[Sdpg] Early Bird Deadline for Sustainable Economies Law Workshop!

Thu May 26 16:46:46 PDT 2011

Don't miss opportunity for significant savings on workshop part of 
event below.  Workshop is on June 4th.
To sign up for the workshop, please go to EventBrite: 
http://selc.eventbrite.com

Emacs!

More Info: www.sbpermaculture.org

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"Legal Strategies for Social Enterprise and Sustainable Economies"
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with Jenny Kassan & Janelle Orsi
from the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)
Workshop, Saturday, June 4, 9am-Noon, 2011
Santa Barbara Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St, Santa Barbara
Admission Limited to 45 attendees
Lawyer 3 MCLE Credits, $125 (early bird $100 by May 27)
General Public $70 (early bird $50 by May 27)
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  Reservations are required, sign up and pay (including by check), on 
EventBrite:
http://selc.eventbrite.com
Jenny Kassan and Janelle Orsi, pioneers in the new field of 
Sustainability Law, invite entrepreneurs, attorneys, and 
community-members to learn about the possibilities and challenges 
presented by an economy built around unique enterprise models, including:
    * social enterprise
    * cooperative enterprise
    * community-owned enterprise
    * community-supported enterprise
    * enterprise in "private club" contexts
    * nonprofit/for-profit hybrids
    * micro-enterprise and "nano-enterprise"
    * barter/gift economy enterprise

Presenters will showcase innovative organizations and enterprises, 
and discuss their place in the movement to build sustainable and 
localized economies. Participants will learn about the new 
organizational structures designed for social enterprise, and the 
interactions of social enterprise and nonprofit tax exemption. In 
addition, the workshop will address the unique legal barriers and 
grey areas that arise in efforts to build more sustainable economies, 
including those relating to securities laws, employment laws, tax 
laws, zoning laws, and consumer protection laws.

Jenny Kassan and Janelle Orsi are co-directors of the 
<http://www.sustainableeconomieslawcenter.org/>Sustainable Economies 
Law Center (SELC), which facilitates the growth of more sustainable 
and localized economies through education, research, and advocacy to 
support practices such as barter, sharing, cooperatives, urban 
agriculture, shared housing, local currencies, community-supported 
enterprises, and local investing. Janelle and Jenny are co-authors of 
the American Bar Association's forthcoming book, "Sharing Law: 
Understanding the Legal Landscape of the Sharing Economy".

Jenny Kassan is an attorney and community development consultant, 
specializing in creative capital raising and socially responsible 
ventures. She is the Managing Director of 
<http://www.katovichlaw.com/>Katovich 
<http://www.katovichlaw.com/>Law Group, and CEO of 
<http://www.cuttingedgecapital.com/>Cutting Edge Capital. Her legal 
practice areas include small business start-up and financing, 
securities regulation, nonprofit law, business agreements, real 
estate development, franchising, cooperatives, and assessment 
districts. Jenny earned a masters degree in City and Regional 
Planning from the University of California at Berkeley and earned her 
J.D. from Yale Law School.

Janelle Orsi is a "sharing lawyer" in private practice, specializing 
in helping communities share housing and cars, form cooperatives, 
launch urban farming initiatives, and form social enterprises. She is 
co-author of "The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your 
Life & Build Community" (Nolo Press 2009). Janelle earned her J.D. 
from the UC Berkeley School of Law.

The workshop takes place on Saturday, June 4, 9am-Noon, at the Santa 
Barbara Recreation Center,100 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, 
CA.  Reservations are required, sign up and pay (including by check), 
on EventBrite: http://selc.eventbrite.com

~Sponsored by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network~
  More information, visit www.sbpermaculture.org, 
margie at sbpermaculture.org, (805) 962-2571.
Event Supporters: SB Independent, SBCC Center for Sustainability, 
SBCC Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the 
Permaculture Credit Union, Loa Tree, Slow Money Santa Barbara 
Chapter, Island Seed & Feed, Permaculture Guild of Santa Barbara, 
Nutiva, Green2Gold, Johnny Sacko, UCSB Sustainability Program, Oasis 
Design, The Sustainability Project, Owen Dell & Associates, & the 
Fund for Santa Barbara.

More Info/Resources:
Sustainable Economies Law 
Center    http://www.sustainableeconomieslawcenter.org/

Janelle Oris, Lawyer <http://janelleorsi.com/>http://janelleorsi.com/

Jenny Kassan, Lawyer
President Cutting Edge Capital    http://www.cuttingedgecapital.com
Katovich Law Group   http://www.katovichlaw.com

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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie at sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org

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