Thanks for tuning in to the second episode of the Sunrise Movement LA Podcast! As mentioned in the episode, here are all the links you’ll need to take tangible action in the movement.
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles:
ACTION ITEM - Defund the Police: https://peoplesbudgetla.com/toolkit
ACTION ITEM - Read up on Black LA Demands: https://www.blmla.org/newsfeed/2020/4/16/black-los-angeles-demands-in-light-of-covid-19-and-rates-of-black-death
Donate to Los Angeles Action Bail Fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/wp4bl
Find my local BLM chapter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/chapters/
Intersectional Environmentalism: https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
IG @intersectionalenvironmentalist @greengirlleah @climatediva
ACTION ITEM - learn more about Bill AB345 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nFINL_X3hWarOqHWoVbcHYEUDMFpxDFa1qsXG9kjaDE/mobilebasic
ACTION ITEM - Sign STAND LA’s petition to stop neighborhood drilling https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/protect-la-countys-residents-health-and-safety
Find your CA state senator here http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
Sunrise Movement Los Angeles https://www.sunrisemovementla.org
Find your local Sunrise Hub here https://www.sunrisemovement.org/hubs
Sources/Additional Information: George Floyd’s murder: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52861726
Nonviolent Protests: https://time.com/5849679/history-protest-debate/
Jackie Lacey: https://www.blmla.org/jackie-lacey-must-go
LA City Budget: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-city-council-votes-to-slash-lapd-budget-by-150-million/#:~:text=The%20entire%202020%2D2021%20budget,the%202019%2D2020%20proposed%20budget.
Defunding the Police: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/11/875311086/defunding-the-police-what-would-it-mean-for-the-u-s
Black Lives Matter Movement: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/03/us/george-floyd-protests-crowd-size.html
Mutual Aid: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3mkjv/what-is-mutual-aid-and-how-can-it-help-with-coronavirus
John Muir’s Racist Past: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sierra-club-grapples-founder-john-muirs-racism-180975404/
Why Every Environmentalist Should be Anti-Racist: https://www.vogue.com/article/why-every-environmentalist-should-be-anti-racist
To learn more about environmental and racism and how organizing can help combat it, check out the National Urban League’s podcast For the Movement and their episode “Environmental Racism: It’s a Thing”
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This episode was reported by Khristina Rhead and Suzie Hicks, with major contributions from Justin Chow, Brahm Genzlinger, Sarah Goldzweig, John Miller, Danielle Reynolds, Sara Sebahar, Jeremy Steinberger, and Ari Tibi.
Thanks go out to the many Sunrisers who shared their stories for this episode as well. Our Sound Editors for this episode were Brahm Genzlinger, Jeremy Steinberger, Sara Sebahar, and John Miller. Our theme song was recorded by Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm with contributions from several members of Sunrise LA, and it was mixed and mastered by Brahm Genzlinger. This episode’s musical score was by Brahm Genzlinger and John Miller.
We owe some deep gratitude for the presence, experiences and insights of our guests Megan Castillo, Yaslynn Rivera (IG @yaslynnrivera), Summer Dean, and Leah Thomas. We also want to thank everyone who contributed audio from protests and that recounted stories from the ground during some of the inciting moments of this movement. See you next time.
