Feminists in Action Los Angeles (FIA-LA) is a left-of-center activist network that supports female left-progressive political candidates, the elimination of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate, ¹ the complete defunding and disbanding of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD), ² and the critical race theory-inspired notions of “racial justice.” ³

Activities

Feminists in Action Los Angeles was founded in 2016. ⁴ The group supports the critical race theory-inspired concept of “racial justice” ⁵ and aims to create a “queer-affirming space” that is free of the “tight grip of heteronormative thinking.” ⁶

In 2022, FIA-LA signed a petition organized by the left-of-center Sixteen Thirty Fund-sponsored Fix Our Senate supporting the elimination of the filibuster to increase Democratic Party power in the United States Senate by allowing the Democratic majority to pass legislation on a party-line vote. ⁷ FIA-LA also opposes restrictions on abortion, ⁸ encouraged donations to pro-immigration advocacy organization Immigrant Families Together to bail out detained illegal immigrants, ⁹ and supports the feminist organization DemocraShe. ^{10 11}

FIA-LA supports the complete defunding and disbanding of the Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD), ¹² hosts book clubs in Los Angeles that address the critical race theory-inspired concept of “white privilege,” ¹³ and is a member of the left-progressive activist coalition Indivisible CA Statestrong. ¹⁴

The group has also canvassed in support of the campaign of Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) ¹⁵ and hosted postcard writing sessions for left-progressive causes and in support of the unsuccessful congressional campaign of Christy Smith (D) and the successful U.S. Senate special election campaign of Doug Jones (D-AL). ¹⁶

Fundraising

In 2020, FIA-LA supported a fundraiser featuring Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) with Momtivist to raise funds for left-of-center Higher Heights and Democratic Party-affiliated PAC Field Team 6’s work to “register Democrats and save the world.” ^{17 18} Tickets for this event were purchased through left-of-center pass-through organization ActBlue Civics. ¹⁹

FIA-LA has also partnered with the left-of-center Bake America Great to raise over $65,000 for abortion advocacy organization Planned Parenthood, the far-left Black Lives Matter LA, refugee resettlement organization Miry’s List, and the International Rescue Committee. ²⁰

The organization is supported by Hollywood actresses ²¹ and has raised thousands of dollars for Miry’s List, hosted a “Resist-Dance Party” to raise funds for the P. F. Bresee Foundation, and worked with The Big Hundred to oppose the policies of the Trump administration. ²²

Partner Organizations

Gun control advocacy organization Drain the NRA is an offshoot of Feminists in Action Los Angeles. ²³

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