New Connections Formed At Building Bridges Mixer
Isadore Hall and Rev. Doug Nelson Jimmy Valentine, Renita Thomas, Kent Wong, UCLA
Louis Jamerson Labor Center
More than a dozen civic organizations teamed up with SEIU-ULTCW Local 6434 in an effort to forge stronger local connections at the Building Bridges Community Partnership Mixer held at La Bodeguita de Pico Restaurant on Thursday evening (May 1).
Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti was the featured speaker at the event, which also was attended by representatives from the UCLA Labor Center, Community Coalition, the NAACP, the American Lung Association of California, ACORN, the Jewish Labor Committee and the United Negro College Fund, among several others.
The purpose of the event was to provide a networking opportunity for these organizations so they could unite toward building a stronger community.
Among the goals: To create four new city-wide coalitions--or Bridges Committees--that will deal with health care, education, youth empowerment and senior advocacy.
More oranizations in attendance:
UCLA Labor Center
The Tavis Smily Foundation
Public Allies
Community Rehabilitation Services
The California Partnership
Coalition of Mental Health Professionals
Los Angeles Job Corps
Office of Councilman Herb Wesson
Community Coalition
Californian's for Disability Rights
Kaiser Permante
Levitical Network
Look for more Building Bridges events in the coming weeks.
American Lung Association ACORN LA Council President
Eric Garcetti and Ed Sanders,
Progressive Majority

Paul Koretz Carolyn Fowler,
Jewish Labor Committee New Frontier