USMA

Residency Guide

Tuesday, April 25th

– Sunday, April 30th

2017

Collaborating for Community Health and Environmental Justice

Antioch University Los Angeles

Master of Arts in Urban Sustainability

400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230

310-578-1080 ext. 288

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RESIDENCY GUIDE

Table of Contents

RESIDENCY THEME .......................................................................................................................... 3

NOTES ABOUT RESIDENCIES ......................................................................................................... 4

WIFI .................................................................................................................................................. 4

RESIDENCY SCHEDULE .............................................................................................................. 5-10

RESIDENCY GRID ............................................................................................................................ 10

IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT THE RESIDENCY ..................................................................... 11

REQUIRED READINGS & VIEWINGS FOR RESIDENCY ................................................. 11-12

MENTOR MEETINGS ................................................................................................................... 13

REFLECTION ............................................................................................................................... 13

FOOD .................................................................................................................................................. 14

DIRECTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 15

PARKING ....................................................................................................................................... 16

GUEST SPEAKERS ...................................................................................................................... 17-26

SUSTAINABLE SUPPER FLIER……………………………………………………………...……27

FACULTY & STAFF CONTACTS ................................................................................................... 28

FUTURE RESIDENCY DATES ........................................................................................................ 29

ACADEMIC CALENDAR (S) ........................................................................................................... 29

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RESIDENCY THEME

Collaborating for Community Health and Environmental Justice

Introduction to Spring/Summer 2017 Residency Guide

They might call this the bottoms. This is not the bottoms. This is Watts, true enough...Watts is

beautiful, and it’s worth it, and the Jordan Downs sure is worth it!

Denise Richardson

45 year resident of Jordan Downs

Despite the narratives circulating in the current political environment--narratives that paint our urban

centers as blighted and dangerous places--there are powerful counter narratives in cities across

America and throughout the world. In these cities, the negative characterizations have been rejected

and replaced with stories of empowerment and action. Here in Los Angeles, the community of Watts

is both unique and emblematic of the kinds of community engagement, collaboration, and

empowerment that are paving the way to social, economic, and environmental justice for all of its

citizens. The Watts of Denise Richardson, of the late Dr. Ernie Smith, M.D., of three generations of

the Watkins family, is a dynamic and vibrant place filled with infinite possibilities. It is home to more

than 41,000 Angelenos asking for nothing more than kept promises made long ago and an equitable

share of resources and investment needed to ensure their bright future built on the foundation of a

complex and rich history.

Ted Watkins, founder of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC), admonished his

fellow residents, “Don’t move. Improve!” Guided by the Better Watts Initiative (BWI)--a coalition of

the WLCAC, Physicians for Social Responsibility, LA Human Rights to Housing Collective, The

Black Health Task Force, and CSU Dominguez Hills--we will explore the ground on which the spirit

of “Don’t move. Improve!” is alive and well. We will deepen our understanding of the goals of the

Better Watts Initiative and its plans for achieving those goals.

Before we begin our work in The Big Question Lab, we will consider the importance of cultural

humility. We will develop skills and learn about techniques for collaboration and conflict resolution.

With these critical concepts and tools in hand, we will go to work on narrative strategies and

curricular initiatives that can be offered back to the Better Watts Initiative as gestures of solidarity and

contributions to their ongoing work. We can only hope that the work we do will serve as an adequate

expression of our gratitude for the time and effort that the Better Watts Initiative and the WLCAC

have so generously given so that we might become better practitioners and contributors to the

sustainability of all urban places.

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NOTES ABOUT RESIDENCIES

Our residencies contain a mixture of classes, workshops, events, site visits and an intensive

problem-solving engagement regarding the real-world urban sustainability issues posed

by cutting edge Los Angeles organizations. Students will also have time to meet with mentors

and get to know classmates.

Because we require a limited amount of your in-person presence through the program, every day of

each residency is packed with engaging and crucial information and events. Each residency is unique

and there will be no opportunity to make up for missed time. Every residency activity is

considered mandatory, unless otherwise noted. The Program Chair may grant excused absences, only

on a case-by-case basis.

This Residency Guide will assist you in planning and making the most of your Residency.

This 6-day residency will take place at ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY 400 Corporate Pointe,

Culver City, 90230. It is critical that you read the details for your comfort and safety.

For other information, check the program information on our USMA website or for campus-wide

policies on the website: AULA General Catalog.

WI-FI There is free student and guest WI-FI on the AULA campus.

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Residency Schedule Tuesday, April 25 - Sunday, April 30, 2017

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

8:30 am – 9:00 am Room: 1006

Breakfast (Provided)

9 am – 10:15 am Room: 1006

Welcome Meeting Required

Donald, Andrea, Catherine, Mariana, Faith

10:15 am – 10:30 am Break

10:30 am – 11 am Bus

Bus to Watts

11 am – 12 pm TBD

Watts Cultural Competency Talk

12 pm – 1 pm Room: Outside Eating Area

at WLCAC

Lunch (Provided)

1 pm – 1:30 pm Room: Outside Eating Area

at WLCAC

History of Watts Timothy Watkins President and CEO (WLCAC) Watts Labor Community Action

Committee

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Bus

Watts Exploration Tina Watkins-Quaye Development Executive (WLCAC) Watts Labor Community Action

Committee

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Bus

Bus to AULA

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Room: 1006

Site Trip Debrief Donald Strauss

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

9 am – 12 pm Room: 1006

Research and Writing for Practitioners Semester 2

Victor Polanco

9 am – 12 pm Room: C1030

Grant Writing Semester 3 & 4

Beverley Keefe

12 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 pm – 3 pm Room: 1006

Sustainable Urban Economies Semester 2

Jane Paul

12:30 pm – 2 pm Room: C1040

Capstone A Semester 3 & 4

Susan Gentile

3 pm – 3:15 pm Break

3:15 pm – 5:15 pm Room: 1006

Cultural Humility Workshop Povi-Tamu Bryant Program Manager Leadership Development in Intergroup

Relations

5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Break

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Room: 1006

Better Watts Initiative Goals and Assignment

Introductions Caroline Orija, Program Coordinator Better Watts Initiative

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

8:30am – 12 pm Room: 1006

Sustainable Urban Economies Semester 2

Jane Paul

9 am – 12 pm Room: C1040

Adaptive Leadership for

Sustainable Change Semester 3

Bob Lazzarini

12 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 pm – 3 pm Room: 1006

Fieldwork 5110 Semester 2

Jane Paul & Karen Ochoa

12:30 pm – 3 pm TBA Semester 3

3:00 pm – 3:15

pm

Break

3:15 pm – 5:15 Room: 1006

Team Building Workshop Jeanne Hartley, Organization Development and Training and

Development Practitioner Antioch University and Cal State Northridge

5:15 pm – 5:45

pm Room: 1006

Teamwork

5:45 pm – 6 pm Break

6 pm – 8:30 pm Room: 1000

Sustainable Supper Dr. Rasheeda Hawk, Biophysicist, Epigenetic Research Antioch University Los Angeles Monika Shankar, Land Use & Health Coordinator Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles Robert García, Founding Director and Counsel The City Project

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Friday, April 28, 2017

9 am – 12 pm Room: 1006

Research and Writing for Practitioners Semester 2

Victor Polanco

10:30 am – 12 pm Room: C1040

Capstone A Semester 3

Susan Gentile

12:30 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 pm – 6 pm Room: 1006

Teamwork

Saturday, April 29, 2017

9 am – 12 pm Room: 1006

Urban Infrastructure Semester 2

Celine Kuklowsky

12 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 pm – 5 pm Room: 1006

Teamwork

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Break

5:30 pm – 8:00 Room: 1000

Capstone Presentations and Reception

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Sunday, April 30, 2017

9 am – 12 pm Room: C1040

Urban Infrastructure Semester 2

Celine Kuklowsky

10 am – 12 pm Room: 1006

Fieldwork 6120 Semester 3

Jane Paul & Karen Ochoa

12 pm – 12:15 pm Break

12:15 pm – 1 pm Room: 1006

Presentations and Feedback Donald Strauss, Andrea Richards, Faith Myhra

1 pm – 1:30 pm Room: 1006

Lunch (Provided)

1:30 pm – 2 pm Room: 1006

Evaluation Andrea Richards

2 pm – 2:30 pm Room: 1006

Reflection and Closing Andrea Richards & Catherine M. McDonald

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IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT THE RESIDENCY

PRE-READINGS FOR RESIDENCY April 2017

Here is a list of REQUIRED reading to read prior to this residency

Required Readings

L.A. Unified sues city housing authority over cost of lead, arsenic cleanup at Watts high school (Sonali Kohli)

“Los Angeles Unified School District has spent more than $1 million in the last three years cleaning

lead and arsenic from the soil at David Starr Jordan High School in Watts.” http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-jordan-high-lawsuit-20170302-story.html

Soil contamination a hurdle for new Jordan Downs housing plan (Tony Barboza and Jessica Garrison)

“As if the task of transforming one of the city's most notorious housing projects into a new "urban

village" wasn't daunting enough, Los Angeles has run into another hurdle in the redevelopment of

Jordan Downs: concerns over contaminated land.” https://web.archive.org/web/20150922050258/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/25/local/la-me-jordan-downs-20131226

A brief history of how the American public was sold on toxic lead (Matt Pearce)

“After toxic lead from old pipes started poisoning the drinking water in Flint, Mich., residents were

outraged at the environmental regulators who incorrectly treated the water.”

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-lead-pipes-20160204-story.html

Watts Waits: The Proposal to Rebuild Jordan Downs (Mike Sonksen)

“Jordan Downs is a 43-acre public housing project in Watts originally developed as semi-permanent

housing for war workers during the Second World War. After converting to public housing in 1955,

Jordan Downs gradually become known through the 1960s and beyond as one of the most dangerous

projects in the city. This period of time was marked by a huge loss of manufacturing jobs across

Southeast Los Angeles and the dramatic proliferation of street gangs that came to rise to fill the void.

As the years went on, this widespread disenfranchisement made Jordan Downs a mecca for criminal

activity. Aside from being one of the flashpoints of both the 1965 Watts Uprisings and 1992 Rodney

King Rebellion, it was also the epicenter of the Grape Street Crips and a site of interethnic tension in

the last generation.” https://www.kcet.org/shows/departures/watts-waits-the-proposal-to-rebuild-jordan-downs

Jordan Downs Infographic https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Bq-3D1aNzoM2VyM2hoXzd6ajlHMks1Zml6dTd6dTRmYy1Z/view

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Required viewing of Videos

Interview Dr. Smith

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YSx_RzTd5KbjJQVGRsU2ZUZjQ/view

Required Websites (visit each website to get a sense of their goals and purpose. We will have

a guest speaker from each of these community organizations) (WLCAC) Watts Labor Community Action Committee

Better Watts Initiative

Leadership Development in Intergroup Relations

Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

The City Project

Recommended Readings and Viewing prior to Residency Watts Waits Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_MFKn942sM

Public Housing Promises in Watts Video

https://www.kcet.org/shows/socal-connected/public-housing-promises-in-watts

Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at USC, a lot of great readings http://dornsife.usc.edu/pere

Lead Poisoning Afflicts Neighborhoods Across California

(Joshua Schneyer and M.B. Pell) “Dozens of California communities have experienced recent rates of

childhood lead poisoning that surpass those of Flint, Michigan, with one Fresno locale showing rates

nearly three times higher, blood testing data obtained by Reuters shows.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lead-california-exclusive-idUSKBN16T18Y

ROOTS RAíCES: Latino Engagement, Place Identities, and Shared Futures in South Los

Angeles (USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII))

“Roots | Raíces explores a different sort of immigrant integration: the settling of Latinos into a

historically African-American place. As we will see, the initial Latino wave arrived to a neighborhood

in crisis, one wracked by deindustrialization, a crack epidemic, and militarized police and gangs. The

anti-Black prejudices many migrants brought from their home countries were reinforced by daily fears

and social distance. But their kids—some who are now prodding their elders in a more open

direction—grew up with Black schoolmates and friends and exhibit much tighter solidarity with

African Americans. Strikingly, both generations exhibit a special pride in being from South LA; much

like their Black neighbors, they celebrate a sense of resilience in the face of challenges and injustice

and are often invested in multi-racial coalitions to bring change.” http://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/731/docs/Roots_Raices_CSII_Final_WebVersion.pdf

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MENTOR MEETINGS Mentor meetings are a unique opportunity for students to have face-to-face meetings with their

mentors. It is strongly encouraged for all students to meet with their mentors; local students may find

it easier to meet directly before or after the residency . Each mentor and student may plan a time that

is mutually convenient: at breaks, meals or at another time.

JOURNAL WRITINGS

Be prepared to journal your activities; we will provide the new students with a journal; returning

students can bring their journal or a new writing pad.

CELL PHONE USE

Please do not use your cell phone for email, calls, texting, social media or accessing websites during

meetings, workshops, group activities or class time. It can be very distracting to others, including

instructors, guest speakers, and other students. If, for instance, a speaker mentions New Mexico or

Texas, do not go with your first inclination to find out more about the topic that the speaker mentions

by Googling it; instead, hand write a note to look up later. Please give the guest speaker, instructor or

your fellow student presenter the benefit of your full attention. Many students have mentioned

inappropriate cell phone use in residency evaluations. If cell phones are being used for research

during a designated time, and everyone is similarly engaged in on-line searches, that is a separate and

acceptable circumstance. Your cooperation in this important matter of shared behavior during the

residency is much appreciated.

REFLECTION

This activity gives you an opportunity to reflect on specific learning you gained due to your residency

experience. The Reflection prompt will be made available at the Welcome Meeting on Tuesday

morning. A reflection of approximately 750 words is due. to your mentor by Monday, May 8,

2017. Please submit it electronically.

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FOOD

The program will provide meals at the following times (subject to change):

Tuesday 4/25

Breakfast 8:30a

Lunch 12p-1p (on location)

Thursday 4/27

Sustainable Supper 6p – 8:30p

Saturday 4/29

Capstone & Graduate Reception 5:30p - 8p

Sunday 4/30

Lunch 1p – 1:30p

Note: we do not guarantee food in between meals. If you will need them, bring snacks. We will

provide a refrigerator for student access anytime. Be advised that there will be a vegetarian option

for every meal. If we know in advance, we will try our best to accommodate your dietary restrictions.

Please bring a water bottle and a reusable mug for coffee or tea.

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DIRECTIONS

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Los Angeles public transportation is improving. Students who travel by air to Los Angeles should plan to fly

into the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Visit www.metro.net for the larger Los Angeles Metro

system or call (800) COMMUTE.

FREEWAY DIRECTIONS

PARKING

GETTING to our SITE VISIT

Most residency activities will be at Antioch University.

As of now, we will have one Site Visit. Details will be given at the residency.

Bring comfortable walking shoes.

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PARKING

All faculty and students park in the secure parking garage for 400 Corporate Pointe.

You will receive parking validation to cover your first day. At the residency, you will receive

instructions on how to submit the USMA Student Parking Request Form to the Campus Services

Office to receive a parking pass. All request forms will be provided to you by Program Coordinator,

Catherine M. McDonald and they will allow you to park in our garage for the current semester.

AULA students are automatically assessed a parking fee. If you will not be using the parking garage,

you can submit the USMA Student Parking Fee Exemption / Waiver Request Form. If you submit

this form during the residency, you will not be charged the parking fee for the current semester.

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GUEST SPEAKERS

Povi-Tamu Bryant Program Manager, LDIR | Leadership Development in Intergroup Relations

Program Manager, LDIR | Leadership Development in Intergroup Relations

As a black, queer, gender nonconforming womyn, Povi-Tamu is committed to working with people

to bring an intersectional understanding to the ways we build, live and interact with each other. It is

that commitment that roots Povi-Tamu in their facilitative approach to leadership development. They

grew up in a household where stories of black activism and struggles for freedom were centralized,

but black women and queer people were often invisible or erased in those stories. Through student

activism and learning from their 5 siblings who were being activated in school, nonprofit and other

spaces Povi-Tamu developed a broader consciousness and understanding of the importance of process

in creating change and shifting power. They have spent time developing and honing their facilitation,

mediation and analysis through working with an array of organizations, collectives and the public

sector. From developing popular education collectives to designing leadership development programs

for formerly incarcerated people from marginalized communities, Povi-Tamu is experienced with

working with a wide cross section of needs and struggling with leaders to create process and programs

to best address their needs. Povi-Tamu currently serves as the Program Manager for Leadership

Development in Intergroup Relations (LDIR) a program of Asian Americans Advancing Justice- LA

where they have built curriculum to develop leaders in the health sector in LA, Fresno, and Merced;

launched condensed trainings and resources to meet continued demand for LDIR’s unique integration

of facilitation skills-building, personal growth, and social change philosophy. In their time with LDIR,

Povi-Tamu has facilitated and developed curriculum on power, privilege and oppression as well as

working in solidarity across difference. Povi-Tamu spent the last three years working deeply with

Black Lives Matter LA and is now focusing on building out a local legal support network for the

movement for Black Lives, through an emerging project Justice Warriors for Black Lives.

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Robert García Founding Director and Counsel, The City Project

Founding Director and Counsel, The City Project

Robert García is a civil rights advocate who engages, educates, and empowers communities for equal

access to public resources. He is the Founding Director and Counsel of The City Project, a non-profit

legal and policy advocacy team in Los Angeles, California. Robert has extensive experience in public

policy, legal advocacy, mediation, and litigation involving complex social justice, civil rights, human

health, environmental, education, and criminal justice matters. He has influenced the investment of

over $43 billion in underserved communities, working at the intersection of equal justice, public

health, and the built environment. He served as chairman of the Citizens; School Bond Oversight

Committee for five years, helping raise over $27 billion to build new, and modernize existing, public

schools as centers of their communities in Los Angeles. He has helped communities create and

preserve great urban parks and preserve access to beaches and trails. He has helped diversify support

for and access to state resource bonds, with unprecedented levels of support among communities of

color and low-income communities, and billions of dollars for urban parks. He served on the

Development Team for the National Park Service's Healthy Parks, Healthy People Community

Engagement eGuide. Robert served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of

New York, and an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund. He received the

President's Award from the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice for helping release Geronimo

Pratt, the former Black Panther leader, from prison after 27 years for a crime he did not commit. He

represented people on Death Row in Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Stanford Law School called

him a civil rights giant and Stanford Magazine an inspiration. Robert served on the Justice and Peace

Commission for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles under Cardinal Roger Mahony. He is an immigrant

who came to the U.S. from Guatemala at age four.

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Jeanne Hartley, MSOD Organization Development and Training and Development Practitioner,

Antioch University and Cal State Northridge

Organization Development and Training and Development Practitioner,

Antioch University and Cal State Northridge

Jeanne Hartley, MSOD has been an organization development / training and development

practitioner for over 25 years. She has worked in manufacturing; service and non-profit environments

helping line managers improve individual, team and organizational performance. Ms. Hartley’s

organizational experience includes conducting climate assessments, and recommending and

implementing solutions to discovered problems. She has facilitated strategic planning, led change

management and performance improvement efforts. She has led design and delivery teams for

management development programs, management feedback and assessment, team building, and group

facilitation. In her work, Jeanne also serves as a development coach for individual leaders. Jeanne is

also an experienced training and development specialist. Her work includes assessing organizational

and individual training needs designing, developing and delivering performance based training

programs. Jeanne teaches and coaches other trainers through her train-the-trainer course. She is a part-

time instructor at Antioch University and Cal State Northridge where she teaches Organizational

Development, Team Building / Group Dynamics and Communications to graduate and undergraduate

students.

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Dr. Rasheeda Hawk Biophysicist, Epigenetic Research

Biophysicist, Epigenetic Research experience includes conducting climate assessments, and

recommending and implementing solutions to discovered problems. She Dr. Rasheeda Hawk, a native from South Los Angeles, received her doctorate degree in Biophysics

from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. As a Postdoctoral Scholar at

the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), her research focus was in Epigenetics and Health

Disparities. Rasheeda’s work into translational and applied practices have been accepted

internationally at the invitation of the First Lady of Mali and the U.S. Ambassador from Niger. Dr.

Hawk organized and facilitated a series of research symposiums that addressed health issues such as

child and maternal health, malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV in developing countries. Following her

research appointment, Rasheeda’s focus at USC Viterbi School of Engineering was in identifying and

analyzing epigenetic changes to the breast cancer gene “braca”. By modifying integrative optics and

biosensors, she was able to identify epigenetic changes on the braca gene at the picomolar levels. Her

research findings are promising in that it will allow diagnostic breast cancer screenings that will detect

the possibility of cancer a decade before the breast cancer markers appear in the blood.

As an educator, she conducts science experiment workshops for K-12 teachers and college instructors

to assist them with their STEM curriculum and instruction. Her current interest and practice is in

introducing meditation or mindfulness techniques to students from marginalized communities.

Rasheeda’s most recent project is the implementation of the “Living Lab” in Leimert Park Peoples

Plaza. Living labs are real-life innovative spaces where students, faculty, and community members

can address a current problem in order to develop and

test possible sustainable solutions. Her current research involves the use of biorememdiation

methodology to eliminate toxins from the soil and water in urban areas.

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John Jones Field Deputy, LA Councilmember, 15th District

Field Deputy, LA Councilmember, 15th District

John Jones, a Watts resident and President and Co-founder of the East Side Riders, John Jones III,

was honored at the Multicultural Communities for Mobility’s (MCM) third annual awards dinner and

ceremony. The East Side Riders Bike Club (ESR) is an all-volunteer, grassroots bicycle club founded

in 2008 with the purpose of preventing youth from joining gangs and taking drugs, and engaging

youth who have a desire to enrich the community through recreational activities, specifically focusing

on bicycle riding. The club introduces kids to bike safety, healthy eating and active living, the

importance of giving back to the community, and hosting riding events. The objective of the MCM is

to educate, empower and advocate for low-income bicyclists of color and create social justice in the

environmental and bicycle advocacy movements. East Side Riders aim to provide a comprehensive

youth program that seeks to positively impact inadequate organized recreational outlets for local youth

in the Watts area, a community rife with high rates of child obesity, asthma and other health

challenges amongst youth. This program encourages physical activity through bike riding for youth

and their families.

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Mariana Mendoza Manager of Local Peace Economy Campaign and Affiliate Faculty, CODEPINK and AULA

Manager of Local Peace Economy Campaign and Affiliate Faculty,

CODEPINK and AULA

Mariana Mendoza was born and grew up in the iconic Mexico City, and moved to Los Angeles in

2013. For the last years, she has developed and facilitated organizing trainings for grassroots

organizations in Mexico and the U.S., organized to fight against the criminalization of immigrants and

people of color, advocated for community solutions, supported Center for Story-based Strategy with

narrative trainings, and worked on various imagination youth projects. Currently, she works for the

Local Peace Economy project at CODEPINK, which mission is to create spaces and tools to divest

from the war economy and build a just, peace economies locally. Mariana deeply believes and

supports the collective-self-determination of communities. When she is not organizing, reading, or

eating, she is usually climbing rocks.

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Kiara Nagel Associate, The Center for Story-based Strategy

Associate, The Center for Story-based Strategy

Kiara Nagel is an Associate with The Center for Story-based Strategy and an Affiliate with

Interaction Institute for Social Change. Kiara has contributed to local, national and international

initiatives focused on social justice and transformational change and trained and supported organizers,

educators, and young people to be more effective and creative in their work. Her work, emerging from

an exploration of the historical patterns of development and forced displacement, aims to enable those

directly affected to engage in decision-making about how their places can be shaped, understood and

represented. Kiara holds a Masters in City Planning from the Department of Urban Studies and

Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and serves on the faculty of Antioch

University and the International Youth Initiative Program in Sweden.

Caroline Orija Program Coordinator, Better Watts Initiative

Program Coordinator, Better Watts Initiative

Caroline Orija is the Program Coordinator for the Better Watts Initiative at WLCAC. Caroline has a

stellar background in the banking and finance industry. She is now a sustainability professional with

advocacy experience in the non-governmental and government sectors. Caroline will be combining

her education in Urban Studies and Urban Sustainability to engage and educate under-served

communities in southern California about sustainable water issues and build campaigns and coalitions

to influence decision making on urgent environmental issues. She attained a BA in Urban Studies and

Planning/Environmental Analysis from California State University, Northridge and a MA in Urban

Sustainability from Antioch University, Los Angeles.

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Monika Shankar Land Use & Health Coordinator, PSR-LA | Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

Land Use & Health Coordinator,

PSR-LA | Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles

As the Director of Health & Environment Programs at PSR-LA, Monika Shankar oversees the

organization's Climate, Air and Toxics programs, and coordinates its Land Use work. In the Land Use

program, Monika is responsible for projects and initiatives focused on reducing health disparities

caused by unhealthy uses of land and increasing healthy land use options in low-income communities

of color. This is accomplished by mobilizing and engaging health professionals, community groups

and advocates in community development and education, and policy advocacy. Monika sits on the

steering committee for the Jordan Downs Environmental Justice Coalition and ClimatePlan. She holds

a MA in international urban development from the Milano School of International Affairs,

Management, and Urban Policy (The New School).

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Timothy Watkins

President and CEO, Watts Labor Community Action Committee

President and CEO, Watts Labor Community Action Committee

As President and CEO of WLCAC, a primary concern and area of focus is in the area of public policy

and how it often exacerbates and perpetuates poverty. Along with his day-to-day responsibility for

operating the WLCAC, he researches and develops legislative recommendations or revisions that

positively impact the quality of life for residents of Watts and neighboring communities. Because he

is a firm believer in the use the use of cultural enrichment as a means of healing the human spirit in

places like Watts, he is leading a much needed discussion on the concept of Social Enterprise as a

long-term solution to poverty and neglect.

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Tina Watkins-Quaye

Development Executive, Watts Labor Community Action Committee

Development Executive, Watts Labor Community Action Committee

Experienced professional responsible for the maintenance, growth, and diversity of funding base at

Los Angeles’ most significant non-profit organization, the Watts Labor Community Action

Committee (WLCAC). Currently leading a team of talented professionals, with oversight of all grant

writing and new program operations. WLCAC is a dynamic, non-profit 501(c)3: The organization has

served millions of individuals since its founding in 1965.

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FACULTY & STAFF CONTACTS

Donald Strauss Founder and Program Chair dstrauss@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/donald-strauss/

310/578-1080 x289, 310/625-1636

Andrea Richards Co-Founder, Dean of Assessment arichards@antioch.edu

& Student Learning

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/expert/andrea-richards-phd/

310/578-1080 x206

Catherine M. McDonald USMA Program Coordinator cmcdonald1@antioch.edu

310/578-1080 x288, 310/497-4288

Jane Paul Teaching Faculty jpaul@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/jane-paul/

Sue Gentile Adjunct Faculty sgentile@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/susan-gentile/

Celine Kuklowsky Adjunct Faculty ckuklowsky@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/celine-kuklowsky/

Mariana Mendoza Affiliate Faculty, mmendoza1@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/mariana-mendoza/

Faith Myhra Affiliate Faculty fmyhra@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/faith-myhra/

949/374-1143

Karen Ochoa Adjunct Faculty kochoa@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/karen-ochoa/

Victor Polanco Adjunct Faculty vpolanco@antioch.edu

Bio http://www.antiochla.edu/directory/victor-polanco/

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FUTURE RESIDENCY DATES

July 2017, four-day residency July 27 – July 30, 2017

Fall/Winter 2017, six-day residency October 24 – October 29, 2017

January 2018, four-day residency January 25 - January 28, 2018

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Spring/Summer 2017 Semester

Mon. April 10 Registration begins

Mon. April 24 Orientation

Tues. Apr. 25-Apr. 30 Residency period

Thu. July. 27 – July 30 Mid-semester Residency period

Sun. Sept. 24 Last day of semester

Tues. October 17 Submission Deadline of Student Learning Evaluations

Fall/Winter 2017-2018 Semester

Mon, Oct. 2 Registration begins

Mon. Oct. 23 Orientation

Tues. Oct. 24-Oct. 29 Residency period

Thu. Jan. 25 – Jan. 28 Mid-semester Residency period

Sun. March 25 Last day of semester

Tue. April 17 Submission Deadline of Student Learning Evaluations