Kenia Alcocer
Kenia Alcocer is the Co-Director and Organizer of Union de Vecinos, a network of neighborhood groups in Los Angeles, and a Co-Chair of the California Poor People’s Campaign. This op-ed was adapted from her testimony to Congress and distributed by OtherWords.org.
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