We need to support the unhoused and those that are housed, but barely hanging on. We need serious investments in economic mobility efforts and wealth building.

This week, the Mayor will release her budget. We can't invest our $ in the same way.

latimes.com/california/sto…

This is a timeline of the budget process, something we keep in mind as we push supervisors to devote more resources to the needs of immigrants. Want to know more? There’s a training on our YouTube channel!
Check it out: youtu.be/bGKqS9SENIg

There’s a disturbing trend in LA politics that the media isn't talking about: More and more candidates are running as Democrats, but hiding the fact that they’re backed by right-wing Republicans.

It’s happening in CD4, where I live, and it’s going to work unless we stop it. 🧵

Oh hell yes!! Nithya Raman is over 50%!
I am so proud of the work we did at LA Forward (where I’m now chair of the board) to help make this happen! On the coordinated side, several participants in our Progressive Campaign Leadership Academy volunteered for her campaign…1/3

Election Update- Mar 12 2024 23:02:03

LOS ANGELES CITY PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

NITHYA RAMAN - 50.19% (29377 votes)
ETHAN WEAVER - 39% (22825 votes)
LEVON 'LEV' BARONIAN - 10.81% (6324 votes)

Our friends Equal Justice Society are hiring! Take a look equaljusticesociety.org/jobs/civilrigh…

“We often refer to [Barbara Lee] as ‘OG Squad,’” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley. “We could not do what we do — show up fully, authentically, unapologetically — if Barbara Lee hadn’t kicked that door down and verbally hadn’t broken those concrete ceilings.”

19thnews.org/2024/03/barbar…

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

LAHSA report finds that the City of LA's anti-camping ordinance (LAMC 41.18) is INEFFECTIVE when it comes to:

• Housing unhoused people AND preventing their return to encampments in 41.18 zones

Criminalizing homelessness does not solve it. It makes it worse. 🧵

Happening now🇵🇸: San Francisco protestors shut down the freeway and calling for complete ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel has dropped almost 30,000 bombs and shells on Gaza in 100 days, eight times more than the US aimed at Iraq in six years of war.

It’s not war. It’s genocide.

Shameful.
Disgusting.
Cowardly.
Complicit.

Listen to the brilliant Dorothy A Brown on why the US Treasury needs disaggregated #data on #race to achieve their stated #racialequity goals. (starts at 14 minute mark). marketplace.org/shows/marketpl…

So proud to be a board member of LA Forward Take a look at what this dedicated team has achieved in 2023 to help create infrastructure for a progressive #movement in #LosAngeles ! 🔥laforward.org/updates/2023/1…

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

-Dr. Angela Davis
#BlackHistoryMonth

Now they are creating the illusion that most people are 'useless eaters' & farmers who grow #realfood are disposable.They can be driven to extinction like other species .Food can be faked .However food is the currency of life . Real food is health.Counterfeit food is disease

This is blatant Islamophobia, The Wall Street Journal.

We're not like the #banks we typically think or know about. If you're an #entrepreneur & want to have a little bit of capital (<50k) with a low interest rate (<8%). We're dedicated to #BIPOC #immigrants & low income #smallbusinessowners . Check the requirements & reach out!

Looking for support in business planning? This brand new curriculum, A Guide to Formalizing Your Business, walks business owners through planning, entity formation, pricing, and permitting.

Check out this link tr.ee/hjcyEQRPG9 to gain full access to the curriculum!

LA landlords are hiring companies, like Onyx Relocation, that specialize in “buying-out” rent controlled tenants so they can jack up the rates. Jack Ross's piece shows why tenants and advocates are pushing to repeal the CA law that makes this possible.
bit.ly/3PhTsLO

What is the ‘Non-Profit Industrial Complex’ and how does it affect social movements?

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