At SJPLA, we value relationships as the key to creating change. Throughout the year, we convene for learning events, program workshops, and gatherings where Partners can be in community with other justice-minded Angelenos.

Get to know our community at learning events, Partner meetings, and coaching opportunities. SJPLA is a space where we actively create a sense of belonging for every individual to create a community that cares deeply about each other.

SJPLA Partners commit to learning from each other’s lived experiences of the systems we seek to change. We value learning as essential to the work of dismantling racist and unjust systems.

Partners are invited to embody ways of being and thinking that push back against the norm. We build a personal understanding of oppressive systems while learning practical practices to address injustice from the individual through the systemic level.

Our Partners contribute their talents, resources, and relationships to actively nurture and grow our community. We each possess unique gifts and power. Therefore, we invite our Partners to share their time, skills, and networks in ways that align with the needs of both our program partners and SJPLA's work broadly.

Partners also commit funds to redistribute wealth and power to align with our values. We see the impact of Partner contributions that moves funds to our Accelerator initiatives and other systems change work that dismantles oppressive systems.

We ask that Partners contribute a personally significant amount to power our work on a monthly or annual basis. Partners feel the impact of a personally significant contribution in their lives and wallets, reflecting the impact they want to create in the community.