Tag Archives: environmental justice

27 Dec

Building a self-sustaining park in California’s South L.A.

As the year comes to a close, reflecting on 2010 on my work as a community organizer locally in Los Angeles, I’ve had the fortune of experiencing a few moments of victory in the midst of most cards being stacked against the...
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10 May

Healthy Neighborhood, Healthy Environment in South L.A.

I have been working for the past two years as a community organizer in South Los Angeles with four different community groups.  Last April 28 2010, I hosted an Open House to feature these community groups’ grassroots greening projects. Here...
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16 Jun

A Healthier Future

Here’s an article I wrote for Heal the Bay’s “Currents” magazine (intro based on previous work of Heal the Bay’s James Alamillo): As part of Heal the Bay’s new Healthy Communities Initiative, we have been doing intensive community organizing work...
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17 May

Bring Back the Beach

It’s always exciting to see businesses advertise their products through donations to benefit events for worthy causes because it not only promotes social responsibility, but it also gives businesses an opportunity to advertise their products to key leaders of activist circles.  One...
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