Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

Housing Is A Human Right

The COVID-19 pandemic left many in fear of eviction from their homes. It left many people unhoused as well, with moratoriums on evictions and landlords at odds. People like Trini Ocampo, an attorney with the Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) worked tirelessly to protect and advocate for those individuals fighting to keep the doors on their hinges. Roundtable guests: Los Angeles City Council Member Nithya Raman and Yvonne Mariajimenez, the President and CEO of the NLSLA. Learn more about Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles: <a href="https://nlsla.org">https://nlsla.org</a>Learn more about Council Member Nithya Raman: <a href="https://councildistrict4.lacity.org/">https://councildistrict4.lacity.org/</a>Episode Transcript: https://app.trint.com/public/5b53a686-c7f5-4a0a-ad7f-6fb2c10062b9 Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Covid-19 pandemic introduced the term “Essential Workers” for a class of people who existed before and will persist long after the virus is gone. Vital to society, but rarely heard from, this “essential” class is often hit hardest by the imbalances and injustices of our culture. In each episode, host Wilmer Valderrama will have intimate conversations with people on the frontlines of the food system, transportation, child-care and other workers who are so often overlooked. That conversation leads to a round-table discussion with activists and politically-active celebrities, discussing themes, issues and areas of needed change. The show seeks to reveal the invisible connections between all of us.