Liberty Hill Foundation

The Liberty Hill Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Sarah Pillsbury, heir to the Minnesota Pillsbury baking fortune, along with Anne Mendel, Larry Janss and Win McCormack, in 1976.[1] Its motto is "Change. Not Charity."[2]

The name of the foundation derives from a famous incident on May 15, 1923 when writer Upton Sinclair spoke to approximately 3,000 striking longshoremen at Liberty Hill in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. In a piece of street theater designed to highlight ongoing suppression of freedom of speech by the LAPD, Sinclair began his address by reading the Bill of Rights. Within moments, he was arrested.[1]

Activities

The foundation has funded local Los Angeles organizations dedicated to environmental justice, such as East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice.[3] It has also provided funding for out-of-state organizations such as the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.[4]

References

Robert Gottlieb; Mark Vallianatos; Regina M. Freer; Peter Dreier (2005). The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City (second ed.). Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25009-3.
"Liberty Hill Foundation". Liberty Hill Foundation. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
Margot Roosevelt. (2009-09-24). "A new crop of eco-warriors take to their own streets". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
Atkins, Robert; Bauman, Patricia. "Democracy Can't Wait: Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Brennan Center for Justice. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.

External links

Official website

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[gottlieb-1] Robert Gottlieb; Mark Vallianatos; Regina M. Freer; Peter Dreier (2005). The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City (second ed.). Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25009-3.

[2] "Liberty Hill Foundation". Liberty Hill Foundation. Retrieved 2011-07-17.

[3] Margot Roosevelt. (2009-09-24). "A new crop of eco-warriors take to their own streets". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2011-07-17.

[4] Atkins, Robert; Bauman, Patricia. "Democracy Can't Wait: Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Brennan Center for Justice. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.