iberty Hill Foundation’s Board of Directors has named Shane Murphy Goldsmith as the next President and CEO of the Foundation.

Byline: Barbara Osborn

On June 19, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to research, analyze and draft "Clean Up Green Up" policy recommendations for three pilot areas of the city: Pacoima, Boyle Heights, and Wilmington.

We checked in on Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project's “Filmmaker Training Program,” which received a multiyear grant from Liberty Hill Foundation’s Queer Youth Fund in 2009.

From frontlines to headlines! Take a look at recent news of Liberty Hill grantees.

In May, there was extensive media coverage of Liberty
Hill Foundation’s work through its two Common Agenda campaigns. Below
are links to (1) an organization profile focused on our environmental

By Rabbi Heather Miller, a Liberty Hill 2013 Leader to Watch

By Blanch Ross

Grantee Spotlight
Periodically, Liberty Hill makes recommendations of exceptionally timely philanthropic opportunities for our donor advised account holders. This time we are recommending two of our Fund for Change grant recipients, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment and Restaurant Opportunities Center.

the Los Angeles Unified School District adopted the School Climate Bill of Rights by a vote of 5 to 2. Approval of the resolution bans “willful defiance” suspensions and directs LAUSD to enact common sense approaches to school discipline and expand programs that support all students in becoming healthy, thriving adults.

Liberty Hill is offering a Commissions Training Program to ensure that appointees to Los Angeles commissions are drawn from diverse communities and can help civic leaders make good decisions for all communities.

(Los Angeles) Hundreds of youth, parents and community leaders will descend on LAUSD headquarters to demand the passage of the School Climate Bill of Rights—a resolution that would enact common sense approaches to school discipline and expand programs that support all students in becoming healthy, thriving adults. If passed, the landmark proposal would ban “willful defiance” suspensions from LA schools -- a first for a major school district.

This opinion piece was written in support of the proposed "School Climate Bill of Rights," the first campaign of Liberty Hill Foundation's Brothers, Sons, Selves initiative..

The Brothers, Sons, Selves initiative is involved in an important event this Friday, May 10, 2013. Here is the advisory for this event.

Liberty Hill and its grantees received press attention, including coverage of May Day marches and immigration reform news.

Liberty Hill's 2013 Upton Sinclair Dinner and Awards Celebration isn't quite over yet!

 Liberty Hill welcomes our new Chief Development Officer, Christine Dean. She sends greetings and shares some of her background by way of introduction:

On April 23 at the Upton Sinclair Dinner and Awards Celebration, Liberty Hill will present the 2013 Creative Vision Award to a discerning filmmaker and producer,

Glen Dake, a landscape architect and prominent advocate for “green agenda” issues in Los Angeles is one of Liberty Hill’s most active donor-activists.

On April 23, at Liberty Hill's Upton Sinclair Dinner and Awards Celebration, the 2013 Founders Award will be presented to Alison Morgan and Parke Skelton.

In March, Liberty Hill and its partner community members were often in the news.

On April 23, at the 2013 Upton Sinclair Dinner, Liberty Hill is proud to present the Upton Sinclair Award to Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, executive producers of "Homeland."

Since 1991, Jaime Zeledón has been a leader at People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER), a Liberty Hill grantee organization that works in low income areas of West L.A. on affordable housing, education, social safety-net and other issues.

How does Liberty Hill Foundation make the gala Upton Sinclair Dinner so successful? Meet Liberty Hill's marvelous Table Captains.

For immediate release:
Contact: Susan von SeggernPhone: 213-840-0077; susan@susanvonseggern.com

Liberty Hill, L.A.'s social justice foundation, presents a round-up of media coverage of its partner grantee organizations.

The contemporary challenges and untapped resources facing the African American community launched a spirited lunchtime conversation at Liberty Hill's Uplifting Change Summit this year.  USC Professor Ange-Marie Hancock moderated a panel featuring artist Mattie McFadden-Lawson, entertainment lawyer Virgil Roberts and actor Jesse Williams.

Liberty Hill’s fourth Uplifting Change Summit takes place Thursday February 28th.

Liberty Hill Foundation shared dozens of photos of its grantees in action-- marches, demonstrations, press conferences, viewing parties educational forums and more.

Liberty Hill grantee organizations make news.

Liberty Hill Foundation announces its 2013 Leaders to Watch.

Kristin (right) at the White House with Peggy Saika, Carol Lee and Preeti Kulkarni

From Liberty Hill's departing Deputy Director, Donor Services:

Dear Liberty Hill Family,

left to right: Eric Ares, Kerri Gallagher, Paulina Gonzalez

Byline: Barbara Osborn

News fromt he media about community groups funded by Liberty Hill Foundation.

Kesa Kivel developed this curriculum for middle school, girls, a video "Never Give Up! Ama's Journey to Freedom on the Underground Railroad."

 Author Connie Rice signs a book for Margarita Ramirez.

Alliance of California for Community Empowerment

There's been some heavy lifting done by volunteers and interns at Liberty Hill lately.

Over the next couple of months, the Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments on Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, and ultimately, ruling on both cases. Here are our top-tier news sources on the story.

Legal Eagles:

Byline: Joe Edwards, special contributor

Where do women’s rights fit into the Liberty Hill picture? Everywhere!

"The important message for young queer people,” says Isaias Guzman, a freshman in political science at UC Berkeley, “Is that they have the ability to make it better right now at their own schools."