Bus Riders Union

Join the BRU in calling on Mayor Bass to stop Metro's Police State: Metro Board Meeting THURSDAY

Join the BRU in calling on Mayor Bass to stop Metro’s Police State: Metro Board Meeting THURSDAY @10AM The Bus Riders Union Asks you to Join Us Call on Mayor Bass and LA Metro to Stop their Police State Against Black and Latinx MTA Riders Vote No Item 45 “Improving Safety” This Thursday, at the MTA Board Meeting Mayor Karen Bass and the MTA board will vote on a motion to intensify the […]

“W**d and Seed works this way: First, it imposes a federal police presence in inner city, low-income neighborhoods that violates the civil rights and civil liberties of community residents. Then, it commandeers existing federal social service programs and places them under the authority of the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Then, it subordinates the economies of low-income target areas to the enterprise zone concept so that the labor and resources of the community serve the interests of business....

A Call to Reject the Federal W**d and Seed Program in Los Angeles “W**d and Seed works this way: First, it imposes a federal police presence in inner city, low-income neighborhoods that violates the civil rights and civil liberties of community residents. Then, it commandeers existing federal social service programs and places them under the authority of the Dep...

The Bus Riders Union has spent more than 20 years organizing Black and Latinx passengers on Metro buses and trains. We have deeply studied the transportation system, and have years of research that show that the Metro board is carrying out systemic racism against Black and Latinx passengers. This booklet makes 5 indictments that show the methodologies that Metro uses to carry out its racist policies and practices....

THE BUS RIDERS UNION REPORTS: 5 INDICTMENTS AGAINST LA METRO’S TRANSIT RACISM The Bus Riders Union has spent more than 20 years organizing Black and Latinx passengers on Metro buses and trains. We have deeply studied the transportation system, and have years of research that show that the Metro board is carrying out systemic racism against Black and Latinx passengers. This bo...

The Strategy Center is proud to support LA Commons' Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks Workshop Friday June 14th Festival June 30th Strategy and Soul is proud to collaborate with LA Commons to celebrate the 14th Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Mask, Sunday, June 30th, 2024 from 12-6pm in Leimert Park and we want you to join us!...

The Strategy Center is proud to support LA Commons’ Festival of Masks JOIN THE WORKSHOP Friday June 14th @5pm The Strategy Center is proud to support LA Commons’ Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks Workshop Friday June 14th Festival June 30th Strategy and Soul is proud to collaborate with LA Commons to celebrate the 14th Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Mask, Sunday, June 30th, 2024 from 1...

For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Mann (213) 387-2800 [email protected] Channing Martinez (213) 544-2894 [email protected] Bus Riders Union Rejects the Growing Police State on L.A. buses and trains We believe the primary problem on MTA buses and trains is police violence We also acknowledge the significant and growing acts of violence by some MTA passengers against fellow passengers and drivers But we reject the movement by Mayor Bass the LA Metro Board, and SMART lock up the drivers, create mass hysteria against MTA passengers, and expand the already brutal police state on buses and trains…...

PRESS STATEMENT: Bus Riders Union Rejects the Growing Police State on L.A. buses and trains For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Mann (213) 387-2800 [email protected] Channing Martinez (213) 544-2894 [email protected] Bus Riders Union Rejects the Growing Police State on L.A. buses and trains We believe the primary problem on MTA buses and trains is police violenc...

A 250 e-bike Lending Library coming to South Central - Powered by South Central Power Up, Strategy & Soul and More

A 250 e-bike Lending Library coming to South Central – Powered by South Central Power Up, Strategy & Soul and More By Channing  Posted April 23, 2024  In Articles A 250 e-bike Lending Library coming to South Central – Powered by South Central Power Up, Strategy & Soul and More2024-04-232024-04-23https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lcsc-logo-white.pngThe Labor Community Strategy Centerhtt...

Join Black Folks on Bikes for Environmental Justice At Strategy and Soul The Strategy Center is excited to be one of eight organizations in the South-Central LA Power Up coalition working with the California Air Resources Board, LA Dept of Transportation, and LA Clean Tech Incubator to host a library of 250 E-Bikes that will be free for South LA residents for the first 6 months of the program....

Join Black Folks on Bikes for Environmental Justice Join Black Folks on Bikes for Environmental Justice At Strategy and Soul The Strategy Center is excited to be one of eight organizations in the South-Central LA Power Up coalition working with the California Air Resources Board, LA Dept of Transportation, and LA Clean Tech Incubator to host a librar...

Join the Strategy & Soul Team at the LA Times Festival of Books April 20-21 2024

Join the Strategy & Soul Team at the LA Times Festival of Books April 20-21 2024   By Channing  Posted April 9, 2024  In Strategy and Soul Bookstore, Upcoming Events Join the Strategy & Soul Team at the LA Times Festival of Books April 20-21 20242024-04-092024-04-09https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lcsc-logo-white.pngThe Labor Community Strategy Centerh...

Voices from the Frontlines & Strategy and Soul Theater presents The Old Oak Directed by Ken Loach Thursday April 11th at 6pm Strategy & Soul Theater 3546 Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90008 We want to thank Emily Russo Co-President of Zeitgeist Films for making the connection between Eric and the Strategy Center team and Ken Loach and his film The Old Oak....

Voices from the Frontlines & Strategy & Soul Theater Presents: The Old Oak directed by Ken Loach   By Channing  Posted March 25, 2024  In Strategy & Soul Film Showing, The Labor Community Strategy Center, Upcoming Events, Voices from the Frontlines Voices from the Frontlines & Strategy & Soul Theater Presents: The Old Oak directed by Ken Loach2024-03-252024-03-25https://thestrategycenter.org...

A Dangerous Country: An American Elegy Available from Strategy and Soul Starting Friday March 22 2024

A Dangerous Country: An American Elegy WHEN EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD RON KOVIC enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1964, he couldn’t foresee that he would return from Vietnam paralyzed and in a wheelchair for life. His best-selling 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July became an antiwar classic and wa...

The Palestinian Resistance is Winning: the Movement Must Expose and Defeat Netanyahu’s “Final Solution” to the Palestinian Question Here are the key points I am making in my article. The Israeli plan to annihilate the Palestinian people is as terrifying but it is strategic. The “final solution”—as Germany called its mass murder of all Jews in its reach— means that the Israelis have tried everything else but now, after the Hamas offensive, they believe they cannot allow Palestinians to live in their own land—even in the concentration camp of Gaza....

A Readers Summary of The Palestinian Resistance is Winning by Eric Mann   By Channing  Posted February 26, 2024  In Articles, Eric Mann A Readers Summary of The Palestinian Resistance is Winning by Eric Mann2024-02-262024-02-26https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lcsc-logo-white.pngThe Labor Community Strategy Centerhttps://thestrategycenter.org/w...

Strategy & Soul Film & Book Club Presents: The Great Debaters followed by a Live Debate Feb 1 st 2024 GET TICKETS NOW

Strategy & Soul Film & Book Club Presents: The Great Debaters followed by a Live Debate Feb 1 st 2024 @6pm   By Channing  Posted January 13, 2024  In Strategy & Soul, Strategy & Soul Film Showing, The Labor Community Strategy Center Strategy & Soul Film & Book Club Presents: The Great Debaters followed by a Live Debate Feb 1 st 2024 -01-132024-01-13https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uplo...

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We're looking for a Development Director to join the Strategy Center Team The Strategy Center is known for its direct, unfiltered politics that begins with a deep commitment to L.A.’s Black and Latinx community, a deep internationalism opposing all forms of U.S. colonialism, and a strong climate justice imperative. We make a deep commitment to training long-distance runners, Black, Latinx, women, more than 100 of the best organizers to carry out that strategy....

We’re looking for a Development Director to join the Strategy Center Team We’re looking for a Development Director to join the Strategy Center Team The Strategy Center is known for its direct, unfiltered politics that begins with a deep commitment to L.A.’s Black and Latinx community, a deep internationalism opposing all forms of U.S. colonialism, and a strong climate...

Join the Strategy and Soul Pit Stop at Ciclavia South LA THIS SUNDAY Dec 3rd 2024 9am-3pm We're excited to host a Pitstop at CicLAvia South LA this Sunday December 3rd 2023 9am-5pm. The Strategy Center has fought for a car-free city (No Cars in LA) for more than 20 years. We're very excited that this Sunday CicLAvia will host a car free Martin Luther King Jr....

- The Labor Community Strategy Center   By Channing  Posted November 28, 2023  In Bus Riders Union, Strategy & Soul, Strategy and Soul Bookstore, Upcoming Events 2023-11-282023-11-28https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lcsc-logo-white.pngThe Labor Community Strategy Centerhttps://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/u...

Vote Yes on the Strategy Center on Your Fundraising Ballot 2023 Vote No on Trump and Biden The Strategy Center is a multi-racial, Black-led “change the world organization.” We address “the totality of urban life and work on many issues—but our single issue is to dismantle the U.S. imperialist white settler state. We are a small organization with a big vision—to be part of an international movement to challenge U.S....

VOTE YES ON THE STRATEGY CENTER ON YOUR FUNDRAISING BALLOT 2023 VOTE NO ON TRUMP AND BIDEN   By Channing  Posted November 28, 2023  In Bus Riders Union, Fight For The Souls OF The Cities, Strategy & Soul, Strategy and Soul Bookstore, The Labor Community Strategy Center VOTE YES ON THE STRATEGY CENTER ON YOUR FUNDRAISING BALLOT 2023 VOTE NO ON TRUMP AND BIDEN2023-11-282023-11-28https://...

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Strategy & Soul presents Freedom First: Jazz Benefit for Keith Lamar Strategy & Soul

Strategy & Soul Movement Center Hosted by Channing Martinez presents: Freedom First 2023 World Tour A Jazz Benefit Concert for Keith Lamar October 5th, 2023 7pm Strategy and Soul Theater 3546 Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90008 Featuring Spoken Word by Keith Lamar FROM DEATH ROW Albert Marques - Piano Kazende George - Tenor Sax Yosemite Montego - Bass…...

Fight for the Soul of the Cities 11 Sep Strategy and Soul, Upcoming Events | 0 Comments Strategy & Soul Movement Center Hosted by Channing Martinez presents:   Freedom First 2023 World Tour A Jazz Benefit Concert for Keith Lamar   October 5th, 2023 7pm Strategy and Soul Theater 3546 Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90008 F...

The Presents 5 Indictments against Metro Los Angeles See the full Pamphlet, Link in Bio

Join the Bus Riders Union at the Metro Board Thursday July 27, 2023 to give public comment to the Metro Board

Help us fight the Legacy of

One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 3rd Floor, Metro Board Room

1) Fare Enforcement is Racist and Punitive

2) Bus riders Deserve 78% of Metro funds

3) Metro prioritizes building rail at the expense of the Black & Latinx community

4) Metro targets Black passengers (8% of population and 19% of ridership) with 50% of all citations and arrest every year, and has done so for the last 15 years

5) Metro has cut its own ridership in half since Bus Riders Union Consent Decree
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Mayor Karen Bass
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell
Hilda Solis
Lindsey Horvath
Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky