Stichting Rechtwinkel kicks off with their first staff meeting at Y/OUR Lawyer
They've started! Tonight the first general staff meeting of the Stichting Rechtwinkel Rotterdam took place in Y/OUR LAWYER, our hybrid office where everyone is welcome to help others on their way. The Rechtswinkel Rotterdam celebrated its 50th anniversary earlier this year. Between 1991 and 1996 I was active as a student volunteer, a period that has been decisive for my motivations and professional development. When we heard here in the office that the Rechtswinkel has been homeless for a few years because the Erasmus University Rotterdam no longer wanted to offer space, we cleared a room where the students can now run their telephone service free of charge, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fixed jabs on Monday evenings are still the amvs and training courses, and there is plenty of room for that too. The Rechtswinkel is old and wise enough to determine its own course and to do what it thinks is right. We are there for the employees when they need us, and we know wher...