Writing by Public Matters Fellow Xochilt Sanchez On October 27, 2015 Public Matters, in collaboration with our Hidden Hi Fi partner, the Pilipino’s Workers Center (PWC), and PolicyLink, co-hosted the Arts, Culture and Equitable Development Institute—a pre-conference session for PolicyLink’s 2015 Equity Summit. The day was...
To see photos from the Arts, Culture and Equitable Development Institute, part of PolicyLink's Equity Summit preconference that was hosted at the Pilipino Workers Center, check out our album on Facebook!...
CLICK HERE TO VOTE! Voting starts at 12PM (Pacific) on October 20, 2015 and runs until 12PM (Pacific) on November 3, 2015. Public Matters has the rare opportunity to raise $100,000 for our fellowship, training, mentorship, and employment program: URBAN FUTURES LAB. For many of you, this is...
A Project Review + Event Recap: WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2015 Writing + Video by Public Matters Fellow Xochilt Sanchez The Truth About Flavor culminated with the public celebration of World No Tobacco Day on Friday May 29, 2015, on the South Lawn steps of Los...
Earlier this month, Public Matters got the fantastic news that we’d be one of the inaugural recipients of the Creative Economic Development Fund (CEDF), a program of the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, with support from...
A Project Review + Event Recap: WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2015 Writing + Video by Public Matters Fellow Xochilt Sanchez The Truth About Flavor culminated with the public celebration of World No Tobacco Day on Friday May 29, 2015, on the South Lawn steps of Los...
Written by Public Matters Fellow Xochilt Sanchez LONG LIVE LA 2015: Premiere Screening On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, The Truth About Flavor myth-buster videos had their world premiere at Mercado La Paloma as part of Long Live LA. Long Live LA is a collection of 30 short...
Join us on March 18 for film, food, and a friendly discussion about art & public health! We were thrilled when our friends at LA Freewaves invited us to be one of the six artist groups participating in Long Live LA, an OUT THE WINDOW video...
The PWC Jeepney. An orange wonder on wheels. We’re excited that it’s getting a well-deserved place in the spotlight, courtesy of the awesome folks at KCET’s SoCal Connected. The piece profiles the Pilipino Workers’ Center‘s Jeepney Tours in Historic Filipinotown, which was launched way back in 2009...
Since the middle of September, students in South L.A. at Augustus Hawkins High School’s Community Health Advocates School (CHAS) have been getting a fresh perspective on tobacco. Specifically, they’ve been exploring issues related to small flavored cigars and cigarillos and are becoming community health advocates...