The premier progressive event in California, the City of Justice Awards attracts elected officials, entertainment executives, labor leaders, philanthropists, business owners, and activists, and honors outstanding leaders who improve the lives of working families. Past honorees and speakers at LAANE events include labor leaders Randi Weingarten, Kenneth Rigmaiden, James P. Hoffa, Ron Miller, and Ben Jealous; business leaders AEG, Westfield, and Cliff Goldstein; Vice President Kamala Harris, Modern Family, NCIS, and many more.

City of Justice Awards
Thursday Dec. 7: Reception 5:30 PM | Dinner & Program 6:45 PM
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites: 404 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
HONORING

BILLIE JEAN KING
Champion of Equality

STELLA T. MALOYAN
Principal, Stellar Strategies Group

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NWSLPA)

THE LEGACY OF GARY STEWART
from The Gary Stewart Appreciation Society

SHERYL LEE RALPH
Award-winning Actress, Activist, and Philanthropist

VINCENT HUGHES
State Senator, Pennsylvania’s 7th Senatorial District and Democratic Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee
WITH 2023 CITY OF JUSTICE AWARDS EMCEE

ADAM CONOVER
WGA West Board Member and Creator/Host, The G Word & Adam Ruins Everything
CITY OF JUSTICE CO-CHAIRS
Honorary Co-Chairs
María Elena Durazo
California State Senator, 26th District
Stuart Davidson
Senior Partner, Willig, Williams & Davidson
Peter Palandjian
Chairman and CEO, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation
Co-Chairs
Nancy L. Cohen
President, Gender Equity Policy Institute
Nancy Cotton
Senior Executive Scripted Programming, MGM+
Julie Gutman Dickinson
Union Labor Lawyer/Partner, Bush Gottlieb
Chris Hannan
President, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
Paula Litt
Donor Activist
Julia Meltzer
Founder and Senior Advisor, Clockshop
Chantal Nong
Executive Vice President, DC Studios at Warner Bros. Discovery
Kurt Petersen
Co-President, UNITE HERE Local 11
Elizabeth H. Shuler
President, AFL-CIO
April Verrett
SEIU International Secretary Treasurer
Kent Wong
Director, UCLA Labor Center