Community Guest

Community Guest pieces are written by local leaders and/or residents and may not reflect the views of VoiceWaves or its reporters.

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Boys of Color Camp Brings A Transformation of Love, Healing & Community

Aug. 22, 2018 / By
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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

Feb. 7, 2018 / By
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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!

Aug. 28, 2017 / By
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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

Feb. 10, 2017 / By
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This youth preferred to sacrifice roughly half his income than support Uber’s ties to Trump.

After Election, Filipino Migrants Make Call to Action

Dec. 3, 2016 / By
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Filipino migrants remind their communities that through education and organizing can they overcome fear.

I Occupied the Freeway Last Night

Nov. 10, 2016 / By
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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

Nov. 3, 2016 / By
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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."

#SwimmingSoWhite: Belmont Pool Project is a Racial Justice Issue

Aug. 14, 2016 / By
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Too often for minority youth, a swim can be deadly. The city has a chance to reverse inequities in who learns to swim and who drowns.