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:
BHC HUB Celebration: July 10
Hosted and co-sponsored by
Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach,
the African American Convening Committee,
and the Office of Councilmember Dee Andrews
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
4:00pm – 6:30pm
Roosevelt Elementary School (Old Butler School)
1400 E...
Air Pollution 101: What is in Our Air?
After a successful run of Policy Advocacy workshops, we are currently gearing up for our Air Pollution 101 workshops...
Need help filling out your DACA application?
Need help filling out your DACA application?
Come and get help at our legal clinic:
Where: The Center Long Beach, 2017 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA
-Assistance will be on site to help you prepare your DACA application
-Resources for DACA renewals will be on site...
BJS Releases 2013 School Crime and Safety Report
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in collaboration with the National Center for Education Statistics, has released “Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013.”..
LCAP Countdown: No More Class Time Lost to Suspension, LB Says
In Long Beach, students, parents and community members in the Every Student Matters coalition are asking the Superintendent and SchoolBoard to make their LCAP reflect what the research shows and students and parents there want, more money on prevention and intervention over police and criminalization...
First Annual Immigrant Heritage Month
Media Contact: Mario Moreno, 202-383-5994
June 3, 2014
Forum, Bethlehem Project Support First Annual Immigrant Heritage Month
Nationwide Effort to Highlight Immigrant Impact
WASHINGTON, D.C...
Join The Every Student Matters Thunderclap
A Conversation About What It Takes To Help Youth Thrive
President Obama has launched My Brother’s Keeper to invest in young men of color. To elevate youth voices, The California Endowment is hosting a Google hangout on Thurs.,
..Roosevelt Elementary School March For Buses
When: Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 2:45pm
Where: Martin Luther King Park (1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach, 90806)
What: Join parents, students and community members on their long walk home...
Community Groups Get Out The Vote
Long Beach, Calif. – While you’d be hard pressed to find someone who would consider the fact that only 17.5% of registered voters and about 10% of the Long Beach population cast votes in last month’s primary election is impressive, it is worth noting that nearly 9,600 more votes were cast this year than in the last citywide mayoral primary in 2010...
First Ever UndocuQueer & Trans SoCal Convening
The Immigrant Youth Coalition and the Dream Resource Center of the UCLA Labor Center are hosting the first Undocumented Queer and Trans Convening in Southern California(click for Facebook event)...
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