LA Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger


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LOS ANGELES–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Housing is a human right (HRH) and key state and local lawmakers will hold a “Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger” on Friday 25 Junee in downtown Los Angeles. The hearings will include 3 round tables with public testimonies (“Hunger” at 11:00 am, “Housing” at 1:30 pm and “The Homeless” at 3:00 pm) to explore root causes, brainstorm solutions and hear compelling testimonies from the share of homeless people, in charge of rent, facing hunger problems and of grassroots organizations working in the field. The event is FREE and registration is encouraged. (registration link) The community audience will also be broadcast live on Facebook: to view the panels and testimonials, click on here:

WHAT:

COMMUNITY HEARING ON HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING AND HUNGER’ Look for root causes, think about solutions and hear testimonials.

WHEN:

Friday June 25, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

OR:

Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Gold Room, 506 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90071

HUNGER panel: 11h00 – 12h30

Moderator: Tammi Mac, KJLH-FM radio host ‘The Tammi Mac Show’

FAIM Hearing Commission:

  • Hon. Henri stern, California State Senator, (D, SD27), and …

  • Hon. Sue Himmelrich, Mayor, City of Santa Monica

  • Hon. John erickson, West Hollywood City Member of the board

  • Hon. Steven F. Veres, Los Angeles Community College District President of the council

  • Hon. Nichelle henderson, Los Angeles Community College District, Crew member

  • Pastor Kelvin Sauls, Commissioner of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)

Testimony before the FAIM Council:

  • Margie Chavez, food bank customer
  • Carlos Marroquin, Urban Partners Los Angeles and AIDS Healthcare Foundation
  • Michael Flood, President / CEO, LA Regional Food Bank
  • Adriana cabrera, founder, co-founder, South Central Mutual Aid Los Angeles
  • Ryan conners, Vice Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District
  • Kim olsen, West Valley Homes Yes
  • Alberto Tlatoa, founder, Center-Sud Restoration Committee
  • Jackie Venters, founder, Inner City Child Development and Youth Foundation

ACCOMMODATION panel: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Moderator: beverly white, journalist, KNBC-TV4

HOUSING Hearing Commission:

  • Hon. Kevin from Leon, member of the Los Angeles City Council, 14th arrondissement, and former pro-tempore president of the California State Senate, and…

  • Hon. Ben Allen, California State Senator (D, SD26)

  • Hon. Henri stern, California State Senator, (D, SD27)

  • Hon. Miguel Santiago, member of the Assembly, (D, AD53)

  • Hon. Sue Himmelrich, Mayor, City of Santa Monica

  • Hon. Mike Bonin, member of the Los Angeles City Council, 11th district

  • Hon. Sepi Shyne, Member of the board, City of West Hollywood

  • Pastor Kelvin Sauls, Commissioner of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)

Testimony before the HOUSING Commission:

  • Danny tabor, former mayor of Inglewood
  • Michel Soloff, president, Santa Monica Housing Commissioner
  • Michael weinstein, President, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
  • Carolyn Fowler, Anti-gentrification coalition
  • Sam pratter, Founder and Executive Director, Los Angeles Room and Board
  • Elena popp, Executive Director, Eviction Defense Network Student Housing
  • Dan Wright – Housing lawyer

HOMELESS sign: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Moderator: Josh Haskell, journalist, KABC-TV7

Homeless Hearing Commission:

  • Hon. Kevin de Leon, member of the Los Angeles City Council, 14th arrondissement, and former pro-tempore president of the California State Senate, and…

  • Hon. Ben Allen, California State Senator (D, SD26)

  • Hon. Sue Himmelrich, Mayor, City of Santa Monica

  • Hon. Lindsey Horvath, Mayor, City of West Hollywood

  • Hon. Mike Bonin, member of the Los Angeles City Council, 11th district

Testimony before the HOUSING Commission:

  • Melvin Tunstall, No accommodation, Skid Row
  • Renay Grace Rodriguez, Lawyer, Formerly Without Housing
  • David Busch-Lilly, No accommodation, Los Angeles
  • Suzette shaw, Ambassador of Skid Row, formerly homeless
  • Shawn Morrissey, Union Station Advocacy Director, formerly homeless
  • Sam Tsemberis, Founder, Pathways to Housing
  • Anne Miskey, General Manager, Union Station Homelessness Services
  • Representative, Midnight Mission
  • Representative, People’s concern

WHY: Cities in California are facing an unprecedented homelessness crisis. It is estimated that more than 150,000 Californians are homeless, including more than 60,000 in Los Angeles County, including nearly 40,000 in the city of Los Angeles. The global pandemic has only exacerbated this humanitarian crisis. Despite the decrease in the COVID pandemic due to the increase in vaccinations, homelessness continues.

The “Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger” aims to bring new urgency among government, elected officials and the public to these three overlapping crises. Elected officials and decision-makers will hear the testimonies of people with lived experience of homeless people, in charge of rents, facing problems of hunger. They will also hear from stakeholders from grassroots organizations working on the ground and others who will provide diverse perspectives on addressing these three growing humanitarian challenges.

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