The COVID-19 pandemic surfaced inequities, displacement and gentrification in Boston neighborhoods. But people living with these inequalities often don’t know where to turn when searching for help in fighting for their legal rights.
By using arts to connect, communicate and advocate for housing rights, the NuLawLab, is working to break down the barriers for individuals to seek the legal help they need.
“We work deeply with communities in Boston and elsewhere to identify unmet legal needs,” says Dan Jackson, the executive director of NuLawLab. “We craft, explore, design, iterate and prototype new ways of connecting people to their legal rights, with a high regard to their inability to hire a lawyer.”
The National Endowment for the Arts granted Northeastern University School of Law’s NuLawLab a $150,000 grant on Feb. 1. The grant will last two…
