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United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik on the Right to Adequate Housing visited LA

 


Jang Woo Nam, KIWA organizer presenting to UN Rapporteur on housing of Los Angeles.


 

UN Special  Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik on the Right to Adequate Housing listening to Jang Woo Nam

From Nov. 2nd  thru 4th United Nations Special  Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik on the Right to Adequate Housing visited Los Angeles and the housing advocates greeted her and helped her on her tour of Los Angeles and its housing. We’ve helped her so that she can write an accurate account of human rights violations in Los Angeles housing for her full report to the United Nations’ Human Rights commission in March of 2010.  KIWA participated from the preparation process, 1st day morning presentation, Town Hall meeting, and the site visit of Koreatown and the drive by of 2 sites that KIWA is working on Oriental Mission Church and the Manhattan place illegal conversion.  KIWA Organizer Jang Woo Nam gave presentation with other housing advocates on loss of housing trough demolitions, condo-conversions, and eviction, during the morning introductions on the first day of the Rapporteur’s visit.  KIWA drummers drummed while the slide show of KIWA Intro was showing on the walls behind during the creative testimonies part of the program of the Town Hall with the Rapporteur. Our tenant leaders Masako Mochizuki, and Mr. Seung Jong Bong gave a heart felt testimonies on the bus of the tour.  For more photos of the town hall meeting visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37837036@N00/sets/72157622602224865/


 

KIWA staff Eileen Ma and KIWA tenant leader Masako Mochizuki listening at the Town Hall meeting.
 
   
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    Through field training and class instruction, interns will learn effective communication skills, basic housing, immigration and labor laws, and the nuts and bolts of community organizing.  The program requires attendance 40 hours per week for 10 weeks between May 15 and September 30, 2010.   Photo: Happy interns from recent years :)     KIWA Summer Organizing Scholarship.. 		03/19/2010 1463
KIWA Utility Bill Event Supports Ktown Community
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United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik on the Right to Adequate Housing visited LA
  Jang Woo Nam, KIWA organizer presenting to UN Rapporteur on housing of Los Angeles.   UN Special  Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik on the Right to Adequate Housing listening to Jang Woo Nam From Nov. 2nd  thru 4th United Nations Special  Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik on the Right to Adequate Housing visited Los Angeles and the housing advocates greeted her and helped her on her tour of Los Ange.. 		12/05/2009 1969
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