Season Three
Conversations from the Frontlines
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Igniting Electoral Power & Defending Our Democracy
The Best of Season Two
We look back at some exciting moments from Season 2 and highlight engaging conversations with frontline organizers and community activists who are working to create a more just L.A.
Dr. Monique Couvson, Jessica Nowlan, Katherine Lucero
Recorded live at our annual Leadership Appreciation Brunch, we go behind-the-scenes of Liberty Hill’s new Liberation Fund—a groundbreaking initiative to end incarceration of girls and gender-expansive youth in L.A. County—with Dr. Monique Couvson, Jessica Nowlan, and Katherine Lucero.
Anthony Thigpenn, California Calls and Manuel Pastor, USC Equity Research Institute
Founder & President of California Calls Anthony Thigpenn and Director of the USC Equity Research Institute Manuel Pastor dive deep into the history of L.A. organizing and movement building and explore its role in shaping political power.
Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
The American Prospect Editor-At-Large Harold Meyerson explores the evolution of progressive and grassroots movements in Los Angeles and the opportunities ahead for advancing social justice.
Christina Livingston, ACCE Institute and Meghan Choi, POWER & Ground Game LA
POWER & Ground Game LA Incoming Executive Director Meghan Choi and ACCE Institute Statewide Executive Director Christina Livingston delve into the role of strategic organizing and movement building in shaping political power in L.A.
Faizah Malik, Public Counsel, Estuardo Mazariegos, ACCE Institute and Pete White, LA Community Action Network
Public Counsel Managing Attorney Faizah Malik, ACCE Institute Los Angeles Co-Director Estuardo Mazariegos, and LA Community Action Network Executive Director Pete White discuss the latest Housing Justice headlines and recent developments from the frontlines.
Alexandra Suh, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance and Joe Donlin, United to House LA Director
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) Executive Director Alexandra Suh and United to House LA Director Joe Donlin break down Measure ULA, the coalition work behind its success, and the Housing Justice movement it continues to inspire.
Elise Buik, United Way LA and Jennifer Hark Dietz, PATH
Subject matter experts United Way for Greater LA President & CEO Elise Buik and PATH Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Hark Dietz talk about the bold new way to house Los Angeles and movement building beyond the ballot box.
Alberto Retana, Community Coalition
Alberto Retana, President & CEO of Community Coalition, explores LA’s political and movement landscape and explains how LA organizers are turning progressive activism into electoral power.
Marqueece Harris-Dawson, LA City Council President Pro Tem
Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson joins in to talk about the inside-outside game and the generational shift happening in L.A. politics.
Miguel Santana, CA Community Foundation and Fred Blackwell, San Francisco Foundation
CA Community Foundation President & CEO Miguel Santana and San Francisco Foundation Chief Executive Officer Fred Blackwell go behind-the-scenes of what it takes to fund progressive change during an election year.
Joel Edward Goza, Author and Kaci Patterson, Black Equity Collective
“Rebirth of a Nation” author Joel Edward Goza joins Kaci Patterson of Black Equity Collective in this special live audience taping where they talk through the state-wide work being done around reparations in California.