Lori Bezahler

Lori Bezahler is president of the Edward W Hazen Foundation, dedicated to supporting organizing and leadership of young people and communities of color in dismantling structural inequity based on race and class. The Foundation's programs focus primarily on educational equity, but are also directed at juvenile justice, immigration reform, gender justice, and other public policy concerns critical to young people. 

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.

Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again? Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

Progressives supported Prop 30 to send more money to schools but now the funds are headed to prisons. How could this happen—and can it be stopped?

Sep 18, 2013 / Editorial / Lori Bezahler

Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?

Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools? Why Do Democrats Want More Police in Schools?

It's the wrong response to incidents like Newtown.

Jan 11, 2013 / Lori Bezahler

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