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51. Interview of Anthony Morales

Topic:
Social Movements
American Indian History
Environmental Movement
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The series documents environmental activism in the Los Angeles area from the 1970s through to the present day. The majority of interviews are with either founders or knowledgeable participants in major regional environmental organizations. Represented groups embody a wide range of issues, includi...
Biographical Note:
Tribal chairperson of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council of San Gabriel. Instrumental in protecting tribal burial sites within the areas of the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach.

52. Interview of Alberto Ramirez

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Movement
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The series documents environmental activism in the Los Angeles area from the 1970s through to the present day. The majority of interviews are with either founders or knowledgeable participants in major regional environmental organizations. Represented groups embody a wide range of issues, includi...
Biographical Note:
Community organizer for Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy. Organizer for the Long Beach Clean Trucks Program and member of the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports.

53. Interview of Laura Allen

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Movement
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The series documents environmental activism in the Los Angeles area from the 1970s through to the present day. The majority of interviews are with either founders or knowledgeable participants in major regional environmental organizations. Represented groups embody a wide range of issues, includi...
Biographical Note:
Educator in the area of greywater systems and Greywater Action founder. Author of The Water-Wise Home: How to Conserve, Capture, and Reuse Water in Your Home and Landscape. Resident of Los Angeles Eco-Village.

54. Interview of Mark Gold

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Movement
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The series documents environmental activism in the Los Angeles area from the 1970s through to the present day. The majority of interviews are with either founders or knowledgeable participants in major regional environmental organizations. Represented groups embody a wide range of issues, includi...
Biographical Note:
Associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability at UCLA.

55. Interview of Conner Everts

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Movement
Length:
1.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The series documents environmental activism in the Los Angeles area from the 1970s through to the present day. The majority of interviews are with either founders or knowledgeable participants in major regional environmental organizations. Represented groups embody a wide range of issues, includi...
Biographical Note:
Executive director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance and co-chair of the Desal Response Group.

56. Interview of Miguel Luna

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Movement
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The series documents environmental activism in the Los Angeles area from the 1970s through to the present day. The majority of interviews are with either founders or knowledgeable participants in major regional environmental organizations. Represented groups embody a wide range of issues, includi...
Biographical Note:
Principal in DakeLuna Consultants, an urban design consulting group. Stream restoration specialist for Heal the Bay, founder of Urban Semillas, and creator of youth-oriented educational courses on watershed issues known as “Agua Universities."

57. Interview of Anabel Anon

Topic:
Environmental Illness
Social Movements
Length:
1.25 hrs
Language:
Spanish
Audio:
Series Statement:
Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness is a collection of interviews with over seventy individuals living in the U.S. and Canada whose family history, occupation, art practice, or activism have brought them into direct contact with illness experience and disability relate...
Biographical Note:
Interviewed for the UCLA Center for the Study of Women’s Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness series. Member of California Domestic Worker’s Alliance and Grupo Almas, a women’s collective in Santa Rosa, California.

58. Interview of Raquel Alcalá

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Illness
Length:
.75 hrs
Language:
Spanish
Audio:
Series Statement:
Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness is a collection of interviews with over seventy individuals living in the U.S. and Canada whose family history, occupation, art practice, or activism have brought them into direct contact with illness experience and disability relate...
Biographical Note:
Interviewed for the UCLA Center for the Study of Women’s Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness series. Member of the California Domestic Workers Coalition (Coalición de Trabajadores), an organization that advocates for the rights of domestic workers such as caretakers an...

59. Interview of Noemi Cruz

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Illness
Length:
1 hr
Language:
Spanish
Audio:
Series Statement:
Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness is a collection of interviews with over seventy individuals living in the U.S. and Canada whose family history, occupation, art practice, or activism have brought them into direct contact with illness experience and disability relate...
Biographical Note:
Interviewed for the UCLA Center for the Study of Women’s Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness series. Experiences health issues related to chemical exposure. Active with California Domestic Workers Alliance. Advocates for domestic labor laws and rights, renter’s rights,...

60. Interview of Adriana Perez

Topic:
Social Movements
Environmental Illness
Length:
.75 hrs
Language:
Spanish
Audio:
Series Statement:
Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness is a collection of interviews with over seventy individuals living in the U.S. and Canada whose family history, occupation, art practice, or activism have brought them into direct contact with illness experience and disability relate...
Biographical Note:
Interviewed for the UCLA Center for the Study of Women’s Chemical Entanglements: Oral Histories of Environmental Illness series. Perez is an involved labor and voters rights activist, working with Mujeres Unidas (MUA), California Domestic Workers Coalition, and campaigning for California Senate B...