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Frontlines to Headlines May 2016
May 16 2016
Continue ReadingA DIGEST OF PRESS CLIPS ABOUT LIBERTY HILL & THE ORGANIZERS WE SUPPORT
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Liberty Hill’s Third Decade: 1996-2005
May 04 2016
Continue ReadingAs Liberty Hill grew through the still turbulent late '90s and into the new millennium, we continued to concentrate on Southern California grassroots organizing and entered a period of movement building.
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Toxic Hotspot Neighborhoods Prepare to Clean Up and Green Up: Mayor Garcetti Signs Environmental Justice Bill Nearly 10 Years in the Making
May 02 2016
Continue ReadingThe sun was shining, birds were chirping and flowers were blooming as environmental activists gathered on Earth Day at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights to celebrate Mayor Garcetti’s signing of a groundbreaking environmental justice policy known as Clean Up Green Up.
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Frontlines to Headlines April 2016
Apr 25 2016
Continue ReadingA DIGEST OF PRESS CLIPS ABOUT LIBERTY HILL & THE ORGANIZERS WE SUPPORT
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Liberty Hill to Honor Robbie Conal with the Creative Vision Award
Mar 30 2016
Continue ReadingThe Creative Vision Award is given to individuals who combine artistry and activism to make exceptional contributions to the cause of social justice.
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Liberty Hill to Honor Benjamin Goldhirsh with the Upton Sinclair Award
Mar 28 2016
Continue ReadingLiberty Hill presents the Upton Sinclair Award to those who, like the muckraking journalist Sinclair, combine their talents and beliefs to advance social justice.
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Liberty Hill to Honor Fran Jemmott with the Founders Award
Mar 28 2016
Continue ReadingLiberty Hill Foundation's annual Upton Sinclair Dinner is less than a month away. Taking place on April 19, the event honors Angelenos whose work in social justice has left such an indelible mark on those it aims to help that it deserves honoring and recognition.
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How Liberty Hill's Upton Sinclair Dinner Became Epic
Mar 18 2016
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40th Anniversary Blog Series: Liberty Hill’s Second Decade: 1986-1995
Mar 03 2016
Continue ReadingLiberty Hill’s Second Decade: 1986-1995
Disney Hall a gleam in Lillian Disney's eye. Stylin' with Boy George and/or Michael Jackson. Ghostbusters and The Color Purple at the movies. Unrest in South L.A. and beyond. Earthquake in SFV and beyond.
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40th Anniversary Blog Series: Liberty Hill’s First Decade: 1976-1986
Feb 19 2016
Continue ReadingIn 1975, four young people who’d inherited wealth met for a picnic in Topanga Canyon to discuss better ways to donate to progressive causes. In conversations continuing into 1976, Sarah Pillsbury, Larry Janss, Win McCormack and Anne Mendel—inspired by two already active alternative foundations— agreed to hire Mary Jo von Mach to see if there was a need for a similar foundation in Los Angeles. Mary Jo visited 150 organizations.