LASA Marches for Our Lives in L.A.

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LASA voted to attend March for Our Lives L.A. in Downtown L.A. on March 24, 2018. The march was followed by our speaker, Dr. Cynthia Willard, Medical Director of Program for Torture Victims and consultant for the USC International Human Rights Clinic. Thank you to our friends at LA Plaza for hosting us. Here are a few of the photos from that …

LASA learns about Food Security/Insecurity in L.A.

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LASA gathered at the Huntington to bus to our shift at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The Food Bank partners with local organizations to serve 300,000 people a month. The massive warehouse and community of volunteers are a testament to Angelenos’ commitment to civic engagement. We learned that Los Angeles is the hunger capital of the country – and all of …

LASA in Downtown L.A.

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LASA kicked off 2018 in downtown Los Angeles at the public library. Hovering at the half-way point in our LASA year, we spent time thinking about the questions LASA students have answers for and those that remain. The list is impressive: How might be address lack of cohesion of LA neighborhoods – what causes the sectionalism/gentrification? What are LA’s plans …