READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE FOR L.A.’S NEXT MAYOR

MAYORAL SHOWDOWN 2013!   TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY IN L.A.  AND WE WILL BE CHOOSING A NEW MAYOR.  WE URGE EVERYONE TO READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE.  Much love to Youth Justice Coalition high school student Ana Lucia "Lucy" Lopez for her amazing art and graphics for "Mayoral Showdown." When you More info>

Action Saturday in Castaic to Block New Women’s Jail

LA County Sheriff Baca wants to spend $100 million to expand the Pitchess Detention Center in the City of Castaic. His proposed expansion would cage over 1,000 women, girls, and trans people—nearly all of them from poor and working communities of color. L.A. ALREADY HAS THE LARGEST COUNTY More info>

Please make calls to pass 5 of Super 7 bills out of Appropriations!

Seven bills are moving through the legislature that will dramatically improve educational and life chances for California's youth. Because of your support... SB 458 - Senator Wright - which will require notification to youth and their families when they added to local or the statewide (CalGang) More info>

I Still Can’t Believe It by Julio Marquez

DAY 1: It seems very surreal as I look back at it. This is how it replayed in my mind as we're driving home from a long day. As soon as we pulled up, it was hard to find a place to unload. From a distance I could see our friends on the steps waiting patiently. In the back were the officers More info>

Letter to Senator Boxer – Block Increased Police, Resource Officers and Security Equipment in Schools

All across the nation, young people of color and their families are organizing to dismantle the school-to-jail track. But since the shooting at Sandy Hook, the federal government is pushing funds for more police, school resource officers and security equipment.  Too many of our campuses already More info>

Youth of Color Across U.S. – How to Prevent Violence and Build Safe Schools

We can imagine the pain and suffering that the youth and families in Newtown, Connecticut are experiencing. As youth growing up on some of America’s deadliest streets, we are all too familiar with gun violence and its impacts. Too many of us have been shot and shot at. We have buried our friends More info>