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Andrea Fenster
Andrea joined LAJC’s Civil Rights and Racial Justice Program in February 2025. Prior to joining LAJC, Andrea was a Prisoners’ Rights Dunn Legal Fellow at the ACLU of Virginia, where she litigated on behalf of incarcerated Virginians. Prior to her work in Virginia, Andrea was a Staff Attorney at the Prison Policy Initiative where she worked on […]
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Ernesto Galeas
Ernesto has worked in the labor movement and non-profits for the past 20 years. He fights for social and economic justice because everyone deserves access to good wages, healthcare, education, housing, and fair treatment. In 2007, due to his immigration status (Temporary Protected Status, TPS), he was not eligible to pay in-state tuition at Northern […]
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Julio Quispe
Julio “Coco” Quispe is an indigenous Andino immigrant from Peru, who migrated to Brentwood, NY when he was seven years old. After graduation from Suny Maritime in international trade and transportation he moved to Charlottesville, VA where he farmed and opened his own food truck. In 2022 He moved to Nashville, TN and took the […]
Read moreTake Action – RRHA Evictions
RRHA was created to help address the acute shortage of decent, affordable, and safe dwellings for low-income families in the Richmond area. For those most struggling to survive as Richmond becomes ever more expensive, RRHA is often the last option before becoming unhoused. RRHA is not a traditional landlord and should not act like one. […]
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