Description
InnerCity Struggle (ICS) works with youth and community residents to promote safe, healthy and non-violent communities in
the Eastside of Los Angeles. ICS began as a project of Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission and launched as its own independent
community organization in 1994. The founding Executive Director María Teixeira, led the organization forward based on a vision
of building and promoting a safe, healthy and non-violent community in Boyle Heights by organizing and mobilizing community
members to achieve that mission. As co-founder of InnerCity Struggle, Luis Sánchez launched the youth organizing component
United Students and the parent organizing component Familias Unidas.
Background
InnerCity Struggle (ICS) works with youth and community residents to promote safe,
healthy and non-violent communities in the Eastside of Los Angeles. ICS began as a
project of Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission and launched as its own independent
community organization in 1994. The founding Executive Director María Teixeira, led
the organization forward based on a vision of building and promoting a safe, healthy
and non-violent community in Boyle Heights by organizing and mobilizing community
members to achieve that mission. As co-founder of InnerCity Struggle, Luis Sánchez
launched the youth organizing component United Students and the parent organizing
component Familias Unidas.
Restrictions
The InnerCity Struggle Collection is the physical property of California State
University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special Collections and
Archives.