The Ballot Box and Beyond– Racism in the ’08 Elections from AWARE-LA on Vimeo.

Community Panel hosted by AWARE-LA on Oct 25, 2008 to discuss racism in the ’08 elections. The panel was part of a larger community event entitled “The Ballot Box and Beyond: Race, Elections and the Making of History,” which included workshops by various Los Angeles social justice organizations.the panelists discuss a wide variety of topics such as the intersections of class, race and gender in the ’08 elections, the role of white privilege, and whether this election will and can really lead to historic change…The panel discussion features:• Manuel Criollo – Lead Organizer, Bus Riders Union and Labor / Community Strategy Center• Hamid Khan – Executive Director, South Asian Network• Ange-Marie Hancock – Associate Professor of Political Science, USC• Clare Fox – Organizer, AWARE-LA• Marqueece Harris-Dawson – Executive Director, Community Coalition• Moderator: Joshua Busch, AWARE-LAAWARE-LA is a group of white people working to address racism in the white community.