An Oral History Project Conducted by John Robert Lewis Scholar Irene Franco Rubio
Project Description
As a Latina of Guatemalan and Mexican descent growing up in the west valley of Phoenix, Arizona during the era of SB1070, an era when racial profiling was deemed legal and blatant racism was at an all-time high, this injustice ignited a fire within me in the fight for justice at an early age. Now as a MMUF scholar at USC, I have immersed myself within intersectional movements for justice in Los Angeles.
In this study, I seek to answer the research questions: According to movement builders and coalition participants, why is there a need for multi-racial, cross-cultural movement and coalition building in grassroots community organizations in Los Angeles? What does their practice of coalition building help us to better understand about movements for social and racial justice and the pursuit of solidarity in coalitions?
Research Paper