11/11/2022
Hey LA friends! Know any talented and passionate youth looking for a new work opportunity?
AFSC Roots for Peace is looking for a Youth Organizing Intern to help with our Youth Organizing Program launching early next year!
It's a 9-month, part-time opportunity. Strong candidates will have participant experience in youth programming, and interest in community and youth empowerment. Any organizing/coalition/campaign experience is a huge plus.
More details in the photos. Application can be found here:
https://bit.ly/RFPYouthIntern
Deadline is Nov 25th! Please help spread the word!
We encourage everyone interested to apply! If you have questions please email [email protected]
05/19/2022
Hey LA Friends! Roots for Peace is looking for the next generation of changemakers and organizers!! We invite all young people of color who are interested in exploring and fighting for social justice to join our upcoming Freedom School!
Our Freedom School is a FREE, 13-day intensive social justice program, where we analyze intersectional systemic inequalities while organizing around local projects and policies that affect our communities in South Central Los Angeles.
Please help spread to those that might be interested!!
Link to apply here: https://bit.ly/RFPFS2022
01/07/2022
In December we celebrated over 10 years of work at Mar Vista Gardens AND a transition from providing org support for the Community garden.
The members of the collective are AMAZING and it has been an honor to accompany them as they grew their urban farming skills, their power around the right to grow food in public housing, and their consensus decision making processes. We have no doubt that the collective and the garden will continue to thrive!
A special shout out to the talented members: Maria del Carmen Sanchez who has been the lead anchor and facilitator of the garden since the day it was built and Juan José García who is a phenomenal and relentless food grower. Also a special mention for the transformational leadership of eli tizcareño who worked directly with the members as an AFSC staff and mentor for over six years.
We are thrilled that the local Boys and Girls Club, who are on site and have deep relationships with the community, will be the fiscal sponsor and partner for the Community Garden and is committed to supporting the ongoing leadership of members. We are also excited that LA Compost will continue to partner with the garden.
Thank you MVG Community Garden and everyone who joined us at varying points of this 10 year path. It has been a beautiful journey!
This is not a farewell, but we’ll see you around MVG! Nos estamos viendo!
09/29/2020
We’re hiring a Farm Facilitatorfor our South LA Community Farm! Please share this opportunity with the good folks you know. Applications are due tomorrow Sept 30th. Apply here: http://bit.ly/CommFarmFacilitator
05/31/2020
AFSC Roots for Peace condemns the killing of George Floyd and police violence against activists.
We stand with our AFSC comrades in Minneapolis who are holding space for young people and are calling for defunding the police and investing in community needs. We need this in every city including Los Angeles.
Shanene Herbert, director of AFSC’s Healing Justice program in Saint Paul says “Firing these police officers is not enough. We need resources directed away from the police forces that occupy our communities. We need investment in our young people, in our schools, in our health care, and in transformative forms of justice that address the root causes of harm.”
We urge you to:
1) SIGN PETITION to support our Minneapolis siblings —> http://bit.ly/DefundMPD
2) TAKE Peoples Budget SURVEY and get involved in LA campaign!
—> peoplesbudgetla.com
3) EDUCATE & CARE for your self and community in whatever way makes sense for you.
05/15/2020
A donor will match every $25 donation in the next 24 hours!!! If you can, DONATE TODAY, and share it with your networks.
afsc.org/LAUndocuFund
AFSC is providing Pandemic Relief to Undocu Workers! If our racist xenophobic federal government won’t do it, we can do it. Please DONATE & SHARE this link. Together we can reach our goal.
In LA, Roots for Peace is committed to raising $10,000 to support undocumented workers who have lost their jobs and/or experienced a reduction of wages. Our hope is that each family receives $600-800.
Ways to support:
1) You can donate online- $5, $25, $100, $250+
2) Share the donation link with others: afsc.org/LAUndocuFund
05/06/2020
Donate to AFSC's Los Angeles Undocu Worker Fund
AFSC is fundraising to provide Pandemic Relief to those in need across the country. In Los Angeles, Roots for Peace is fundraising $10,000 to go directly towards undocumented workers who have lost their jobs and/or experienced a reduction of wages. Our federal government is not providing relief to undocumented workers who greatly contribute to our economy BUT we have the opportunity to be in solidarity. With your help, we will provide direct cash assistance of $600 - $800 per family. Please DONATE today!
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