Rooted & Radiant Together: CRLA Alumni Reunion & Staff Celebration

For 60 years, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) has been powered by people – staff, alumni, and community members working together to advance justice in rural communities across California.

This year, we’re bringing that community back together.

Join us for a series of special events during our All-Staff Conference as we celebrate CRLA’s legacy and create space for connection across generations of advocates.

Whether you were here decades ago or more recently, you are part of this story. And we would love to welcome you back.

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

CRLA Alumni Day at the CRLA Staff Conference

Reconnect, reflect, and engage. Join fellow alumni and current staff for dynamic panel conversations spanning decades of CRLA’s impact. Wrap up the afternoon with a relaxed Alumni Reception featuring coffee, refreshments, and sweet treats.

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

VIP Cocktail Reception (Ticketed)

An intimate hour with CRLA leaders and alumni. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and great conversation.

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Alumni & Staff Anniversary Reception (Ticketed)

Celebrate 60 years of community-led justice. Share a meal, reconnect across generations, and hit the dance floor – this is the party you don’t want to miss.

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

VIP Coffee & Conchas (Ticketed)

Start your morning with coffee, pan dulce, and time to connect alongside fellow alumni, CRLA leadership, and special guest, Oliver Rosales, author of Civil Rights in Bakersfield.

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Coffee & Conversation Panel (Ticketed)

Join CRLA President & CEO Jessica Manriquez Jewell in conversation with Oliver Rosales, author of Civil Rights in Bakersfield. Together they’ll explore the Central Valley’s civil rights history, it’s broader impact, and CRLA’s role in advancing justice – then and now.

• Catch up with former colleagues who shaped your CRLA experience

• Meet the next generation carrying the work forward

• Reflect on how CRLA has evolved and what’s ahead

• Be part of a community that continues to grow and adapt

Once CRLA, always CRLA.

Alumni Day Pass

Reconnect, reflect, and engage.

Free

Ticket includes:

• Admission to Panel Discussions featuring CRLA Alumni

• Alumni Reception

Anniversary Celebration Pass

Good food, good company, and good music.

$80.00 per person

Ticket includes:

• VIP Alumni Cocktail Hour

• Anniversary Reception featuring dinner, open bar, awards, and dancing

Coffee & Conversation Pass

Come for the insights

$60.00 per person

Ticket includes:

• VIP Coffee & Conchas

• Admission to Coffee & Conversation Panel

• Exclusive Gift for the first 25 registrants: Autographed Copy of Civil Rights in Bakersfield (Retails for $55.00)

All-Access Pass

Get in on all the fun.

$125.00 per person

Best value – experience the full reunion!

Ticket includes:

• Thursday Events:

• Admission to Panel Discussions featuring CRLA Alumni

• Alumni Reception

• VIP Alumni Cocktail Hour

• Anniversary Reception featuring dinner, open bar, awards, and dancing

• Friday Events:

• VIP Coffee & Conchas

• Admission to Coffee & Conversation Panel

• Exclusive Gift: Autographed Copy of Civil Rights in Bakersfield (Retails for $55.00)

• Access to discounted room block at a local hotel (room not included)

Full CRLA Experience Pass

Go all in – just like the old days

$250.00 per person

Very limited capacity!

Ticket includes:

• Thursday Events:

• Admission to Panel Discussions featuring CRLA Alumni

• Alumni Reception

• VIP Alumni Cocktail Hour

• Anniversary Reception featuring dinner, open bar, awards, and dancing

• Friday Events:

• VIP Coffee & Conchas

• Admission to Coffee & Conversation Panel

• Exclusive Gifts:

• Autographed Copy of Civil Rights in Bakersfield (Retails for $55.00)

• 60th Anniversary T-Shirt

• Overnight College Dorm Accommodations

• Overnight Parking

• Two Additional Meals Passes for the College Meal Hall:

• Lunch on Thursday & Breakfast on Friday; or

• Breakfast & Lunch on Friday.

Spots are limited, and we expect this event to fill quickly.

Come back. Reconnect. Celebrate.

Register today and be part of this special reunion.

P.S. Friends, pricing covers our actual costs. If you are so moved, please consider making an additional donation to support CRLA.

Info: Reconnect, reflect, and engage. Join fellow alumni and current staff for dynamic panel conversations spanning decades of CRLA’s impact. Wrap up the afternoon with a relaxed Alumni Reception featuring coffee, refreshments, and sweet treats.

Info: An intimate hour with CRLA leaders and alumni. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and great conversation.

Info: Celebrate 60 years of community-led justice. Share a meal, reconnect across generations, and hit the dance floor – this is the party you don’t want to miss.

Info: Start your morning with coffee, pan dulce, and time to connect alongside fellow alumni, CRLA leadership, and special guest, Oliver Rosales, author of Civil Rights in Bakersfield.

Info: Join CRLA President & CEO Jessica Manriquez Jewell in conversation with Oliver Rosales, author of Civil Rights in Bakersfield. Together they’ll explore the Central Valley’s civil rights history, it’s broader impact, and CRLA’s role in advancing justice – then and now.

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