Community Forum at Davis Elementary - APR 4 6:00PM
- Community forum about the role and impact of the industrial corridor on soil contamination, air pollution, and the health of the community
- Leonel is presenting on things that Dr.
I hope to be involved in projects that aim to gather scientific evidence to inform environmental decision making and advocate for greater equity and justice in environmental governance. Through this work, I hope to learn the skills needed to engage in community based research and leverage community knowledge as expert knowledge. In my department, things are often siloed and issues are only seen through one perspective. I really want to gain more experience in collaborating with a wide array of stakeholders to come up with approaches to mitigate the environmental injustices experienced in under-resourced communities.
Core Categories in LA Homeless/Shelter Beds
Peopling a project with LA Homelessness/Shelter Beds
Competing Hegemonies with LA Homeless/Shelter Beds
Mapping subject positions with LA Homelessness/Shelter beds
The number of homeless people far exceeds the number of shelter beds in Los Angeles County. This greatly differs from other major cities within the US.
Numbers of homeless within each southern California county and the number of shelter beds available.
The number of homeless continues to grow, yet the number of shelter spaces available is still incredibly low.
A GoogleDoc link to a bibliogrpahy about PFAS in Santa Ana and community-led responses