Entries from May 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011

Tuesday
May242011

Free Legal Workshops-June

June 2011 Free Legal WorkshopsExplore legal resources available in Contra Costa County at www.ContraCostaLegalHelp.com.

What You Need to Know About Immigration Law
Date: Monday, June 6th;Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: San Pablo Public Library, 2300 El Portal Dr # D, San Pablo

Date: Tuesday, June 14thTime: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Richmond Public Library, 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond

Date: Thursday, June 23rdTime: 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Location: Antioch Public Library, 501 W 18th St, Antioch

Bankruptcy Clinics*
Date: Thursday, June 9th & Thursday June 23rdTime: 4:45 – 6:45 pm

Location: JFKU, 100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill

Family Law Workshop
Date: Thursday June 23rdTime: 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Location: Pittsburg Library, 80 Power Ave, Pittsburg


Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directives Workshop*
Date: Thursday, June 9thTime: 6:00 – 8:00 pm (Required follow-up session on Thursday, June 23rd)
Location: Heritage Park at Hilltop, 3811 Lakeside Dr, Richmond

* RSVP requested for these workshops
To RSVP or for more information on any of these workshops, please contact us at
(925) 370-2548 Email: thurley@cccba.org


Senior Self-Help Clinic
Date: EVERY Tuesday of Each Month Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Peter Spinetta Family Law Center, 2nd Floor, 751 Pine St., Martinez
This clinic is available to Contra Costa County residents age 60 and older who represent themselves in court (i.e. do not have an attorney). Clinic staff is available to assist with Elder Abuse Temporary Restraining Orders, landlord/tenant cases, consumer credit cases, and other civil legal matters affecting seniors. The Clinic is available on a drop-in basis or by telephone.

Guardianship Clinic
Date: EVERY Thursday of Each Month Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Richmond Superior Court, 100 37th St., Room 201, Richmond

Free workshop on getting started with your guardianship form. You must arrive at 3:00; if you are late, you may not be admitted to the workshop. Before you attend the workshop, purchase your forms packet at the Richmond Clerk's Office, Room 185. The Clerk's office is open from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Guardianship of the Person Clinic
Date: 1st Wednesday of Each Month
Location: Contra Costa County Public Law Library, 1020 Ward St, 1st Floor, MartinezTime: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

A clinic for self represented litigants. First come, first served.

Lawyer in the Library
Date: 2nd Tuesday of Each Month Time: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Contra Costa County Public Law Library, 1020 Ward St, 1st Floor, Martinez
A clinic for self represented litigants. First come, first served.

Housing Law Clinics

Date: EVERY Monday

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (arrive by 11:00 a.m. to receive assistance)
Location: Richmond Superior Court, 100 37th Street, Room 202, Richmond

Date: EVERY Wednesday Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (arrive by 11:00 a.m. to receive assistance)
Location: Pittsburg Superior Court, 1000 Center Street, Pittsburg (Self Help Legal Center)

BayLegal Staff attorneys and Volunteers provide pro per assistance in eviction cases. Walk-in services. Some household income limits apply. Services provided in English and Spanish.


Domestic Violence Restraining Order Clinics

Date: EVERY Tuesday Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Pittsburg Superior Court, 1000 Center Street, Pittsburg (Self Help Legal Center)

Date: EVERY Wednesday Time: Participants must call STAND! For Families Against DV at 1-888-215-5555 for an appointment

Date: EVERY Friday Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Richmond Superior Court, 100 37th Street, Room #185, Richmond, CA 94805


BayLegal Staff attorneys and Volunteers provide pro per assistance in domestic violence restraining order cases. Walk-in services. No income limits. Services provided in English and Spanish.

Tenants’ Rights Clinic
Date: 3rd Tuesday of Each Month Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Monument Community Partnership, 1760 Clayton Road, Concord
This workshop is sponsored by Housing Rights Inc. and Monument Community Partnership and helps you to understand and get started with the process to help resolve your rental problem and get advice on the best way to legally handle your situation. Clinics are provided in both English and Spanish.

Tuesday
May102011

Free Foreclosure workshop: May 21, 2011

Join Lao Family Community Development, Inc.,  Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC and Housing and Economic Rights (HERA) for a free Foreclosure Prevention Clinic

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Lao Family Community Development

2325 E. 12th Street

Oakland CA 94601

Are you worried about losing your home? Are you wondering whether you should pay someone to help you stop your foreclosure? Are you receiving letters or calls concerning repayment of mortgage even though you already lost your home to foreclosure? Would you like to know how to protect yourself from loan modification scams?

Come to this FREE seminar given by non-profit attorneys.

Learn about the foreclosure process, loan modifications, short sale, eviction after foreclosure, and more. Meet individually with attorneys and HUD certified housing counselors. Bring paystubs, recent utility bill, bank statements, loan documents, letters from your Bank & foreclosure notices to get advice & help on-site.

 

Chinese translation will be provided.

Monday
May092011

Coming soon! Emboidering our Lives Exhibit 

 

Embroidering Our Lives: Mien Women at Peralta Hacienda

Exhibit at Lao Family from June 9, 2011 – September 9, 2011

Opening Reception: 

Thursday, June 9th, 4-6pm

at Lao Family Community Development, Inc

2325 East 12th Street, Oakland, CA 94601

Light Refreshments will be served.

Mien embroidery activities for kids and adults!

Films featuring first-person stories of the Mien.
Meet the photographer and the curator of the exhibit.

About the Exhibit:

Lao Family Community Development, Inc. is proud to host this Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park exhibit, Embroidering Our Lives: Mien Women at Peralta Hacienda, which features beautiful photos, interpretive text, exquisite embroidery, and video of Laotian Mien women sharing their embroidery, gardening, and cooking skills with Oakland youth at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park. A group of Laotian Mien women have found footing in the park’s community garden, after fleeing their homelands in the mountains of Laos, living as refugees for many years, and finally, immigrating to the U.S. In the exhibit, you can read the women’s own words, telling about their lives and traditions, and see them sharing their culture and arts with youth at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park. As they garden, cook, and embroider, they communicate a sense of who they are, and their history and culture, to children of many cultures.

Photos by Nina Egert

Exhibit Design by Jeff Norman

Project Director: Holly Alonso

First-person stories and textiles by Mien community members

Call or email Madeline at Madeline@peraltahacienda.org or 510-532-9142 with questions

Exhibit and films made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, Oakland Cultural Funding, Vinapa Foundation, CA Arts Council, and Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park.