Iman Freeman – Govt Director, BALTPhoto Credit score: Christian Thomas, Baltimore Beat, April 2025
Nationwide — Trigger Engagement Associates (CEA) and Baltimore Motion Authorized Staff (BALT) will co-host an academic webinar, Motion Lawyering and the Struggle for Black Lives, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 1:00 PM ET. The free, on-line occasion is open to the general public, with registration out there at CauseEngagement.com/webinars
This session will discover how motion lawyering helps racial justice, challenges systemic inequities, and supplies real-world methods for these searching for to advance fairness in their very own fields and on a regular basis lives.
Why Now
This webinar takes place throughout a pivotal second within the nationwide dialog on justice reform, because the U.S. President has referred to as for an finish to cashless bail. Members of the media and public will hear from BALT leaders who’ve been on the frontlines of points corresponding to bail reform, fast response authorized assist, and long-term group advocacy.
BALT additionally faces an unsure future: with out extra funding or donations, the group is susceptible to closing its doorways in Could 2026. This crucial juncture underscores the significance of spotlighting BALT’s work and galvanizing public assist for community-led justice initiatives.Through the webinar, each members of the press and the general public might be invited to take part in a reside Q&A session, with the chance to ask questions on display screen or by way of chat.
Occasion Overview
CEA will host its first Consumer Highlight Webinar that includes BALT, a community-rooted nonprofit that has redefined how the regulation can be utilized as a device for justice. The one-hour digital session introduces the idea of motion lawyering, highlighting how BALT challenges conventional authorized frameworks by centering community-led justice and anti-racist practices.
Lead Presenter: Iman Freeman, Govt Director of BALT Contributors will:
• Perceive motion lawyering and the way it differs from standard authorized service fashions.
• Study from BALT’s story and methods as a case examine in making use of authorized assist on the native, state, and federal ranges.
• Determine sensible, community-informed methods to interact in advocacy or authorized work, particularly when addressing hurt brought on by authorized techniques.
Iman Freeman, Govt Director, BALT, feedback, “This webinar is a chance to uplift the reality that justice will not be a authorized answer, it’s about folks. We wish to share how a motion lawyering method challenges conventional frameworks and why centering community-led justice is crucial at this second.”
Shawnta Jackson, Founder & Chief Govt Affiliate, CEA, feedback, “Motion lawyering challenges us to suppose otherwise about how justice is achieved. It’s not solely the work of courts, however of communities, and it requires engagement from philanthropy to enterprise, from training to nonprofit management. This webinar is an area to replicate on how all of us can keep current within the battle for fairness.”
About Baltimore Motion Authorized Staff (BALT)Based in 2015 in response to the police homicide of Freddie Grey, BALT supplies advocacy, direct authorized companies, and coaching to assist community-led justice. From authorized observer trainings and jail assist to long-term group partnerships, BALT has geared up a whole bunch of attorneys, regulation college students, and activists to defend the rights of protestors and advance racial fairness. For greater than a decade, BALT has remained dedicated to defending and empowering Baltimore’s communities.
About Trigger Engagement Associates (CEA)CEA is a nationwide, woman-owned, and Black-owned consulting agency that works with nonprofits, firms, academia, and public businesses to design, implement, and consider socially acutely aware methods that enhance well being, social, and financial outcomes.
Registration is free however required: CauseEngagement.com/webinars
For press inquiries, contact Amanda “Andy” Krew, Communications Coordinator, Baltimore Motion Authorized Staff (BALT), e-mail: akrew@baltimoreactionlegal.org or name/textual content (410) 204-4104.
