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California Assemblymember Lori Wilson of Solano County has introduced ACA-8, the "End Slavery in California Act," a resolution that is intended to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude from the state constitution. This measure would prohibit slavery in any form, defined to include “forced labor compelled by the use or threat of physical or legal coercion.” The resolution, which needs to be passed by 2/3rds of the members of both houses of the legislature and the voters, was announced at a press conference in February at the State Capitol.
Since 2018, several states, including Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Vermont, Colorado, Utah and Nebraska, have led a growing movement to remove language in state constitutions that abolished slavery "except for" persons convicted of a crime. Updates are available at the website of the Abolish Slavery National Network.
We've recently uploaded a video about our 14th annual Artistic License Awards event and an interview with our founding director, Hamish Sandison on YouTube. It was a great treat to have Hamish with us to document our origins as we continue to move forward to new horizons. Thanks to all of you for your support of our 14th annual Artistic License Awards!

Congratulations to arts education advocates who led successful efforts to pass Proposition 28 which will provide $1 billion/year to place at least one artist in every public K-12 school in California.

Voice of America distributed a video on Designing Creative Futures that profiles our intern, Carlos Vasquez, discussing his work at the Robey Theatre in Los Angeles.

CLA Executive Director Alma Robinson was recently interviewed on the topic of "Lawyers for System Impacted Artists" by Rashida Ricketts for her Graves to Gardens Podcast.

He wants to Kick Jim Crow Out of the California Constitution - Los Angeles Times

Young Counsel 'love' for pro-bono helps firms train and retain, Managing IP article featuring CLA's California Inventors Assistance Program that benefits not only the client but the lawyers who take on the cases too!

Arts in Corrections Program Administrators and Teaching Artists Toolkits

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The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (“CASE Act”) establishes a new forum for copyright small claims. Passed in 2020, the CASE Act marks a potentially significant shift in how copyright claims are disputed and resolved. This toolkit was created to compile information regarding the CASE Act. Specifically, the aim of this toolkit is to provide readers information aboutthe Act, its mechanisms, and list resources for further exploration.

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CLA's Life After AB5 Toolkit describes the legal background of the AB5 law and various options that employers and the artists they work with can consider going forward. The newest edition incorporates the latest state legislative amendments.

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How AB5 has instilled fear and confusion in the California Arts Community, Los Angeles Times article featuring comments from CLA Board Member M.J. Bogatin

CLA by The Numbers

July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

In our 47th Fiscal Year

CLA Members

653

Received Legal Assistance from the LRIS Service

402

Attended Educational Programs

1059

Participated in Alternative Dispute Resolution Services

3118

Received Mediation Training

Youth Trained as Peer Mediators

169

Deserving Teens Placed in Arts Internships

State Prison Residents That Participated in Arts Classes

Attended CLA Speakers' Bureau Events

Formerly Incarcerated Persons Placed In Arts Internships

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