UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Downtown springs to life as 31 community-focused programs
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With the purchase of the historic Trust Building in downtown Los Angeles last June, UCLA signaled its commitment to strengthening its engagement with the city’s diverse communities and creating positive change for the people of Southern California. The campus has wasted no time making that a reality.
Over the next few months, the 11-story UCLA Downtown property in the Historic Core will begin to come to life as a collaborative hub where Bruins partner with local community members and organizations on a range of academic, research, arts-related and outreach initiatives, many of them focused on social justice and advocacy on behalf of underserved and vulnerable populations.
Among the 31 newly selected occupants of UCLA Downtown is the People’s Library, proposed by the CSW|Streisand Center in collaboration with other campus partners. The library will support archiving efforts of the local Los Angeles Community.
