Community Guest
Community Guest pieces are written by local leaders and/or residents and may not reflect the views of VoiceWaves or its reporters. Posts by Community Guest:
Boys of Color Camp Brings A Transformation of Love, Healing & Community
What happens when you gather over 100 young boys of color to camp in the northern woods of California? Healing, trust, and gender workshops, says this Long Beach youth.Displacement & Parking — Activists Wary of Los Angeles Olympics’ Impact on Long Beach
The Democratic Socialists of America’s Long Beach chapter is calling on the city to take a more democratic decision-making process.
To Trump from Long Beach — Don’t Take My DACA!
DACA has helped this CSULB immigrant access college and better pay and wants to make sure Trump doesn't put it to a halt.
Why I Quit Driving for Uber
This youth preferred to sacrifice roughly half his income than support Uber’s ties to Trump.
After Election, Filipino Migrants Make Call to Action
Filipino migrants remind their communities that through education and organizing can they overcome fear.I Occupied the Freeway Last Night
A Long Beach immigrant writes that joining hundreds on the 101 Freeway brought him both fear and hope as drivers joined them to ‘Dump Trump.’
At City Hall, A Native American Day of Celebration and Activism
The Native American community of Long Beach gathered at city hall Tuesday to celebrate culture, combat stereotypes, and ask the council to "Stand with Standing Rock."