Colorful hand-illustrated graphic recording titled 'Moving Los Angeles Forward Together,' created for Liberty Hill Foundation's 50th anniversary (Upton Sinclair Reunion 2026, May 12, 2026). The mural is organized into two main sections. The left and lower portion, labeled 'Our History,' shows a timeline from 1976 to the 2020s with illustrated photos and captions describing Liberty Hill's founding and grassroots funding work through each decade, alongside portraits of figures including Shane Murphy Goldsmith, Joanna Jackson, and Angelica Salas, with quotes about activism, immigrant rights, and people-powered change. The right and upper portion, labeled 'Our Future,' responds to the prompt 'What is your wish for the future of Los Angeles in the next 50 years?' with illustrated wishes such as walkable green neighborhoods, multi-racial democracy, renewable energy, living wages, single-payer healthcare, housing as a human right, rapid transit, clean air, no youth incarceration, and communities with justice, healing, and joy. A large illustration of a woman with flowing hair and a raised fist anchors the right side, surrounded by words like 'Justice,' 'Healing,' and 'People Powered Change.' A Statue of Liberty torch appears in the top right corner. Credit line reads: Illustration and Facilitation by C. Bonner + B. Black of Illustrating Progress.

From Legacy to Vision: How Liberty Hill Is Imagining Its Next 50 Years

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Liberty Hill is a Los Angeles–based community foundation that funds and advances social justice work, supporting grassroots organizations and movements across the region As they mark their 50th anniversary, they partnered with FutureGood to reflect on their legacy and imagine what the next 50 years could look like.

Through a series of participatory visioning sessions including large-scale events and smaller conversations with staff, board, and grantees, surfacing collective insights about Liberty Hill’s future. These ideas are then synthesized into future-focused statements and brought to life through visual facilitation, capturing the community’s aspirations in a dynamic, shared vision. The visuals featured here reflect that process: a blend of past, present, and future thinking, shaped by the voices of the Liberty Hill community.

If your organization is thinking about what the next 50 years could look like, we’d love to connect and explore how a future-focused, participatory strategy process could support your work.

From Legacy to Vision: How Liberty Hill Is Imagining Its Next 50 Years

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