Building Justice and Civil Rights - Episode 79 with James Harrington, Esq.

Amelia Headly-LaMont interviews James Harrington - lawyer, activist, adjunct professor, and author - bout his decades of community organizing, landmark litigation, and building the Texas Civil Rights Project. Harrington discusses organizing farm workers in Texas and Michigan, winning workers' compensation and unemployment coverage, advancing ADA access, and the enduring power of house meetings over social media for sustained social change. The episode also highlights Harrington’s recent volunteer work helping immigrant families with powers of attorney and notes his book, The Texas Civil Rights Project: How We Built a Social Justice Movement.