February 3, 2012
People Power Assembly sets out to organize South LA community
February 3, 2012
STD Initiative round table discussion (9 am-Noon)
(Office of Mark Ridley-Thomas, Exposition Park, 700 Exposition Park Drive, LA 90037)
LA County Department of Public Health is hosting a Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting:
Topic: STD Initiative by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Agenda: Meet & Greet / Breakfast -Topic of discussion (speakers) - Round table discussion
We will have about 50 plus people in attendance to discuss how CAGs can be part of this initiative in helping us educate the community.
February 3, 2012
Consistent job growth inspired re-imagined Crenshaw business district
February 3, 2012
Council redistricting outrages council members
February 2, 2012
The LAPD wants your help to find a robbery suspect
February 2, 2012
Fair Housing and Community Development Plan Community Meetings (6-7:30 pm)
(Bradley Milken Family Source Center, 1773 E. Century Blvd., LA 90002)
The City of Los Angeles Commission on Community and Family Services and the Community Development and Housing Departments invite you to attend two upcoming community meetings.
The City is requesting public input on the Mayor’s proposed budget for the federal Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan (April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013).
Funds can be used to invest in:
• Businesses to create jobs
• Job training for adults and youth
• Neighborhood improvements
• Gang prevention
• Affordable housing
• Services for seniors and the disabled
• Fair housing
Los Angeles anticipates receiving four grants providing approximately $93 million. In addition to a review of the proposed Consolidated Plan budget, there will be a discussion about fair housing and barriers and impediments to fair housing choice in Los Angeles. You will have an opportunity to share information and learn about fair housing rights.
Please call the Commission or CDD for additional information at 213-744-9047 or 213-744-7333. TTY: 213-744-9395
If you are unable to attend, but want to share your comments, please send them to cdd.planning@lacity.org, or to:
Community Development Department
1200 W. 7th Street, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Attention: Planning, Research, and Evaluation Division
February 1, 2012
Black Atheists in the Pulpit: Dialogue with Zion Hill Baptist Church (7 pm)
(Zion Hill Baptist Church, 860 10th Avenue, LA, CA 90043)
Black Skeptics Los Angeles will join with Zion Hill Baptist Church in South Los Angeles for a historic Black History Month presentation and roundtable, featuring writer Sikivu Hutchinson and author Donald Wright.
February 1, 2012
Miramonte Elementary holds parent town hall after teacher’s arrest
February 1, 2012
How shutting down the CRA will impact South LA
February 1, 2012
Film screening of DAISY BATES: First Lady of Little Rock (7 pm)
(Museum of Tolerance 9786 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035)
Community Cinema and The Museum of Tolerance, in Association with Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, onvite you to a special screening of DAISY BATES: First Lady of Little Rock
Daisy Bates was a complex, unconventional and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
Film Screening (60 min.) Followed by a Discussion with:
Sharon La Cruise, Filmmaker
Terrence Roberts. Ph.D., One of the Little Rock Nine
Larry Earl, Executive Director - Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
Free screening, but pre-registration is required.
Free Underground Parking Provided
RESERVE YOUR TICKET by clicking link below.
January 31, 2012
Teacher arrested for molesting children in school
January 31, 2012
Transit Oriented District Community Workshop - Watts (6 pm)
(Watts Senior Center
1657 E. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90002)
Imagine a neighborhood with safer routes to school, easier access to trains and buses, better places to live, work and play and greener, walkable and bikeable streets.
Last year, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, with funding from the LA County Department of Public Health, began a community-based planning effort to create 10 new Transit Oriented Districts (TOD’s) along the Metro Blue and Green Lines in South Los Angeles. Based on field work, land-use analysis, community bike and walk audits and interactive community visioning, City Planners have now created draft plans for review at series of upcoming community workshops.
South Los Angeles suffers the highest morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity in Los Angeles County. Changing our neighborhoods to promote healthy activities such as walking and biking is one way we can help address this critical health issue. TOD’s can promote a healthier lifestyle by encouraging walking, biking and the use of mass transit. In addition, TOD’s can transform a neighborhood, generate investment, create jobs and provide residents with better places to live, work, and play.
Join us at a series of community workshops to share view the preliminary plan and share your ideas for the neighborhoods around each station.
Watts/103rd Street /Harbor/Avalon/Vermont Stations
January 30, 2012
Crenshaw Subway Coalition Community Meeting (6 pm)
(Crenshaw DWP Auditorium
4030 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008)
(near MLK next to Krispy Kreme)
January 30, 2012
South LA homeowners urged to do energy upgrades
January 28, 2012
Community Clean-up 98th Street Neighborhood (9 am-3 pm)
(Meet at: 700 East 98th Street, Los Angeles 90002)
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Councilman Bernard Parks, the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Recreation and Parks are partnering to sponsor a day of beautifying the neighborhood around 97th and 98th Streets. Refreshments will be served.
For info, call 213-572-0188.
January 28, 2012
Parents, Students, and Community Members regional meetings (8:30 am - 12 pm)
(Cochran Middle School. 4066 W. Johnnie Cochran Vista (17th Street), Los Angeles 90019)
Parents of the following schools are invited to meetings discussing LAUSD's Public School Choice Resolution:
Dorsey High School
Los Angeles High School
42nd Elementary School
Meetings are being held to determine how these schools will improved, administered and WHO will run them.
January 28, 2012
Crime Victims’ Clinic (8 am)
(Los Angeles Police Department
100 W. First St., Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Knowing your rights as a victim of crime.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
8:00 AM - Noon
- Discussion of each of the 17 constitutional rights afforded victims.
- Panel discussion with representatives from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office (Prosecutors & Victim-Witness Assistance Program), Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Superior Court, Los Angelest County Bailiff's Office.
- Presentations on Crime Stoppers and Victims' Resources.
January 27, 2012
Greuel addresses government waste at Urban Issues Forum
January 27, 2012
Urban Issues Breakfast Forum with Wendy Gruel (7:30 am)
(West Angeles Crystal Room, 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles 90016)
The first breakfast forum of 2012 will discuss who is accountable for wasteful and abusive spending in local government, and is anybody really watching?
With Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Gruel.
Email Urban Issues Forum
January 26, 2012
Quarterly Meeting of Crenshaw/LAX Leadership Council (CLC)
(First Church of God ... Center of Hope
9550 Crenshaw Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90305)
January 25, 2012
Clinic to expand services in South L.A.
January 25, 2012
Inglewood Cemetery will host public viewing of music legend Etta James
January 25, 2012
South LA business center promotes: Be your own boss!
January 25, 2012
CicLAvia tours Watts to build crowd-sourced neighborhood map
January 25, 2012
Bernard C. Parks invites you to be heard
January 25, 2012
“Three Weeks in January” Event Calendar
(Various, see Event Calendar)
Councilwoman Jan Perry is an advisor to “Three Weeks in January,” a public performance art project by Suzanne Lacy, presented by LACE. The project engages activism, education, media, city politics, and art to bring renewed focus to the effort to end rape, and takes place January 12 through February 1, 2012, including 30+ events, organized across the Los Angeles metropolitan region.
“Three Weeks In January” is presented by LACE as part of the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival. Organized by the Getty Research Institute and LAXART with support provided by the Getty Foundation.
EVENT CALENDAR
Daily through February 1, 2012:
- I know someone, do you? #RapeEndsHere, Twitter campaign
- Map marking with previous day rape reports
January 25
Their Voices, Their Words: A Forum on Teen Violence in Los Angeles
Presented by KPCC and Peace Over Violence
Crawford Family Forum
474 Raymond Ave., Pasadena
January 27
Candlelight Ceremony at the LA Rape Map
Deaton Auditorium, Los Angeles Police Department
100 West 1st St. LA, CA 90012
February 1
A Forum on Global Violence Against Women
Presented by CODEPINK and CalArts
California Institute of the Arts Main Gallery
24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355
Complete schedule and details: www.threeweeksinjanuary.org
CONTACT
Eva Kandarpa Behnred: 213-473-2308, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Andrea Dominguez: 213-321-1964, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Carol Stakenas, 213-448-6139, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
January 24, 2012
State of the Union watch party (5-8 pm)
(Maverick's Flat, 4225 Crenshaw Blvd. LA 90008)
State of the Union 2012: In the past, President Obama's State of the Union address has been a plan for the year ahead -- and the priorities outlined in those speeches have led to many of this administration's accomplishments. We're getting together in our neighborhood to watch the 2012 State of the Union Address, celebrate our work so far, and to plan out the next couple of months in our area. We have a lot of work to do, but working together, we can build teams in our community to stand with our President and other Democrats. Now, more than ever, your voice is needed to determine our country's future. Come out for a couple of hours, watch the address and share your views.
January 23, 2012
Theology in the Hood (7 pm)
(Bethel A.M.E. Church
7900 S. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047)
We will have resource booths for congregation members and general public who want help and information with housing, health services and education, job training. Call 323-238-0445 for more information.
January 23, 2012
BusinessSource Center to open in South LA
January 23, 2012
“Three Weeks in January” art project strives to end rape in LA
January 23, 2012
Community dialogue on ending rape in Los Angeles (10 am)
(Ninth District Neighborhood City Hall
4301 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90011)
City Councilwoman Jan Perry hosts community dialogue to end rape in Los Angeles
WHO
City Councilwoman Jan Perry
Carol Stakenas, Executive Director, LACE
WHAT
Community Dialogue on Ending Rape in Los Angeles
An intergenerational community dialogue to address rape education, awareness, prevention and intervention. Part of “Three Weeks In January” public performance art project by Suzanne Lacy and presented by LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions).
WHEN
Monday, January 23, 10am-12pm
11:30am Councilwoman Jan Perry greets community
WHERE
Ninth District Neighborhood City Hall
4301 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011
BACKGROUND
Councilwoman Perry is an advisor to “Three Weeks in January,” a public performance art project by Suzanne Lacy, presented by LACE. The project engages activism, education, media, city politics, and art to bring renewed focus to the effort to end rape, and takes place January 12 through February 1, 2012, including 30+ events, organized across the Los Angeles metropolitan region.
“Three Weeks In January” is presented by LACE as part of the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival. Organized by the Getty Research Institute and LAXART with support provided by the Getty Foundation.
Complete schedule and details: www.threeweeksinjanuary.org
CONTACT
Eva Kandarpa Behnred: 213-473-2308, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Andrea Dominguez: 213-321-1964, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Carol Stakenas, 213-448-6139, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
January 23, 2012
OPINION: Stop holding us back
January 22, 2012
Bike Ride to Watts Towers—CicLAvia South LA Exploratory Ride (10 am)
(Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park, 5790 Compton Ave., Los Angeles, California)
Ride your bike to the Watts Towers on January 22nd, 2012 -- it is easier than you think!
Your stories from this ride will be used to produce a new map of South LA to show visitors how biking reveals the best of our neighborhood!
Meet at 10am at Augustus Hawkins Natural Park -- bring your ordinary cell phone or camera if you have one.
SPECIAL FEATURES: At the towers the Eastside Riders will host a bike tour of the community featuring the Watts Labor Community Action Center. At the starting park we will also have a short Bike Fitting and Maintenance workshop sponsored by Bikerowave and CICLE (a project of LA County RENEW).
BRING YOUR CELL PHONE OR CAMERA. We are also asking ride participants to bring their cellphones (any model) to take photos and text/voice notes along the ride to help make a map of our ride that can help promote more biking in South LA! This mapping project is in partnership with http://ParTour.net -- a project of USC Annenberg's Mobile Lab and the Metamorphosis project.
This ride is organized by the CicLAvia South LA Host Committee and T.R.U.S.T. South LA. Last year we successfully promoted the need for a pedestrian event on the scale of CicLAvia in South LA. The CicLAvia South LA Host committee formed with the intention of advocating with city officials for an extension into South LA.
For more details, see the Facebook event page.
January 21, 2012
3rd Annual Laron Larrimore Health Awareness Fair & Community Walk (12 pm - 4 pm)
(Saint Andrews Park
8701 Saint Andrews Place. Los Angeles CA, 90047)
January 20, 2012
Music legend and South L.A. native Etta James dies at 73
January 20, 2012
Does your neighborhood determine the quality of your produce?
January 20, 2012
The Two Gilbertos: Creating Community Through Yucatan Cuisine
January 19, 2012
Grand opening for Trinity Street Elementary’s community-park
January 19, 2012
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Tribute in Song (12 pm)
(USC Bovard Auditorium, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089)
On Thursday, January 19, 2012 at noon, in the beautiful Bovard Auditorium of the University of Southern California (USC) the Black Staff and Faculty Caucus will host its 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. In addition to the spoken word and dance performances, this year we will have a special guest presenting: A Tribute in Song, featuring acclaimed vocalist Lura Daniels-Ball, and directed by famed filmmaker, Charles Burnett (To Sleep with Anger, Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation).
This event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A Tribute in Song (“MLK: A Tribute in Song”) celebrates Dr. King through a multimedia presentation along with words and songs performed by Daniels-Ball, an alumna of USC’s world-renowned Thornton School of Music. Essentially, MLK: A Tribute in Song takes the audience on a musical journey highlighting the milestones of Dr. King’s legendary life that ended too soon almost 44 years ago on April 4, 1968.
Written by writer-producer, J.M. Morris -- a former King Center National Scholar and intern for Mrs. King – MLK: A Tribute in Song was inspired by her stage trilogy presented for three consecutive years in recognition of the King Holiday. The three entries in the series were: The Content of Their Character; The Content of Their Character: Courage; and The Content of Their Character: Religion.
The USC Bovard Auditorium is located at 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089. For further information, please call (213) 740-9252 or email brass@usc.edu.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Tribute in Song is produced by J.M. Morris. The Executive Producers for the project are Heartsung Productions, JES III Productions and Thinkin’ Outta The Box Productions. The event’s accompanist is Danny Burgin.
January 18, 2012
Tenants score victory against slumlord in South Central
January 17, 2012
@DrMLKingJr.: I Have a Dream
January 17, 2012
City Year’s fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 16, 2012
Kingdom Day Parade Spotlights King’s Anti-Poverty Efforts
January 16, 2012
Martin Luther King Day Celebrations
(Various)
King Day Parade: 10 am - 2 pm
The 2012 parade starts on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd and Normandie, travels west to Crenshaw, then south on Crenshaw, ending at Leimert Park Village. The parade includes hundreds of floats, drill teams, dance groups, celebrities, business and political leaders and some of the best marching bands in the country.
Gospel Festival: 11 am - 2 pm
Leimert Park Village, 43rd Place and Degnan Blvd.
January 16, 2012
City Year’s 5th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (9 am - 2 pm)
(Los Angeles Academy Middle School
644 E 56th St., Los Angeles, CA ,90011)
City Year’s fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is taking place next Monday, January 16 from 9am – 2pm in South Los Angeles at Los Angeles Academy Middle School.
The day will feature over 1,000 volunteers from community organizations, the local business community, and local schools - including 100 students and teachers from Los Angeles Academy – in service to beautify the campus of Los Angeles Academy.
WHEN: Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:00am – 2:00pm
* Opening Ceremony starts at 9:00am
WHERE: Los Angeles Academy Middle School, 644 East 56th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90011
WHO: Kevin Callahan, Vice President, Disney Corporate Citizenship
230 City Year staff and corps members
Expected 1,000 volunteers from The Walt Disney Company, JPMorgan Chase, Starbucks, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, AltaMed, UCLA Volunteer Center and other local business and community organizations.
January 16, 2012
MLK Jr. Service Day (8:30 am - 12:30 pm)
(Edison Middle School
6500 Hooper Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001)
Sponsored by the Florence Firestone Chamber of Commerce, students, parents and community members are invited to help us clean up and beautify Edison. Come out, bring your spirit of service and earn 4 volunteer hours. Refreshments provided.
January 16, 2012
Narcocorridos: The Drug War in Song
January 15, 2012
MLK parade route
January 14, 2012
Empowerment Congress 20th Annual Summit (8 am)
January 13, 2012
Remembering Raymond L. Johnson, Sr.
January 13, 2012
Child care providers demand full pay from the state
January 13, 2012
Residents receive green oasis in heart of city
January 12, 2012
USC Specific Plan Open House (6-8 pm)
(EXPO Center, 3890 Bill Robertson Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90037)
The City Planning Department will be holding an Open House for the USC Specific Plan on Saturday, January 7th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and on Thursday, January 12th from 6-8 p.m. Both meetings will have the same information presented. We anticipate several hundred people (250+) to attend each hearing.
Parking in Lots 1, 4 and 5.
Spanish translation available.
January 11, 2012
Annual Los Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast (8 am - 10 am)
(Holman United Methodist Church [3320 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90018)
This year the Annual Los Angeles Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast will be sponsored for the first time by social justice organization Community Coalition and other labor, community groups. Legendary civil rights leader, Rev. James Lawson, is the event’s keynote speaker. Rev. Eric Lee and SCLC Los Angeles will receive Special Recognition Awards.
Local community and labor groups with strong ties to African American and Latino community in South Los Angeles are coming together to sponsor an annual Los Angeles tradition in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
This year’s breakfast will focus on the same issue that Dr. King fought for more than 40 years ago—income equality. African American and Latino residents living side-by-side in Los Angeles’ poorest community are facing some of the worst economic conditions in the United States today. These are the same issues that Dr. King took on in his Poor People’s Campaign in 1968 before he was assassinated. Jobs, income and housing were the issues tackled in 1968. These are still the issues that South L.A. faces today.
The breakfast will bring together some of Los Angeles’ leaders from faith, labor, elected office and community groups as well as both African American and Latino neighbors. KABC 7 News anchor Leslie Sykes is the Mistress of Ceremonies.
The event is part of Community Coalition’s series of events celebrating and honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King. Community Coalition is leading the “Occupy King’s Dream: We are the 99%” float with 200+ South L.A. residents at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
January 11, 2012
Remembering Jorge Negrete
January 11, 2012
How young girls are enslaved in the sex trafficking trade
January 11, 2012
How to plan for retirement
January 10, 2012
Council District 8 Public Hearing
January 9, 2012
Inglewood school reopens after reconstruction
January 9, 2012
South LA couple battles ongoing prostitution
January 8, 2012
Candlelight vigil for victims of gun violence (1:30 pm)
(First Congregational Church, 540 South Commonwealth Avenue, LA 90020)
Communities across the country will join together to remember too many victims lost to gun violence and to light a candle in their honor.
Parking available on-site. Candles provided.
Call 310-204-2348 for more information.
January 7, 2012
USC Specific Plan Open House (10 am-Noon)
(EXPO Center, 3890 Bill Robertson Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90037)
The City Planning Department will be holding an Open House for the USC Specific Plan on Saturday, January 7th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and on Thursday, January 12th from 6-8 p.m. Both meetings will have the same information presented. We anticipate several hundred people (250+) to attend each hearing.
Parking available in Lots 1, 4 and 5
Spanish translation will be available.
January 7, 2012
Vermont Slauson EDC’s Entrepreneurial Training Program
(6109 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles 90047)
Be your own boss!!
Recreate your career as an self-employed entrepreneur!
Level 1 - Entrepreneurial Training 3 week class session starts on January 7 - January 21, 2012.
Level 2 - Business Plan Writing 8 week class session start on January 7 - February 25, 2012.
For questions, call (323) 789-4515
January 6, 2012
Voices of 90037: Iona Diggs
January 5, 2012
Community joins fight against retired teacher’s foreclosure
January 4, 2012
Concerns arise as Inglewood Oil Field plans for increased activity
January 4, 2012
Wesson, Reyes take over Council leadership roles
January 4, 2012
Black women and femininity
January 3, 2012
Public Meeting: Redistricting Plan (6:30 pm)
(Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016)
FMG invites you to attend a 10th Council District Public Meeting to discuss the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Plan.
Parking is conveniently located 1-block east of the theatre, in the lot at the corner of Washington and Vineyard.
Meeting hosted by the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Nate Holden Performing Arts Center
Address: 4718 W. Washington Blvd, between South Harcourt Avenue and South Palm Grove Avenue.
Phone: 323-964-9768
Contacts:
Nathan E. Freeman, FMGEmail: neffmg@aol.com
Dante Charleston, FMGEmail: fmgsan@gmail.com
January 2, 2012
Obie Anthony: Life after 17 years in prison
January 2, 2012
Pocket parks to come to South LA
December 30, 2011
Kwanzaa! 2011 (7 pm)
(Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90016)
Lula Washington Dance Theatre Presents: Kwanzaa! 2011
An Unforgettable Evening of Dance and Music that will electrify your senses and rock your Soul!!
Tickets are $40 for general audiences and $25 for students and seniors. Call the Box Office at 323-292-5852
December 30, 2011
45 years of Kwanzaa (6:00pm)
(KRST Unity Center of Afrakan Spiritual Science 7825 Western Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90047)
Join the KRST Unity Center of Afrakan Spiritual Science in celebrating 45 years of Kwanzaa. Bring a dish or a drink to share and enjoy song, candle lighting, graduation recognition for Leaders Academy students, food and more.
Friday, December 30 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at KRST Unity Center of Afrakan Spiritual Science.
December 30, 2011
South LA wishes for 2012
December 30, 2011
Voices of 90037: Kenneth Ward
December 29, 2011
Kwanzaa! 2011 (7 pm)
(Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90016)
Lula Washington Dance Theatre Presents: Kwanzaa! 2011
An Unforgettable Evening of Dance and Music that will electrify your senses and rock your Soul!!
Tickets are $40 for general audiences and $25 for students and seniors. Call the Box Office at 323-292-5852
December 28, 2011
Seven tips for buying a used car
December 26, 2011
Daisies in the concrete
December 23, 2011
Voices of 90037: Angelica Cookson
December 23, 2011
Watts market helping those stranded in “food desert”
December 22, 2011
Coats for Kids Drive (12 pm)
December 22, 2011
Karen Bass gives 2011 year-in-review
December 21, 2011
Karen Bass: Year in Review (3-5 pm)
(Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 West Adams Blvd., LA 90018)
This year, the 33rd Congressional Council involved over 2,000 constituents in critical issues facing our nation, holding community discussions about health care reform, education reform, jobs and economic development and returning women veterans. Please join me as I recap the year in Washington, review our accomplishments and plan for 2012!
The event is free to attend but RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Please reserve your ticket by clicking "more" below
Doors open at 2:30pm and light refreshments will be provided.
Please be sure to print your ticket and bring it with you to the event.
December 21, 2011
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas attends 3rd annual Christmas Tree Lighting
December 21, 2011
South LA mother starts “Deaf Latinos” group
December 21, 2011
Compton business owner sets up a shop with style
December 20, 2011
Community Leaders Endorse Jan Perry for Mayor
December 19, 2011
Community celebrates contaminating plant closure
December 19, 2011
Urban Issues Breakfast Forum with Rev. Jesse Jackson (7:30 am - 9:30 am)
December 19, 2011
Is marriage just for white people?
December 19, 2011
Leimert Park envisions free Wi-Fi
December 17, 2011
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema (8-11 pm)
(Mayme A. Clayton Museum, 4130 Overland Ave., Culver City )
Come experience “Spaces Looking In Looking Out” a special multimedia presentation by Ben Caldwell and members of the hip-hop collective Project Blowed. Conceived with Roger Guenveur Smith in 1985, the performance will incorporate music, spoken word and visual media.
Light refreshments and host bar. For more information, please call 310-794-8888.
To RSVP, please e-mail archive@ucla.edu by December 14.
December 17, 2011
Deaf Friendly Family Christmas Party (6 pm - 9 pm)
(Call or email Irma Sanchez for location)
Celebrate the holidays with a potluck Deaf friendly family Christmas party at the home of Miguel and Irma Sanchez.
Sanchez is the founder of the "Deaf Latinos" group and a Parent Links mentor from CSU Northridge.
This event is free and will feature a Deaf friendly Santa, story telling, and games. Make sure to bring a dish to share with everyone!
Contact Irma for address:
(323) 491-4829 / irma.sanchez@csun.edu
December 17, 2011
Holiday party for kids (11 am- 1 pm)
(Florence Western Medical Clinic, 7301 S. Western Avenue, LA 90047 (near the corner of Florence))
Fourth annual holiday party for kids -- ages 3-6.
Fun food and laughter!
Make sure to sign up at the front desk so you can get a gift!
December 16, 2011
South LA residents join Occupy ICE protest
December 16, 2011
The scribe of South Central LA
December 16, 2011
Voices of 90037: Carol Black
December 15, 2011
CD8 Community Financial Resource Center’s Holiday Office Warming Reception (4 pm - 7 pm)
(CFRC Offices 4060 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90037 )
You are cordially invited to attend the
Community Financial Resource Center's
Holiday Office Warming Reception.
We hope that you will join us in bringing in this joyous holiday season with great friends,
a cheerful atmosphere, and tasty refreshments.
Forescee Hogan-Rowles, Community FInancial Resource Center's President & CEO,
will formally welcome guests at 5pm.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 14, 2011
323.233.1900 or email:
malanna@cfrcla.org
December 14, 2011
The best low-cost gifts this holiday season
December 14, 2011
South LA Holiday Party and Toy Giveaway (6 pm - 8 pm)
(St. John’s Well Child and Family Center 5801 S. Hoover St. (corner of S. Hoover and W. 58th St.) Los Angeles, CA 90037)
SEIU-UHW members in the Healthy South LA project will help to deliver holiday gifts to scores of needy children in South LA.
At the event, families who receive medical care at St. John’s Well Child and Family Center will be treated to a holiday celebration that includes a toy giveaway, dinner, and a visit from Santa himself.
SEIU-UHW members–join Healthy South LA and be part of the festivities! To be part of our campaign to bring healthy equality to South LA, contact Claudia Rodriguez at 213-248-1350 or crodriguez@seiu-uhw.org.