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April 2013 Frontlines to Headlines
May 06, 2013Liberty Hill and its grantees received press attention, including coverage of May Day marches and immigration reform news.
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Gala Dinner Highlights!
Apr 25, 2013Liberty Hill's 2013 Upton Sinclair Dinner and Awards Celebration isn't quite over yet!
Introducing Christine Dean
Apr 22, 2013Liberty Hill welcomes our new Chief Development Officer, Christine Dean. She sends greetings and shares some of her background by way of introduction:
Liberty Hill Creative Vision Award honors Charles F. Johnson
Apr 13, 2013On 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,
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An Activist Rooted in the Ecology of Justice
Apr 12, 2013Glen Dake, a landscape architect and prominent advocate for “green agenda” issues in Los Angeles is one of Liberty Hill’s most active donor-activists.
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Liberty Hill Founders Award honors Alison Morgan and Parke Skelton
Apr 08, 2013On 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.
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March 2013 Frontlines to Headlines
Apr 08, 2013In March, Liberty Hill and its partner community members were often in the news.
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Liberty Hill Honors "Homeland" Creators Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon
Apr 03, 2013On 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."
A Day in the Life
Mar 16, 2013Since 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.
Best Tables in the House
Mar 15, 2013How does Liberty Hill Foundation make the gala Upton Sinclair Dinner so successful? Meet Liberty Hill's marvelous Table Captains.
April 23 Liberty Hill Awards Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon, Alison Morgan & Parke Skelton, and Charles F. Johnson
Mar 11, 2013For immediate release:
Contact: Susan von SeggernPhone: 213-840-0077; susan@susanvonseggern.comFebruary Frontlines to Headlines
Mar 06, 2013Liberty Hill, L.A.'s social justice foundation, presents a round-up of media coverage of its partner grantee organizations.
How to Uplift Change Today
Feb 28, 2013The 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.
Uplifting Change Summit Feb. 28
Feb 15, 2013Liberty Hill’s fourth Uplifting Change Summit takes place Thursday February 28th.
Photos of Recent Grantee Actions!
Feb 13, 2013Liberty Hill Foundation shared dozens of photos of its grantees in action-- marches, demonstrations, press conferences, viewing parties educational forums and more.
January 2013 Frontline to Headlines
Feb 08, 2013Liberty Hill grantee organizations make news.
2013 Leaders to Watch
Jan 25, 2013Liberty Hill Foundation announces its 2013 Leaders to Watch.
Fond Farewell from Kristin Aldana-Taday
Jan 20, 2013Amazing Local Leaders and the Awesome Wally Marks Leadership Institute
Jan 15, 2013
left to right: Eric Ares, Kerri Gallagher, Paulina GonzalezByline: Barbara Osborn
Frontlines to Headlines December 2012
Jan 10, 2013News fromt he media about community groups funded by Liberty Hill Foundation.
Girls Face History of Slavery
Dec 30, 2012Kesa Kivel developed this curriculum for middle school, girls, a video "Never Give Up! Ama's Journey to Freedom on the Underground Railroad."
The Gift of Social Justice Books
Dec 15, 2012From Frontlines to Headlines November
Dec 08, 2012THEY DID IT! OUR VOLUNTEERS
Dec 02, 2012There's been some heavy lifting done by volunteers and interns at Liberty Hill lately.
Great Sources for Breaking News on Prop 8
Nov 29, 2012Smart Giving with Paula and Barry Litt
Nov 21, 2012Sisterhood is Still Powerful
Nov 17, 2012Where do women’s rights fit into the Liberty Hill picture? Everywhere!
LGBT Youth Winning Change NOW
Nov 13, 2012"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."
From Frontlines to Headlines October
Nov 03, 2012This month, Liberty Hill grantee groups worked on voter registration drives, community benefits agreements and campaigns for immigration reforms, clean drinking water, transit justice and foreclosure prevention.
Why do YOU vote?
Oct 27, 2012Why do you vote? We started asking people and it turns out the answers and more varied and complex than you might expect
We Have a Winner!
Oct 23, 2012Korean Resource Center (KRC) is the winner of the $10,000 grant from the LIberty-Hill Good Maker challenge "Turn On the Turnout." KRC will launch the “My Parents Vote for Our Future” project, empowering Los Angeles Korean American youth to engage their parents in civic life and elections.
Do You Eat Ethically?
Oct 20, 2012Cook
By Joseph Edwards
Liberty Hill hosted one of its highly regarded van tours to stops along the frontlines of change in L.A.—this time to explore the frontiers of ethical dining accompanied by activists with Restaurant Opportunities Centers United L.A. (ROC-LA).COMMUNITY-MADE VOTER GUIDES
Oct 13, 2012Community-customized voter guides are one of the tools Liberty Hill's grantee groups bring to Get Out the Vote organizing.
THE STORY BEHIND THE AWARD
Oct 11, 2012Here are remarks made by Vincent, Liberty Hill's Deputy Director of Common Agenda, at today's Grantmakers for Children Youth and Families Annual Conference in El Paso, where he received that groups' first-ever Emerging Leader in Philanthropy award.
VOTE AND HELP MAKE A GRANT!
Oct 09, 2012Liberty Hill is partnering with GOOD Magazine and The Goldhirsh Foundation to award $10,000 to the most promising L.A. area project to mobilize voters.
Photos of Recent Grantee Actions
Oct 05, 2012We've posted photos of some of the many events and actions that Liberty Hill grantee members and leaders participated in during September in an album on our Facebook Page.
QUEER YOUTH FUND Announces 2012 Grants
Sep 25, 2012Liberty Hill's Queer Youth Fund Announces 2012 Grants of $500,000 To Advance Safety, Self-Determination Queer Youth Fund Announces 2012 and Justice for LGBTQ Youth
Announcing 2012 Fund for Change Grants
Sep 19, 2012Liberty Hill Announces $716,500 in 2012 Fund for Change grants to community organizing social justice groups in Los Angeles.
Call Governor Brown to Sign Bills to Fix School Discipline NOW!
Sep 18, 2012From Frontlines to Headlines, August 2012
Sep 11, 2012Here’s a round-up of links to recent news stories about Liberty Hill grantees.