Arrival Stories: Javiera Infante

Posted on May 2, 2012September 22, 2015 by El Random Hero

Javiera at 3 years old Javiera Infante is a member of the San Fernando Valley Dream Team and originally from Santiago Chile. This is her arrival story. When I landed in Los Angeles the weather was gloomy -- a drastic change from the summery day I left Chile in March of 2000. I got off the plane with my mom and younger sister, passed through customs with no trouble, and met my aunt and her husband as we made our way out of the Los Angeles International Airport. We got in the car and I quietly ...

OC to LA Dream Ride Recap

Posted on March 6, 2012September 22, 2015 by El Random Hero

Thank you to everyone who participated in this years ride. It was an amazing experience connecting different movements and individuals together and in sharing passionate energy the entire day. Needless to say that this ride could not have happened without the support of the riders, volunteers and supporting orgs/spaces. Dream Team LA would like to thank Bici LIbre, City of Lights, Solidarity Ink, The Orange County Dream Team, El Centro Cultural de Mexico and the organizing committee for comi...

Reverend James Lawson: Non-violence, Social Movements, and Dreamers

Posted on February 17, 2012September 24, 2015 by Will Prada

Reverend James Lawson, a historic leader in the Civil Rights movement and one of the most important theoreticians of non-violent forms of resistance, visited the UCLA Labor Center this month. He was greeted by members of the Los Angeles community and was introduced by Maria Elena Durazo from the Los Angeles Federation of Labor. He recalled painful times, even in our own city of Los Angeles: “in Glendale…there was a sign that said ‘no negro should allow the Sun to set on him in Glendale’” and...