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The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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Dr. Noriega in Los Angeles Times: “A fiery memo, crown-jewel archives: How Chon Noriega shaped our view of Chicano L.A.”

“What we don’t need is another story where you have a boxer, a lawyer and a gang member and the daughter who is an educator. The most boring story Hollywood continually tells is that Hollywood is about telling stories. What a story is and what is recognized as a story — nobody questions that. What…

Dr. Noriega in UCLA Newsroom: “Chon Noriega’s visionary leadership brought Latino culture and art to the forefront”

“Chon Noriega’s visionary leadership of the Chicano Studies Research Center in the past two decades has taken it to new heights,” said David Yoo, vice provost of UCLA’s Institute of American Cultures. “His dedication to preserving Chicano/Latino history and bringing greater visibility to Latino art and film is remarkable, important and truly appreciated. He leaves…

UCLA Latino Policy & Politics (LPPI) in Filter: “‘Divest and Invest’: Latinx Advocates on Defunding the Police”

On May 13, organizers held a virtual panel on police defunding and alternatives to incarceration as part of the “Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens” convening. Hosted by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the Drug Policy Alliance and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, it brought together…

Sonni Waknin & Chad Dunn in Chicago Tribune: “The battle for the right to vote points to attempts to dilute the Latino vote”

Although these efforts are often associated with the South, voter suppression can occur “anywhere and everywhere,” said Sonni Waknin, an attorney for the UCLA Voting Rights Project. Chad Dunn, the project’s co-founder and legal director, said Eastern Washington, in particular, has a history of government discrimination toward a Latino population that has formed the basis…

Dr. Barreto in Newsweek: “Joe Biden Pivots to Dreamers and Family Unification As Border Woes Fade”

Matt Barreto, a senior advisor for the group and former Biden campaign pollster, presented the results of a poll to 100 allied groups that showed majority support among the electorate for Biden’s efforts to undo Trump’s child separation policy, as well as very strong support for Biden’s family reunification task force.

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