Published: June 3, 2020, 2:56 p.m.
Wendy Barranco is a community organizer and independent consultant. Wendy was born in Mexico, is of Indigenous descent, and resides in unceded Tongva land (Los Angeles) having migrated at the age of four with her mother. At 17, she was socioeconomically drafted to the Army and as a veteran of the Iraq occupation, she has worked in the anti-war/peace veteran movements for over a decade. In the last several years she has collaborated with artists for the city of LA, healthcare providers serving our migrant and refugee family at the border, a local grassroots city council campaign, and currently works and trains on infection control and medic-ing for local pandemic mutual aid. Wendy holds a Master of Arts in Urban Sustainability.