Brenda Anderson, Office of Mayor Villaraigosa
April 27, 2012 in 20 Stories
Brenda Anderson is the Associate Director for the Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. She is a long-time resident of South Los Angeles.
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Mary Lee, Deputy Director of PolicyLink
April 25, 2012 in 20 Stories
Mary Lee is a longtime South Los Angeles activist and the Deputy Director of PolicyLink. Ms. Lee is a practicing attorney with more than 20 years of experience working in communities throughout California, with special emphasis on issues of housing, land use, and community economic development. A former L.A. Transportation Commissioner, Ms. Lee has long worked for the legal and civil rights of the low-income people of her city. Ms. Lee’s broad experience advising community groups and advocacy campaigns make her a key liaison in the organization’s health, housing, infrastructure, and civil rights efforts.
Aurea Montes-Rodriguez, VP of Org Growth at CoCo
April 25, 2012 in 20 Stories
Aurea Montes-Rodriguez is the Vice President of Organizational Growth at Community Coalition, a social justice non-profit based in South Los Angeles. Born in Mexico but raised in South L.A., Aurea is responsible for the development and sustainability of the organization. She is a passionate advocate and community organizer focusing on building black and brown unity who has been working in South L.A. for nearly fifteen years.
Lilian Marenco, South L.A. Resident
April 18, 2012 in 20 Stories
Lilian Marenco is a long-time resident of South Los Angeles who became involved with Community Coalition’s campaign to shut down over 150 liquor stores in the immediate aftermath of the civil unrest.
Annetta Wells-Starks, SCYEA Alumni
April 17, 2012 in 20 Stories
Annetta Wells-Starks, one of the first graduates of Community Coalition’s youth program, South Central Youth Empowered thru Action (SCYEA) is currently the Los Angeles and San Diego Field Coordinator for California Calls, a statewide alliance of community groups working to revitalize the California dream.
Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director of PERE
April 17, 2012 in 20 Stories
Dr. Manuel Pastor is Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and currently directs the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at USC. His work focuses on issues of the economic, environmental and social conditions facing low-income urban communities – and the social movements seeking to change those realities.
Susan Burton, Executive Director of A New Way of Life
April 16, 2012 in 20 Stories
Susan Burton is the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Reentry Project in South Los Angeles, an organization that provides reentry services for women returning from prison, and advocates for on their behalf.
Wanda Enix, Relative Caregiver
April 13, 2012 in 20 Stories
Wanda Enix, a long-time resident of South Los Angeles and relative caregiver who was active in the Kinship in Action program at Community Coalition since the 1990s, speaks about what her community was like before the 1992 civil unrest and how much it changed after.
Francis Fikes, Long-time South L.A. Resident
April 11, 2012 in 20 Stories
Francis Fikes, a long-time South Los Angeles resident and community activist who was involved in the “Rebuilding South L.A. Without Liquor Store” campaign in 1992, speaks on her community and how it was affected by the 1992 Civil Unrest
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
April 6, 2012 in 20 Stories
Do you know the real history of the 1992 Los Angeles riots? What really happened and why?
20 Years, 20 Stories is a series of reflections from everyday residents, city leaders and community activists, who lived through it and who have fought tirelessly since to rebuild the City of Los Angeles.
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