By: Omar Vargas --- "We often miss aspects of Los Angeles from our cars or when passing by neighborhoods that make up the city's diverse history. Through walking, I began to see LA through different perspectives, as a daily commuter and a city native. Through my experience,...
Starting just after Labor Day 2016, we kicked-off Urban Futures Lab's 2016-2017 year with our new Fellows. The Lab is a radical re-imagining of job training for young adults (18-26) from low-income Los Angeles communities of color. It blends employment, project-based training, and mentorship with fellowship components...
Writing by Public Matters Fellow Xochilt Sanchez Equity Summit hosted by PolicyLink took place Wednesday Oct.28 and Thursday Oct.29 in downtown Los Angeles. The Westin Bonaventure was flooded with hundreds of representatives of progressive organizations and agencies from across the country. The conference began with the...
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...
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...
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...