Some of Friends and family who organized a “celebration of life” for long-time community-based peace and human rights advocate and organizer Elaine Schmidt on World Day of Social Justice. Continue reading
Another profound loss of an organizer and leader in our communities with the passing of brother Al Villanueva. As far back as when I started as a professor at Pitzer’s College in the 1990’s, I joined alongside Al (and so many others that included familia and supporters such as Angela and Jim Sanbrano) in his efforts to critically recover and preserve the history of the Arbol Verde barrio on the east side of Claremont. Continue reading
Honored to be the keynote on “Sustaining Our Historical Roots and Tradition of Organizing in These Difficult Times” to students and parents at Cultural Connect: Inland Youth Cultural Initiative Conference at El Sol Neighborhood Center in San Bernardino. Continue reading