LEA's Executive Director Eddie Martinez and staff Javier Garay, Jesica Santiago, and Sanya Lojero participated in the SELA Votes meeting, a press conference to promote voting and give voting info to residents in SELA to further civic engagement in our communities 📣 🌟
Latino Equality Alliance
Civic and Social Organizations
Los Angeles, California 386 followers
We advocate for equity, safety, and wellness for the Latinx Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + community.
About us
Our Story: The Latino Equality Alliance was founded in January of 2009, as a direct response to the passing of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that took marriage rights away from same-sex couples. As Latine/x LGBTQ+ activists worked to dismantle Prop 8, our founders recognized a need for building a coalition and coordinated efforts to increase support for LGBTQ+ rights within the Latine/x community. As a result, an alliance of individuals and representatives from several organizations formed the Latino Equality Alliance. LEA's founding mission was to promote liberty, justice, and equality for the Latine/x LGBTQ+ community. Today, as an organization, LEA focuses on building power within the Latinx LGBTQ+ community and advocating for systemic changes that promote healthy and safe environments in schools, homes and neighborhoods for LGBTQ+ youth and families. We ground our work through public education, organized actions, coalition building and leadership development. Our Mission: The mission of Latino Equality Alliance (LEA), a project of Community Partners, is to advocate for safety, equity, and wellness for the Latinx Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer + community. Our organization strongly focuses on youth empowerment, family acceptance, educational equity, public health, and civic engagement. Through coalitions, we strive to build power to elevate the LGBTQ+ voices in Boyle Heights and the greater East Side communities of Los Angeles.
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http://www.latinoequalityalliance.org
External link for Latino Equality Alliance
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
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Primary
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553 S Clarence St
Los Angeles, California 90033, US
Employees at Latino Equality Alliance
Updates
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LEA's Program Managers Jasine C. and Sanya Lojero presented our work and the importance of Gender-Based Violence awareness through the Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention 📣 🕊️
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LEA team has a Chase Bank workshop on investing for our futures! Our team left feeling informed and empowered to grow our money 💸
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Happy Pride Month 🌈 🪴 #MotivateMonday
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LEA hosted our Career Day Series where we engage youth online to join us on Instagram Live to speak with Bibi Fuentes, Social Media Creative at Orci! With guest interviewer Manuela Santamaria. 📣
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On Thursday, April 23rd, LEA was invited to present at the Future of Feminism youth conference at the Annenberg Community Beach House focusing on the relevance of BIPOC and intersectional feminism for youth. Women's Leadership Project invited LEA and other community partners like Planned Parenthood L.A., Open Paths Counseling Center, Earthlodge Center for Transformation, Abene Clayton and Dr. Stephany Powell, as well as the Peoples Yoga Group and artist Honey Blu. Picture credit to WLP. 🏵️
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Our Director of Development & Operations, Yesenia Mendoza, attended Durfee Foundation's Lark Alumni Day to celebrate collective wellness as non-profits navigate tough challenges on a daily basis. 🌸 A big thank you to Yvonne Macias and the whole team and the Durfee Foundation for their commitment toward uplifting organizations like ours and advocating for our well-being. 🌱
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This year, LEA is celebrating 17 years as an organization. 🌟 So we follows our Executive Director, Eddie Martinez, around the Mi Centro office 17 questions about our journey so far. 🪴
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On Saturday the 16th, LEA gave out $20,000 in scholarships to youth and rising leaders who are making a key difference in shaping how our community reaches for higher education 🌟 We celebrate our Scholarship Recipients, Regina Medrano Alonzo, Eli Grijalva, Pedro Dueñas-Lopez, Charlene Gutierrez, Ally Guzman, Juan Villalobos and Keck Medicine of USC Awardee Alessandra Zagaceta. Thank you to all of our dedicated supporters, special guest Jai Rodriguez, Board, and Committee Members who continuously fuel our mission, and to our dedicated Board and Committee members who devoted their time to making sure our youth and community are awarded for their efforts ♥️
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On this #MotivateMonday, step into your true self 🪴
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