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Greg Akili

Greg Akili (prefers to be called Akili) has over 48 years of experience as a labor and community organizer and political leader. Akili has dedicated his life to social and racial justice.  He has three basic beliefs:

  1. People make a difference if you go to them and seek to get them involved;
  2. The essence of democracy is inclusion and participation, and;
  3. We live in the richest country in the world – we can have a just, fair and equitable society.

Akili has served in the following positions:

  • Director, Fannie Lou Hamer Institute
  • Organizer, Black Lives Maters-LA
  • Project Coordinator, Corporate Accountability International
  • Senior Advisor, Los Angeles Black Workers Center
  • National Field Director, Social Security Works Campaign
  • Western Region Field Director, NAACP, Senior Manager of Field Training
  • South Los Angeles Regional Field Director and Trainer, Obama for America campaign
  • Senior Political/Community Organizer, SEIU Local 1000, state employee union
  • Field Director, Kerry Campaign 2004, Ohio
  • Special Assistant to California Assembly Speakers, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Herb Wesson and Assembly member and former Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally
  • Executive Director, Non-Profit Federation for Housing and Community

Development

  • Senior Organizer, Political Coordinator, Service Employees International Union
  • Regional Director, Neighbor to Neighbor Health Security Campaign
  • Coordinator, Campaign Against Apartheid
  • National Organizer, Jessie Jackson President campaign
  • Co-Founder, Vice President, United Domestic Workers Union
  • Organizer, United Farm Workers Union

Boards and Commissions:

  • Institute of Black World 21st Century, Board of Director
  • Black Community Clergy & Labor Alliance, Steering Committee

Education:

  • Bachelor Degree, Political Science, City University Los Angeles


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