Building Communities of Hope Across Los Angeles
Cision quoted LaVonna Lewis of the USC Price School on a project that will provide a platfrom for shared learning and understanding between students and communities in Los Angeles.
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Planning for AuthentiCITIES
The world around us never stops changing, growing, evolving … how can planners take up the challenge of authenticity? Host Lisa Schweitzer talks with editors Brettany Shannon and Laura Tate of the new book Planning for AuthentiCITIES about the challenge and how to move toward inclusive and democratic communities.
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Proposed noncitizen voting in Boston not seen as likely for other areas
Boston Herald quoted Jeffery Jenkins of the USC Price School about opposition to a local ordinance that would allow non-citizens to vote.
It’s Not Just Where You’re Going, It’s Also How You Get There
“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
So … the journey and how we make that journey plays an important role in the quality of our lives. Listen as Marlon Boarnet talks infrastructure & quality of life with Anthony Orlando on #OurAmericanDiscourse
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“You can hold someone accountable and hold them at the same time.”
Ashlee Marie Preston, civil rights activist, writer, speaker, and host of the excellent podcast SHOOK with Ashlee Marie Preston. Ashlee Marie has many talents, but she is, above all, a communicator. She conceived her podcast as a “platform that is intentional about unpacking the accurate narrative of not just LGBTQ people or trans people, but being intentional about creating the world in which you wish to live in.” Listen to her activism and how you can be an ally.
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Inglewood councilman’s clients include companies he’s supported with his votes
Daily Breeze quoted Frank Zerunyan of the USC Price School about possible conflicts of interest by a council member in Inglewood. Under California law and Inglewood’s charter, a city council member cannot directly, or indirectly, benefit financially from his or her votes. But because Morales doesn’t appear to have an ownership stake in either of…
“I am a powerful agent of change. I am deliberate. And I am not afraid.”
Native American award-winning film director and producer, actor, singer/songwriter, author, and founder and CEO of multiple media organizations, humanitarian Joanelle Romero. Joanelle was born in both the artistic and activist worlds and has spent her life bringing those two realms together. Listen to Joanelle share stories about her many years’ being an artist and humanitarian, and from where she draws all the necessary strength in a climate where the Native American—and especially the Native woman—is absent from virtually all popular media.
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USC Price student-led forum focuses on issues of identity, resistance
“In order for us to be inclusive, we need to really highlight that representation matters and include as many people, organizations, thought processes and concerns that people may have,” said Malaika Merid, a second-year Master of Public Policy Student at USC Price who was one of the event organizers. “This is a gathering space of real diverse thought, and I think that the best way for us to move forward with that is to keep creating ways to find more diversity of thought to be included within the forum.”
Ender’s Game
When you’ve grown up thinking everything is a zero sum game … what happens when you learn it isn’t?
New episode features host Jeffery Jenkins with guests Aubrey Hicks, Matt Schauer, and Ehsan Zaffar.
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USC program aims to help LAPD officers build trust, de-escalate encounters with homeless, mentally ill
Los Angeles Daily News highlighted a partnership between the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School, USC Price School and Los Angeles Police Department on a project to educate officers on how to handle interactions with residents who may be experiencing homelessness, mental illness and addiction. “We think we’re engaged in the single most unique experiment in the…