Testimonials
“After LDIR, everything I do I see through a social justice lens. I learned about my responsibility to support others, to develop voice, to speak for those who don’t have a voice. I gained awareness of how much work there is to do. I take every opportunity I have to pass on what I know, [...]
Alumni
LDIR’s family of alumni grows every year. Over 700 people have graduated from LDIR’s 6-month leadership training programs in Los Angeles, California’s Central Valley, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. After their training, our alumni collaborate on community projects, participate in future training programs as facilitators, contribute to LDIR’s work by joining project teams, and have even joined [...]
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By making a contribution to LDIR, you are personally helping to strengthen our communities. Your gift will allow us to reach and support as many emerging leaders as we can, and help us provide them with affordable, dynamic training on creating social change. Give online You can give online though this secure credit card donation [...]
LDIR’s History
The Leadership Development in Interethnic Relations (LDIR) Program grows out of a specific moment in the landscape of Los Angeles culture. In the late 1980′s, several community centers and places of worship were vandalized with messages of hate. At each press conference after the attacks, the same group of people came together to speak out against these hate crimes. As this group repeatedly came together, a discussion began to take place about what was really needed to alleviate tensions before they escalated to the level of community attacks. By 1989, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) began thinking seriously about developing a program that would provide individuals with specific skills to address human relations issues. The first LDIR class, anchored by one APALC staff person, started in 1991 and graduated the first LDIR participants a few weeks after the Los Angeles 1992 civil unrest. While the first class was conducted solely by APALC, after the graduation the League...
News & Updates
Join the LDIR Family! New Internship Positions Open!
LDIR is excited to announce two internship positions: Social Media and Fundraising Program Associate and Outreach and Engagement Program Associate. Please click on the hyperlinks above for the job announcements. If you have any questions or would like to apply, please contact Antoinette Reyes at areyes@ldir.org or call 213.241.0233. Read More
LDIRs in Health 2011-2012 GRAD CEREMONY!
LDIRs in Health 2011-2012 Graduation Ceremony Leadership Development in Interethnic Relations (LDIR) is proud to announce the graduation ceremony of our LDIRs in Health 2011-2012 cohort this Saturday, March 10th, 2012. For the last six months, the participants of the LDIRs in Health Program have worked towards promoting positive intergroup relations to address health disparities. Our graduates worked as a diverse cohort and in collaborative teams in order to develop community health...
Thank you for making ‘For the Love of Justice 2012′ a major success!
The Leadership Development in Inter-ethnic Relations (LDIR) program would like to thank everyone for their support in making For the Love of Justice 2012 a successful event. We had 100 people attend this annual event to show solidarity behind all expressions of love, honor our alumni, and celebrate community organizing. It was definitely a special evening that included a lot of love, laughter, good cheer, some tears, artistic expression, yummy desserts, and a whole lot of dancing! LDIR...
Interested in LDIRship for Social Change?
Greetings everyone!!! LDIR is proud to reintroduce our innovative and exciting program for the Central Valley- LDIRship for Social Change! We welcome interest and encourage folks to sign-up for more information here. Look for more information about this program in the near future. Thank you! LDIR staff Read More
LDIR meets with visitors from Serbia to share learnings and resources.
Carmen Morgan, Lesly Gonzalez, and Goldie Buchanan meeting representatives from minority groups in Serbia On Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 LDIR Program Director, Carmen Morgan along with Lesly González, Youth Programs Coordinator and J. Ileto Hate Crimes Prevention Fellow and Goldie Buchanan, Manager of the Parent Organization Network, met with members of a delegation from Serbia. The delegation represented the various minority populations of Serbia: Mr. Galip Beciri, president...
LDIR Welcomes Povi-Tamu, Shaimaa, and Vanessa to the LDIR Team!!!
LDIR has some new folks to welcome to the LDIR community, and/or familiar faces moving into new roles: Povi-Tamu Bryant Povi-Tamu (pronounced Pahvee-Tamoo) comes to LDIR with a commitment to community work and community health issues. Most recently she has facilitated community workshops with both INCITE!LA and Freedom Schools LA. In addition, she is a former Teaching Assistant with Neighborhood Schools, a program in Chicago public schools where she worked with ESL students. She...
