As COVID-19 rates continue to rise in our county, SCOPE is dedicated to finding safe, alternative ways to help the South LA community. Since the onset of the pandemic, it has been confirmed that the elderly are at a higher risk of infection—meaning, simple everyday errands have become a threat to those with pre-existing conditions…
Continue Reading#Juneteenth 2020
June 19th 2020 marked 155 years since enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed of their freedom—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. “Juneteenth” is a day for reflection, education, and celebration. A reminder of where we’ve come from and how far we still have to go. And a testament to the…
Continue ReadingStanding with the Movement for Black Lives
We hope you and your loved ones are safe and caring for one another during this time that weighs heavy with injustice. Against the backdrop of a global pandemic that is disproportionately impacting Black people and people of color, the horrific killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery (among so many others) fully…
Continue ReadingFighting for Climate Justice: Updates from City Hall and the Capitol
Last week, the Legislature passed the 2019-2020 budget, which once approved by the Governor in the coming weeks, will set up the first ever worker transition fund in the state geared towards supporting workers in high carbon industries transition to a green economy. We’re excited to see that the legislature’s budget aims to increase access…
Continue ReadingA Roadmap to an Equitable Low Carbon Future: Four Pillars for a Just Transition
Last year, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a groundbreaking report which found that countries must take drastic action within the next twelve years in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Specifically, we must transition to a low carbon economy and we must do this faster than we previously…
Continue ReadingMake Your Voice Heard in the LA County Sustainability Plan on May 11!
The County of Los Angeles has been working on a plan to guide how unincorporated areas and smaller cities in the county should address green space, food access, transportation, biodiversity, and infrastructure in the face of climate change. This plan will also inform how the County uses its resources to further these sustainability goals and…
Continue Reading2018 California Calls Voter Guide
California will be voting on ballot initiatives that impact affordable housing, access to clean water, schools, healthcare, roads, and other public services. We will decide who will represent us at the federal, state, and local levels. Our communities will have a powerful voice this election on the future of our state, but only if we…
Continue ReadingCommunity Investment Principles for South Los Angeles
Prop 70: An Attack on Frontline Communities
As temperatures increase and natural disasters like fires and mudslides occur more and more frequently, low-income communities, communities of color and those who live in pollution burdened areas are hit hardest. Prop 70, a misleading initiative on the June ballot that is backed by just a handful of Republicans, would make it harder for our…
Continue ReadingMarch with SCOPE This May Day 2018
This May 1st, SCOPE members and staff will be marching in solidarity with workers, unions, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and many others in honor of International Workers Day. SCOPE understands and supports the intersectional relationships we all share in our fight for social, economic, gender, racial justice with workers from all professions. In the short…
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