Judithe Hernandez, artist and muralist once part of the Los Four collective during the Chicano Arts Movement
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Judithe Hernandez, a Chicana artist who achieved notoriety as a muralist in the 1970s, contributed important works in the Chicana/o Arts Movement. Her work frequently incorporates indigenist imagery and the social-political tension of gender roles. Hernandez came of age as a woman and artist during intense socio-political mobilizations for Chicana/o rights and identity and became the fifth and sole female member of Los Four, an influential Chicano arts collective active in East Los Angeles and Highland Park. Hernandez contributes to our understand of the operation, motives and internal gender-based conflicts between the artists activists of that time.
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ENSURING A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN
Children face enormous health risks because of the current system; therefore addressing child nutrition in government entities and in the home is critical to foster a new generation that will hopefully make conscious food choices.
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CHANGE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
Food change can easily begin at the community level with community gardens. Not only do these gardens increase food access, but they also transform neighborhoods in need of something beautiful and positive to identify with.
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THE SMALL FARM SOLUTION: BUILDING A HYPER LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM
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