Project Videos

East Los Angeles Lacks Healthy Food Options
There are communities in Los Angeles that do not have access to healthy foods and produce either because the supermarkets don't carry them or because these stores refuse to open in undeserved communities of color. This video shows community members taking a tour to East Los Angeles in search of answers.

Housekeepers Take To The Streets
Hotel housekeepers marched in Downtown Long Beach to raise public awareness of the high risk of injuries for room attendants in Long Beach hotels.

Blue Ribbon Commission Explores L.A. Grocery Industry Crisis
A Blue Ribbon Commission reconvened last May to explore the current crisis of the grocery industry in Los Angeles.

Breathing Easier: The Los Angeles Clean Trucks Program
In October 2008, the Port of Los Angeles passed the Clean Trucks Program. The program aims to clean up the air and protect our environment from port trucking pollution by improving the working conditions of drivers.

L.A. City Council Says "Yes" to Middle Class, Union Jobs
On April 23, 2008 the L.A. City Council approved a landmark policy that will provide middle-class, union jobs to workers in the building trades for city-funded projects.

Community and Workers Stage "Banquet in the Streets"
Community members, workers and elected officials s held a “Banquet in the Streets” in front of the Hilton LAX on October 2, 2008. The celebration marked the second anniversary of a boycott of that hotel.

Swine Flu Fears Expose Gaps in LAX Health Care
Airport workers marched on April 29, 2009 to highlight the need for health care as swine flu fears mounted.