by Marta Segura | Mar 22, 2024 | Reflections
A mural depicting UFW organizers, Philip Vera Cruz, Larry Itliong, and Cesar Chavez in Unidad Park, Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0; Photo by Kenny Chang. Marta Segura was District Director for Council District 13 when this mural was...
by Marta Segura | Jan 7, 2024 | Newsletter
We are fortunate that CEMO is continuing its growth and building capacity in 2024. New CEMO staff additions include a Commission Executive Assistant joining mid-January to support the coordination of our Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission (CEMC) meetings, and...
by Marta Segura | Aug 12, 2023 | Newsletter
From the recent tropical storm, devastating wildfires in Maui, and FEMA’s disaster funding shortage, we know that we are not prepared for the unexpected. Extreme heat and adverse weather events are expected to be more frequent and increasingly worse. There are obvious...
by Marta Segura | May 18, 2023 | Reflections
His movement and Grape Boycott gave me a way forward during a time of crisis for my community and that of so many others. Cesar Chavez was and is many things to many people. He was a Mexican-American, Indigenous leader, visionary, labor leader, civil rights activist,...
by Marta Segura | May 18, 2023 | Heat Relief, Resources
In the City of Los Angeles, we suffer from excessive air pollution, and extreme heat, and now LA has 6X the heatwaves we once did. With more exposure to hot, stagnated air pollution, and less time for our bodies to recover from our longer heat seasons and urban heat...