Jose Richard Aviles is a multimedia artist, Urban Planner, and Social Worker based out of Los Angeles. As a former organizer with the Bus Riders Union and current Bus Rider, Aviles is interested in the stories of the countless people that still rely on public transportation. As an artist, Aviles has toured their evening length work, Noche con Nalgona-- a night of poetry, dance, and comedy--across the country and internationally in Mexico and Germany. As an urban planner, Aviles has been a keynote speaker at Hindsight Conference (2021) and presented at Hindsight Conference (2020) and the Unurbanist Assembly (2021). Aviles is also a lecturer at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs where they teach a course called Community Organizing for Urban Planners and also is a member of APA's Foresight Committee.

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