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1 L. A. Pub. Int. L.J. 4 (2008-2009)
Essay - Law and Organizing from the Perspective of Organizers: Finding a Shared Theory of Social Change

handle is hein.journals/lapubinl1 and id is 8 raw text is: SYMPOSIUM Immigrants' Rights: From Global To Local September 12, 2008, Loyola Law School ESSAY-LAW AND ORGANIZING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ORGANIZERS: FINDING A SHARED THEORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE Betty Hung* I. IN TRO D U CTION .......................................................................................... 5 II. LAW AND ORGANIZING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF O R G A N IZE R S ................................................................................................... 7 A. WHY ADD LAW TO ORGANIZING. ....................................................... 8 B. THE CHALLENGES OF ADDING LAW TO ORGANIZING ........................ 12 1. Operational Challenges: Privileging the LAW in LA Wand Organizing ....................... .......................13 2. Interpersonal Challenges: Unequal Partners ....................................... 15 3. The Role of Race and Other Intersectional Axes of Identity ................ 18 III. THE PHILOSOPHICAL DIMENSIONS OF LAW AND ORGANIZING: FINDING A SHARED THEORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE .............................. 19 * Special Counsel at Inner City Law Center (ICLC) and Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA).** I would like to thank the many community and legal organizers who have shared their insights with me over the years, including Lilia Garcia, Hamid Khan, An Le, Paul Lee, Nelson Motto, Victor Narro, Vy Nguyen, and Sentayehu Silassie; Gary Blasi, Hamid Khan, Vy Nguyen, and Julie Su for their comments on this essay; Emily Wood for research assistance; and the editors of the Los Angeles Public Interest Law Journal for their editing and suggestions. (**For identification purposes only). © 2009. Betty Hung. The copyright in each article is owned by the respective author. Except as otherwise provided, the author of each article grants permission for copies of that article to be made for classroom use, provided that each copy is distributed at or below cost, the author and the Los Angeles Public Interest Law Journal are identified on each copy, proper notice of copyright is affixed to each copy, and the author and the Journal are notified of the use.

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