models of care centered on healing and empowerment.

Lupita joins the 2024 cohort alongside nine other youth justice leaders from across the country, all of whom will lead advocacy projects related to restorative and healing justice, policy advocacy, youth leadership development and community activism.

Swipe to read more about Lupita's advocacy project focused on youth interrogations legal empowerment and be sure to follow our partners at @wearenyjn for more YJLI updates! ➡️

We're hiring! We are looking for a Restorative Fac

We're hiring! We are looking for a Restorative Facilitator & Youth Advocate to join our Restorative Justice Program team.

Are you who enjoys working with young people and has experience facilitating restorative-based processes? If so, we encourage you to apply!

The position is open until filled, with a priority deadline of Friday, October 18th. Visit the link in our Instagram bio or our website to view the full job posting, including instructions on how to apply.

The Legal Rights Center Youth Network (LRCYN) has

The Legal Rights Center Youth Network (LRCYN) has grown! 🎉

Welcome to our newest members, Kadija and Ariah, who join the network from the 2024 youth fellowship cohort! ✨

Since launching in January, the LRCYN has been deeply involved in a handful of legal education and advocacy projects, including:
📚 Co-hosting this summer's inaugural Know Your Rights Camp
🏫 Advocacy around prone restraints with @solutionsnotsuspensionsmn
⚖️ Court watching with @mnfreedomfund
💻 Developing curriculum and leading a workshop at a local conference focused on shifting narratives about youth in the media

Do you or your organization want to work on a project with the LRCYN? We would love to hear your ideas!
1️⃣ Come up with a project or partnership proposal to pitch
2️⃣ Complete the LRCYN partnership interest form, linked in our Instagram bio

Meet Donte, Marecca, and Joey - our three newest t

Meet Donte, Marecca, and Joey - our three newest team members at the LRC! 🎉

Donte is LRC's African American Community Advocate, focused on community engagement and client advocacy. He coordinates weekly drop-in criminal defense intakes (Tuesdays, 10am-12pm) and partners with LRC attorneys at every step of representation to support holistic advocacy for clients in their legal cases.

Marecca joins the Legal Rights Center as our Community Defense and Access to Justice Attorney with nearly fifteen years of experience in public + community-based criminal defense and social movement legal support. Through a mix of representation and advocacy, Marecca's work at the LRC will focus on pre-trial fairness and expanding access to counsel right at arrest for all those who are policed and prosecuted.

Joey is a student fellow from Macalester College, pursuing a B.A. in Art History and International Studies with a concentration in Legal Studies. As LRC's Community Strategy Program Fellow, she will support community education on a wide variety of topics related to the criminal legal system and co-facilitate Know Your Rights trainings in schools and community spaces.

It's back to school season!🎒 As our Restorativ

It's back to school season!🎒

As our Restorative Justice Program kicks off a new year with our school district partners, part of our shared work involves setting intentions for the year and reimagining what school communities might look and feel like.

We believe that restorative practices are tool for creating shared visions, and we invited educators who participated in a start-of-year workshop to join us in this visioning exercise.

Here are a few examples of what was shared:
✨ We envision a community where... academics are interconnected with community and both thrive
✨ I imagine a school... with time and resources to restore, rather than punish
✨ I imagine a place... where they way each student learns is known, prioritized, and respected

Swipe through this post for more on all that we dreamed up together! ➡️

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Dreaming Restorative Futures: 2023 Annual Report