South LA Democratic Spaces is a collaborative multimedia storytelling investigation that reveals 15 democratic spaces and places in South LA through the eyes of local community organizers and advocates.
These sites encourage positive social change, promote advocacy efforts, and serve as building blocks for community-based social movements.
Click the links below to watch a video about each democratic space.
Monic Uriarte
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation
Trina Greene
Peace Over Violence
Gabriela Garcia
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)
Tori Kjer / Ronald “Kartoon” Antwine
The Trust for Public Land
Pete White
LA Community Action Network
Neelam Sharma
Community Services Unlimited, Inc.
Jay McAdams
24th Street Theatre
Pearl Loehnig
Los Angeles Black Worker Center
Janice Burns
Advancement Project
Aurea Montes-Rodriguez
Community Coalition
Tafarai Bayne
T.R.U.S.T. South LA
Kelly Decker
The Children’s Nature Institute
Rudy Espinoza
Community Financial Resource Center
Monic Uriarte
Community Organizer/Health Promoter
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation
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Trina Greene
Program Manager
Peace Over Violence
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Gabriela Garcia
UNIDAD Community Organizer
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)
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Tori Kjer / Ronald “Kartoon” Antwine
Project Manager/ Community Organizer
The Trust for Public Land
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Pete White
Founder and Co-Director
LA Community Action Network
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Neelam Sharma
Executive Director
Community Services Unlimited, Inc.
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Jay McAdams
Executive Director
24th Street Theatre
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Pearl Loehnig
Community Organizer
Los Angeles Black Worker Center
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Janice Burns
Research Analyst and Community Research Lab Manager
Advancement Project
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Aurea Montes-Rodriguez
Vice President for Organizational Growth
Community Coalition
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Benjamin Torres
President and CEO
CDTech
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Tafarai Bayne
Community Affairs Manager
T.R.U.S.T. South LA
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Manuel Hernandez
Lead Organizer
SCOPE
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Kelly Decker
Executive Director
The Children’s Nature Institute
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Rudy Espinoza
Senior Program Officer, Local Economic Development Initiatives
Community Financial Resource Center