Dignity & Power Now stands in proud and committed solidarity with the teachers of Los Angeles. UTLA teachers stand on the frontlines of the generational struggle that is the impetus for our organizational existence, and we know that a better L.A. is not possible without a robust system of support for the incredible work and passion of our school teachers. In an era where more money goes to locking people away than it does to offering education, the demands of teachers represent a struggle we all share. The system of mass incarceration cannot be divorced from the generational undercutting of public education, and a healthy Los Angeles is only possible when the Los Angeles Unified School District is accountable to the youth who they are in service of.