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Frontlines to Headlines November 2015
Nov 19 2015
Continue ReadingLiberty Hill has released a new report, called Drilling Down, about urban oil drilling practices that are having serious health and environmental consequences in low income communities of color. The Los Angeles Daily News covered the report’s findings, while a Los Angeles Times report on the issue quoted Liberty Hill Program Manager, Daniela Simunovic. Curbed Los Angeles also provided coverage.
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Frontlines to Headlines October 2015
Oct 19 2015
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, October 11, Governor Brown signed into law SB 588, the bill developed with input from Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) that puts some teeth into enforcement of California’s wage laws and helps workers collect wages they’ve earned.
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Youth Leaders Kick off Productive BSS Year with Emotional Retreat
Oct 15 2015
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Liberty Hill Welcomes new Chief Program Officer
Oct 05 2015
Continue ReadingLiberty Hill is pleased to announce that Jennifer Epps-Addison has joined us as Chief Program Officer. Jennifer was most recently Executive Director of Wisconsin Jobs Now, the largest base-bu
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Liberty Hill Announces "Feed" Grants
Sep 24 2015
Continue ReadingLiberty Hill’s new Fund for Economic Equity and Dignity (FEED) has made its first round of grants to five strong California worker-led organizations combating wage theft. These are just-in-time grants! -
Recent Liberty Hill Commission Training Focused on Targeted Hire Practices
Sep 19 2015
Continue ReadingOn June 11, Liberty Hill Foundation’s Wally Marks Leadership Institute for Change Commissions Training Program hosted a panel and discussion on “Targeted Hire in Public Projec
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Frontlines to Headlines September
Sep 15 2015
Continue ReadingFind out what powerful change our social justice partners have been fighting for on the frontlines.
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Building a House of Power: The road to a Black Workers Center in Ferguson
Jul 30 2015
Continue ReadingFor years, Los Angeles Black Worker Center, aLiberty Hill grantee, has been a national leader in the urgent work of reversing the Black Jobs Crisis.
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Frontlines to Headlines June/July 2015
Jul 17 2015
Continue ReadingLINKS TO RECENT NEWS MEDIA ARTICLES ON LIBERTY HILL AND THE ORGANIZERS WE SUPPORT
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Antelope Valley Community Org Scores Big Victories for Fair Housing and Racial Justice
Jul 10 2015
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By Joe Rihn
Liberty Hill Foundation offers Special Opportunity Fund Grants to provide tactical, quick-turnaround dollars for organizations seeking support for timely capacity-building opportunities. A recent SOF Grant was just what an Antelope Valley organization called The Community Action League needed to tackle a pressing local problem of police abuse and racial discrimination tied to Section 8 housing.