The Problem is not just the Police
No Cars in L.A. and the U.S. No Tanks in L.A. and the U.S. The Climate Justice State Not the Warfare State The Social Welfare State Not the Police State Vote No on MTA Ballot Measure M Stop [...]
How Teenagers Got Police to Back Down and Remove Military-Grade Weaponry From Their High Schools
Read this Article on Alternet A coalition of Los Angeles high school students and grassroots organizers just accomplished the unthinkable. After nearly two years of sit-ins and protests, they [...]
The Strategy Center—Finally—Gets the Tanks and M-16s Out of the LA School System
Today, after 18 months of ferocious uphill organizing the Labor/Community Strategy Center reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles School Police [...]
Steve Zimmer Letter of Apology
Dear Mr. Eric Mann, First, I want to thank you for your dialogue with me, other Board Members and with Chief Zipperman over the past few weeks. Yesterday you received a detailed letter together [...]
Los Angeles School Police Chief Steven Zipperman Record of 1033 participation letter to FFSC
Dear Sirs: Our past and ongoing commitment to strengthening trust and partnerships with the Strategy Center and other community organizations remains paramount. It was a pleasure meeting with [...]
Monica Garcia’s Apology letter for 1033
To the members of the Labor Community Strategy Center and the Dignity in Schools Campaign, The need for safety is a collective responsibility that must balance our lessons learned from history, [...]
Philphiladelphia Student Union letter to LAUSD
Dear LAUSD Board President Zimmer and Superintendent King: The Philadelphia Student Union is a youth-led, civil and human rights organization working to stop the school to prison pipeline and the [...]
End the 1033 Program Sign on Letter
Dear Allies, We are happy to announce a major development, breakthrough and victory in our struggle against the Los Angeles Unified School District participation in the 1033 Program. After a [...]
March 1st Letter to LAUSD Board Members Stating LCSC demands on the 1033 Program
March 1, 2016 LAUSD President Steve Zimmer, Monica Garcia, George McKenna, Scott Schmerelson, Ref Rodriguez, Mónica Ratliff, Richard Vladovic, Superintendent Michelle King 333 South Beaudry Ave., [...]
What Use Does the Los Angeles Unified School District Have for Military Grade Weapons?
Read this Article on Huffington Post On Thursday, July 30, 50 Black and Latino students wearing mock bullet proof vests with stickers that stated #StudentsAintBulletProof #End1033, from the [...]
Huffington Post Article: “President Obama: No Cars in L.A. and the U.S., No Tanks in L.A. and the U.S.”
Written by: Eric Mann, Director of the Labor Community Strategy Center, Revolutionary, Civil Rights, Anti-war, Labor, and Environmental Justice Organizer. Originally Posted on Huffington Post On [...]
The Los Angeles School Police Department discontinued its participation in the DoD “1033 Program
LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines LAUSD Board of Education 333 South Beaudry Avenue, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Dear Superintendent Cortines, We received the second copy of your [...]
LAUSD Schools Receive Specialized Military Equipment
Statement by the Labor/Community Strategy Center’ Fight for the Soul of the Cities and Community Rights Campaigns. It has come to our attention, in information released this past week that [...]
