Our Mission
To create a more humane and democratic society by responding to the needs and problems of disenfranchised people through leadership development and educational programs based on Popular Education methodology. Specifically our goal is to organize and educate immigrants concerned with solving problems in their own communities.

Popular Education

"No one educates anyone, and nobody is self educated; all of us learn from each other, mediated by the world we live in."

Paulo Freire

Feliz Navidad de la Familia IDEPSCA

By ExecutiveDirector at Sat, 12/26/2015 - 14:39

From the Executive Director : 2015 - A Year of Powerful Changes at IDEPSCA

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By ExecutiveDirector at Tue, 12/22/2015 - 20:24

#FreeFrancis : Sign the Petition to Release from Adelanto the Son of a Worker Member

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Free Francis Now !!

By ExecutiveDirector at Mon, 11/16/2015 - 20:05

IDEPSCA Response to Yesterday's Fifth Circuit Court Decision on DAPA/DACA 2

For Immediate Release : Nov. 10, 2015
Los Angeles, CA
Contact : Maegan Ortiz
maegan@idepsca.org
213-252-2952

Maegan E. Ortiz, Interim Executive Director released the following statement regarding yesterday's DAPA/DACA 2 Decision:

By ExecutiveDirector at Tue, 11/10/2015 - 14:25

Popular Education 101

We are trying to get back to our roots and reflect our name, be an institute for Popular Education. Last week staff and new volunteers from Occidental College and Azusa Pacific University met at IDEPSCA's main office in Pico Union to get a taste of what popular education is (and what it isn't) and its historical roots in Latin American movements.

By ExecutiveDirector at Mon, 11/02/2015 - 11:19

Day Labor Program Outreach Coordinator

Job Title: Outreach Coordinator
Reports to: Site Manager, Administrative Manager, and Outreach Manager
Program: Day Labor Program
Status: Part-Time (20 hours/week)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Close Date: June 30, 2016
The Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA) is a nonprofit community based organization whose purpose is to promote self-determination in the Latino community in Southern California politically, culturally, and economically using popular education methodology. We promote

By ExecutiveDirector at Fri, 10/30/2015 - 22:56

Convivio Mujeres en Acción Hoy

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By ExecutiveDirector at Wed, 10/28/2015 - 16:53

Our Staff Keeps Growing / Nuestro Equipo Sigue Creciendo

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Bienvenida Carmen!

By ExecutiveDirector at Mon, 10/26/2015 - 18:19

We're Hiring an Outreach Coordinator for our Day Labor Project

Job Title: Outreach Coordinator
Reports to: Site Manager, Administrative Manager, and Outreach Manager
Program: Day Labor Program
Status: Part-Time (20 hours/week)
Start Date: As soon as possible
Close Date: June 30, 2016

The Institute of Popular Education of Southern California (IDEPSCA) is a nonprofit community based organization whose purpose is to promote self-determination in the Latino community in Southern California politically, culturally, and economically using popular education methodology. We promote

By ExecutiveDirector at Tue, 10/20/2015 - 15:39

From the Executive Director : Grace Lee Boggs Teaches Solidarity as Verb

Grace Lee Boggs

By ExecutiveDirector at Wed, 10/07/2015 - 11:58

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