Friends, As we write this statement, thousands of Americans in Los Angeles and other cities are protesting and mourning the killing of George Floyd and the all too frequent extrajudicial killings of our Black neighbors by police. Along with them, our organization is proclaiming that “Black Lives Matter!” What is painfully clear about the murder…
Highway 293 North from Boston to New Hampshire A couple of weeks ago, I attended a conference in New Hampshire hosted at the Omni Mount Washington Resort that is nestled in the White Mountains; a three-hour drive north of Boston. The event was held to honor the 75th anniversary of the Bretton Woods agreement where…
Maria Cabildo, the “Patron Saint of Boyle Heights,” joins us to discuss how she first learned about Urban Planning, her experiences in founding the East LA Community Corporation, and how she raised $5k to bring Cesar Chavez to Columbia University. Soundcloud Apple
Romel Pascual and Tafarai Bayne, our CicLAvia friends, stop by to talk about the changing landscape of mobility in Los Angeles. We learn why they believe Ciclavia is more than the sum of its total bike rides and how the city transforms before your very eyes as soon you experience it outside of your car….
On this episode of KNOW YOUR CITY, our friend Jorge Madrid, from the Environmental Defense Fund, joins us and talks about the environment, his connection to Van Jones and why we need more people of color talking about climate change. Audio Block Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3. Learn more Soundcloud Apple
On this episode of KNOW YOUR CITY, we talk to Maria Elena Durazo! Join us as we learn more about what inspired Maria to become the leader she is today and how she thinks we need to develop the leaders of tomorrow. Audio Block Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3. Learn more…
Introducing KNOW YOUR CITY! In this episode, we do our best to explain what LURN is and who we are. We talk about how the name “LURN” was chosen and dive deep into some of our work and why we’re passionate about what we do. Oh, and we also explain why we decided to start…