20th Annual Allied Media Conference

Diana Benitez is a Research and Data Analyst at Advancement Project California. I conduct research, data analysis and data visualization in the realms of health, housing, and education. Advancement Project California is a next gen civil rights organization working to foster upward mobility in communities most impacted by economic and racial injustice. We build alliances and trust, use data-driven policy solutions, create innovative tools and work alongside communities. I most recently worked at the UCLA Ralph and Goldy Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies and T.R.U.S.T. South Los Angeles Community Land Trust researching and developing maps that consider policy, affordable housing, transportation, public space, community development and neighborhood change. In 2016, I earned a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs with a focus in community economic development and the intersections of the built environment and health. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Urba, Solidarity Research Center

Betty Marín is an artist, educator, and social justice worker from Wilmington, CA. Her work centers on creating educational spaces that encourage dialogue and solidarity between different communities. Based in her home city of Los Angeles, she is currently exploring the theory and practice of popular education by organizing tenants. She also edited a book called Art and Education, published in 2014 by Publication Studio, where she is in conversation with Pablo Helguera and Luis Camnitzer on the theory and practice that connect these two disciplines. She is Community Partners Specialist at 18th Street Arts Center., 18th Street Arts Center