InnerCity Struggle: 2021 Adelante Awards Journal

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NATIONAL DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF MIJENTE

Dear Adelante Awards Guests, Thank you for supporting InnerCity Struggle’s 2021 Adelante Awards celebrating 27 years of movement building in the Eastside of Los Angeles.

This year’s dinner is about the spirit of Adelante. It is about our collective path forward for a just recovery for the Eastside. Because despite so much pain and suffering of the past two years, I am hopeful.

During one of the most difficult times in modern history, the Eastside came together to take care of each other.

Our organizers distributed more than $500,000 in mutual aid and emergency resources to Eastside families and students. We connected more than 1,500 Eastside residents to COVID-19 related resources and vaccination appointments.

Our organizers worked tirelessly to ensure that in the time that so many of us felt isolated as we sheltered in our homes, Eastside families could connect with each other to fight for structural change and demand a just recovery. In our schools, we won two important budget victories to bring equitable resources to students in highest need. As part of a Black and Brown coalition, our leaders secured nearly $100 million to support Black student achievement in LAUSD. And to address the impact of the pandemic on our students, our leaders secured $700 million to be invested into LA’s highest need schools. At the city level, as part of a broad coalition, we won $170 million in the LA City budget to support the communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

Tonight we honor two leaders that have been on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Esteban E. Torres Award, we honor St John’s Well Child and Family Center for being a first responder with contact tracing, vaccination clinics, and treatment for symptomatic patients. With the Gabriela Amanda Pérez Award, we honor Marisa Franco, Director and Co-Founder of Mijente, which has been on the ground and successfully led voter engagement efforts for the 2020 national election, fighting against deportations and for just immigration reform.

Thank you for supporting grassroots leaders on the frontlines advancing justice and equity.

Siempre Adelante, Maria Brenes Executive Director

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

CE CE VA LE N CI A With more than 15 years experience in the entertainment industry, Cece Valencia began her radio career at Wild 96.1 in the Inland Empire. She then made her way to Hot 97.5 in Las Vegas where she spent five years as #1 at “nights in the market” and top five in the country.

Returning back to Los Angeles, she did morning’s at 93.5 KDAY and voiced the popular game Grand Theft Auto 5. Eventually, Cece made her way to Latino 96.3 to expand her listening audience and worked for Jennifer Lopez’s network NUVOtv on the music driven show “The Collective.”

Cece is driven by the LA Culture Of Hip Hop, which led to her return to the legendary 93.5 KDAY in 2013 to dominate middays. In 2018, Cece’s hard work and community ties caught the eye of Power 106 where she did mornings.

She made history as the first woman in hip hop radio history to lead a morning show in Los Angeles for the legendary 93.5 KDAY. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles needed a caring familiar voice to carry them through confusing times, so KDAY expanded Cece’s role from Morning Show to Middays.

Cece Valencia is the only Los Angeles radio personality that can be heard from 6am-2pm daily giving LA exactly what they need -- someone who loves the city and is just as invested in the community as they are. Cece continues to inspire others using her platform to encourage education and self love to the community.

ENTERTAINMENT BU YE P O NGO The five person Afro-Latin fusion group Buyepongo from Los Angeles absorbs hip-hop, punk, funk, and jazz sounds into a delirious tropical blend of styles from across the Latin American diaspora. The name Buyepongo which translates “to provide a ruckus”– certainly describes the scene on the dance floors of Los Angeles whenever the band launches into its dizzyingly energetic, instantly infectious rhythms. Like its name, the band is part hybrid, part invention, something untranslatable that nevertheless perfectly captures its uniquely vibrant spirit.

Buyepongo has shared the stage with acts such as Miguel, Dolla Sign, Warren G, Common, ChicanoBatman, Quantic, Ondatropica, Ozomatli, Booker T, Celso Piña, Os Mutantes, Sister Nancy, Dead Prez, CutChemist, Beatnuts, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Antibalas, and Punta Cartel. They have performed in

venues and festivals at El Rey Theater, Grand Performances, World Cafe Philadelphia PA, KEXP, The Fillmore, Tropicalia Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle Music Festival, Grand Park, Levitt Pavillion’s Summer Music Series, International Accordion festival, and the SXSW Official Showcase 2015.

In 2018, Buyepongo were chosen as Official Cultural Ambassadors for the United States. They toured through mainland China in 2018, Azerbaijan in 2019 and Equatorial Guinea in 2020.

PERFORMERS MA RI ACHI TI E RRA M IA Mariachi Tierra Mia is a co-ed group serving Los Angeles County and surrounding areas since 2017. They pride themselves in delivering highcaliber mariachi music.

DIGITAL PROGRAM WELCOME

Cece Valencia

IN MEMORIAM

Mariachi Tierra Mia

SPECIAL REMARKS: SEIU 2015 April D. Verrett

OUR PATH FORWARD: A JUST RECOVERY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS Maria Brenes

PERFORMANCE Buyepongo

LIVE DONATION UPDATE Henry Perez

HONOREE PRESENTATION FROM ISOLATION TO PERSEVERANCE: ADELANTE CLOSING

Cece Valencia

BOARD OF DIRECTORS HECTOR SANCHEZ, CHAIR

PEDRO A. NOGUERA, PH.D.

Deputy Political Director, Community Coalition

KRISTIE HERNANDEZ, SECRETARY

Senior Government and Community Relations Specialist, Boeing

Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education

BELEN VARGAS

Associate Vice President for Operations and Chief Mission Officer, California State University, Los Angeles

CAMILA CHAVEZ

ELIZABETH E. LUGO, TREASURER Development Director, Power California

MARGARITA RAMIREZ, SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR

Co-Founder and Executive Director, Dolores Huerta Foundation

ROSE CONTRERAS

Retired Vice President Creative Services at Lakeshore Learning Materials

Liberty Hill Foundation’s Director of Grantmaking, Retired

ROBIN GURNEY

President, SavEarth Media

ADVISORY BOARD AUREA MONTES-RODRIGUEZ Executive Vice President, Community Coalition

LESTER GARCIA

Political Director, SEIU Local 99

AMY COOPER

Education Consultant

DOUGLAS WANCE Shareholder, Buchalter

ADELANTE AMBASSADORS THE HONORABLE LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD United States Representative, California’s 40th District

THE HONORABLE MARÍA ELENA DURAZO

California State Senator, 24th Senate District

THE HONORABLE ERIC GARCETTI

Mayor, City of Los Angeles

THE HONORABLE MÓNICA GARCÍA

Los Angeles Unified School District, Board District 2

MAX ARIAS

Executive Director, SEIU Local 99

APRIL D. VERRETT President, SEIU Local 2015

DR. WILLIAM A. COVINO President, Cal State LA

JIM MANGIA, MPH

President & CEO St. John’s Well Child and Family Center

EFRAIN ESCOBEDO

Vice President, Public Policy & Civic Engagement, California Community Foundation

ELIZABETH JIMÉNEZ SALINAS

CEO, GEMAS Consulting

MICHELE SIQUEIROS

President, Campaign for College Opportunity

ROBIN GURNEY

President, SavEarth Media Board Member, InnerCity Struggle

CAMILA CHAVEZ

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Dolores Huerta Foundation Board Member, InnerCity Struggle

DOUGLAS E. WANCE

Shareholder, Buchalter Board Member Emeritus, InnerCity Struggle

ELIZABETH E. LUGO

Development Director Power California Board Member & Co-Founder, InnerCity Struggle

GABRIEL ROBLES

Managing Director & Relationship Manager First Republic Bank

DENISE CAMPOS

Media and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Southern California Gas Company

RYAN SMITH

Chief External Officer Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

ROSE CONTRERAS

Retired Vice President, Creative Services Lakeshore Learning Materials Board Member, InnerCity Struggle

SUSAN STONE

Director, Sourthwest Marketing Leader, PWC

DR. PEDRO A. NOGUERA

Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education Board Member, InnerCity Struggle

MARIA CASILLAS AMY COOPER

Board Member Emeritus, InnerCity Struggle

MARGARITA RAMIREZ Board Member, InnerCity Struggle

LUIS A. SANCHEZ

Executive Director, Power California Co-Founder, InnerCity Struggle

LESTER GARCIA

Board Member Emeritus, InnerCity Struggle

THE SPIRIT OF STRUGGLE AWARDS InnerCity Struggle is proud to honor the work of tonight’s honorees for continuing the legacy of The Spirit of Struggle Awards. These awards are named after distinguished historic individuals who strived for freedom and opportunity.

ESTE BAN E . TO RRES Congressman Esteban E. Torres is a nationally recognized environmental leader and former ambassador to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He served eight terms as congressman representing California’s 34th Congressional District from 1983-1999.

During his distinguished 16year career in the U.S. House of Representatives, Mr. Torres served as Deputy Democratic Whip, senior member of the House Banking Committee, and chaired the House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. In his own community, Mr. Torres served as a United Auto Workers union organizer and co-founded The East Los

Angeles Community Union (TELACU), which evolved into one of the largest anti-poverty community development organizations in the nation and serves thousands of families.

Mr. Torres graduated from James A. Garfield High School in 1949, attended East Los Angeles College, Cal-State Los Angeles, the University of Maryland and American University in Washington D.C. He holds honorary doctorate degrees from Whittier College and National University.

Due to his contributions to the Eastside, Esteban E. Torres High School -- the first new high school to be built in unincorporated East Los Angeles in over 85 years -- is named in his honor.

G A BRI E LA AMA N DA PÉR EZ Gabriela Amanda Pérez began her work at InnerCity Struggle at the age of 15 – a spunky and energetic young person who loved punk rock and was known as a good friend. As a student at Garfield High School, one of the most overcrowded schools in the country, Gabriela dedicated her high school years and young adult life to the struggle for educational justice.

She advocated for more resources in the schools, an end to punitive school policies, the hiring of more counselors and teachers, as well as advocating for higher expectations for all students by leading the campaign to ensure college access.

In 2004, while still a student at Garfield High School, she led the fight to win a new high school in East Los Angeles, the first in over 85 years. Even though she knew that she would not directly benefit from the new school, since it would open after she graduated, she felt passionately about providing the future generations of youth in East Los Angeles with better opportunities to graduate high school and attend a four-year university. She collected petition signatures in support of

the new school and spoke in front of the school board demanding that the Eastside be made a priority.

She inspired fellow students and community residents to become involved in marches and rallies in favor of the new school. Through her leadership and perseverance – Esteban E. Torres High School opened in 2010 – a symbol of hope and opportunity for the Eastside.

After graduating from high school in 2005, Gabriela went on to undergraduate studies at Long Beach State University. In 2007, Gabriela returned to InnerCity Struggle as part of the staff team. She was an amazing organizer who activated youth, built a base, and inspired a new generation of students from the Eastside. Gabriela passed away suddenly on July 27, 2011 and is remembered as an amazing youth leader that left a long-lasting imprint on her community.

ST. JOHN’S WELL CHILD & FAMILY CENTER ESTEB A N E . TO RRE S A WA R D

St. John’s strives for health equity by addressing the health care needs of lowincome, uninsured, and under-insured people in Central/South Los Angeles and Compton. As a first-responder in the communities hardest-hit COVID-19, St. John’s launched a massive testing and contact tracing program in areas that had no access to testing and was the first community health center in the country to provide monoclonal antibody infusion treatments for symptomatic COVID patients.

In 2021, St. John’s opened 26 vaccination sites and launched the largest vaccination campaign by a community health center in the country. To date, St. John’s has administered 275,000 doses and counting. 94% of those vaccinated are low-income people of color.

MARISA FRANCO

GABR IEL A A MANDA P É RE Z A WA R D

Marisa Franco is the National Director and Co-Founder of Mijente, a digital and grassroots organizing hub for Latinx and Chicanx people. In her almost twenty years of work as an organizer and movement builder, Marisa has helped lead key grassroots organizing campaigns rooted in low-income and communities of color, characterized by their innovation and effectiveness. She was named a New York Times 2018 Visionary and has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Univision/Al Punto, Politico, and the Washington Post.

2021 VICTORIES F YOUTH JUSTICE

New Investments for Black Student Achievement As part of a coalition led by Black and Brown youth, InnerCity Struggle won the removal of school police stationed on campuses and secured nearly $100 million to be invested into holistic support programs and staffing for the Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP) that will support the success of Black students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

EDUCATION

$700 Million for Highest Need Schools As part of the Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids, InnerCity Struggle secured $700 million to be invested into highest need schools through the Student Equity Needs Index for the 2021-2022 school year. This new investment will provide equitable resources for in-person learning for students most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT $170 Million to support a Just Recovery for All Angelenos The Make Los Angeles Whole coalition came together to center the needs of families, workers, small businesses, and youth most impacted by the pandemic in the LA City Budget conversation. $170 million in funding that was demanded

by The Making Los Angeles Whole plan was included in the final budget to address the needs of families and communities most adversely affected by COVID-19.

Expanded Housing Protections for Los Angeles County Families The Keep LA Housed Coalition successfully won an expansion on the moratorium on evictions for Los Angeles residents to September 30th of this year. The policy has protected residents who are unable to pay rent due to a loss of income during the pandemic.

An LA County Study to Seize the COVID-19 Housing Debt The Keep LA Housed Coalition came together to advocate for the LA County Board of Supervisors to seize the $943 million in COVID-19 rent debt to relieve the burden off of residents. The Coalition received the commitment to study the rent debt to identify the feasibility.

DEMOCRACY

Advocating for a Powerful Eastside in the Redistricting Process More than 100 Eastside residents participated and made their voice heard in the Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, and the Los Angeles Unified School

FOR THE EASTSIDE DEMOCRACY (CONT’D) District redistricting public hearings for each respective commission to ensure Eastside residents have fair and equitable representation in the democratic process.

GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP 66 Eastside Youth Educated & Trained Educated 66 Eastside students about the importance of the redistricting process, housing justice and renter protections during the pandemic and supported their transition to virtual-learning.

100% Graduation Rate & College Enrollment 100% of youth leaders enrolled in InnerCity Struggle’s Academic Services program graduated high school, and more than 71% are attending a four-year university, and 100% are attending college.

136 Eastside Parent Leaders Trained 136 parent leaders were trained to participate in the redistricting public hearing process, and organize in their communities for renters’ rights and protections.

COVID-19 MUTUAL AID $500,000+ in Direct Relief to Eastside Families Since the pandemic has started, InnerCity Struggle has distributed more than $500,000 in direct relief to nearly 600 Eastside families to support those who had lost part or all of their income due to the pandemic.

1,500+ Residents Connected to Emergency Resources During the Pandemic As part of InnerCity Struggle’s pandemic outreach program, more than 1,500 Eastside residents were connected to social services from FEMA and food pantries, including helping residents sign up for unemployment benefits.

1,500+ Residents registered for COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments As part of outreach efforts to increase vaccination rates in the Eastside, InnerCity Struggle hosted on-site mobile clinics in partnership with St. John’s Well Child & Family Center and registered more than 1,500 residents for vaccine appointments.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Distributed To support the safety of the neighborhood and slowing the spread of COVID-19, InnerCity Struggle distributed more than 1,000 items in personal protective equipment from masks to hand sanitizers to Eastside residents.

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THE COMMUNITY THAT GROWS TOGETHER, THRIVES TOGETHER. Kaiser Permanente is a proud supporter of InnerCity Struggle.

Congratulations to the 2021 Adelante Award recipients for their contributions to our Latinx community.

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Thank you InnerCity Struggle for your dedication to a safer, healthier and thriving Eastside of Los Angeles.

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In partnership with InnerCity Struggle, KIPP SoCal Public Schools congratulates the 2021 Adelante Award honorees.

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On behalf of the 100,000 members of SEIU-UHW, congratulations to all the honorees at this year’s Adelante Awards, and thank you to InnerCity Struggle for your shared commitment to equity in our communities, and for standing in soldidarity with healthcare workers across California .

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BEATRIZ RAFAEL, Academic

MARIA BRENES, Executive Director Director

OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM

ARIANA RIOS, Academic Advisor Services Coordinator

BLANCA DUENAS, Parent Organizer

BRIGETTE PLASCENCIA,

CARLA TORRES MONTERO, Digital

DAVID TURNER III, Brothers, Sons,

CINTHIA GONZALEZ, Eastside LEADS Community Organizer

Director of Administration Selves (BSS) Coalition Manager

Organizer

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DANIEL JIMENEZ, Familias

KARRIE HARRIS-DAWSON,

DAVONA WATSON, Wellness Organizer

Finance Director

ERIKA JIMENEZ, Site Organizer

LAURA ZAVALA, Director of Policy &

ESTEFANY GARCIA, Senior Wellness

RUBY RIVERA, Director of Community

FABIOLA ARGUETA, Community

Youth Organizing Director

Campaign Development Organizing

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ARGELIA GARCIA,

Special Projects Associate

BRENDA ORTEGA, Office Assistant ESTHEFANIE SOLANO,

Communications Strategist

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Development Associate

PROGRAM STAFF

Unidas Coordinator

Organizer

Organizer

ISABEL GONZALEZ, Parent Organizer JEDI JIMENEZ, Administrative Assistant JESSICA YOANNA PANDURO SOLTERO,

Civic Engagement Coordinator

JOSSELYN PEREZ, Youth Civic Engagement Organizer KRISTIAN CARDENAS,

Academic Services Advisor

MICHELLE ARANDA, Site Organizer ORLANDO MARTINEZ, Parent Organizer

ALEJANDRO BANUELOS, BSS Youth Campaign Coordinator

PAMELA AGUSTIN, Eastside LEADS Community Organizer

ALEJANDRO JUAREZ UGALDE, Site

SANDRA GUZMAN, Education Justice

ANA GODOY, Youth Organizing

STEVEN ORTEGA, Community Organizing Coordinator

Organizer

Coordinator

and Wellness Parent Organizer

MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A POWERFUL AND AN INFLUENTIAL MOVEMENT OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES ON THE EASTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND NONVIOLENT COMMUNITIES.

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