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LAUSD BD7 Candidates Forum
Families gathered at Locke High School to hear from candidates for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board District 7 candidates.
Read MoreCombating Illegal Dumping in South LA
Parents, students, and community members from Animo James B. Taylor and Alain LeRoy Locke came together to address the illegal dumping happening around the railroad tracks in their area. As a result of their continuous efforts (from community walks and calls to MYLA311), they secured a big win: a fence was built around the railroad…
Read MoreUPAS Committees Launch
UPAS Leaders launch four committees: Food Justice, Housing, Digital Divide, and Violence Prevention, where leaders will focus more intently on developing action to address these issues.
Read MoreYouth-Led Anti-Vaping Campaign
UPAS Young Organizers in coalition with the American Heart Association and LA Families Fighting Flavored Tobacco campaign successfully organized to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in unincorporated Los Angeles county. Student leaders collected over 400 petition signatures, attended meetings with board members, and advocated at the final hearing – influencing the Board of…
Read MoreFood Justice Meeting
In response to UPAS organizing, LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis proposed the Improving Supermarket Quality motion to the Board of Supervisors on July 16, 2019. As a result of the motion, the Department of Public Health has implemented a new training curriculum for all inspectors to address food quality issues, particularly identifying root causes of…
Read More“Fight Back!” UPAS 6th Annual Assembly
Over 500 parents and students attended the 6th Annual UPAS Assembly :Fight Back! hosted at Los Angeles City Hall. UPAS leaders were joined by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Senator Miguel Santiago, the Housing and Community Investment Department, Office of Violence Prevention, and more to develop joint organizing strategies to increase access to credit, affordable housing, violence…
Read MoreUPAS Youth Provide Immigration Support
UPAS student leaders at Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy organized peers and school site staff to mail Know Your Rights information and Red Cards to all 600 families at their school site.
Read More3rd Annual Young Organizer’s Institute
UPAS hosted its 3rd Annual Young Organizer’s Institute with largest number of student participants since program inception. 27 students from across Los Angeles participated in 8-days of intensive community organizing training and leadership development which included several workshops, seminars, and visits to Los Angeles City Hall and the Broad Museum “Soul of a Nation” exhibit.
Read MoreClose Illegal dispenseries
Animo Legacy and Animo South LA families joined together to report illegal dispensaries near their schools selling to minors and selling unregulated products. Families met with Supervisor Ridley Thomas’ Office Office of Cannabis Management and the Sheriff’s Department to demand the closure of these illegal dispensaries.
Read MoreCleaning up the community
Animo James B. Taylor families host a series of 311 walks to make reports together urging the city to increase their efforts in cleaning up the community.
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