Proposition 43 makes it harder to fund critical, life-saving services like fire departments, fix and repair local roads, staff our local schools or backfill federal health care cuts. We’re knocking doors to share this with our neighbors in Claremont.
No experience necessary! RSVP below to join us.
Today is the day! You have until 8pm to vote in person or drop your ballot in a drop box.
The Trump Administration keeps trying to interfere and sabotage our elections. They’re spreading lies and confusion and trying to intimidate voters to stop us from voting because they are afraid of what happens when ordinary people show up to vote.
But we won’t be intimidated. We’re showing up to vote and to protect our vote because we know its our power to decide our healthcare, our wages, our rents. It’s our power to protect our families and communities.
Today we vote. Then after the election we demand they count every vote, certify and RESPECT OUR VOTES.
Mark your calendars now. Save it and share it. Because we’re not stopping until they respect our votes.
Save the date! We’re coming together on Zoom to dig into the election results and get ready for what comes next.
Join us virtually on Tuesday, October 27 to make phone calls to voters for Nithya, cohosted by LA Forward! No experience necessary - we'll have a training for new phonebankers at the beginning.
The LA Housing Training Hub, a collaborative of 10 organizations, provides capacity building for social housing across the county. ACT-LA is a partner of the Hub, working with the City of Santa Monica to engage residents -- particularly those who live, work, or play in the Pico, Mid City and Ocean Park neighborhoods -- to learn more about housing needs, directly from grassroots voices. As a coalition member, LA Forward Institute invites all of its Santa Monica-area community members to learn more about this body of work, and to participate/help others participate in this important study. RSVP below, or here.
It’s a party next to the polls! October 24 is the first day Angelenos can vote in person, and we’re giving you an extra reason to show up! Didn’t you hear? Everyone is voting early this year 😃
This is a free, outdoor party with DJs playing something for everyone. There'll be food, tunes, and fun for the whole family.
We’ll be right across the street from the Culver City Hall Vote Center. Bring your ballots!
This is a non-partisan event — no telling you how to vote, just making sure you have all the support you need to do it. Bring a friend, a neighbor, a roommate. See you there!
RSVPing below helps us plan. Sponsored by LA Forward Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info.
This ballot party is cohosted by LA Forward and Burbank Tenants Union.
RSVP below.
Can't make it to any of our in-person ballot parties? Have no fear -- Zoom is here! Zoom in to work on your ballot in community with others, and get some help from our Deputy Director Godfrey Plata for parts of the ballot that feel harder to figure out. It's like Open Office Hours, but for understanding your ballot! AND you'll finish your ballot before the first vote centers even open on Saturday, 10/24. Let's do this! RSVP below, or here.
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Silverlake, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Atwater Village, Hollywood — this one is for you!
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Join us to knock doors for LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 3, Barri Worth Girvan!
Location coming soon, RSVP below for updates.
Join a canvass hosted by SEIU Local 2015 with LA Forward and ACT-LA to stop Prop 43!* Proposition 43 makes it harder to fund critical, life-saving services like fire departments, fix and repair local roads, staff our local schools or backfill federal health care cuts. We’re knocking doors to share this with our neighbors.
RSVP below to join us.
*SEIU will also be canvassing for No on 39 and Yes on 3, which LA Forward also support.
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Join LA Forward and California Working Families Party for a ballot party! Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices. You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info.
RSVP below.
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Ballots are OUT! Join us at North Hollywood Recreation Center on Saturday at 10am to knock doors for Nithya! No prior experience needed, just wear comfortable walking shoes, bring a tote to carry lit in, and a water bottle to keep hydrated.
We will be meeting near the skate park on the corner of Chandler Blvd and Tujunga Ave!
Don't be intimidated by all the races, names, and measures on your ballot -- let us help you break down your choices! You don't have to do this alone. Bring your ballot (or sample ballot to take notes on) and we'll help you do as much as possible in one sitting! Expect friendly faces and lots of great info. RSVP below.
Join us to knock doors for LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 9, Estuardo Mazariegos!
Many residents across LA County agree that we need housing for all, but it’s easier said than done: how does housing even get built? Join LA Forward Institute, Eastside Housing for All, and Alhambra Urbanists for a light dinner and learning session with Jed Leano, Claremont City Councilmember and Senior Policy Advisor for Inner City Law Center. He’ll walk through his experiences inside government and outside government as a way of helping us build a foundational understanding of how housing gets built. This conversation is designed as an entrypoint conversation into further inquiry and learning about housing policy. Start learning and building community here if you’ve ever been curious!
Not everyone is plugged into LA Forward enough to know about our ballot parties, but since YOU'RE plugged in, what if you had your OWN ballot party? Join LA Forward organizers Jason Enright and Godfrey Plata to walk through the basics of hosting your OWN effective ballot party -- where the goal is to get together in a casual setting with 5 or more friends/family/neighbors/pickleball teammates/book club members, and walk through your ballots together! During this Zoom, we'll walk through what to expect on the ballot so you have a little more information and confidence to bring your peeps together for a low-key (or high-key if you want) ballot-filling party. RSVP below, or here.
In the last few weeks, LA Forward community members have shared their thoughts about LA County's new Elected Executive role via this quick survey (that you can still take and share with others)! What did residents say was most important to them? What do these survey results suggest about what people know and don't know? How can the Board of Supervisors use this pulse check as a lens to assess recommendations coming to them next week? Join us to see what the data says, and to make your own sense of people's perspectives!
RSVP below, or here.
Join LA Forward and local volunteers to canvass for Marissa Roy!
The General election is just a few weeks away and we need your help to reach out to our neighbors all across Los Angeles and let them know how important the City Attorney race is.
No experience needed — we’ll provide training, materials, and get you out there knocking. First-time canvassers are welcome, and we’ll pair new volunteers with experienced canvassers.
Please wear comfortable shoes, dress for the weather, and bring water and a charged phone or mobile device.
Together, we can build a Los Angeles that works for working people!
P.S. Canvassing is more fun with friends...invite yours to join us.
RSVP: bit.ly/lovepowersla
Rising gas prices. Cuts to healthcare. And now the same people behind it want to stop us from voting.
LA is fighting back.
Join us for a Protect Our Votes Mass Training — because knowing your rights and getting your community ready is how we protect our power.
📅 Sept. 26 | 10am–2pm (doors open 9:30am)
📍 East LA College Auditorium, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
🅿️ Free parking | 🍽️ Food | 👶 Childcare
Hands off LA. Hands off our votes.
RSVP: bit.ly/lovepowersla
General Election Ballots drop in two weeks from this gathering!
How are you going to make a difference for your neighborhood this election season? Join community members to discuss the importance of people power in elections and explore the many ways you can volunteer to help local campaigns and build a fair, flourishing local community.
RSVP below.
General Election Ballots drop next month!
How are you going to make a difference for your neighborhood this election season? Join community members to discuss the importance of people power in elections and explore the many ways you can volunteer to help local campaigns and build a fair, flourishing local community.
We’ll be meeting at Hermosa Brewing Company (Torrance). RSVP below to join us.
Join Nithya Raman, parents, community leaders, and special guests for a virtual town hall about making Los Angeles a city that works for families. We’ll share Nithya’s policies for supporting families and kids, hear directly from parents, and talk about how we can make LA a better and more affordable place to raise a family. Hosted in partnership with California Working Families Party, LA Forward, Momtivist, and additional partners to be announced.
RSVP for the Zoom: nithyaforthecity.com/families
Join LA Forward endorsed candidate for LA City Council District 3, Barri Worth Girvan, at her General Election Relaunch at Jesse’s Grind! There will be a short speaking program followed by a neighborhood canvass.
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/BarriKickoffSep19
Why is housing so expensive in the South Bay—and what can we actually do about it?
Join Indivisible South Bay LA and LA Forward for Housing Is Democracy Work: An Affordable Housing Town Hall for the South Bay.
We’ll bring together housing advocates and policy experts to talk about what’s driving the housing crisis, how we can address concerns about traffic, parking, density, infrastructure, and neighborhood character, and—most importantly—what residents can do to help make housing more affordable.
📅 Wednesday, September 16
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 St. Cross Episcopal Church, Hermosa Beach
The event is free and open to the public, but space may be limited, so advance registration is encouraged.
Come learn, ask questions, and leave with concrete ways to take action in your community.
Click here to RSVP.
WARNING! Dangerous Propositions Ahead! Join us for this virtual teach-in where we’ll break down 3 of the most harmful state propositions on November’s Ballot:
NO on Prop 39 — Adds new voter ID barriers to voting. ACLU of California is joining us to cover this one.
NO on Prop 43 — Lets a minority of voters block critical funding for our communities by raising the approval threshold to two-thirds.
NO on Prop 45 — Weakens environmental regulations for major development. Guest: Communities for a Better Environment.
RSVP below or here to join us.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Instead, join us on Saturday, 9/19 for Barri Worth Girvan’s Campaign Kickoff! RSVP here.
General Election Ballots drop in just 1 month!
How are you going to make a difference for your neighborhood this election season? Join community members to discuss the importance of people power in elections and explore the many ways you can volunteer to help local campaigns and build a fair, flourishing local community.
We will be joined by special guest Marissa Roy, LA Forward endorsed candidate for City Attorney!
This event will be hosted at Lawless Brewing in North Hollywood, just a half mile walk from the North Hollywood station. Join us to share a refreshing drink and discuss the future we want to build for our neighborhoods.
RSVP below.
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