Author: Brenda Gazzar

Immigrant Justice: For some, it never comes

  Featuring Angelica Salas, longtime executive director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) which she transformed into a mass membership immigrant led-organization that empowers immigrants to win local, state, and national policies, advancing their human, civil and labor rights.   What happens when immigrant […]

Essential Yet Undocumented?

    Featuring Angelica Salas, longtime executive director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) which she transformed into a mass membership immigrant led-organization that empowers immigrants to win local, state, and national policies, advancing their human, civil and labor rights.   Why are immigrant […]

The Fight for Immigration Reform, Health Care & Education

    Featuring Angelica Salas, longtime executive director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) which she transformed into a mass membership immigrant led-organization that empowers immigrants to win local, state, and national policies, advancing their human, civil and labor rights.   What are commonalities […]

Complex Trauma & Mental Illness on Skid Row

      Featuring Amy Turk, LCSW, Chief Executive Officer of the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness.   What’s the one common denominator among women experiencing homelessness? Is homelessness a moral failing, or a consequence […]

How Medicare for All Could Help End Homelessness

    Featuring Amy Turk, LCSW, Chief Executive Officer of the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness.   Why is it that 60% of the women on Skid Row are African-American?  What happens […]

Coronavirus & Skid Row

      Featuring Amy Turk, LCSW, Chief Executive Officer of the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness.   What special challenges do people without permanent housing face with coronavirus? And what programs […]

Domestic Violence, Homelessness & Health Care

    Featuring Amy Turk, LCSW, Chief Executive Officer of the Downtown Women’s Center (DWC), the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness.   What are the root causes of homelessness among women? What role does gender-based violence play? What policies […]