Representatives from AFM Local 47 and the Recording Musicians Association wore white in honor of the suffragist movement at the LAANE “No Turning Back” luncheon. From left: Organizing Coordinator Jefferson Kemper, President John Acosta, RMALA President Steve Dress, Communications Director Linda Rapka, RMALA 2nd Vice President Elizabeth Hedman, RMA International President Marc Sazer, Local 47 & RMALA Director Bill Reichenbach. (Not pictured: Local 47 Director Pam Gates.)

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy honored SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Chief of Staff, Ana Guerrero, at the annual Women for a New Los Angeles luncheon on May 12, 2017.

Mariachi Divas with SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris

This year’s event, “No Turning Back,” drew hundreds of labor union officials, local legislators, and other dignitaries to the JW Marriott at LA LIVE. Two-time Grammy-winning group Mariachi Divas delivered a lively musical performance. California State Senator Holly J. Mitchell served as keynote speaker.

LAANE’s mission is to build a new economy based on good jobs, thriving communities and a healthy environment for everyone. Here in L.A., and in cities across the country, we are creating the foundation for a new green economy, from groundbreaking living wage laws to leading-edge green jobs initiatives.

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti

Founded in 1993, LAANE is recognized as a national leader in the effort to address the challenges of working poverty, inadequate health care and polluted communities. Combining a vision of social justice with a practical approach to social change, LAANE has helped set in motion a broad movement to transform conditions in Los Angeles and beyond.