Our Vision

Who are are:

We are a community-based initiative that empowers the residents of San Bernardino and Riverside County with accessible and digestible legal and policy knowledge.

What we do:

  1. Investigate and simplify complex legal issues like police misconduct, zoning laws, and ICE enforcement.

  2. Train young community members to become researchers, writers, and future law students.

  3. Give community members a voice by allowing them to tell their story through our platform.

  4. Navigate byzantine government systems so our residents don’t have to

  5. Facilitate workshops that teach our community about rights and answer questions about articles we post.

Our mission:

To empower the residents of San Bernardino and Riverside County by writing articles that analyze policy, criminal justice issues, and immigration rights, while equipping our people with the tools necessary to assert their rights, influence change, and protect themselves & their families.

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Jaz Williams
Executive Director, IELLP