Pushing Beyond the Encampments - South L.A. Organizes as the 99%
Community Contributor | 11-23-2011 |
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By Carla GuerreroCommunity Coalition
 (photo: Glauz Diego) |
The energy across the country is ripe for action and South L.A. residents need to be at the forefront of the movement. Community Coalition is putting real human faces to the economic crisis and sharing ways that people can overcome and pull through as a community.
The morning program focused on the stories of our people -- how South L.A. residents are experiencing the economic crisis but also why they refuse to give up.
Over 100 individuals exchanged ideas of what needs to be done in our country to improve the quality of life for the 99%. The afternoon program focused on action. The group collectively decided on three possible actions to take in January and a committee of activists will continue to meet between now and then to plan and execute it.
“We believe now is the time that people can get inspired even against the difficult economic odds facing them,” said Alberto Retana, Executive Vice President of Community Coalition and coordinator of the People Power Assembly.
“People are fed up with the current situation, people are losing their homes to big corporate banks, losing their jobs and losing unemployment benefits. People are struggling to feed their children and raise their families. The time is ripe for us to come together and collectively decide on positive actions to change the quality of life for the 99%.”
To learn more about Community Coalition, please visit www.CoCoSouthLA.org.
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