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The Revolution Will Be Strategized
Sing, Dance, and Rise Up!
with the Labor/Community Strategy Center
31st Annual Political Party
Zoomin’ along
Thursday December 10 6 – 7:30 pm PST
2020 Year in Review
Strategy Center helped to organize great united front Victory
to cut the Los Angeles School Police Department Budget
By $25 million and 35%
It was great working with our allies, Black Lives Matter LA, Students Deserve, BSS, Inner City Struggle, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Taking Action Social Justice Clubs and the Black and Latinx students and parents who fought so hard for this victory
Bus Riders Union Free Public Transportation/No Cars in LA Campaign
After 20 years of Bus Riders Union organizing, and the crisis of COVID 19, we were happy to work with the LAUSD, Superintendent Austin Beutner, and MTA CEO Phil Washington for Free Public Transportation for all LAUSD Students and “Fareless” Transit for all
We are still fighting for those victories and to Stop MTA Racial Profiling of Black Passengers
The Strategy and Soul Revolutionary Organizers Film and Book Club
In 2020, we initiated the Film and Book Club online. More than 150 attendees joined us for viewing and great conversations to see: The Revolution will be Strategized, Finally Got the News, The Salt of the Earth, Sorry to Bother You, Tiger by the Tail, Concerning Violence, the Battle of Algiers, and NO! There is the first and best film and book club for revolutionary organizers in the U.S.
A Conversation and Celebration
with Monica Garcia
Monica Garcia, an organizer, leader, and Board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District, introduced the historic motion to cut the LASPD budget by 50%. She helped build the four vote majority—along with Kelly Gonez, Nick Melvoin, and Jackie Goldberg—to Pass the 35% $25 million cut
Sing and Dance Along with our Special Musical Guests
Rihanna, Gloria Gaynor, Sam and Dave, Celia Cruz, and other stars TBA
E-Organizer,
Producer of Voices from the Frontlines
Channing Martinez is a Black-Garifuna Queer Organizer with the Labor/Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles. His also the producer of Voices from the Frontlines, on KPFK/Pacifica Radio www.voicesfromthefrontlines.com. He can be reached at Channing@thestrategycenter.org