Artist Talk With Nalleli Cobo

Welcome to my Artist Talk mini-series, Activism During the Time of COVID-19, with heroes from my current exhibition, "Transcendients: Heroes at Borders” at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

Today, we are speaking with Nalleli Cobo, a young activist fighting for environmental justice and clean communities in LA. Co-Founder of South LA Youth Leadership Coalition and member of STAND LA, Cobo leads the movement #PeopleNotPozos to end oil drilling in neighborhoods for the health and safety of communities living on the front lines of urban oil extraction.

Earlier this year Cobo was diagnosed with cancer, and her health took a turn. She has been documenting her journey on Instagram. As we catch up with her over Zoom, take a moment to hear her talk about her experience fighting for environmental justice, and taking on cancer treatments during a pandemic.

Subscribe to my channel to see new episodes of Artist Talk, every Friday during September and October. Please visit janm.org for more information on "Transcendients: Heroes at Borders." You can also visit taijiterasaki.com to see my new body of work, "Transcendients: 100 Days of COVID-19."

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Ariyani

Como educador, estou profundamente engajado no desenvolvimento dos estudantes em ambiente escolar, adotando métodos pedagógicos que valorizam conexões genuínas e são movidos por inovação e fervor. É minha vocação guiar os alunos na jornada de se tornarem uma geração notável, empregando estratégias de ensino amplamente aclamadas por prestigiadas instituições acadêmicas ao redor do globo - events.zulekhahospitals.com