Friday, 28th March 2025 / 10 – 11:30 am We’re partnering with the Black South West Network to design and run a much-needed workshop geared towards Black and Minority-led organisations working on racial justice in the South West. Together with…
Reflections on Working with Sistren and Community Lawyering: A Journey of Mutual Learning By Paridhi Singh In my journey as a lawyer, my experience of working as a Legal Consultant with Sistren Legal Collective has reshaped the way I view…
Read Our Community-Led Response to the Law Commission Consultation on Cooperatives and Community Benefit Societies Introduction The Law Commission’s consultation on their review of the legal framework governing cooperatives and community benefit societies (CCBS) closed on 10th December 2024. A…
What’s happening? The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (CCBS Act) is a piece of UK legislation that provides the legal framework for the registration, operation, and governance of co-operative societies and community benefit societies. The Law Commission…
Migrant Action Residential and Strategy Day Last week, we travelled to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales to take part in the Migrant Action Residential and Strategy Day. Migrant Action is a newly registered charity based in Leeds has been one of…
Launching our first open-source publications 28 March 2024 In 2023, we began researching the legal support needs of organisations led by or for people from minoritised communities in the UK. On 28th March 2024, we launched our two latest open-source…
Sistren Legal Collective are running a workshop on governance models for grantees of the Baring Foundation and the A B Charitable Trust. The event is Online on Friday 8th November 2023, starting at 11am and finishing at 1pm.
Impact Brixton is a hub for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and creatives in the heart of Brixton. As well as providing a diverse co-working space and a strong sense of community, Impact Brixton provide registered office services, which allows companies to use…
Sistren Legal Collective are hosting a pop-up stand at Impact Brixton on Friday 29th September, along with HSBC and QLegal, to help answer your questions on how to set up a business. You can get tickets and sign up here.
Sistren ran a legal clinic at the Life Affirming Organisational Practice Event at Watershed, Bristol, organised by Dark Matter Labs, Healing Justice London and the Transformational Governance Collective. The event explored ways in which institutions and organisations can be supported and held accountable by inclusive, open, transformational governance practices that invite change, redistribute power, and enable everyone to thrive.