L.A. Community Organizing Academy

This Tumblr is a collaboration of the #LACOA Social Media classes in 2012 & 2013. We're sharing examples of community organizing, social justice and activism that inspire us. Also follow our class on Twitter: Follow @LAOrganizing !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-29041487-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();

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Deadline 9/20 for @ShortandStrong1 student film contest sponsored by @LALabor & @UNITEHERE. 

Submissions will be judged by a distinguished panel of entertainment industry professionals and labor and civil rights activists. Our judges include Rosario Dawson, Demain Bichir, Danny Trejo, Hilda Solis, Dolores Huerta, Esai Morales, Van Jones, Antonio Villaraigosa and others... 

More info here: shortandstrong.com

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6/29 in #LosAngeles: Dreamers in Art & Activism Conference via @CESLACatUCLA

See more info on the Facebook event listing

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6/29 in #LosAngeles: @JusticenotJails Summit "Mass Incarceration & Immigrant Detention - Two Sides of the Same Coin" 10 a.m. at Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W. Adams, LA

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Video via @pubinterestproj: Winning Justice at School - The Labor/Community Strategy Center

The Just and Fair Schools Fund supports grassroots organizations developing these leaders at the local, state, and national levels, to keep all children in school, safe and learning. The Just and Fair Schools Fund is a donor collaborative fund investing $3.8 million in grants from 2013 to 2015 to support 35 organizations across 15 states. Learn more at http://www.justandfairschoolsfund.org

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Art by Favianna Rodriguez

Over 100 members of the creative community have called on President Obama and Congress to pass just and humane immigration reform. Help spread the Migration is Beautiful butterflies! See migrationisbeautiful.com.

Please Like and Re-blog!

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Join the #MayDay march in #LosAngeles! 

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via @culturestrike: Are you marching on May Day for migrant rights?

We'd love your help in documenting original #art4 migrant rights at these marches!

1. See Pro-Migrant Art, i.e. posters, puppets, banners, costumes, signs.

2. Capture it (photos, audio and/or video)

3. Upload and tag it #art4

Use mobile apps:

Photos: Twitter, Instagram or Flickr

Audio Clips: SoundCloud (3-5 minutes)

Video Clips: Vine (6 second videos) or Youtube Capture app

or email stuff or links to us at [email protected]

We will re-share them on social media and post stories about the art, 

i.e. check out the feed so far (bottom of page).

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! 

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4/30: Art Party for #MayDay LA! Calling Los Angeles Artists & Art Fans: Come helps us make signs, costumes and art for the the May Day LA March!

Tuesday April 30 from 5:30 - 10:00pm

Location: Clean Carwash Campaign, 516 W. Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Invite your friends with the Facebook event listing.

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Video via @pubinterestproj Demanding Change - Intro to Just & Fair Schools Fund

The Just and Fair Schools Fund supports grassroots organizations developing leaders at the local, state, and national levels, to keep all children in school, safe and learning. The Just and Fair Schools Fund is a donor collaborative fund investing $3.8 million in grants from 2013 to 2015 to support 35 organizations across 15 states. Learn more at http://www.justandfairschoolsfund.org

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@SouthLAReport Reporter Corps accepting applications: Learn to report on your community!

Do you want to learn about reporting and multimedia production? Make a difference in your community? Get published?

Reporter Corps is accepting applicants for its first South LA program.

Program Details

Reporter Corps offers young adults (18-24) direct experience with digital news production, city government, fair representation, and storytelling. Reporters will also benefit from the journalistic resources at USC Annenberg. Reporter Corps members will be paired with professional mentors. Reporters’ work will appear in the community news website Intersections South LA (www.intersectionssouthla.org). Program runs summer 2013.

Application Requirements

Ideal applicants grew up or live in the South LA area, hold a high school diploma, and can commit to a minimum of 15 hours per week for three months. Training, mentorship, and a weekly stipend will be offered.

You don’t need to have a journalism background to be part of Reporter Corps, but you do need to have a strong sense of curiosity, desire to express yourself, and interest in improving your community.

A statement of interest and resume should be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 3 via the application form here.

Contact Jasmin Lopez, Coordinating Editor

[email protected]

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Infographic via @Mashable: 

Just Who Uses Social Media? A Demographic Breakdown

See larger version and read more here.

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Bruce is my friend and comrade. We are together with a few more are founders of the FICPM.

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Enough is enough! I’ve listened to all the talk about how bad things are in the country and there is no leadership in Washington. All the insults about the president and sometimes even members of his family. I have taken all I can stand! Not all republicans are bad, or mean, or racist, or...

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Apply now for @CHIRLA Wise Up Summer Program

The annual Wise Up! Summer Program Application is out this week. Wise Up!’s Summer Program is a six week non-paid internship where high school students with a strong desire to get involved in their community will have the opportunity to learn about organizing and advocating for immigrant rights. In addition to personal and professional development, by the end of the program, interns will have a grasp on organizing basics, event planning, and will benefit from peer college counseling. The Summer Program will culminate with a Northern California College Tour Trip where we will visit six colleges/universities. 

See attachment for eligibility requirements and please forward this document to other educators and potential applicants. This is the fourth year that CHIRLA hosts this program - this will be the second year that I'll be leading it - and it is an experience that transforms young people. The deadline to apply is May 2nd, 2013. For more information, please contact Pedro Trujillo at [email protected] or 213-353-3921

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Randy (by fanyahonestbaruti33)

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Are you planning to attend April 10 immigration reform rallies in DC or around the US? @CultureStrike would love your help in documenting original handmade #art4 migrant rights at these rallies! 

- SEE pro-migrant art: Posters, Puppets, Banners, Costumes, Signs

- CAPTURE it (with photos, audio and/or videos)

- UPLOAD & TAG it #art4

Use mobile apps to take photos, audio and/or videos. Tag them with #art4 so we can find them online and share them.

- Photos: Twitter, Instagram or Flickr

- Audio clips: SoundCloud (Only record 3-5 minutes though)

- Video clips: Vine (6 second videos) or Youtube Capture app

- or email photos or links to us at [email protected]

CultureStrike will post stories about the art and share the work via social media. Check out at http://culturestrike.net/

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check out this movie trailer, powerful info!