Using Three Principles of Effective Organizing to Plan Action on an Issue
Woman speaks into megaphone during protest outside Los Angeles City Hall, June '20 - John Nilsson all rights reserved
Educate, Agitate, Organize - Transit Equity Day 2021
LA Metro Lightrail DTLA, John Nilsson all rights reserved
An Open Letter to Our Community| COVID-19 & The Holidays
Update: Zoom said earlier this week it would lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday. Given spikes in COVID-19 cases nationwide and various new and existing restrictions on interstate travel, this year’s Thanksgiving will be an unprecedented affair likely involving a mix of in-person and virtual hangouts using videoconferencing software like Zoom. Planning a Zoom Thanksgiving?
Historic Win for San Onofre State Beach
In a long-sought win for a hallowed California landmark, Governor Newsom has officially signed Bill AB1426 into law last month – permanently protecting San Onofre State Beach and neighboring surf gem Trestles Beach from road infrastructure projects. The bill was written and introduced by State Assembly Member Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-76th) in September, but was ultimately the culmination of a nearly two decades long battle fought by countless individuals and organizations like the Save San Onofre Coalition (SSOC.)
Soil to Table—Introducing Avenue 33 Farm
Have you ever thought that soil could be the key to a sustainable future?
Election Call to Action
Share the Importance of Voting with 5 people and ask them to do the same.
LA County Oil Well Ordinance Update
Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles County residents live near oil and gas drilling sites where toxic, health-threatening pollutants are released into the air, water, and soil. Numerous studies link proximity to oil and gas wells to health impacts including cancer, premature mortality, asthma, and other respiratory ailments. We must protect our communities and our planet, which is why we call for an end to drilling where we’re living.
The Forest Committee launches a series of programs on Wildfire
The Forest Committee launches a series of programs on Wildfire November 18th with “The Bobcat Fire and the Future of the San Gabriel Mountains”
Urban Oil Drilling in Los Angeles
Neighborhood oil drilling is a major public health and environmental crisis in Los Angeles. Across LA county there are over 5,000 active and idle oil wells that are directly next to homes, schools, parks, hospitals, faith institutions, and other sensitive land uses. Over 500,000 people live within half a mile (2,640 feet) of an active oil well.
Greta Thunberg call to fight global warming cheers LA rally
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Greta Thunberg, Sweden’s 16-year-old climate-change activist, joined fellow teenagers from throughout California Friday in telling a cheering crowd of hundreds at a Los Angeles rally that they can and will fight to save their planet from global warming.
