VoiceWaves

VoiceWaves is a Long Beach youth-led journalism and media-training project. The youth, ages 16-24, are learning to report, write, and create digital journalism content. Their reports will raise awareness of community health issues and activate change.

Posts by VoiceWaves:

Important Community Meeting Regarding Local Hire Policy

Oct. 20, 2014 / By
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Community Meeting: Local Hire Policy for Long Beach Residents
Wednesday, October 22nd, 10am-noon

Long Beach Community Action Partnership
3012 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90807
(Parking available and it’s easy to access by bus and metro)

On July 22, 2014, the Long Beach City Council voted to direct City Manager Pat West to draft a Local Workforce Training and Local Hire Policy for projects built in Long Beach with public money.

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Don’t get the flu. Don’t spread the flu.

Oct. 14, 2014 / By
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Come to our FREE community Flu Clinic next week on Thursday, October 23rd! Bring your family and friends to get vaccinated between 2pm and 7pm at your local Health Department, 2525 Grand Avenue in Long Beach...

Gay Men’s Health Summit: Come Out, Be Out, Be Healthy

Oct. 10, 2014 / By
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Come celebrate National Coming Out Day at an event full of Wellness for the Mind, Body, and Soul!..

United Cambodian Community 37th Anniversary Celebration

Oct. 6, 2014 / By
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Senator Ricardo Lara and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia are to be Honored at the United Cambodian Community 37th Anniversary Celebration & Dinner Gala on October 10, 2014 at La Lune Imperial, 1458 Atlantic Ave...

Two Long Beach families will receive solar electric systems

Sep. 30, 2014 / By
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Two low-income Central Long Beach families will move closer towards creating healthier homes and lowering their energy bills.

BHC Long Beach Fall Gathering, Oct. 25

Sep. 23, 2014 / By

Save the date for the Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach Fall Gathering! More details are coming soon...

10 Long Beach Youth Explain Why They’re Afraid Of Police

Aug. 22, 2014 / By
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In the days after unarmed black teenager Mike Brown was shot at least six times and killed by police in Ferguson, Miss., thousands of people across the country rallied the streets questioning the militarization of police and the racial harassment of young black and brown people of color in America. While conversations around law enforcement practices have begun to change, one thing has stayed constant: fear. Guns, racial profiling and power—all were cited as reasons why Long Beach youth say they fear the police.

VoiceWaves Newspaper Issue #1

Aug. 21, 2014 / By
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Student debt, fracking, barriers for immigrant elderly folks, sex education, teen pregnancy and deportations.