Advocate

Alliance was founded in 2004 by longtime Los Angeles educators and community leaders who wanted to strengthen public education in our city. Motivated by their deep belief in the promise of all children and driven by a fierce commitment to social justice, they created Alliance College-Ready Public Schools.

At Alliance we amplify the voices of our families through different programs like the Parent Ambassador Program, the Parent Leadership Network, and through our wonderful school-based Parent Engagement Specialists. Parents can participate in carefully curated workshops and learn about legislation that directly impacts their children and their communities. Alliance families are our partners in advocating for high-performing, college-preparatory public education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-Racism Work 

Get Informed

• The Guide to Allyship
• Inclusion, equity, and justice resources
• Talking to Kids about Race and Racial Inequity
• Social Identities And Systems Of Oppression

Take Action

• Vote
  • Register to vote. Local, state, and federal votes all matter.  
• Take Part in the Census 
  • Complete the 2020 Census so that you are counted and your community receives the necessary resources.
• Reach out to elected officials 
  • Call or write to state legislators, federal legislators, and your governor to end solitary confinement in excess of 15 days. It is considered torture by the UN, and it is used more frequently on Black/African-American and Latino prisoners. For more information on solitary, two good overviews can be found here and here.

Recursos en español

• Consejos para hablar con tus hijos sobre las protestas y el racismo
• Cómo hablar con sus hijos sobre el racismo
• ¿Cómo hablar con los hijos sobre el racismo y la discriminación?
• First 5 LA: 5 recursos de Los Ángeles para hablar con los niños sobre la raza y la desigualdad racial

Black Lives Matter

Join the Movement

Sign petitions calling for justice. 
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Run with Ahmaud
Justice for George Floyd

Support Black businesses. Here are a few examples:
WeBuyBlack
The Black Wallet
Official Black Wall Street

Resources for Black/African American communities
Meditation For Dealing With Racial Trauma
Self-Care Tips

Learn more
In response to the uprisings across the globe demanding justice for Black lives, the Schomburg Center has created a Black Liberation Reading List. The titles on the list represent books the Schomburg Center turns to regularly as activists, students, archivists, and curators, with a particular focus on books by Black authors.

Immigrant Rights
We partner with our scholars, families and staff to provide resources like the Immigrant Rights Toolkit as well as provide a list of organizations that provide support. 

• Real ID and DACA 
• Renew your DACA Application 
• DACA Employment and FAQs
• Long-term Immigration Remedies