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Law@theMargins is a not for profit law and media organization. Using the advocacy tools of law, storytelling of media and journalism, and community building principles of organizing, it aims to lift up the voices and perspectives of marginalized and vulnerable communities in law and social movements. Its current work involves curating articles on law and social change for its website, trainings and mentorship for lawyers and other social change makers, and providing strategic legal support to grassroots organizations.

For Erin Miles Cloud of Advancement Project , liberation looks like a world where no one has to fear that their childre...
05/28/2026

For Erin Miles Cloud of Advancement Project , liberation looks like a world where no one has to fear that their children will be taken, that their family will be torn apart. A world free from the threat of surveillance and family policing.

This vision of liberation motivated Erin to co-found Movement for Family Power, and is deeply intertwined with broader liberatory and abolitionist philosophies.

You can hear more about Erin's work and experience in our most recent episode of , available on YouTube or Substack:
📺youtube.com/lawatthemargins
🎙️substack.com/

In Episode 15 of , Erin Miles Cloud of Advancement Project outlines 3️⃣ lessons learned from community organizing an...
05/27/2026

In Episode 15 of , Erin Miles Cloud of Advancement Project outlines 3️⃣ lessons learned from community organizing and working with directly impacted families:
🫂 Community already exists — care ≠ charity, and we are responsible for one another
➡ Organizing is a long-term political project — working toward shared liberation isn't frictionless
🤝 Caring for people IS movement work — to build a better future, we must survive, and to survive, we must take care of each other

Watch or download the full conversation on our YouTube or Substack⤵
📺youtube.com/lawatthemargins
🎙️substack.com/

05/21/2026

🎥 New Episode Out Now — Law + Liberation

In Episode 15, of explores the ways families of color, espcially Black and Native families, face disproportionately harsher outcomes at every stage of CPS involvement. She discusses how race is systemically tied to systems of policing, with deep historical roots in the forced separation of Black families.

Watch the full episode now or listen to it on Substack!
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MYTH BUST💥: Though many believe that CPS is a helping system, in practice is primarily investigates and punishes, while ...
05/20/2026

MYTH BUST💥: Though many believe that CPS is a helping system, in practice is primarily investigates and punishes, while the real supports families need are ignored or underfunded.

In Episode 15 of , Erin Miles Cloud of Advancement Project talks with us about what families most often need:
🏡 Stable housing
💵 Food & cash support
🏥 Healthcare
👶 Childcare
🫂 Community care

Full epsiode out tomorrow! Check it out on⤵
📺youtube.com/lawatthemargins
🎙️substack.com/

05/19/2026

✨“I started to see this carceral system all around me and understand that a lot of the lens of social justice that I had been taught wasn't really centered on Black femme bodies.”✨

In this week’s upcoming episode, Erin Miles Cloud, Director of the Justice Project at Advancement Project, discusses how she got involved in the legal world of family policing, and how it prompted her to co-found Movement for Family Power.

🎧👀Tune in this Wednesday for our conversation with Erin on the so-called “child welfare” system; how race is intertwined with policing, punishment, and accountability; and what an abolition framework has to offer liberatory and transformative efforts.

📺youtube.com/lawatthemargins
🎙️substack.com/

If you liked our 2026 playlist, you're in luck — we have another!We launched this series in 2025 to elevate the voices...
05/12/2026

If you liked our 2026 playlist, you're in luck — we have another!

We launched this series in 2025 to elevate the voices📣 of those on the frontlines of change and make bold strategies for justice accessible to the public, all while collaboratively shaping a shared vision of liberation across movements.

👉Check out the incredible guests we had in 2025, and listen now to all episodes on our Substack🎙 (substack.com/) or YouTube📺 (youtube.com/lawatthemargins)

Law + Liberation is on podcast🎙️, and we’ve been having some amazing conversations! Check out all the guests we’ve had...
05/06/2026

Law + Liberation is on podcast🎙️, and we’ve been having some amazing conversations!

Check out all the guests we’ve had so far in 2026 and go listen to👂 and share🔁 their episodes now on our Substack👉 substack.com/

You can also access all episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/lawatthemargins

Let us know in the comments your favorite platform for learning and engaging!⤵️

05/01/2026

✨Ten years ago today, we brought together activists, scholars, and organizers to discuss the importance of the strike as an essential strategy for working class people to exercise their power.✨

Since 2013, Law at the Margins has been a platform for underrepresented voices to share their stories, participate in collective learning, and build on intertwined visions of liberation. This work becomes more vital every day, as our democracy and rights are increasingly threatened.

Please consider supporting our platform, if you believe in the power of narratives, of ancestral knowledge, and of marginalized peoples to create and lead transformative change: https://lawatthemargins.com/support/donate/

This and always, we stand with laborers, we stand with the working class, we stand with immigrants and BIPOC folks, we stand with all those whose voices must be heard and will never be silenced.

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👉Learn more about Frances Fox Piven, scholar of social movements, and check out her work on Challenging Authority: bit.ly/48Dr80V

You can watch our conversations from the last 10 years on our YouTube, or listen to all episodes on Substack ⤵️
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🎙️substack.com/

For Episode 14 guest of .memoirs, liberation is an invitation. To be creative, to see the intersections in our experi...
04/30/2026

For Episode 14 guest of .memoirs, liberation is an invitation. To be creative, to see the intersections in our experiences, to shift how we practice care and accountability. It’s about safety and love, from our first day to our last. And it’s about creating those realities together.

How do you envision liberation?

You can watch or listen to Jaden’s episode now ⤵️
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“It’s the air we're breathing, it's the water around us, it's actually everywhere.” In Episode 14 of , of .memoirs dis...
04/28/2026

“It’s the air we're breathing, it's the water around us, it's actually everywhere.”

In Episode 14 of , of .memoirs dissects how sexual violence against children is often seen as a private thing, between one adult and one child.

‼️But when the root of harm stems from deeply ingrained systems of violence, it is NEVER private.

In the U.S. and many other countries built through colonization, sexual violence is…
⚒️A tool of racism and sexism
🫳An inherent part of State practice
🏢Prevalent in places like detention centers, psychiatric institutions, child welfare systems, prisons, and more

You can watch or listen to Jaden’s episode now ⤵️
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