Wednesday, April 30, 2025

42nd Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration

Building the Good: Democracy in Action

On behalf of the entire team at Liberty Hill, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you for making our 42nd Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration such a memorable evening!

It was a night full of community fun as nearly 600 guests gathered at this year’s new venue, the LA Convention Center! The evening was packed with excitement! From our immersive and interactive community mural to stunning original artwork from our friends at Arts Bridging the Gap, and our newly introduced Building the Good Marketplace, which was brought to life by our wonderful community partners at Tia Chucha’s, Spirit Awakening Foundation, LA Community Action Network, Cultivarte Studios, and the Michael Latt Legacy Fund.

The program included a powerful and heartfelt performance from members of the Spirit Awakening Foundation, along with an uplifting closing set by the talented musical ensemble, The Freedom Singers!

A very special thank you goes out to this year’s Keynote Speaker—nationally acclaimed author, community organizer, and president of the Freedom Together Foundation—Deepak Bhargava! Be sure to rewatch his inspirational speech below to discover how we can work together to not only, “…save our democracy, but improve it!”

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Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. PDT
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center

Democracy In Action

Featured Speakers

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Jared Rivera

Chief of Staff at PICO California

Shane Murphy Goldsmith

President & CEO of Liberty Hill Foundation

Deepak Bhargava

President of the Freedom Together Foundation

Entertainment

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Live Musical Performance by

The Freedom Singers

We’re excited to welcome back The Freedom Singers to the 42nd Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration! The viral musical group and contestants from America’s Got Talent will be lighting up the stage at this year’s celebration with a special live performance that promises to inspire!

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Special Performance by

The Spirit Awakening Foundation

This year, we’re also thrilled to have our friends from the Spirit Awakening Foundation join the celebration! They’ll be sharing a powerful performance featuring a mix of storytelling and original spoken word with music and song, highlighting their amazing and transformative work in the community!

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