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Beyond #MeToo: How Privilege and Skewed Power Structures Silence
So much of what we do within this field is aimed at addressing vulnerabilities - including threats to health, safety, and overall well-being - in order to build healthy, resilient, inclusive, livable, and just communities and cities. And yet, all too often, those with the power and resources to influence debates on what constitutes a valid form of vulnerability or how it should be addressed themselves have limited experience with or knowledge of the wider range of intersectional vulnerabilities faced by just about everyone that is not an able-bodied heterosexual cis-gender white male.
October 18, 2017
“More than Just Food” Looks at Role of Community Services Unlimited in Advancing Food Justice
"Food is a way in which you can get folks to think critically about their environment," Lawrence De Freitas, a staff member with South Los Angeles-based Community Services Unlimited, Inc. (CSU), tells researcher and author Garrett Broad in an interview for Broad's new book, More than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change. [Broad will be hosting a talk at CSU Saturday, details here.]
March 25, 2016
The Rail-to-(Almost)-River Project Gets Boost with $15mil TIGER Grant
"[Let's give] a big round of applause for Victor Mendez. He brought money," quipped County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas. Turning to Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mendez, he continued, "Come back soon and come back often!"
October 30, 2015
Community Services Unlimited Set to Launch Organic Market in South L.A.
When talking with neighbors along south Vermont Ave. a few weeks ago about the potential redevelopment of the lots at Manchester, the amenity residents were most excited about was the arrival of a grocery store.
May 27, 2015
Oct. 9, South L.A. Advocates Discuss Civic Action and Community Voice in South L.A. on Visions and Voices Panel at USC
This coming October 9, at 6 p.m., I will be participating in a panel on Civic Action and Community Voice in South L.A. as part of USC's Visions and Voices series.
September 24, 2014
South L.A. Power Fest Illustrates Successful Placemaking Requires Deep Community Roots
"We are only as strong as our weakest link," youth leader Alfonso Aguilar tells the youth participating in the South Central Youth Empowered through Action (SCYEA) program at Community Coalition (CoCo).
September 4, 2014
Reclaiming Public Space for Marginalized Communities: Bikes Don’t Fix Everything, But They Can Help
The recent tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, and here at home in South L.A. have served to underscore just how hostile the public space can be to people of color, particularly those of lesser means.
August 19, 2014
South L.A. Park Has Great Potential, but Lacks Sidewalks That Would Make it Accessible to All
When people talk about park access, they usually are referring to whether or not people have a park near their homes.
May 30, 2014
Location, Location, Location: Contested Public Space Means Moving Watts School Could Deny Some Education
"They say they care about our safety, but they're putting us in harm's way!"
May 14, 2014