Bus Riders Union

01/08/2025

In the face of four concurring forest fires in the L.A. Basis we demand Climate justice for L.A. residents! Our hearts go out to all those effected.

We’re deeply concerned for the safety of all those affected by the on going fires, and hope that Mayor Bass stands on the right side of history to prevent these extreme events that are the direct results of racist L.A policies!

09/14/2024

Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson

By August Wilson

09/14/2024

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom A Play By August Wilson

By August Wilson

09/14/2024

The Eyes on the Prize Reader: The most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the American civil rights movement.

by Clayborne Carson (Editor), David J. Garrow (Editor),

09/14/2024

Strategy & Soul Bookstore presents An Earth Song By Langston Hughes, Illustration by: Tequitia Andrews

By Langston Hughes Illustration by: Tequitia Andrews

08/09/2024

Silence is Complicity to Genocide: A Moral Imperative to Los Angeles.
An Interfaith Palestine Solidarity Gathering

Saturday, August 10, 2024 | 9:00 AM

Strategy & Soul
3546 W Martin Luther King Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008

Join the Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) - A Christian Voice for Palestine as we gather for an interfaith call for ceasefire in Gaza. Empty calls for peace without a ceasefire and end to occupation, and the shallow words of empathy without direct action, are all under the banner of complicity. Let us join together, regardless of faith or background, and call for an end to these atrocities.

  By Channing  Posted August 8, 2024  In Strategy & Soul, The Labor Community Strategy Center, Upcoming Events Silence is Complicity to Genocide: A Moral Imperative to Los Angeles2024-08-082024-08-08https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lcsc-logo-white.pngThe Labor Community St...

07/24/2024

Join the BRU in calling on Mayor Bass to stop Metro's Police State: Metro Board Meeting THURSDAY

The Bus Riders Union Asks you to Join Us Call on Mayor Bass and LA Metro to Stop their Police State Against Black and Latinx MTA Riders Vote No Item 45 “Improving Safety” This Thursday, at the MTA Board Meeting Mayor Karen Bass and the MTA board will vote on a motion to intensify the […]

07/19/2024

“W**d and Seed works this way: First, it imposes a federal police presence in inner city, low-income neighborhoods that violates the civil rights and civil liberties of community residents. Then, it commandeers existing federal social service programs and places them under the authority of the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Then, it subordinates the economies of low-income target areas to the enterprise zone concept so that the labor and resources of the community serve the interests of business....

“W**d and Seed works this way: First, it imposes a federal police presence in inner city, low-income neighborhoods that violates the civil rights and civil liberties of community residents. Then, it commandeers existing federal social service programs and places them under the authority of the Dep...

07/19/2024

The Bus Riders Union has spent more than 20 years organizing Black and Latinx passengers on Metro buses and trains. We have deeply studied the transportation system, and have years of research that show that the Metro board is carrying out systemic racism against Black and Latinx passengers. This booklet makes 5 indictments that show the methodologies that Metro uses to carry out its racist policies and practices....

The Bus Riders Union has spent more than 20 years organizing Black and Latinx passengers on Metro buses and trains. We have deeply studied the transportation system, and have years of research that show that the Metro board is carrying out systemic racism against Black and Latinx passengers. This bo...

06/13/2024

The Strategy Center is proud to support LA Commons' Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks Workshop Friday June 14th Festival June 30th Strategy and Soul is proud to collaborate with LA Commons to celebrate the 14th Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Mask, Sunday, June 30th, 2024 from 12-6pm in Leimert Park and we want you to join us!...

The Strategy Center is proud to support LA Commons’ Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks Workshop Friday June 14th Festival June 30th Strategy and Soul is proud to collaborate with LA Commons to celebrate the 14th Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Mask, Sunday, June 30th, 2024 from 1...

05/21/2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Mann (213) 387-2800 [email protected] Channing Martinez (213) 544-2894 [email protected] Bus Riders Union Rejects the Growing Police State on L.A. buses and trains We believe the primary problem on MTA buses and trains is police violence We also acknowledge the significant and growing acts of violence by some MTA passengers against fellow passengers and drivers But we reject the movement by Mayor Bass the LA Metro Board, and SMART lock up the drivers, create mass hysteria against MTA passengers, and expand the already brutal police state on buses and trains…...

For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Mann (213) 387-2800 [email protected] Channing Martinez (213) 544-2894 [email protected] Bus Riders Union Rejects the Growing Police State on L.A. buses and trains We believe the primary problem on MTA buses and trains is police violenc...

04/23/2024

A 250 e-bike Lending Library coming to South Central - Powered by South Central Power Up, Strategy & Soul and More

By Channing  Posted April 23, 2024  In Articles A 250 e-bike Lending Library coming to South Central – Powered by South Central Power Up, Strategy & Soul and More2024-04-232024-04-23https://thestrategycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lcsc-logo-white.pngThe Labor Community Strategy Centerhtt...