Join us Sunday - Election Kickoff

THIS SUNDAY afternoon, we're hosting a General Meeting & Election Assembly for EVERYONE who’s been involved in LA Forward and for anyone who's interested in learning more.

The purpose is to celebrate all we’ve accomplished together these last few months, build relationships across neighborhood and issue areas, discuss how we can act together to win big on Election Day, and plan next steps to make it happen! Plus you'll get to meet a awesome new member of our staff, a talented election organizer. Please RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.

Action is a powerful antidote to anxiety. As we're stuck inside together this weekend, this is a perfect opportunity to connect with people who share your values and are committing to fight for justice and a better world together. Count Me In

Upcoming Events

You're also invited to join us for a series teach-ins on key racial and economic justice issues and ballot initiatives. All planned by LA Forward members.

* Thursday, September 17 at 8 PM: Invest in Communities Kickoff - RSVP

Our communities deserve better. We let corporations evade taxes that should be used to fund our schools and we let policing and prisons take up a huge percentage of our local government’s budgets. It’s time to put a stop to all of that by passing Schools & Communities First (Prop 15) to close corporate property tax loopholes and Reimagine LA (Measure J) to direct local funding into alternatives to incarceration and community care. We’re fortunate to be joined by a two stelllar speakers and we’d love for you to join us too.

RSVP: https://www.losangelesforward.org/calendar/2020/9/17/invest-in-communities-kickoff

Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 3PM: Transformative Justice Panel Discussion - RSVP

We’re excited to present a panel discussion about what it looks like to re-imagine public safety and create a society that prioritizes caring for all of us. 

We’ll be joined by Tina McKinnor from LA Voice, Brian Kaneda from CURB / Justice LA, and several other speakers for what promises to be a fascinating and important discussion of the criminal justice system and the imperative for transformation.

RSVP: https://www.losangelesforward.org/calendar/2020/9/20/transformative-justice

Tuesday, September 22 at 8 PM: Tenant Protections Panel Discussion - RSVP

Keeping people housed shouldn’t be controversial. Housing shouldn’t be a privilege. But we have policies and institutions in place that systemically disadvantage people who rent their homes. At this moment of crisis, we need to support renters more than ever. Come learn from a panel of amazing organizers, attorneys, and policy experts about how to keep people housed right now and how to build a system where housing is truly just. Featuring Carla De Paz, the director of Community Power Collective; Francisco Duenas, the director of Housing Now, California’s leading housing justice coalition; and Katie McKeon, a social justice movement attorney with Public Counsel.

RSVP: www.losangelesforward.org/calendar/2020/9/22/tenant-protections-webinar-amp-workshop

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