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live joyful, powerful
and prosperous lives

Our Theory of Change

To ensure Black, Brown and historically oppressed people are free to live joyful,
powerful and prosperous lives in South Los Angeles and beyond

Who We Work With

Black and Brown youth, adults, and families with roots in South Los Angeles who are chronically impacted by poverty and systemic racism

BIPOC-led organizations in our community and others seeking to build political and civic power and engage in community organizing

How We Do Our Work

Community Organizing

  • Recruit organizing base through various modes of engagement
  • Train organizing base to increase political leadership
  • Deploy organizing base in policy campaigns

Winning Hearts and Minds

  • Center the stories of people most impacted by the issues we seek to change
  • Shift narratives, impact public opinion & create representative media
  • Motivate and inspire people to become active through art and culture

Strengthening the Social Justice Movement

  • Train community organizers across the country
  • Forge coalitions and strategic partnerships to win meaningful change
  • Build cross-racial and cross-regional solidarity

Building Permanence

  • Secure and transform land for community-driven use
  • Establish & nurture institutions that model long-term movement building culture
  • Maintain multi-generational, home-grown leadership presence

What We Seek To Achieve

A critical mass of Black and Brown grassroots leaders have the power to win policies that improve their material conditions and quality of life

Black & Brown communities have the power to shift the public debate, narrative, and opinion to uplift their perspectives and issues

We have partners locally and across the country who embrace community organizing as a strategy to build power in BIPOC communities

Across all we do, we are driven by our core values:

Community Involvement, Leadership Development, Multi-Racial Solidarity, Education and Training, Advocacy, and Contributing to the Building of a Social Justice Movement