It Takes a Village… and More: Southeast Los Angeles as a Model for Alleviating Infrastructure Deficits and Environmental Injustices Through Community-Based Resistance

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Abstract: In this thesis, I explore the current community organizing efforts in Southeast Los Angeles, an area facing environmental justice issues. This area has a long history of environmental racism and government neglect; these factors have helped to establish community organizations’ role as the main resources providers. This work provides knowledge on the work these community organizations do, as well as the limitations they experience due to existing infrastructure deficits. I explore the following questions: 1) What is the relationship between a technological infrastructure and access to resources? 2) What assumptions are made by government agencies and community organizations in Los Angeles in their communication and outreach methods? 3) How has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped what community organizations advocate for in Southeast Los Angeles? 4) What are the consequences of already existing resource disparities in Southeast Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic?Through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, I also witness the changes in community organizing due to the disproportionate burdens faced by Southeast Los Angeles. By examining the forms of advocacy and approaches used during and before the pandemic, as well as analyzing the structural deficits that both inhibit and influence community organizing, we can further understand what is needed by community organizations in communities of color.

Author	Ayala, Veronica
Thesis advisor	Diver, Sibyl

DOI	https://doi.org/10.25740/yq933fd6850
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/yq933fd6850

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Preferred citation: Ayala, V. (2022). It Takes a Village… and More: Southeast Los Angeles as a Model for Alleviating Infrastructure Deficits and Environmental Injustice Through Community-Based Resistance. Unpublished Honors Thesis. Stanford University, Stanford CA.

Stanford University, Program in Science, Technology and Society, Honors Theses

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