Building the Good in Los Angeles

For the past four decades, Liberty Hill has been fighting.

Fighting for change. Fighting against injustice. Fighting for the more just and equitable future we all hope for. That fight—and the people in it—have always been a driving force behind our work.

During the five decades since the founding of Liberty Hill, Los Angeles has changed considerably. Our region is on the leading edge of progressive victories such as banning toxic neighborhood oil drilling, but we still face many intractable problems like a system that jails vulnerable youth instead of providing community-based care and opportunity, a commodified housing market that has driven our vulnerable neighbors onto the streets in record numbers, and oil companies that would rather release toxic fumes into our communities than invest in a just transition to a healthier future.

As we look toward the future and our vision for the next five years of this decade, it’s clear we’re going to have to keep up this fight. If we want to achieve our long-term goals and protect the progress so many have made over the years, we’re going to have to stand together like never before in the face of so much national uncertainty. Now more than ever, Liberty Hill is focused on building the more just future we seek—for Los Angeles and our country at large.

And that means committing to Building the Good, not just fighting the bad.

What does it mean to “Build the Good” in Los Angeles? We’re building the power our partners need to stay in these fights for the long haul. We’re building the partnerships that allow us to fortify the foundations of our movement for change. We’re building the community of partners, donor activists, funders and allies who are committed to driving, supporting, and sustaining this critical work. And we’re building on the success Liberty Hill and our partners have achieved in the fights to end youth incarceration as we know it, eliminate toxic oil drilling, advocate for equitable environmental progress, and fight for a roof over every head and housing as a human right.

Liberty Hill is well prepared for the work ahead.

We’ve been standing side by side with our frontline partners for nearly 50 years in the fights for racial justice, youth and transformative justice, LGBTQ justice, housing and economic justice, and environmental and climate justice.

This past year we’ve supported our partners as they also work to build the good and defend our progress. From STANDL.A.’s recent victory on measure AB3233, which protected our hard-fought wins to eliminate toxic neighborhood oil drilling in Los Angeles, to the formation of our Liberation Fund and the efforts to end youth incarceration for girls and gender-expansive youth, to recent victories to secure a right to counsel for vulnerable tenants caught up in an unfair housing system—Liberty Hill and our partners won’t stop building now.

Our efforts to organize around systemic changes to entrenched systems are long-term and transcend election cycles, campaigns, candidates, and even presidents.

Liberty Hill and our partners are committed to the work ahead.

Whether you are a frontline organizer, community leader, community partner, or a donor activist—we’re so grateful for your support. With our community by our side, we will keep the work of justice moving forward—through barriers, challenges, and ultimately—on to victory. We will rise to meet this moment in our history and continue to advance our goals to build a more just and equitable society for all.

Let’s build the future—together.

Shane Murphy Goldsmith
President/CEO
Liberty Hill Foundation