40th Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration: Uniting Power & Purpose

DI GI TAL J O UR N A L

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Featuring

Robert K. Ross, M.D.

Weston Milliken

Chloe & Maud Arnold

STAND-L.A. Coalition

Upton Sinclair Award

Founders Award

Creative Vision Award

Wally Marks Changemaker Award

Past Honorees 1980s Mike Farrell Larry Janss Win McCormack Anne Mendel Sarah Pillsbury Jackie Goldberg Mark Ridley-Thomas Jilliene F. Schenkel Hannah Weinstein Rodolfo F. Acuna Ed Asner

Davida Coady Betty Warner Sheinbaum Jeff Dietrich Irene Hirano Shirley Magidson Martin Ritt Harry Belafonte Dino Hirsch Linda Wong Edward James Olmos Lynda Palevsky

Anthony Thigpenn Mary Jo Von Mach Mae Churchill Joie Davidow Jay Levin Ben Margolis & John Mcternan Fr. Luis Olivares Ginger Varney Michael Ventura

Past Honorees 1990s Jim Becker Maria Elena Durazo Claudia Moore Oliver Stone Clark Branson Jane Fonda Dave Johnson Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. Lillibeth Navarro Robin Cannon David Clennon Sara Martinez Bonnie Raitt Karen Bass

Patrick Lippert Warren Olney John Singleton Jay N. Gordon M.D. & Meyera Robbins Miya Iwataki Comite Pro Paz En El Barrio Haskell Wexler Nancy Smyth Cervantes Richard Foos Constance Rice Alfre Woodard Theresa Allison Rabbi Leonard Beerman Mary Steenbergen & Ted Danson

Nikki Brown & Ted Gardner Gilda Haas Gary Phillips Stanley K. Steinbaum Wally Marks Linda Marquez Rage Against the Machine Harry Shearer Daniel and Diana Attias Sylvia Castillo Dan Pallotta Howard Zinn

Past Honorees 2000s Culture Clash Madeline Janis-Aparicio Norman Jewison Katrina vanden Heuvel Judith Baca Michael Kieschnick Stewart Kwoh Tim Robbins Susan Sarandon Anna Deavere Smith Marqueece Harris-Dawson Betsy and Paul Mazursky

Bill Melamed Jr. Eve Ensler Arianna Huffington Rob McKay Rev. Eugene Williams Tom Hayden Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon Antonio Manning Angelica Salas Geri Silva & Gail Blackwell Robert Greenwald Bill Resnick, M.D.

Sarah Pillsbury Lisa Powell Kent & Jai Lee Wong Barry and Paula Litt Rev. Alexia Salvatierra Eric Schlosser Ed Burns & David Simon Richard D. Jacobs Pacoima Beautiful Bill Gallegos Dean Hansell & Jason Murakawa Sheila Kuehl

Past Honorees 2010 to 2022 Liz Heller & John Manulis Walter Mosley InnerCity Struggle Tim Gill Margarita Ramirez Gary Stewart Paris Barclay Wendy Chang Dr. Manual Pastor Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon Charles Floyd Johnson

Alison Morgan & Parke Skelton Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger Kafi Blumenfield Scott Budnick Veronica Gutierrez Dr Frank Gilliam Michele Prichard Robbie Conal Benjamin Goldhirsth Fran Jemmott Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Susan Genco and Mitch Kamin Ana Ortiz Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch Congressman John Lewis Senator Holly J. Mitchell Torie Osborn Jared Rivera Isaac Bryan The Dodgers Foundation Meltzer Sieroty Family

Board of Directors Mary Ann Braubach Jon Christensen Marta Ferro Veronica Flores Shimica Gaskins Julie Hermelin Paul Hernandez Jennifer Ito Sarah Pillsbury Board Emeritus

Paula Litt Jared Rivera Angel Roberson-Daniels Tim Silard Mitchell Singer Mark Smith Amelia Williamson Belen Vargas Shane Murphy Goldsmith President & CEO

Sponsors EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Win McCormack Nancy Milliken Weston Milliken

Sponsors EDITOR Annenberg Foundation

Kay Gilbert & Roger Kohn

Kafi D. Blumenfield & City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield

Beth Meltzer & Alan Sieroty

Paula & Barry Litt Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Family Foundation

Julia Meltzer & David Thorne SEIU Local 2015 Issues Pac Shout! Factory

Connie & Keith Rohman

Allison Thomas

The California Wellness

Weingart Foundation

The Dodgers Foundation

Shana Weiss & John Silva

Sponsors REPORTER Angell Foundation Dan & Diana Attias Harold & Stephanie Bronson Brotherhood Crusade California Community Foundation Cause Communications & Wendy Chang Jon Christensen & Ursula Heise Barbara Cohn David Bohnett Foundation Marta Ferro & Starfish Impact The David Geffen Foundation Fran Jemmott

Josh & Heather Joy-Kamensky LA84 Foundation Janet Levin & Frank Gruber John Manulis & Liz Heller Carol & Wally Marks III / Suzy Marks Roger & Margot Milliken Muriel Pollia Foundation Anand Pandya M.D. Abby Sher Social Justice Learning Institute Lauren White & Alex Gansa Elizabeth & Steven Zaillian

Sponsors ORGANIZER

11th Hour Project Beth Burnam First 5 LA Liz Levitt-Hirsch

Ocean & Mountain Sarah Pillsbury Southern California Grantmakers

Our Sponsors CHANGEMAKER Amity Foundation Ron Bagel & Meg O’Brien Celia Bernstein Mary Ann Braubach David Callahan Catalyst California Roberta Conroy Sonia & James Cummings Veronica Flores Kay Gallin Shimica Gaskins Julie Hermelin Paul Hernandez Impact Justice

Jennifer Ito Charles F. & Anne Johnson Katharine King Kesa Kivel Trice Koopman & David Freund Zuzana Riemer Landres & Shawn Landres Mary M. Lassen & Martin Liebowitz Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Loraine Lundquist Eduardo Morales & Hugh Harris Alison Morgan & Parke Skelton Patagonia Jared & Janina Rivera Rosenthal Family Foundation

Cathy Salser Robyn Samuels & Bruce Shragg Jesse Shatkin Tim Silard Mitch Singer Wendelin Slusser Mark Smith Darrell Tucci United Way of Greater Los Angeles Belen Vargas Vision Compromiso Jon Wiener Amelia & Derrick Williamson David Zebker

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Liberty Hill honors the memories of our dear friends and supporters:

Leo Frumkin Michael T. Genco Jerry Manpearl

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Our Founders

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AMERICA’S PARKING ADDICTION MAX HOLLERAN

May 2023

THE HUMAN PRICE OF BIDEN’S ICE MARÍA INÉS TARACENA

IT’S OVER THIS IS THE DEK FOR THE COVER THAT WILL ENTICE THE READER TO READ MORETHE

REPUBLICAN PARTY CANNOT BE SAVED A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH MAX BOOT JULEANNA GLOVER MICHAEL STEELE NICOLLE WALLACE

THE RIGHT’S WAR ON STUDENT DEBTORS RYANN LIEBENTHAL

KATIE PORTER KNOWS ONE SPEED GRACE SEGERS

We honor and salute the leadership and contributions of Dr. Robert Ross, Chloe & Maud and STAND-L.A. — you have made dreams come true for so many.

Weston — you are very special to us and we are blessed to have you as a friend. We so admire you bravely following your dreams while making the world a better place.

Paula & Barry Litt

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.

Langston Hughes

The Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Family Foundation is proud to support

and congratulates honorees

Dr. Bob Ross, Weston Milliken, Chloe & Maud Arnold, and STAND-L.A. Coalition

To tonight’s honorees:

STAND-L.A. Chloe and Maud Arnold Weston Milliken and Robert K. Ross Thank you for all that you do to make Los Angeles a more equitable and just place!

Julia Meltzer and David Thorne

TH E N ATION ‘ S LAR GEST LON G TER M CAR EGIVER S U N ION

Congratulations to all the 2023 Upton Sinclair Award Honorees!

On behalf of the 200,000 SEIU 2015 long term care workers in LA County, we thank you for your ongoing leadership and commitment to fueling social change.

SEIU Local 2015 is the largest union in California, representing nearly 450,000 long-term care workers (home care, skilled nursing facility, and assisted living center workers) throughout the state. Its members are as diverse as the state’s population but united in their commitment to caring for California’s older adults and those with disabilities.

SEIU2015.ORG

Allison Thomas Congratulates these organizations on their incredible work over the last year!

The Liberty Hill, Thank you for seeding a more just and equitable Los Angeles.

Shana Weiss and John Silva

We are proud to support Liberty Hill Foundation and congratulate this year’s honorees.

Nancy Stephens, Rick Rosenthal, Jamie Wolf, Kate Wolf and Noah, Jane and Mick Rosenthal

for the Rosenthal Family Foundation

Congratulations to this Year’s Award Recipients!

Angell Foundation is proud to honor the transformative leadership and commitment to social justice embodied

by Dr. Robert K. Ross, Weston Milliken, and Chloe & Maud Arnold.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees, with admiration, Dan and Diana Attias

Congratulations to all the Liberty Hill Honorees.

With Love from Harold Stephanie Spencer and Greer Bronson

UNITING

Power

Purpose AND

Proud to Support

LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION

Celebrating LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION and

Congratulations

the Upton Sinclair 2023 Honorees:

Dr. Robert Ross

Robert K. Ross, M.D., Weston Milliken, Chloe & Maud Arnold,

Weston Milliken

and the STAND-L.A. Coalition Wendy Chang Liberty Hill Foundation Champions Chair

Chloe & Maud Arnol

B O H N E T T F O U N D AT I O N . O R G

Improving Society Through Social Activism

“How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to gradually change the world!”

“Give” by Anne Frank March 26, 1944

Congratulations to the Liberty Hill Foundation Team and Community on 40 Years of Upton Sinclair Celebrations uniting power and purpose!

With love— Marta Ferro & Starfish Impact

If Now Now, When?

If Not You, Who? Helping To Light Our Path...

Robert K. Ross, M.D. Weston Milliken Chloe & Maud Arnold STAND-L.A. Coalition Our heartfelt thanks and admiration to Liberty Hill and its extraordinary supporters, grantees, volunteers, staff and board...

45+ years in the right place and the right time.

A bright light, waging the right fight.

Liz Heller and John Manulis

Congratulations!

Congratulations! to this year’s

Liberty Hill Honorees to this year’s

to loving this Liberty Hill year’s Honorees and in memory Liberty Hill Honorees of Wally Marks Jr.,

and in loving memory O N E O F L I B E R T Y H I L L’ S A R C H A N G E L S of Wally Marks Jr.,

and inL loving memory H ’ A ONE OF

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Walter N. Marks, Inc.

Walter N. Marks, Inc.

Heartfelt Appreciation and Love for

Weston Milliken

and his Lifetime of Commitment to Queer Youth and Dedication to Power Building in the American South Hearty Congratulations to his Fellow Honorees for their Inspiring Work

Roger & Margot Milliken

We are proud to salute the creative and visionary leadership of Weston Milliken!

It’s an honor to

With respect and admiration to this evening’s honorees.

With Love,

congratulate tonight’s awardees and salute the dedicated team of Liberty Hill.

Courageous and visionary, you are at the forefront

Steve & Elizabeth Zallian

of the fight for social justice, aiming your resolve into the roots of problems, digging deep to unearth solutions and empowering people to be change-makers.

Thank you and onwards!

Liz Levitt Hirsch

First 5 LA congratulates the distinguished Dr. Bob Ross on receiving the Upton Sinclair Award.

Thank you for your continued leadership and advocacy on behalf of Los Angeles County’s youngest children.

First 5 LA works to strengthen systems, parents and communities to support the safe and healthy development of young children guided by our North Star that every child in Los Angeles County will reach their full developmental potential throughout the critical years of prenatal to age 5. Learn more at www.First5LA.org.

Congratulations to the honorees and to Liberty Hill!

Beth Burnam

Dearest Weston, The world is full of great ideas and that’s a good thing. But you are one of the rare ones who gives life to your great ideas and implements them to grand and successful ends. You inspire.

So Grateful for your wisdom and precious friendship,

Deb, Katharine and Bagel

Congratulations to the honorees and our partners at Liberty Hill Foundation!

Thank you for your tireless work towards creating an L.A. that is rooted in justice for all.

The Halo Halo Boyz are proud to spin music at the 40th Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration

Congratulations to Liberty Hill Foundation and this year’s honorees!

CONGRATULATIONS 2023 HONOREES

Robert K. Ross, M.D. Upton Sinclair Award

Weston Milliken Founders Award

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Chloe & Maud Arnold Creative Vision Award

STAND-L.A. Coalition Wally Marks Changemaker Award

Your leadership for justice is transforming Los Angeles!

Data and Analysis to Power Social Change

We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for contributing their motion pictures and photography to this evening’s event:

Basil Mironer/Greenpeace

Redeemer Community Partnership

Brogan De Paor and Julie M. Thompson

STAND LA

Capital and Main County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Julie Levy Maya Sugarman/KPCC Nalleli Cobo

The Center for Public Integrity The Conversation The Goldman Environmental Prize The Los Angeles Times (Francine Orr) Wikimedia