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This year Liberty Hill is honored to recognize three amazing individuals with awards at our annual Upton Sinclair Award Dinner. Our honorees truly demonstrate the spirit of our gala theme–Our Movement, Our Moment.

The Liberty Hill Community came out in full force at our 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration to celebrate frontline organizers, community leaders, and donor activists who contribute to the progressive victories that power social change in Los Angeles!

The Liberty Hill Community, like the rest of the country and the world, is concerned and saddened by the impact the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) continues to have on our neighbors and communities.

Liberty Hill’s annual Upton Sinclair Celebration brings frontline organizers and donor activists together for an inspiring evening celebrating the progressive victories that power social change in L.A. and the remarkable social justice champions who make that change possible! Purchase your tickets today before they sell out and join us for the biggest social justice celebration of the year!

Liberty Hill’s annual Upton Sinclair Celebration brings frontline organizers and donor activists together for an inspiring evening celebrating the progressive victories that power social change in L.A. and the remarkable social justice champions who make that change possible! This year, we’re proud to recognize four remarkable social justice champions from the Liberty Hill community. Visit the link below to meet our 2024 Honorees!

Though we could not gather in person at the annual Upton Sinclair Awards dinner this year, we found a way to come together for our very first virtual Upton Sinclair event.

In her powerful and inspirational speech at the 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration, Liberty Hill President & CEO Shane Murphy Goldsmith encourages the Liberty Hill community to “keep building the good.” Watch Shane’s full speech below to hear more about her call to action and vision for a better future for all Angelenos.

Don’t miss the social justice event of the year! Join the Liberty Hill community for the 40th Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration: Uniting Power & Purpose at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, April 19!

Our 2022 Upton Sinclair Homecoming Celebration was a sold out success! After 3 long years apart, the Liberty Hill community came together like never before to celebrate the progressive victories and visionaries powering progress in L.A.

Through a global pandemic that threatened both lives and livelihoods, and a national uprising for racial justice that challenged and ultimately changed hearts, minds, and laws—the fight for social justice has continued.

Our annual Upton Sinclair Celebration brings together hundreds of frontline organizers and donor activists to celebrate the progressive victories that help us power social change in L.A. Mark your calendars today and don’t miss out on this year’s big celebration– happening on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center!

We’re still riding the wave of excitement from our 2022 Upton Sinclair Homecoming Celebration! Check out this short video with highlights from this unforgettable evening!

Our Upton Sinclair Homecoming Celebration is around the corner and Spring Training is in full swing! We’re excited to announce our Upton Sinclair Visionary Award winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF).

In case you missed it, check out this recent LA Times article about activist Upton Sinclair featuring Liberty Hill‘s co-founder, Sarah Pillsbury, reflecting on her inspiration for starting Liberty Hill Foundation more than 40 years ago!

Our 40th Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration was a night full of festivity, friendship, and fun as more than 700 guests gathered at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center.

For 37 years, Liberty Hill’s Upton Sinclair Awards Dinner has been the premier gathering for those at the epicenter of progress and justice in Los Angeles. Every year, political allies, donor-activists, grassroots leaders and community organizers from across the region come together to celebrate the progress made in fights for social change.

Liberty Hill's 2018 Upton Sinclair Awards Dinner has always been the premier place where progressive L.A. comes to celebrate the movement-making social justice moments that are unfolding across Los Angeles.

It’s been just over a month since the Liberty Hill Community came together for our big 40th Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration: Uniting Power and Purpose! Relive some of the night’s magic and watch our new sizzle reel here.

4/24/2023 — (Los Angeles) — Liberty Hill Foundation’s signature Upton Sinclair event, which honors local organizers and community leaders, celebrated a milestone anniversary at its 40th Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration on April 19th, 2023.

Los Angeles' progressive leaders came together for a night of celebration at Liberty Hill's annual gala, hosted at The Beverly Hilton. The evening has been a convening of the region's changemakers—from the activists fighting on the ground to the donor-activists who help to make community organizing possible.

Los Angeles' progressive leaders came together for a night of celebration at Liberty Hill's annual gala, hosted at The Beverly Hilton. The evening has been a convening of the region's changemakers—from the activists fighting on the ground to the donor-activists who help to make community organizing possible.

Los Angeles' progressive leaders came together for a night of celebration at Liberty Hill's annual gala, hosted at The Beverly Hilton. The evening has been a convening of the region's changemakers—from the activists fighting on the ground to the donor-activists who help to make community organizing possible.

Los Angeles' progressive leaders came together for a night of celebration at Liberty Hill's annual gala, hosted at The Beverly Hilton. The evening has been a convening of the region's changemakers—from the activists fighting on the ground to the donor-activists who help to make community organizing possible.

Los Angeles' progressive leaders came together for a night of celebration at Liberty Hill's annual gala, hosted at The Beverly Hilton. The evening has been a convening of the region's changemakers—from the activists fighting on the ground to the donor-activists who help to make community organizing possible.

This is the annual Los Angeles event not to be missed… one that stands apart from any other gala in its diversity, camaraderie and social justice spirit… one that sees frontline organizers mixing with philanthropic leaders…one that we hope you will support in honor of Liberty Hill's 40thAnniversary and take your place in this room full of change makers.

Are you fighting to protect our democracy, our civil liberties, our values, our fellow Angelenos and our planet? Join more than 700 of the most engaged, visionary and influential people in L.A. to support the critical work of building a just society at Liberty Hill Foundation's 2017 Upton Sinclair Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Los Angeles' progressive leaders came together for a night of celebration at Liberty Hill's annual gala, hosted at The Beverly Hilton. For over 40 years, the evening has been a convening of the region's changemakers—from the activists fighting on the ground to the donor-activists who help to make community organizing possible.

With the theme "Our Movement, Our Moment," the event brought Liberty Hill's family of social justice advocates, donor-activists, elected officials and grassroots leaders together under one roof for a night of celebration. The event featured a rousing performance of Diane Warren's "I'll Fight" by the Compton Kidz Club, along with moving spoken word from John Choe of poetry organization Get Lit - Words Ignite.

Liberty Hill is proud to announce the honorees for our 2020 Upton Sinclair Awards Dinner—a night when we celebrate Los Angeles' commitment to social justice by recognizing the inspiring community leaders and donor-activists who make change possible.

This year’s Upton Sinclair Homecoming Celebration will be an event unlike any other in the history of Liberty Hill! Featuring a stunning new location at the Skirball Cultural Center, exciting new format, special surprise guests, and much more, the Liberty Hill Community will come together like never before to celebrate the progressive victories and visionaries that power change locally and across the country.

This year's Upton Sinclair Virtual Event will highlight the progress made in the fight for equity and justice and the work on the horizon. Keep the spirit of our live event going with engaging conversations, special guests and more! The March to Progress Continues!

It was a night full of community and celebration as nearly 600 guests gathered at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center. The night had it all! From our immersive exhibits highlighting LA’s organizing movements to original artwork from our partners at Spirit Awakening Foundation to our Justice For All lenticular wall which came to life as guests walked past it, this year’s 41st Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration was an event to remember.

Our signature Upton Sinclair Event brings nearly a thousand organizers and donor-activists together to celebrate the progressive victories that help us power social change throughout Los Angeles County. Last year’s Homecoming Celebration was an interactive celebration that set a new bar for community engagement. The 2023 Upton Sinclair Event will bring that spirit of fellowship, camaraderie, and fun back to the Skirball Cultural Center to celebrate our 40th anniversary of hosting this amazing event to honor local organizers and leaders fighting for a more just future.