February 16, 2012
NACA’s American Dream Event (Feb 16 - Feb 20)
(Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa ST., Los Angeles, CA 90015)
NACA's historic Save The Dream Tour has been an incredible success. Many thousands of homeowners receive same day solutions saving hundreds some over $1,000/month. It's FREE!!!
Walk-ins are welcome, but NACA urges people to register online to give lenders time to prepare their file and speedup the day-of process.
You can also visit the registration page to find a list of necessary documents to bring to the workshop.
March 10, 2012
17th Annual Community Job Fair (10 am)
(LA Dodger Stadium
1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez in partnership with local elected officials and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the 17th Annual Community Job Fair. Employers ranging from small restaurants, private businesses, corporations and the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be on-hand to hire new employees.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LA Dodger Stadium
1000 Elysian Park Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
FREE Admission and Parking
Please enter through Elysian Park Ave./Stadium Way entrance
*Additionally, if you need help with your resume or interview skills, attend a workshop to prepare you to be the best candidate in your field.
Workshops available:
February 4th, 2012
9:30am - 12:30pm
@ Santee Education Complex
To RSVP email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
For more information you can visit LACommunityJobFair.com or call our office at (213) 620-4646.
March 1, 2012
Community Outreach Meeting - 77th St. area (6:30-8:30 pm)
(Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy Middle School, 1700 W. 46th Street (at Western), LA 90062)
The Los Angeles Police Department 77th Area invites you to a presentation on US citizenship, naturalization and immigration policies and procedures.
Guest speaker: Field Office Director, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, District 23
(Translation services available)
For more information, contact 77th Street Area Officer Carlos Valdez, 213-924-7201.
February 29, 2012
Soccer game: El Salvador vs. Estonia (7:30 pm)
(LA Coliseum, 3939 S Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037)
Click below to buy tickets.
February 28, 2012
“Martin & Music” (11 am)
(El Camino College Compton Center
16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506)
Compton native Gerald C. Rivers will return to perform at ECC Compton Center for the second year in a row. A professional actor and motivational speaker, Rivers will portray Martin Luther King Jr. in “Martin & Music” with the accompaniment of Broadway vocalist, Charles Holt.
The performance will take place in the Student Lounge.
February 25, 2012
Tapestries of Health: A Soulful Workshop on Wellness & Nutrition (9 am - 1:30 pm)
(Dorsey High School. 3537 Farmdale Ave. Los Angeles.)
This is a FREE interactive and informational workshop addressing the issues of wellness and nutrition most prevalent within our communities.
Come to learn about fighting childhood obesity, heart disease & diabetes!
Free activities include:
• Zumba and Yoga lessons!
• Cooking demonstrations on how to make traditional dishes healthier!
• Classes on the the health benefits of community gardens!
There will even be a special presentation by Dorsey High School’s Dorsey Donna Dancers!
February 25, 2012
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Healthy (11 am - 1:30 pm)
(Albertsons/Sav-On Pharmacy. 3901 Crenshaw Blvd at Martin Luther King Ave. Los Angeles. 90008)
February 25, 2012
Black Talkies on Parade presents “The Gifted” (4 pm)
(Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum
4130 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230)
Black Talkies on Parade is excited to screen the 1983 independent film THE GIFTED with writer, directer, and producer Audrey Lewis in attendance for a discussion after the film. This rarely screened sci-fi drama examines a Southern Black Family that passes down supernatural powers they received from their West African roots. The family is visited by the last member of their original African Tribe to help fight off an alien force. The film won best picture at the 1993 Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame Festival.
Limited Seating, please RSVP at thegiftedfilm.com
Screening is FREE!
February 23, 2012
A conversation with Connie Rice (7 pm)
(Crawford Family Forum, 474 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California, 91105)
On Thursday, February 23rd Connie Rice joins KPCC-FM Reporter Frank Stoltze for a conversation about Rice's new book, Power Concedes Nothing -- One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones.
Connie Rice, a civil rights lawyer known for tackling inequity and exclusion in unorthodox ways, is co-director and co-founder of The Advancement Project. The recipient of more than 50 major awards for her work in expanding opportunity and advancing multi-racial democracy, Ms. Rice has been instrumental in forcing change at the LAPD. She created L.A.'s gang peace academy that turns ex-gangsters into peacemakers. Ms. Rice also serves on the boards of the Public Policy Institute and Southern California Public Radio. In 2006, the Los Angeles Times designated her one of the 100 most powerful people in Los Angeles.
Admission is FREE, but reservations are required. To RSVP, click below.
February 22, 2012
Homebuyer Express (6 pm - 8 pm)
(3001 West Vernon Avenue (Conner of Vernon & 8th H&R Block Bldg.))
Helping you build step by step to Homeownership Homeownership Express - is designed to ensure that homebuyers will have the core financial management skills needed to obtain homeownership! This class is a prerequisite and must be taken before Homebuyer education.
The Registration fee is $65.00.
This course will review basic financial fitness strategies such as; understanding your FICO score, savings strategies, credit management tools, how to choose the right bank and financial institutions, creating a sustainable savings plan.
For information, or to register, call (323) 751-3440 ext. 41.
February 21, 2012
“Roots of Rhythm” (7 pm)
(El Camino College Compton Center
16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506)
"Roots of Rhythm" is a dance performance and lecture by Chester Whitmore’s Central Avenue Revue.
It will kick-off the series of events, hosted by El Camino College Compton Center to celebrate Black History Month. The performance explores the historical elements of the traditional African dance motif that is often found in more contemporary African American-based dance forms, such as ragtime, tap, swing and hip hop.
The performance will take place in the Student Lounge.
February 18, 2012
Candlelight Memorial for Etta James (6 pm)
(4016 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90011)
Jamesetta Hawkins aka Etta James
1-25-38 to 1-20-12
Join us on the grounds of the Historical Elks Hall and the Los Angeles Black Renaissance for An OG Celebration from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Comments by fellow East-Side Residents who remember Etta when she first started singing in contests, local parks, community events and churches.
Bring your candles and lights.
Contact Priscilla for more information.
(323) 608-5519
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February 16, 2012
Transit Oriented District Community Workshop - Trade Tech (6 pm)
(LA Trade Tech College, Room T.E.
101 2215 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007)
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.
Grand/San Pedro/Washington
February 15, 2012
Virtual Town Hall about the President’s Budget (7:15 pm)
(Online)
Representative Karen Bass invites you to a Virtual Town Hall to discuss President Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal.
Click here to RSVP and get the info you'll need to join via phone or online.
February 11, 2012
NuBiAh - Spoken Word Black History Musical (3 pm)
(West Angeles COGIC Theatre
3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016)
Los Angeles… Get Ready for NuBiAh, the Spoken-Word Musical that everyone is talking about.
Enjoy an entertaining thrill ride that explores the legendary African Kings and Queens and their best attitudes, principles and traits.
NuBiAh teaches of the strategy and key regiments that led them to successfully rule their empires, and when looking at the challenges that today’s Black youth are facing it takes a real inner strength and confidence instilled within to be able triumph and accomplish goals.
NuBiAh is that Black History Month inspirational boost, an up-lifter that instills long lasting pride, self-value and confidence. For these are key (yet very basic) principles that have programed many youth to successfully rule their lives just like the great African Kings and Queens who preceded them.
Tickets are available at Inglewoodtickets.com
Cost: $ 20
Contact Name: Sade Moore
Phone: 323-292-9208
Fax: 323-292-9208
Dress: Casual
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Host/Sponsor: Farmers Insurance Rick Curtis Agency
February 11, 2012
Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Hearing (11 am)
(West Angeles Church of God in Christ
3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 9016)
Draft boundaries for all 15 Los Angeles City Council districts will soon be cemented in place for the next decade. If you want to be heard about where you think the boundaries should be, come to the hearing and let the Redistricting Commission know!
February 9, 2012
Transit Oriented District Community Workshop - Vernon (6 pm)
(Augustus Hawkins Nature Park
5790 Compton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90011)
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.
Vernon/Slauson
February 9, 2012
Pan African Film Festival (Feb. 9 - 20)
(Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
Rave Cinemas BHCP 15
3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008)
The Pan African Film Festival kicks off its nearly two-week run next Thursday, February 9th at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Over the course of the festival, 160 films from 30 countries will compete for the PAFF's awards in categories like Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short, Best Narrative Short, Best Narrative Feature, and Best First Feature Film.
Leading the race is "Chico & Rita," which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film at the announcement in January.
Click here for a list of the other films in competition.
February 7, 2012
Free Screening of MORE THAN A MONTH (7 pm)
(KPCC Crawford Family Forum
474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105)
KPCC’s Crawford Family Forum and PBS SoCal in Association with Mayme A. Clayton Museum & Library Present a FREE Screening of MORE THAN A MONTH.
Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman sets off on a cross-country campaign to end Black History month. His tongue-in-cheek journey explores the complexity and contradictions of relegating an entire group's history to one month in a "post-racial" America.
Film Screening (60 min.) Followed by a Discussion with:
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, Filmmaker
Larry Earl, Executive Director of Mayme A. Clayton Museum & Library
There is no charge for this screening, but pre-registration is required.
Reserve Your Tickets Online: www.scpr.org/events/
Doors - 6:30 PM
Screening - 7:00 PM
February 7, 2012
Los Angeles Career Fair (11 am - 2 pm)
(Holiday Inn Los Angeles-Int’l Airport
9901 La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045)
Come find a new job at the Los Angeles Career Fair!
Click on the "More Info" link to get directions, register to attend, and get advice for getting the most out of the fair.
February 4, 2012
ECWANDC Town Hall Meeting (9:30-11:30 am)
(Crenshaw United Methodist Church, 3740 Don Felipe Dr., LA 90008)
Neighborhood Council representatives will attempt to vote down a proposed map that many feel goes against the community’s interests. Make sure your voice is heard.
February 4, 2012
An Evening with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey (8 pm)
(Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 W Washington Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016)
Ebony Repertory Theatre
presents
A Celebration of Black History
OPENING EVENT
An Evening with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey:
What You Didn't Learn in High School History
Join us as the Kinseys take us on a journey through art and history that will entertain, inspire and surely transform your perspective of the African American experience.
Click below for information on the cost of this event and more about the Kinsey art collection.
February 4, 2012
Vine Community-School Park Grand Opening (11 am)
(955 Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90038)
February 4, 2012
Workshop to Prepare for Community Job Fair (9:30 am)
(Santee Education Complex
1921 South Maple Ave., Los Angeles, California 90011)
Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez in partnership with local elected officials and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the 17th Annual Community Job Fair. Employers ranging from small restaurants, private businesses, corporations and the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be on-hand to hire new employees.
If you need help with your resume or interview skills, attend a workshop to prepare you to be the best candidate in your field.
February 4th, 2012
9:30am - 12:30pm
@ Santee Education Complex
To RSVP email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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17th Annual Community Job Fair
Saturday, March 10, 2012
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LA Dodger Stadium
1000 Elysian Park Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
FREE Admission and Parking
Please enter through Elysian Park Ave./Stadium Way entrance
For more information you can visit LACommunityJobFair.com or call our office at (213) 620-4646.
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 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
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
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 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
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
“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
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 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 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 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 14, 2012
Empowerment Congress 20th Annual Summit (8 am)
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 10, 2012
Council District 8 Public Hearing
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 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
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 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 22, 2011
Coats for Kids Drive (12 pm)
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 19, 2011
Urban Issues Breakfast Forum with Rev. Jesse Jackson (7:30 am - 9:30 am)
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 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
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.
December 14, 2011
Local Business Opportunity Fair
(LAX Four Points Sheraton Hotel Banquet Room, 9750 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045)
Crenshaw Transit Partners
Welcomes
Crenshaw Corridor Community and Businesses
To Our
Local Business Opportunity Fair
December 14, 2011
Crenshaw Transit Partners (CTP), a Joint Venture led by Fluor Enterprises Inc., with Balfour Beatty Rail Inc., Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc., and S.A. Healy-Impregilo-Barnard, along with Parsons Brinkerhoff as lead designer, invites you to join us for an event where we can connect to you as a local business and share information about the upcoming Los Angeles County Metro Crenshaw LAX Transit Corridor Project. The event will include a continental breakfast and meet and greet, a formal Presentation starting at 9:45 AM, followed at 10:15 AM by a breakout session where specific business opportunities and project information can be discussed one on one with members of CTP.
Presentation topics include current status and scope of the project, future timelines and specific project opportunities, how to effectively and efficiently navigate through the procurement/ selection process as an interested business, and specific requirements of this project including a discussion regarding Metro’s Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program.
The breakout session will have 5 tables dedicated to the following topics – Civil, Structural, Tunnel and Systems Design, Civil and Structural Construction, Systems and Communication Construction, Professional Services, Equipment and Material Procurement, and Metro’s SBE Program.
We hope to see you there and that the event will help you become a part of our team and open up many opportunities for you on this exciting project.
Please RSVP no later than December 5 to Lynn Romano of Fluor Enterprises
(lynn.romano@fluor.com).
Please RSVP no later than The event will be held at…
LAX Four Points Sheraton Hotel
Banquet Room starting at 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM.
9750 Airport Blvd. (310) 645 4600
Parking is $10.00 for Event Attendees
December 5 to Lynn Romano of Fluor Enterprises
(lynn.romano@fluor.com).
December 12, 2011
Coats for Kids Drive
(Various (see below))
The merchants of the Central Avenue Business Association is hosting the first annual ... Coats for Kids Drive!
We are asking for donations of gently used or new coats for children (and adults.) Your donations will be cleaned and pressed by Bowers & Sons and Economy Cleaners. The coats will then be made available to families in the community at no charge ... free!
Coat collections continue until December 19th. Drop-off locations are listed below. The distribution will be held on Thursday, December 22nd at noon.
You'll see our drop-boxes at the following locations or you may call either 323.833.7218 or 213.749.3237 to arrange for a pick up of bulk donations:
Bowers & Sons Cleaners
2509 & 4124 S. Central Avenue
CDTech
520 W. 23rd Street
Council District 9 Constituent Center
4301 South Central Avenue
Economy Cleaners
5100 S. Central Avenue
Primera Taza
3310 S. Central Avenue
December 11, 2011
Toy run for South LA homeless and at-risk children (10 am and 11:30 am)
(Two locations -- see below)
The Los Angeles Black Porsche Club will host its 16th Annual Toy Run to benefit underprivileged and homeless children. Hundreds of members of Los Angeles oldest African-American Porsche driver’s club will gather at 10 A.M. at the Chester Washington Golf Course in South LA.
Once there, members will continue to collect donations and toys from the public as well as assemble the barrage of toys collected this holiday season before receiving a motorcycle escort to Compton’s Shields for Families Center in Compton from the Los Angeles Rare Breed Motorcycle Club. For more information, please call Club President Russell Wright (562) 217-7641.
10 A.M.
Chester Washington Golf Course
1930 West 120th Street Los Angeles, 90047
Entrance is on Western Avenue at 120th Street
11:30 A.M.
Shields for Families Compton Project
1315 N. Bullis Road, Compton, 90221
The Los Angeles Black Porsche Club was founded by ten Black Porsche owners who, in September 1968, were denied membership into a local Porsche club because of their race. As the group grew, so did their social and humanitarian activities. Today they are several hundred members strong.
December 10, 2011
9th District Redistricting Meeting (11 am)
(Santee Educational Complex, 1921 S. Maple Ave., Los Angeles 90011)
Every 10 years, the people of Los Angeles have an opportunity to shape the fifteen L.A. City Council district boundaries. If you care about public safety, transportation, and access to city services and resources on behalf
of your community, come speak to Redistricting Commission representatives about what is important to you and your neighbors in the next ten years.
The first redistricting hearing for the Ninth District will take place on Saturday, December 10 from 11am to 2 pm at Santee Education Complex (1921 S. Maple Ave.). This is the first opportunity you will have to express your
views to the Redistricting Commission. The commission is charged with drawing the new city council district boundaries based on data from the 2010 Census.
The commissioner for the 9th District is David Roberts (appointed by 9th District Council Member Jan Perry)
Here are some tips to help you get organized for the redistricting process:
_TIP #1 – There is “UNITY” IN COMM-UNITY! Get your neighbors involved!
TIP #2 – Use geographic points or landmarks to DEFINE COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES
TIP #3 – BE STRATEGIC: Build a Broad Coalition!
TIP #4 – COLLECT EVIDENCE to support your case
TIP #5 – SHOW UP & Testify _
*Light refreshments will be served
For Information: (213) 922-7740
For more information about the process and meeting times, click below:
December 10, 2011
Toy Give Away (10 am-1 pm)
(Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, 3650 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008)
9th Annual Winter Wonderland Celebration Toy Give Away
Saturday, December 10, 2011
10:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
December 10, 2011
ArtBEAT Art & Music Festival (1 pm - 2:30 pm)
(Peary Middle School Gym. 1415 Gardena Blvd. Gardena, CA 90247 )
More than 100 Students, parents and officials from South Los Angeles area schools will gather at Peary Middle School in Gardena to encourage their fellow community members to make a difference in local communities by getting involved in community service and supporting youth programs.
ARTbeat, a youth-centered art and music festival, will motivate students to voice and envision a better community through artistic expression. The event will showcase students’ talents through an art exhibit, music talent show and live mural painting. The exhibits will highlight the need for improvements by calling for better schools and jobs, cleaner streets and safer neighborhoods and demonstrate the commitment of young people to create positive change.
December 10, 2011
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
Dorsey High School
Los Angeles High School
42nd Elementary School
are invited to meetings discussing LAUSD's Public School Choice Resolution.
Meetings are being held to determine how these schools will improved, administered and WHO will run them.
December 10, 2011
9th District Redistricting Meeting (11 am - 2 pm)
(Santee Educational Complex 1921 S. Maple Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90011)
What is redistricting and how does it effect you?
Attend this community meeting and find out!
*Light refreshments will be served
(213) 922-7740
December 10, 2011
Ernie G’s Annual DREAM Act Comedy Jam and Latino Advocates Forum (7 pm - 10 pm)
(Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 South Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90014)
Ernie G's Annual DREAM Act Comedy Jam and Latino Advocates Forum (LAF) To Raise Funds for DREAM Act Student Scholarships
Comedians provide laughs and Latino notables talk issues.
All ages are welcome.
Price: $20 / $25 VIP
Discount: Students w/ID - $10; DREAM Act Students - Free
December 8, 2011
Annual Peace & Prosperity Holiday & Toy Drive (6 pm - 8:30 pm)
December 8, 2011
8th District Constituent Service Center Christmas Tree Lighting (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm)
(Constituent Service Center. 8475 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles 90044)
Please RSVP to (213) 485-7616
December 7, 2011
College and Career Convention (8:30 am - 1 pm)
(Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall. 1201 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, 90015)
When it comes to financial aid for college, there's something for everyone, regardless of your age, income, grades, or immigration status.
This College and Career Convention is open to all and will feature presentations about financial aid, workshops about college life, and an exhibit hall with college recruiters.
This event is free. Parking at the Convention Center is $12.
December 7, 2011
Family Night at the College and Career Convention (5:30 - 9 pm)
(Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall. 1201 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, 90015)
The time to start planning for college starts in middle school and early high school.
Family Night will help parents and students focus on:
~ Choosing a college and paying for it
~ What to expect from campus life
~ Accessing financial resources regardless of immigration status
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Parking at the Convention Center is $12.
December 6, 2011
Florence Firestone Collaborative Meeting (2:45 PM to 4:00 PM)
(Edison Middle School - 6500 Hooper Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001)
The next Florence Firestone Collaborative Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6th, from 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM at Edison Middle School.
Parents, educators and community partners interested in helping improve student achievement are encouraged to attend. The meeting is open to everyone.
Ask for Lua at entrance.
December 6, 2011
African Diaspora Marketplace Road Show (9 am - 5 pm)
(California Science Center’s Wallis Annenberg Building Street: 700 Exposition Park Drive. Los Angeles)
To Parties Interested in Developing the Continent of Africa:
I am inviting you to attend an informational forum, called the African Diaspora Marketplace Road Show (ADM), to educate interested parties about a business plan competition for the development of innovative enterprises on the African Continent. Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Trade Development (USAID), Western Union, in partnership with the Constituency for Africa.
If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to Victoria Rivera (victoria.rivera@sen.ca.gov).
December 3, 2011
Homeownership and Foreclosure Counseling Fair (9 am-2 pm)
(Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 90044)
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County and Vermont Village Community Development Center hosts HOPE.
HELP for families in distress, HOPE for families who want to buy a home.
Info: (888) 895-2647
December 3, 2011
25th Annual Holiday Tour & Progressive Dinner: Silver Jubilee Celebration (3 pm)
(West Adams)
Silver Anniversary milestone event: visit the beautiful residences that grace the elegant streets of Lafayette Square.
Originally envisioned by George L. Crenshaw as one of the region’s premier real estate tracts before the area even became a part of Los Angeles in 1909, Lafayette Square’s design was based on European cities, inspired to bring a feeling of tradition and graceful style not widely found in a very young Los Angeles.
Crenshaw’s son Charles described the Square, and its central drive, St. Charles Place, as “a ‘Spanish pasear,’ a place where residents could stroll and meet socially.” Over time, Lafayette Square became home to many of Los Angeles’ luminaries including George Pepperdine, Sepulveda family descendent Princess Conchita Pignatelli, Fatty Arbuckle, Alexander Pantages, Norton Simon, boxer Joe Louis, singer Little Richard, and architect Paul R. Williams.
Come with us this holiday season to experience the founder’s vision, as we stroll door to door, and socialize over a sumptuous meal, served one course at a time in each of the lavishly-decorated homes we visit.
Prepaid Reservations are required for the Holiday Tour & Progressive Dinner.
(Group requests by November 7.)
The Holiday Tour & Progressive Dinner lasts about three hours.
No high heels, please.
Please click below for information about cost and for links to sign up.
Saturday, December 3
Docent-led tours, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 4
Docent-led tours, 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Tickets: $70 per person (WAHA members may purchase 2 tickets at a discounted price [$60] by mail. Information is below).
Tickets for Saturday timeslots:
3:00, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30
December 2, 2011
Toy Donation
(3847 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles OR 8475 S. Vermont Blvd., Los Angeles)
The Regalettes, Inc. and 8th District Council member Bernard Parks are teaming up to collect toys. You can drop off a new, unwrapped toy at one of the 8th District's field locations until December 7, 2011.
3847 Crenshaw Blvd. (323) 293-9467
8475 S. Vermont Blvd. (213) 485-7616
December 2, 2011
COOL LIKE THAT - A Tribute to Miles Davis (7 pm)
(Barbara Morrison Performance Arts Center Street: 4305 Degnan Blvd #101. Los Angeles)
November 29, 2011
Foreclosure Clinic L.A. (6:30 pm)
(LA Homeownership Center, 3926 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90010)
If you are having trouble making your mortgage payments or your lender has started foreclosure proceedings, our free foreclosure clinic counselors can help you understand your options. Learn about the foreclosure process and what actions you can take to try to save your home.
Click below to register.
November 28, 2011
Leimert Park Tree LIghting (6 pm)
(43rd Place & Degnan Blvd., Leimert Park )
Join Councilman Bernard Parks for the annual tree lighting in Leimert Park.
6:00 - 8:30 pm
November 24, 2011
Greater Mt. Sinai MBC annual Thanksgiving Day outreach
(12317 South Wilmington Ave., Compton, CA 90222)
Please come out and see how God has blessed us to help others in need. We will be hosting our Annual Thanksgiving Day Outreach on Thursday, 11/24/11 starting at 9:00am to 12:00pm. There will be crafts for the children, Thanksgiving Dinner with all the fixing’s, Pie eating contest, Turkey Bowling, Clothes and care packages giveaway and of course the Preached Word by our very own Pastor Kalvin Cressel Sr. For more information on this Wonderful event, you can email Deacon Donnie Ford at donnielford@yahoo.com or Deaconess Tamela Ford@ tamelaford@yahoo.com
God bless you and hope to see you there!
November 21, 2011
Honor Women Veterans
(Veterans Memorial Building, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230)
PLEASE JOIN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KAREN BASS
AND SPECIAL GUEST CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLLY MITCHELL
To Honor the Contributions
of
Women Veterans
With the announcement of President Obama’s new veteran jobs initiative on the heels of Veteran’s Day this past weekend, I have received calls from you asking what this means for the men and women in uniform in the 33rd Congressional District. Please join me for a special event honoring women veterans where you can learn about important state and federal legislation, and get resources from organizations serving and advocating for veterans.
Come Together to Support Veterans
So That They May Support Themselves and Their Families.
Click to RSVP or call 323-965-1422
November 21, 2011
[FREE FILM] TROOP 1500 (6 pm)
(First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood Middle Terrace 1760 N. Gower Street Hollywood, CA 90028)
At Hilltop Prison in Gatesville, Texas, a unique Girl Scout troop unites daughters with mothers who are serving time for serious crimes, giving them a chance to rebuild broken bonds. Facing long sentences from the courts, the mothers struggle to mend fractured relationships with their daughters.
PBS SoCal, InsideOUT Writers, and Door Hollywood
Present a Free Community Cinema Screening of TROOP 1500
Doors Open & Light Reception at 6:00 PM
Film at 6:30 PM
Free Screening, Open to the Public, Seating Available on a First Come-First Served Basis
Parking is available in the lot on Carlos Ave. along the south side of the church
November 19, 2011
People Power Assembly (9 am-1 pm)
(WHERE: Expo Center, 3990 Menlo St. (corner of Menlo and Expo), Los Angeles 90034)
PEOPLE POWER ASSEMBLY: SOUTH L.A.’S 99% CONVENE
OVER 200 SOUTH L.A. RESIDENTS TO DECIDE COURSE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT AGAINST THE 1%
Community Coalition is organizing a “People Power Assembly” with over 200 South LA residents. The half-day program will focus on community building and collective decision-making to lead the course of action for South L.A. against the 1%.
With national movements of everyday people against corporate greed and the 1% underway today, South L.A. is poised to lead effective community change actions to impact the community. Community Coalition, a 20-year-old community organizing institution in South L.A. will convene over 200 residents who are suffering the economic crisis but who are ready to do something about it.
With a successful history of community victories and influence on public policies on education, neighborhoods and land-use, Community Coalition believes everyday people from South L.A. have the power, leadership and inspiration to create long-lasting change during this pivotal time in our country.
November 19, 2011
FREE Citizenship Application Workshop
(Our Lady of Victory Church, 519 E Palmer St., Compton)
Please call us to make a reservation or drop by Our Lady of Victory Church on the 19th.
Receive assistance with filling out your application, have an attorney review it, and receive free study materials for the citizenship test!
Phone: 310-635-8181
November 18, 2011
Community Redistricting Meeting (8th district) (6pm)
November 17, 2011
Release Party for Moniquea’s Self-Titled Debut Album (8 pm - 2 am)
(72 North. 72 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 91103)
Join South LA resident Moniquea in celebrating the release of her debut album. Moniquea, a resident of Council District 8, has performed at the Taste of Soul, the 4th of July Gospel Fest and the Martin Luther King Day festival in Leimert Park.
Please note that this event is for guests 21 and over.
November 17, 2011
FILM: Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (7 pm)
(California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Expo Park, Los Angeles 90037)
A master strategist, visionary and tireless activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. He was mentor to Dr. King and often called, "the unknown hero of the civil rights movement." Brother Outsider focuses on Rustin's activism for peace, racial equality, economic justice and human rights that span a lifetime. This program is free and open to the public. RSVP (213) 744-2024.
November 14, 2011
Gates Millennium Scholars Male Initiative Event (6 - 8 pm)
(Dorsey High School. 3537 Farmdale Avenue, Los Angeles, 90016)
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program-established in 1999 and
funded by a $1.6 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation-is hosting an outreach event for male students from
underrepresented groups who are currently in grades 9-12. Applicants
selected as Gates Millennium Scholars are presented with the opportunity
to receive up to five years of scholarship funding to pursue any
undergraduate discipline at the U.S. located, accredited college or
university of their choice and to engage in leadership development
programs that support their academic and career interests. Gates
Millennium Scholars who elect to pursue a masters and/or doctoral degree
in one of seven GMS-funded disciplines-computer science, education,
engineering, library science, mathematics, public health, or science-may
be eligible for additional funding.
They encourage underrepresented male students to attend this event sponsored by the Gates Millennium Scholars
Program. Please inform eligible male students to attend and learn more
about this extraordinary opportunity to meet, greet, and obtain tips for
crafting competitive scholarship applications.
Eligible male students include:
* African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific
Islander American, or Hispanic American; and
* 10th graders who have attained a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or
above, 11th graders who have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above,
and 12th graders who have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above, all
on a 4.0 unweighted scale. (9th graders and GED recipients who have not
previously enrolled in college have no GPA requirement to attend).
To RSVP for this FREE event, visit: http://gmslosangeles.eventbrite.com/
November 14, 2011
Common Sense Media and Center for Early Education discussion (6:45 pm - 9 pm)
(The Center for Early Education 563 North Alfred Street West Hollywood, CA 90048 )
TRACKED EVERYWHERE:
What parents need to know about protecting children’s privacy online
Join Common Sense Media for an important discussion about kids’ online privacy. Topics will include:
the current state of online privacy and online tracking and profiling of kid
what parents, teachers, policy makers, and industry leaders are doing- and should do to protect kids online
what parents can do now to help kids stay safe online.
Panelists include:
Jim Steyer, CEO and founder of Common Sense Media
Kamala Harris, California Attorney General
Moderated by Willow Bay, Senior Editor of The Huffington Post and special correspondent for Bloomberg TV. Additional panelists to be announced.
For more information, visit www.commonsense.org/privacy
The event is FREE, and snacks and refreshments will be served
To RSVP, click here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2247269644/mcivte
November 13, 2011
Dr. Don Lee White: His Life, His Legacy (3 pm)
(Holman United Methodist Church. 3320 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles 90018)
The George Laster Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc
presents a memorial program
Honoring a renowned Angeleno and musician extraordinaire - composer, organist, choral founder/director, professor, mentor, hymnologist
Don's music will be performed by Dr. James Calhoun, James Sterrett-Bryant, Yolanda Mitchell West, the dlw Community Chorale and the GLB Symphonic Chorale.
Free admission and parking.
November 12, 2011
Free Mammograms and Breast Exams (8 am)
(Forum Medical Group 3831 Stocker Street Los Angeles 90008 (2 blocks behind Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza at Stocker & Don Felipe))
For an appointment call (323) 291-6234
Please mention that you heard about the program through the Los Angeles Urban League or Celebrate Life Cancer Ministry.
Eligibility:
--Women 40 years and older who are enrolled in the State Cancer Dedication Program (CDP)
-- Uninsured or under-insured
-- Low income
-- California resident
**Mammograms are free only if qualified**
November 12, 2011
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:
Dorsey High School
Los Angeles High School
42nd Elementary School
are invited to attend meetings discussing the consequences of LAUSD's Public School Choice Resolution.
Meetings are being held to determine how these schools will improved, administered and
WHO will run them.
November 10, 2011
Fundraiser kick-off for Phi’LA The Musical (7 pm)
(Philippe’s By Philippe Chow, 8284 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046)
"Dreams Take a Minute Productions" will host a trailer premier party as a fundraising kick-off to have the stage-play re-produced as a feature length film in 2012.
PHI’LA is the tale of two high school kids who are forced to grow up fast and bear the consequences of love and intolerance because of their African-American and Latino relationship. It is High School Musical meets South Central LA...GLEE on steroids.... a modern day Romeo and Juliet in the "hood"...the way High School really is: STREET!
Written by a Los Angeles high school drama Teacher, Jamal Y. Speakes, Sr., PHI’LA addresses racial contention, gang violence, and its’ affect on friendship and families for a diverse group of African-Americans and Latino teens in LA.
For more information and interview request contact Dorienne Brown at Dreams Take a Minute Productions at (323) 517-1251 or dorienne.brown@yahoo.com
November 10, 2011
FILM: The Nine Lives of Marion Barry (7 pm)
(California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Expo Park, Los Angeles 90037)
With unprecedented access, The Nine Lives of Marion Barry tells the continuing saga of this despised, beloved and resilient politician. It's a potent story of race, power, sex and drugs; the tale of a complex and contradictory man who for over forty years has revealed throughout his life one of the most fascinating andf bizaar chapters in American politics. This documentary screening is free and open to the public. RSVP (213) 744-2024.
November 10, 2011
Forum on Job Opportunities at Department of Water and Power (6 pm)
(Juanita Tate Elementary School (123 W. 59th Street, Los Angeles, CA))
The RePower LA Campaign, which is a coalition of community activists, clergy, labor groups and environmentalists, will be hosting Department of Water and Power (DWP) General Manager Ron Nichols at this meeting.
The meeting will go over:
--The Department's plan to create quality green jobs, especially for people with disadvantaged backgrounds
-- RePower LA's plan to create jobs and save people money on their energy bills
All South Los Angeles neighborhood councils, block club members, community activists and clergy are strongly encouraged to attend this is important meeting. DWP is the largest publicly-owned utility in the nation, with an annual budget of over $4 billion and approximately 10,000 employees.
For information or to RSVP, call 213.977.9400 ext. 111 or email kkwajitahidi@laane.org.
The meeting is co-sponsored by the African American Cultural Center (US), All of Us or None, Community Development Technologies Center (CD Tech), Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles, MLK Coalition and SCOPE/AGENDA.
November 9, 2011
Living and writing Blackness in L.A with Erin Aubry Kaplan (Noon)
(The Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044)
A Conversation with Erin Aubry Kaplan on her new book and viewing from SCL's collections of the lived histories of Black L.A.
"Black folks in every place and station are intimately connected by history, experience, and socialization, whether we want to admit to that or not...I wanted to describe how all the ongoing battles for equality and acceptance, from affirmative action to public school and police reform, have influenced who we are, what we expect from the world, how we shop for shoes, how we operate daily in this social experiment called America."
~ from Black Talk, Blue Thoughts, and Walking the Color Line by Erin Aubry Kaplan
November 7, 2011
Crenshaw Subway Coalition community meeting
(4030 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008)
The Crenshaw Subway Coalition will be hosting a community meeting on Monday, November 7 from 6-8 pm at the DWP Crenshaw Office (4030 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008) to discuss their lawsuit and reveal the most intriguing aspect of their strategy to achieve a Leimert Park Village station and tunnel from 48th to 59th Street.
November 5, 2011
Cycle Music Arts Festival (2-10 pm)
(Mercado La Paloma, 3655 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles)
Free the Streets is an eco-visionary experiential art/music fest celebrating the burgeoning bicycle cultural scene of South Los Angeles. With its ample boulevards and historic corridors laden with histories of struggle, South L.A.'s streets serve as a canvas for social-political artistic expression in one of the world's largest urban metropolises.
Graffiti art, lowrider bike exhibits, live painting by Mobile Mural Lab, BMX trick demos, bike sculptures, photo booths, bike video projections, community organization outreach tables and food.
$10.00 donation to support Ciclavia and Bike programming in South Los Angeles
November 5, 2011
Breaking the Silence
(King/Drew Magnet High School, 1601 E. 120th St., Los Angeles, CA 90059)
Attention girls and women! Do you want to find out more about yourself, your body and your relationships? Come to Charles Drew University “Breaking the Silence: Talking to you Man about Sex & Health” event and learn about self-esteem, self-empowerment and healthy relationships.
November 3, 2011
Crenshaw/LAX Leadership Council meeting
(People's Independent Church of Christ, 5856 West Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90043)
November 2, 2011
Day of the Dead Festival (6 pm - 10 pm)
(24th Street Theatre 1117 West 24th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007-1725)
Festival de Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Festival
Celebrando la vida recordando a nuestros seres queridos a través del arte: música, danza, teatro, etc..
Venga y haga un altar para sus seres queridos y disfrute de nuestra comida típica, artesanías y actividades culturales
A celebration of life and honoring our loved ones that have passed on through art: music, dance, theatre, etc.
Come and build an altar to your love ones and enjoy traditional foods, handcrafts and cultural activities.
Música/Music:
Banda Juvenil Santiago Comaltepec
Klezmer Juice
Musical Latitudes
Teatro/Theatre:
“Calaveras” Teatro de Marionetas/Puppets Theater-Andrea Muro
Teatro Apolo
Brazeros Theater
Danza/Dance
Ballet Folklórico Sol de Fuego
Brazeros Dance Company
Huitzilopochtli Aztec Dance Company
Tierra Blanca Dance Company
November 2, 2011
African American Quilters of Los Angeles 25th Anniversary (10 am - 5 pm)
(Carson Community Center, 801 East Carson Street - 3 Civic Center Drive, Carson, CA. 90745)
November 2, 2011
Community meeting on Grim Sleeper case (5 pm)
(Bethel AME Church, 900 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles 90047)
Councilmember Bernard C. Parks and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck will host a community meeting regarding the current status of the violent serial murders of young South Los Angeles women, known as the “Grim Sleeper” case.
This forum will also be used to focus on the unidentified women depicted in photographs seized from Lonnie Franklin’s residence, in July 2010.The original 180 photographs of unknown women, put on display by LAPD in December 2010, have been reduced to the“Final 48.” Unfortunately as the photo grouping continues to be reduced, there may be increased likelihood that the women were victimized by Lonnie Franklin.
Lonnie David Franklin Jr. was a member of the South Los Angeles community his entire adult life and continues to be the focus of the Task Force investigation.The photographs made public since his arrest have also been members of the community.A flyer depicting the still unidentified women will also be handed out in an effort to encourage community participation in identifying the photographs.
Task Force detectives will be on hand to answer questions about the continuing investigation; however, will be limiting their response regarding the court proceedings of the eleven counts already being prosecuted.
November 1, 2011
The Night of Offerings (6 pm - 8 pm)
(24th Street Theatre 1117 West 24th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007-1725)
Noche de Ofrenda/The Night of Offerings
Venga y aprenda cómo construir un altar tradicional para Día de los Muertos con la altarista Ofelia Esparza y deje una ofrenda para sus seres queridos que ya no están entre nosotros. Construiremos un altar comunitario en nuestro lobby para el festival de Día de los Muertos.
Come learn more about the traditional art of building an altar with Master Altarista, Ofelia Esparza and leave an offering for your loved ones that have passed away. We will be building a community altar in our lobby for all to see during the Día de los Muertos festival.
October 30, 2011
Leimert Park Art Walk
(Leimert Park Village, 43rd and Degnan, Los Angeles)
DJs spinning, rhymers rappin and poets of the spoken word combine with traditional artists and the legendary drum circle every last Sunday of the month for the Leimert Park Art Walk. It's getting bigger and bigger every month!
In the heart of Leimert Park thrives a group of community business members with a passion to develop an event rooted in the foundations of culture, art, music and community. In the summer of 2010, the neighborhood organization hosted by Ben Caldwell of the Kaos Network birthed the Leimert Park Art Walk through the incubator meeting. The Art Walk takes place every last Sunday of the month along the streets of 43rd Place and Degnan Blvd from 2:00 PM-8:00 PM. This free event features an array of entertainment and activities for children and adults alike.
Throughout the day cultural spaces (KAOS Network, Vision Theatre, World Stage, and prolific arts), artist studios and storefronts will share art exhibitions, music, fashion, food, drumming, spoken word and local shopping
October 29, 2011
South Los Angeles Beautification Project (9 am)
(Century Blvd., on Interstate 110-S on/off ramps)
For better or worse, the freeway on and off ramps are the front doors to many South Los Angeles neighborhoods. Unfortunately, the present condition sends the wrong message, making entry to South LA feel frightening and looking more like a third- world country than the United States of America. Under the leadership of the board of directors of Watts Gang Task Force (WGTF) has partnered with CalTrans who have agreed to join the South Los Angeles Beautification Project and turn this into a quarterly event. The South LA on/off ramps will be cleaned, landscaped, graffiti removed and welcoming signage posted. In summary, beautified.
The first South Los Angeles Beautification Project will be held on October 29th at Century Blvd., on Interstate 110-S on/off ramps, starting at 9:00am. TreePeople has agreed to partner with us and assist in neighborhood tree planting efforts. Coffee, snacks and lunch will be provided, along with t-shirts and hats for the volunteers.
Every dollar counts! As a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization, a tax-deductible receipt will be issued to you on behalf of Watts Gang Task Force, and you will be mentioned in all event publicity. CalTrans, LAPD, California Governor Jerry Brown, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Los Angeles City Council Office #15, Los Angeles Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and local businesses will be assisting in this effort.
Donations and/or volunteer time and effort are highly appreciated! Please contact Tanna Moore at tmoore@challc.com or (310)826-1342 who will provide instruction on how to donate and participate in this inspiring event. LAPD will be present to provide public safety and safe passage.
October 29, 2011
L.A. Green Festival (10am-7pm)
(Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015)
The Green Festivals returns to Los Angeles for a weekend full of lectures and workshops, food and green products, and organizations promoting healthy and sustainable living.
October 29 from 10 am - 7 pm
October 30 from 11 am - 6 pm
The South Central Farmers is one of the partners for the festival.
Among the speakers at the festival with South LA ties:
Fanya Baruti, a community organizer with A New Way of Life Reentry Project, which provides housing and support services to formerly incarcerated women in South Central Los Angeles.
Graciela Geyer, a lead organizer at SCOPE (Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education) in South LA
Kokayi Kwa Jitahidi, an organizer with LAANE (Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy) and former organizer at the Community Coalition.
Refugio Mata, an organizer with Good Jobs LA, based in South LA
Admission:
An all-access pass for 2 days at Green Festival is only $10 when you buy online. For a more comprehensive Green Festival experience, try the Green Festival Fan Admission Pack that includes your weekend passes, an eco-tote bag, organic cotton t-shirts, cafe drink tickets and your lunch at the festival - for $48.
October 27, 2011
The Mobile Voice of L.A.‘s Immigrants (7 pm)
(USC Gin Wong Auditorium, Harris Hall 101)
Reception with live music to follow.
Admission is free and open to everyone.
A provocative evening of performance, media art and rebel phones will highlight three extraordinary projects that support immigrant communities in Los Angeles using mobile-phone devices. The controversial Transborder Immigrant Tool, an app by Ricardo Dominguez and the Electronic Disturbance Theater, helps sustain those crossing the border into the United States by providing directions to water and poetry. Voces Móviles/Mobile Voices (VozMob), a collaboration between USC’s Annenberg School and the Institute of Popular Education of Southern California, helps day laborers record and share their stories using cell phones. The LA Flood Project delivers a locative media narrative about crises in Los Angeles—both historical and imagined. The evening will also include photographs by Maria de Lourdes González Reyes, a reading by Roberto Leni-Olivares and a discussion moderated by USC Annenberg professor Josh Kun. Write your own flood account via Twitter: @LaFloodProject or #laflood (October 20-27).
Organized by Mark C. Marino (Writing Program) and Roberto Leni-Olivares (Anthropology). Co-sponsored by the Institute for Multimedia Literacy, the Center for Transformative Scholarship, the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration, El Centro Chicano and the Latina/o Student Assembly.
October 27, 2011
USC Specific Plan Open House (6-7:30 pm)
(USC Galen Center, Founder's Room, 3400 S. Figueroa Street)
The Village at USC will host a Community Open House on October 27. The project is slated to begin construction in mid-2012 at the earliest.
Free Parking in Lot D
(Jefferson and Royal)
To RSVP, call (213) 473-5262
Click below for info on the USC Village Plan
October 23, 2011
Food Day South LA (1 - 4 pm)
(Florence Firestone Service Center 7808 S. Compton Avenue Los Angeles, CA)
Join us for food, fun and music with student diabetes presentations, healthy cooking demonstrations & samples, workshops and more. Admission: can, bottle, or liter of soda (half full okay).
Questions?
Contact Sadio Woods
sadio@chc-inc.org
323.295.9372 x219
October 22, 2011
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Murals Open to Visitors for One Day Only (Noon)
Open House in the Heart of Historic West Adams Sponsored by West Adams Heritage Association and CAAM, California African American Museum
A rare opportunity to view the historic murals that grace the lobby of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance building, located in the heart of Historic West Adams, when West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA) presents a tour from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m., hosted in collaboration with CAAM--the California African American Museum, Los Angeles Conservancy and The Mural Conservancy LA.
The murals, which depict early African American contributions to the building of California, are an integral element of the new exhibit that just opened at CAAM, “Places of Validation, Art & Progression.” This exhibit, which runs through April 1, 2012, is CAAM’s contribution to the city-wide series of exhibitions being produced under the umbrella PACIFIC STANDARD TIME: Art in L.A. 1945-1980.
October 22nd tour goers will be visiting the iconic Golden State Mutual Life Insurance building, designed by architect Paul Williams in 1947 for the first African American-owned insurance company established west of the Mississippi. The Late Moderne building with its notable integrated murals by artists Charles Alston and Hale Woodruff was recently designated HCM 1000, Los Angeles' newest Historic Cultural Monument.
The murals are currently endangered, threatened with removal. This might be the public's last chance to view them. The open house is spearheaded by WAHA’s long-running efforts of preservation advocacy to save the murals.
The relevance to the art world of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company is the ground-breaking support this enterprise provided to emerging African American artists. The lobby and office walls were showcases to a wide array of notable artists, including William Pajaud, Charles White, Betye Saar and John Riddle.
Tourgoers will also receive a copy of WAHA’s most recent publication, “West Adams' Landmarks of African American History,” a unique compendium of photos and brief biographies of more than 70 prominent African Americans who lived in the West Adams area of Los Angeles and includes information about their homes in West Adams. Advance tickets are $15.00 and are available at www.WestAdamsHeritage.org for the afternoon open house, or call CAAM (213) 744-7536 or -7432 regarding the morning bus tour which includes visiting the murals and St. Elmo Village.
October 22, 2011
Fall Film and Discussion Series: The Comedies of Billy Wilder (2 pm - 4 pm)
(Norwalk Library 12350 Imperial Highway, Norwalk)
The Fall Film and Discussion Series will look at the comedies of Billy Wilder, whose films are considered to be among the funniest comedies of all time. Hosting the film series will be David Herrera (Berkeley 04), a filmmaker, musician and visual artist. Mr. Herrera will lead a short discussion following each film.
September 10: Sabrina (1954) Romantic comedy
September 24: Some Like It Hot (1959) Farce
October 8: The Apartment (1960) Modern life comedy
October 22: One, Two, Three (1961) Political comedy
November 12: The Fortune Cookie (1961) Heist comedy
December 10: The Front Page (1974) Workplace comedy
October 22, 2011
Crenshaw/LAX Leadership Council Open House
(West Angeles Church of God in Christ, Crystal Room, 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016)
October 21, 2011
Grocery Store Tour (12 pm - 4 pm)
(3731 Stocker St., Suite 201 Los Angeles)
For years residents have been looking for more options for fresh and healthy food. Here's an opportunity to explore innovative grocers that may open in South LA. Join community leaders, neighbors and representives as we tour potential new grocery stores for South LA.
Transportation and Lunch will be provided.
RSVP to Anthony@chc-inc.org or 323.295.9372
October 17, 2011
South Los Angeles Food Co-op
(Lotus on the Nile, 4307 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90008)
A Natural Foods Co-op To Enrich, Empower, And Enlighten Our Community
Next Meeting October 17th 2011
Greetings Hopeful Co-op Members, Friends, and Fans,
Your South LA Food Co-op aka "SoLA" steering committee has been working hard and making strides. Come catch up on new developments and put in your two cents. We value your input, ideas and opinions. We will gather at Lotus On The Nile, 4307 Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90008 from 7 to 9pm on Monday evening October 17th. Feel free to bring a dish or snack to share, but don't let it stress you!
SoLA Food Co-op
A Retail Food Market
Providing South Los Angeles & neighboring communities access to fresh, economical,organic and gourmet foods.
Empowering the community through shared ownership, improved health,education, and social engagement.
Practicing sustainability, fair trade, fair labor and support of local agriculture.
Be a part of it!
Looking forward to seeing you
October 15, 2011
A Taste of Soul (10 am-6 pm)
(Crenshaw Boulevard between Rodeo and MLK Jr.)
Over the past five years, the Taste of Soul Los Angeles has grown into Los Angeles’ largest street festival!
Now in it’s sixth year, the Taste of Soul Los Angeles will take place on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the famed Crenshaw Boulevard between Rodeo and MLK Jr.
Presented by the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper and benefiting the South L.A. non-profit organization Mothers in Action, the Taste of Soul Los Angeles has extended its partnerships with the City of Los Angeles, Radio Free 102.3 KJLH, and 94.7 The Wave for yet another year to host the 6th annual event.
The event features a taste of all things Black including food from local restaurants, live entertainment, displays from local artists, and exhibits from local businesses and organizations.
(Look for the Intersections South LA Report table)
October 15, 2011
Book launch party (2 pm)
(The Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044)
Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! Stories of Crime, Love, and Rebellion features original and once out-of-print short stories from the past, present and fearful future about the fight for a better world. The collection's visionary writers have contributed powerful tales of the various ways people have risen up to challenge the status quo, and change-up the relationships of power.
Please join co-editor/contributor Gary Phillips and contributing writers Penny Mickelbury, John A. Imani, and Larry Fondation at the Southern California Library on Saturday, October 15, 2-4 p.m. for a book launch where they will discuss their work and read brief excerpts from their new stories in this collection of noir, science fiction, revolution, and mayhem.
For more info: (323) 759-6063, x15
October 15, 2011
“Off to a Bad Start” Book Release
(Taste of Soul Festival - Crenshaw Boulevard between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard and Rodeo Road in Los Angeles )
Los Angeles resident Kelvin E. Fossett will showcase his new book, “Off to a Bad Start,” at the 6th Annual Taste of Soul Festival on Saturday, October 15, on Crenshaw Boulevard.
The semi-autobiographical narrative reveals his life in the inner city during the 1960s and 70s. A product of Gary, Indiana, Fossett experienced several close calls, near misses, and almost killed as he traversed the dangerous streets on his way to adulthood.
October 14, 2011
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Peformed at CSU Dominguez Hills
(CSU Dominguez Hills Edison Theatre, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA)
The California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre and Dance is mounting an exciting adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” on October 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd at 8 p.m. and October 16th and 23rd at 2 p.m. in the Edison Theatre.
Written in 1886, “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is the story of one man plagued by two distinct personalities, one moral and kind, the other, immoral and cruel. Looking for a cure for human depravity, Dr. Jekyll concocts a potion that splits him in two. At first he can control the rages, but soon Mr. Hyde gains a power all his own and Dr. Jekyll begins transforming spontaneously.
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s 2008 adaptation of Stevenson’s novella is beautifully done, capturing the raw energy of the original and focusing the audience on the story’s major themes of identity and morality by using multiple Hydes portrayed by members of the cast. For the CSU Dominguez Hills production one of those Hydes will be performed by a woman. Directing “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” is CSU Dominguez Hills theatre arts lecturer and alumna Naomi Buckley.
To see a short promotion video for the production, visit: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150461934628677
Two special events will be associated with the production:
A Victorian “Hyde” Tea—Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m. in the University Theatre Mainstage
Scones, luxury teas, delightful desserts and a cosmopolitan lecture presented by director Buckley and CSU Dominguez Hills English department’s Michael Buckley. Sip and nibble as you learn about the play and era in an entertaining and unexpected way. RSVP to csudhdrama@gmail.com. Tickets for this evening will be $5 at the door.
A Gentleman’s Opening —Oct. 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre Mainstage
A pre-Opening Night event (ladies may attend as well). Enjoy wine, English Ale, specialty cheeses and other delights as we celebrate the first night of performance in high Victorian style. Space is limited. Tickets are $25, which includes a ticket to opening night performance.
The CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre and Dance will give six performances over two weekends of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 8 p.m., and Sunday Oct. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets to performances of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” are $12 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Group rates are available.
To purchase tickets online, visit: www.wix.com/nbuckley6453/nowheretohyde. For other payment options, call the box office at (310) 243-3589.
Parking is located near the CSU Dominguez Hills University Theatre complex in Lot 3 or Lot 6. Daily visitor parking permits are $4 and can be purchased, using cash, Visa, MasterCard, or debit cards, at kiosk machines located in each lot. For a campus map, visit: www.csudh.edu/VisitUs/campusmap.shtml.
For more information about “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” or the CSU Dominguez Hills Theatre and Dance program, contact the theatre office at (310) 243-3588 or visit: www.csudh.edu/theatre.
October 14, 2011
The Urban Issues Breakfast Forum of Greater Los Angeles
(West Angeles Church of God In Christ, North Campus Crystal Ballroom, 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA)
Join us this FRIDAY MORNING at our next breakfast forum, October 14th, 2011, 7:30 a.m, as we discuss this most important issue facing the United States Congress, President Obama's $450 Billion Dollar Jobs Package. Our newsmaker is;
Congresswoman Karen Bass, D-CA
(33rd Dist)
This forum will take place:
FRIDAY, October 14th, 2011
7:30-9:30 a.m. (Our Regular Time)
Please notice the change in venue.
This forum will be held at:
West Angeles Church of God In Christ, North Campus
Crystal Ballroom
3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
RSVP TODAY for this important forum.
RSVP now at urbanissuesforum@aol.com.
or
by calling (323)789-6224
The forum is FREE to the public.
(Parking is readily available across the street from the church).
A full breakfast will be served (starting at 7:30 a.m.)
October 13, 2011
October Downtown LA Art Walk (6 pm - 10 pm)
(Spring and Main streets between 2nd and 9th streets)
The Downtown LA Art Walk is a monthly showcase and celebration of the best galleries, artists, photography, restaurants, bars and shops, and businesses located in Downtown Los Angeles. This event is free.
October 9, 2011
CicLAvia expands to South LA (10 am-3 pm)
(all over South LA)
Over 10 miles of streets will host the free family-friendly CicLAvia street festival -- a place for people of all ages to bike, walk, play and enjoy themselves.
In South LA, the route is planning to travel up Central Avenue to visit the historic Jazz District and from there continue west to Exposition Park.
For more information contact 213-748-4105.
October 9, 2011
Green Grounds Dig-in (10 am-3 pm)
(827 E. Colden Avenue, LA 90002)
Green Grounds volunteers take out lawns and replace them with edible gardens. Sunday they will be working with Dig-In hosts Yasmine and Alina.
See photos of the preparation for the dig.
October 9, 2011
Uplifting Change Initiative Fundraiser (3-6 pm)
(At the home of Congresswoman Karen Bass)
Uplifting Change is Liberty Hill Foundation's targeted strategy to enhance Black social-justice philanthropy with a view toward CHANGE, not charity. Tickets for An Uplifting Event are $75 for individuals, $100 for couples and can be purchased online or by contacting Danny at the Liberty Hill offices 323.566.7208 or dfisk@libertyhill.org.
October 8, 2011
Center for the Youth Meeting/ Networking
(437 W. Compton Blvd. Compton CA 90221)
CFTY mission is to offer inner-city youth with resources that will supply them with greater opportunities educationally, economically, financially, and for mental development. CFTY will provide an atmosphere allowing them to be innovative, creative and with means to be connected to their dreams and goals.
We want to invite you to this meeting where we will discuss our plans to help local businesses grow, and develop strategies to reaching kids. We will also leave one hour for networking. The meeting will be:
Oct. 8th 2011, from 4pm to 6pm
Location: 437 W. Compton Blvd. Compton CA 90221
For more information please contact me at
310-756-5741 or 562-682-8349 or info@shanicemckinley.com
Founders of Center for the Youth
Shanice McKinley and Andrea Logan
October 8, 2011
Professional Speakers Showcase
(323 W. Compton Blvd. Compton, CA 90220)
"Get Ready To Change Your Life Forever"
Keynote Speaker: Jacqueline Robertson
Motivational Speaker and Author, "Dream It First"
Speakers Line Up:
Michelle Richardson
David Saldana Sr.
Anthony Penn
George Hooks, Author
Ron Dowell, DTM, Author
Emma Williams, Author
Imani Robinson
Cynthia Green-Geter
Mistress of Ceremony: Danielle Deloatch
Theme: "Together we DREAM - Divided we sleep"
You see things; and you ask 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I ask 'Why not?'
(This event is FREE however please bring a donation for training center)
October 8, 2011
Travel With L.A. By Pam Tours To Allensworth State Historic Park
(Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, 43 Palmer Ave, Delano 93219)
Join us as we take a day trip to Allensworth State Historic Park for the annual Rededication hosted by the Friends of Allensworth. The event is admission free and open to the public.
Allensworth was once a thriving, prosperous, self-sustaining community in California. Named after Allen Allensworth, it was founded and built by African Americans over 100 years ago. Today Allensworth State Historic Park honors the achievements of the men and women who like the pioneers of Rosewood, Florida and Tulsa, Oklahoma established communities with the vision of living in freedom from discrimination.
L.A. By Pam Tours is providing transportation to the park with boarding from two convenient locations:
• 7:15 am: Boards at the Park & Ride lot on 182nd & Vermont,in Gardena [across from Home Depot]
• 7:45am: Boards at the Park & Ride lot on 120th & Crenshaw Blvd in Inglewood [across from Hawthorne Airport]
• 6:00 pm: Returns to the Park & Ride lot on 120th & Crenshaw Blvd
• 6:30pm: Returns to Park & Ride lot on 182nd & Vermont
Fees: $40 adults/$36 children aged 3-17 & Tour Club members. [Note: Group discount rates available for groups of 12 or more]
Fee includes: round trip transportation, snacks on board, park admission, driver’s tip
PAYMENT SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 5, 2011*
Make check or money order payable to:
LA By Pam Siteseeing Tours
603 East University Drive Suite B-PMB #268
Carson, CA 90746
*Payment by Pay Pal available
For additional information contact L.A. By Pam Tours By telephone at 323/777.7833 or by email at labypam@yahoo.com
October 8, 2011
Sacred Heart Church Car Wash / Swapmeet
(Paking Lot, 1720 N. Culver Blvd. Compton, CA 90222)
October 5, 2011
Dia de los Muertos Community Arts Workshops
(24th Street Theatre 1117 West 24th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007-1725)
Venga a los talleres de arte y aprenda a elaborar flores de papel, luminarias y otras formas de artesanía para Día de los Muertos
Come make paper flowers, luminarias, and other traditional arts and crafts to prepare for Día de los Muertos
Sabado/Saturday, Octubre/October 22nd (11am-2pm)
Sabado/Saturday, Octubre/October 29th (11am-2pm)
Todos los voluntarios son bienvenidos!/Volunteers needed and very welcomed!
Juntas de voluntarios/Volunteer meetings Martes/Tuesdays, Octubre/October 11, 18, 25 (5:30pm-7pm)
October 5, 2011
“Punishing our Future: School Discipline in Los Angeles” expert discussion (6 PM)
(The California Endowment’s LA Office at 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.)
A policy expert discussion at The California Endowment called "Punishing our Future: School Discipline in Los Angeles" will feature educators, community leaders, activists and is moderated by Annette Fuentes, author of Lockdown High.
In an effort to explore how we can return to common sense alternatives instead of current disciplinary measures, CenterScene Public Programs invites you to an evening of surveying the advocacy, policy, and social justice work being done around school discipline.
Admission is free.
Registration is required for this event:
http://centersceneoctober5.eventbrite.com/?utm_source=CenterScene+Public+Programs+Events+List&utm_campaign=7a66126a1b-School+Discipline+Oct.+5th&utm_medium=email
October 2, 2011
Local Artist Parade (11 am)
(1933 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90007)
West of Rome Public Art (WoR), the leading organization for temporary public art in Los Angeles, presents Trespass with a parade on Sunday, October 2, 2011 in Downtown Los Angeles.
On Sunday, October 2, 2011 by 11:00am the streets of Downtown Los Angeles will erupt in a parade of local artists and residents along Broadway as Trespass parade takes over with music, dancing and performance. The parade celebrates the culmination of Trespass, a collaborative project between Arto Lindsay, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and West of Rome Public Art. Trespass has commissioned over 60 Los Angeles-based artists to produce a statement—each expressing a call to action, pleasure and reciprocity. The statements will be printed on T-shirts in English and in Spanish and worn as part of the parade. The T-shirts will also be sold online to benefit the project. Many of the artists will join the parade with a performative piece.
October 2, 2011
Free Admission to Select So Cal Museums
(Various museums throughout Southern California)
Major museums around Southern California will be offering free admission on Sunday, Oct. 2 as part of Pacific Standard Time, the initiative led by the Getty focusing on the history of art in the region from 1945 to 1980.
Museums offering free admission on Oct. 2 include the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Hammer Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the Santa Monica Museum of Art.
The Getty Center and the Getty Villa always offer free admission, but parking costs $15 per vehicle. Free shuttle service between various participating institutions is also available.
Pacific Standard Time comprises more than 60 participating cultural groups throughout Southern California. The event officially kicks off in October.
Here's a list of museums offering free admission on Oct. 2:
18th Street Arts Center
A + D Architecture and Design Museum
Armory Center for the Arts
California African American Museum
California Museum of Photography, UC Riverside
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Eames House Foundation
Fowler Museum at UCLA
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Hammer Museum, UCLA
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Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House
Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Museum of Latin American Art
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Otis College of Art and Design, Ben Maltz Gallery
Pomona College Museum of Art
Santa Monica Museum of Art
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University
October 2, 2011
Stocker Corridor Hike with leimertparkbeat.com (10 am)
(Meet at the corner of Presidio and Stocker, at the base of the trail.)
Urban Hikes with Leimert Park Beat.com
Stocker Corridor Trail
This approx. 2.5-mile round-trip hike winds its way on a dirt path along the hillside beneath the lovely homes of View Park for great views of the L.A. skyline. Wear sturdy tennis or hiking shoes, a hat, sunscreen and bring water.
The views and wildlife may surprise you!
Street parking on Presidio Drive off of Stocker St. west of Crenshaw Blvd.
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This hike is part of a series of urban excursions LeimertParkBeat.com will lead on easy off-road paths near our community. Urban Hikes with Leimert Park Beat.com will be exploring natural settings to stay in shape and get healthy in urban Los Angeles.
The hikes are made possible because of support from the the USC Annenberg School's Reporting on Health Fellowship, funded by the California Endowment.
KCET Public Television will join us to do a feature on the trail and community health. Health policy expert Gwendolyn Flynn of Communities Health Councils will do the hike as well.
PLEASE share this worthwhile outing by inviting others.
October 1, 2011
Los Angeles Oktoberfest 2011 (1 - 5 PM)
(11301 Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles )
This event will benefit the Los Angeles Children's Hospital. Tickets are on sale now for various dates throughout the month of October. There will be German food, beer, and entertainment.
Tickets are $25.
October 1 , 2011 (4 tickets left)
October 9 , 2011 Sold Out
October 15, 2011 Guy Fieri's Brew B'Que (on sale now)
October 22, 2011 Sold Out
October 23, 2011 (5 Tickets Left)
September 30, 2011
Debbie Allen Dance Academy special presentation
(Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza)
September 28, 2011
Campaign to Protect Community Clinics Launches (6-8 pm)
(St. John’s Well Child & Family Center Auditorium, 5801 S. Hoover Street, Los Angeles, 90037)
Hundreds of South LA patients, healthcare workers and residents will kick off a campaign Wednesday to stop potential cuts by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that could leave thousands of families without medical treatment.
LA County Supervisors are considering major cuts to funding for community clinics that provide healthcare for children, the elderly and people with disabilities in South Los Angeles, the most medically underserved area in Los Angeles County.
“The clinic in my community helps keep my five-year-old daughter out of the emergency room and healthy,” said Brenda Catalan, a patient at St. John’s Well Child & Family Center in South Los Angeles. “Services are already strapped and if the Supervisors cut further it could mean my daughter’s health suffers.”
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who has pledged to protect funding for South LA, will be attending the campaign launch.
September 28, 2011
Education Reform Town Hall (6-7:30 pm)
(Junior Blind of America, 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048)
Congressmember Karen Bass (CA-33) is hosting a forum on education reform. Rep. Bass will be joined by special guest Russlyn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education.
September 27, 2011
Housing Rights Seminar (8:30 am-1:30 pm)
(California Endowment Center, 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 )
The Housing Rights Center is California’s largest nonprofit, civil-rights organization dedicated to identifying impediments to fair housing and combating discrimination. Each year, HRC hosts a topical seminar aimed at addressing civil rights and social justice issues affecting communities throughout Southern California.
This year’s seminar will focus on raising awareness and addressing issues surrounding housing rights for people with disabilities. Topics will include the concepts of reasonable accommodation and modification, FHA and ADA basics, companion and service animals, and the importance of fighting against stigma and disability discrimination.
Seating is limited and registration is required. Individuals interested in attending the seminar are encouraged to mail or drop off the attached registration form along with payment to the Housing Rights Center as soon as possible.
Registration fees include continental breakfast, reserved parking, and educational materials. Please feel free to invite friends, colleagues, contacts and anyone else who may be interested in attending the seminar. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Amy Ly at (800) 477-5977 extension 19 or aly@housingrightscenter.org.
Click below for more information and to register.
September 25, 2011
Watts Towers Jazz Festival-Sunday (10 am - 6 pm)
(Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002)
A Free Family Arts Celebration
Celebrating the First 50 Years, 1961-2011, of the Watts Towers Arts Center
· The Drum Festival main attraction is the Drum & Percussion Summit featuring Stanley Randolph, Fausto Cuevas, and Munyungo Jackson highlighting Stevie Wonders' Rhythm.
· Closing theJazz Festival is the laureateHorace Tapscott Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra.
· Art Exhibitions: From Within and Narrative Odyssey Manifesting Artistic Dreams
· Guided tours of the Watts Towers (A donation is required for the tours)
· Supervised children's activities from12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Watts Towers Jazz Festival-Sunday, September 25, 2011
Directions:
Off the 105-E freeway at the exit 10, Wilmington Avenue & Off the103rd Street / Kenneth Hahn Station (Blue Line)
Free performances and art activities. Food, drinks, & crafts for sale.
There is free self-park, and valet parking is also free.
CONTACT: Xavier Sibaja (213) 926-5134 xsibaja@hotmail.com
September 25, 2011
Murdered Victims Old Fashion Picnic (11am-6pm)
(Long Beach Shoreline Aquatic Park, 200 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, California 90802)
Southern California National Day Of Remembrance For Murdered Victims Old Fashion Picnic 11:00 AM-6:00 PM
Come Out and Join us as we Stand as ONE in Remembrance of our Murdered Loved Ones.
At this event there will be a roll call of all murdered victims (victims names read), there will be a silent march (murdered victims shoes) and of course the 300 plus murdered victims pictures will surround the park that day.
Families are encouraged to bring pictures and shoes of their murdered loved ones September 25, was designated National Day of Remembrance For Murdered Victims by former president Bush in 2008, so fill your picnic basket, grab your blanket and chairs and come join us for an Old Fashion Picnic in remembrance our our murdered loved ones.
Hot Dogs, raffle for great prizes, water balloon toss, bouncy and face painting to be provided.
Sponsored by: Justice For Murdered Children and Justice For Homicide Victims
For more info 310-547-5362 or lawanda@jfmc.org
September 24, 2011
Pushing the Boundaries: Adventurers, Pioneers and Unconventional Heroes
(Pushing the Boundaries: Adventurers, Pioneers and Unconventional Heroes)
The marble angels at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery watch over many of Los Angeles’s earliest settlers and later innovators alike, along with politicians, war heroes, more than a few scurrilous entrepreneurs, trendsetters, women’s rights advocates, and a long list of famed entertainers.
Every year, West Adams Heritage Association (WAHA) focuses on some of their life stories by presenting a Living History Tour at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, featuring actor portrayals, graveside, recounting the lives of some of the individuals buried at the cemetery. This year’s tour, the 21st annual Living History Tour, “Pushing the Boundaries: Adventurers, Pioneers and Unconventional Heroes,” is Saturday, September 24, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Angelus Rosedale Cemetery is one of the city's oldest, most historically significant cemeteries. It was founded in 1884, and is now home to many generations of Los Angeles's citizens, representing every race, faith, and creed.
This year’s event commemorates several seminal moments in local and national history: the 150th anniversary of the Civil War; the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in California, and Los Angeles’s 230th birthday. And, along with bold adventurers, this year’s tour includes founding families who have left their mark on L.A.’s history: Glassell, O’Melveny and Dominguez.
This year’s dramatic portrayals include:
• Lt. William T. Glassell, Confederate Naval officer who commanded the submarine that torpedoed the Union frigate New Ironsides during the Charleston blockade in 1863. Glassell was the co-founder of the City of Orange
• Miriam Matthews, California’s first African American credentialed librarian and well-known historian who helped launch “Negro History Week” (now Black History Month) in Los Angeles; Matthews’ research of 200 years of black history in California inspired the depictions in the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building’s murals, just designated as Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument No. 1000
• Harvey K. S. O’Melveny, pioneer Los Angeles lawyer, judge, City Council member, and politician who helped bring transcontinental rail service to Los Angeles in 1876
• Fanny Stenhouse, famed lecturer and Suffragette who exposed Mormon polygamy to the world in 1872, and who campaigned for women’s rights with Harriett Beecher Stowe and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Nina Vitagliano Torre, Italian-American female racecar driver who raced with fellow women Speederettes during World War I until a fatal crash in 1918 ended her life, and their careers on the track; it was decades before women were again behind the wheel on speedways.
• Portus Baxter Weare, whose self-named ship, the P.B. Weare, was the first to sail up the great Yukon River into the Klondike, bringing back great stores of gold and stories that resulted in the Klondike Stampede of 1897, when more than 100,000 people swarmed towards a frozen land they knew nothing about and endured hardships they could never have imagined
Visitors will be greeted by Francisca Dominguez Alexander, Queen of the Fiesta de Los Angeles of 1897, whose family owned the great Rancho San Pedro beginning in 1784. Her forebear, Juan Jose Dominguez, arrived in California in 1769, serving with Gaspar de Portolà and Juniperro Serra, witnessing the founding of Los Angeles pueblo in September, 1781.
Tours depart approximately every 25 minutes, beginning at 9 a.m., with the last tour at noon. The public is invited. Tickets are by advance reservation only; each tour has a limited number of spaces. The Living History Tour is a three-hour docent-led walk through the cemetery, over uneven terrain; visitors are advised to wear appropriate clothing and walking shoes.
TICKET SALES/TOUR TIMES
Advance Ticket Sales Only -- No Walk-ins!
Tickets are by reservation only. $25 in advance. $30 on day of tour, space available. (Children under 10 attend free.)
Address: 1831 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007.
To order tickets in advance, log onto www.WestAdamsHeritage.org or send a check made payable to “WAHA” to:
WAHA Living History Tour
2280 West 21st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Please include an e-mail address or phone number for confirmation.
The tour will raise funds for the West Adams Heritage Association, a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1983 to support preservation of the community’s architectural and cultural heritage. WAHA has grown from a small resident support group to a recognized preservation voice with hundreds of members who live in the many neighborhoods of the Historic West Adams District.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call the WAHA Reservations Hotline at 323-732-4223, write tours@westadamsheritage.org, or visit www.WestAdamsHeritage.org.
Additional WAHA tour for 2011: the annual festive Holiday Historic Homes Walking Tour and Progressive Dinner Tour, Dec. 3 & 4.
September 24, 2011
Annual Congress of Neighborhood Councils (7:45 am-4 pm)
(Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
An opportunity for community residents to learn how neighborhood councils work in an effort to increase community participation in government.
September 24, 2011
Smithsonian Magazine Free Museum Day
(Select museums in Los Angeles)
In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free.
Participating museums offering free admission include Watts Towers Arts Center & Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center (1727 E. 107th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90002), California Science Center (700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037), and many more!
For more museums, to print your tickets, and lots of important information, head over to their website:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/
September 24, 2011
Watts Towers Day of the Drum and Jazz Festival (10-6)
(Watts Towers Arts Center, 1727 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002)
A Free Family Arts Celebration
Celebrating the First 50 Years, 1961-2011, of the Watts Towers Arts Center
· The Drum Festival main attraction is the Drum & Percussion Summit featuring Stanley Randolph, Fausto Cuevas, and Munyungo Jackson highlighting Stevie Wonders' Rhythm.
· Closing theJazz Festival is the laureateHorace Tapscott Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra.
· Art Exhibitions: From Within and Narrative Odyssey Manifesting Artistic Dreams
· Guided tours of the Watts Towers (A donation is required for the tours)
· Supervised children's activities from12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHEN: Day of the Drum Festival-Saturday, September 24, 2011
Watts Towers Jazz Festival-Sunday, September 25, 2011
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days
Directions:
Off the 105-E freeway at the exit 10, Wilmington Avenue & Off the103rd Street / Kenneth Hahn Station (Blue Line)
Free performances and art activities. Food, drinks, & crafts for sale.
There is free self-park, and valet parking is also free.
CONTACT: Xavier Sibaja (213) 926-5134 xsibaja@hotmail.com
September 24, 2011
Youth & Arts Media Festival (1-5 pm)
(Mercado La Paloma - 3655 S. Grand Ave., 90007)
September 24, 2011
5th Annual Walk for Lupus (9 am)
(Christmas Tree Lane at Exposition Park- S. Figueroa St. and W. 39th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007 )
Walk for Lupus Now is a family-friendly event that raises funds to support the programs and services of the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA).
The Walk is 3 miles with a 1 mile early turnaround option.
September 21, 2011
Dorothy Roberts book signing (7-9 pm)
(Eso Won Bookstore, 4331 Degnan Blvd. Leimert Park 90008)
Dorothy Roberts, a lawyer and sociology professor, examines the idea of "race as a political system," bringing science, law, commerce, and "race" ideologies in the book The Fatal Invention: How Science and Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-First Century. After demonstrating how, historically, "race was literally manufactured by law to mistreat non-white people," and offering an admirably intelligible account of genomic theory, she considers the extent to which the new approaches "tend to merely repackage "race" as a genetic category rather than replace it." DNA becomes a "marketable commodity," one consequence being that "race soon became the linchpin for turning the vision of tomorrow's personalized medicine into today's profit-making drugs." As she assesses the "new biopolitics of race," she argues that "Race-based medicine gives people a morally acceptable reason to hold onto their belief in racial difference."
September 18, 2011
Civil Rights Film Screening (2 pm)
(California African American Museum - 600 State Drive. Exposition Park. Los Angeles. 90037)
The California African American Museum will screen the 2002 award winning film "Standing on My Sister's Shoulders" - a film focusing on the Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s from the viewpoints of the women who lived it and emerged as grassroots leaders.
Running time: 60 minutes. For reservations call (213) 744 - 2024.
September 17, 2011
School Readiness and Health Fair (10 am - 3 pm)
(Jesse Owens County Park - 9651 S. Western Ave (at Century Blvd) Los Angeles 90047)
Join Senator Roderick D. Wright, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and National Family Life and Education for the 25th District's School Readiness and Health Fair. There will be discussions of current legislation and a chance to receive valuable information about issues that concern you and your community.
Also at the School Readiness and Health Fair will be speakers, health screenings, children's activities, refreshment, and more!
This event is targeted at students aged 5 - 14, and students must be accompanied by an adult to participate.
For more information, call (310) 412 - 0393.
September 16, 2011
Urban Issues Breakfast Forum (7:30 am - 9:30 am)
(The Regency West - 3339 W. 43rd St. Los Angeles 90008)
Join a free Annual Emergency Preparedness forum to reflect on the 10th anniversary of September 11th by examining home and community safety with the first African American Fire Chief for the County of Los Angeles: Chief Daryl Osby.
A full breakfast will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. and the program will start promptly at 8:00 a.m.
Parking is metered.
RSVP at urbanissuesforum@aol.com or by calling (323)789-6224.
September 15, 2011
Seniors celebrating healthy living and clean air fair (9 am-2 pm)
(Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall K, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015)
This Clean Air Fair for Seniors, offered at no cost to attendees, will foster awareness and increase your understanding of air quality and related health issues and clean technology applications. It will also empower seniors to become active participants in improving air quality as well as provide information on what they can do in their home, neighborhood, and community as well as with their extended family.
Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Transportation will be provided and coordinated through various participating organizations (senior centers, senior communities, activity centers, etc.). Individuals are welcome and encouraged to attend but they need to register directly using the online registration form.
September 13, 2011
MTA Community Openhouse (6pm-8pm)
(Angeles Mesa Presbyterian Church -Scott Hal, 3751 W. 54th St., Los Angeles, CA 90043)
Crenshaw /LAX Transit Corridor Advancing to Next Phase
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) gave approval to release the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report (FEIS/R) for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor.
The FEIS/R will be presented to the Metro Board of Directors Sept. 22 for their action. Approval by the Metro Board is necessary to move the project to the construction phase.
"For more than 50 years Los Angeles has waited for a rail line connecting the Crenshaw Corridor to LAX. That sound you hear is this train finally moving out of the station. Today we took one large step forward to putting 7,800 people to work constructing the Crenshaw Line," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said.
"We have asked the federal government to change their rules and regulations so that we can award contracts to construct this and other lines to local companies who hire local workers. Creating jobs is important to all of us, but putting Angelenos back to work is my top priority," said Villaraigosa.
"FTA approval of the environmental document for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor represents a big step forward," said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. "The Crenshaw/LAX Line represents one of the largest public works projects in South Los Angeles. This $1.76 billion investment will bring much needed jobs, economic development, congestion relief and improve air quality along the corridor. I applaud the FTA for working with Metro staff in ensuring environmental approval."
A community open house is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13. The open house will present the same information as the previous community open house held July 19 in Inglewood. The information stations at the open house will be staffed by project experts and will include copies of the FEIS/R, plan sets, and boards illustrating key elements of the FEIS/R including alignment, stations and maintenance facility locations, and environmental impacts and mitigations
Open House
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Angeles Mesa Presbyterian Church -Scott Hall
3751 W. 54th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Served by Metro lines 40, 108, & 210. Parking is available in the lot at the corner of 54th Street and Rimpau Blvd.
September 13, 2011
Artist in conversation at Compton Library (10 am)
(Compton Library, 240 West Compton Blvd., Compton)
Artist Elliott Pinkney will discuss the technique and inspiration for his Compton poster, part of the "Through the Eyes of Artists" series commissioned by Metro Creative Services. The artist also will sign and give away first edition prints, an enviable collector's item for residents as well as art and local history enthusiasts. His poster 'Compton' reveals the colliding, colorful energy of Southern California's past and present 'Hub City.'
September 10, 2011
Health Care and Crime Prevention Town Hall Meeting (10 am)
(Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 S. Vermont Ave.)
Assemblyman Mike Davis, D-Los Angeles, will host the 48th District ``Health Care & Crime Prevention Town Hall Meeting.''
Early arrivers will have access to free health screenings for hypertension, diabetes, vision, cholesterol and HIV/AIDS.
Contact: Steven Miller, (213) 744-2111.
September 10, 2011
Back to School Health Fair Giveaway and Health Fair and (8:30 am)
(FAME Renaissance Center, 1968 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90018)
Giving away FREE:
backpacks...
shoes...
school supplies...
medical screenings.
Giveaways are for school children age 5-17.
Plus... free food, live entertainment and fun games.
Event entrance: 27th and Hobart
For more information, call 323-730-7727
September 10, 2011
Free back-to-school health fair (9 am-3 pm)
(Macedonia Baptist Church, 1751 E. 114th St., Los Angeles 90059)
On Saturday, September 10, UCLA is offering dental cleanings and fillings, eye exams, and mammograms free to the public at a back-to-school health fair sponsored by the UCLA/Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). The SNMA is the nation's oldest and largest independent, student-run organization addressing the needs and concerns of medical students of color. The local chapter has provided screenings and health education to more than 300 people over the past four years.
Dental Care: Students from the UCLA School of Dentistry will perform the cleanings and fillings under faculty supervision.
Eye Exams: The UCLA Mobile Eye Clinic will conduct the vision screenings. The clinic is an outreach program of the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA.
Mammograms: Staff from the Forum Medical Group will perform the mammograms.
For further information contact John Feng at (310) 619-4995 or jfeng@mednet.ucla.edu
September 8, 2011
Crenshaw Subway Coalition Community Meeting (6:30 pm)
(African American Cultural Center 3018 W. 48th St., Los Angeles, CA 90043 (3 blocks east of Crenshaw) )
WILL THERE BE A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO HIRE LOCALLY FROM THE COMMUNITY?
WILL THERE BE A LEIMERT PARK VILLLAGE SUBWAY STATION?
WILL THE RAIL LINE BE BUILT AS A SUBWAY OR STREET-LEVEL ON CRENSHAW BLVD?
MTA will make important decisions about the $1.7 billion Crenshaw-to-LAX Rail Line project on September 22nd. The Board will vote to approve the project design, and determine whether there will be a requirement for the contractor to hire locally in our community or not. Attend our community meeting to help organize and inform our stakeholders about these two important issues, and for an update on our preparation to sue MTA for violating civil rights and environmental laws!
Refreshments will be served.
For more info call (323) 761‐6435 or email info@crenshawsubway.org
September 7, 2011
“Laughing Out Loud” With Compton Elite Communicators Toastmasters Club
(700 N. Bullis Road)
This is a free event. It is a Speech Evaluation and Humorous Speech contest. You'll see Toastmasters in the action of building confidence and becoming better leaders. That is what we do at every meeting or event. It might just work for you to.
Refreshments will be served.
RSVP with Daniel@mynewhouses.com
September 6, 2011
LA Kids Free Basketball Clinic (5:30 - 7:00 PM)
(Montecito Heights Recreation Center 4545 Homer St., Los Angeles, CA 90031)
LA Kids free basketball clinic is for boys and girls ages 7 - 14. This is an excellent opportunity for youths to learn the fundamentals of basketball and improve their game. Everyone will receive quality instructions & a free T-shirt.
Contact: Christina Conyers at (213) 485-5148
September 6, 2011
Florence Firestone Collaborative
(Edison Middle School Rm 304)
The leaves have not turned and the weather is still hot, but school is starting next week. A whole new crop of kindergartners will be starting school for the first time. They are nervous, excited, a little scared maybe, like all students embarking on a journey of learning. Please join us this year at the Florence - Firestone Collaborative, to help ensure students of all grades and their parents are connected to schools and to resources. Because when families do better, students do better.
Please join us September 6th, 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM at Edison Middle School in room 304a. Light refreshments provided.
September 4, 2011
Annual Jazz in the Avenues (6:30-11:30 pm)
(2500 block of 7th avenue, (north of West Adams Blvd) Los Angeles 90018)
Annual outdoor live musical evening in the West Adams Avenues. Neighbors from all around are invited to bring a box lunch (or purchase from vendors at site), fold up tables, chairs and blankets. There will be drummers, Salsa and Oldies!!!! If you'd like more information call Donna Jones 213 705-3336.
September 3, 2011
Inglewood Public Library free Family Movie (11 am)
(101 W. Manchester Blvd.)
Join us for a kid-friendly movie. Main Library, 101 W. Manchester Blvd. Call 310-412-5645 for more information.
September 3, 2011
Leimert Park Village African Art & Music Festival (10-6 pm)
(43rd Street and Degnan Blvd, Leimert Park Village)
The third annual Leimert Park Village African Art & Music Festival will feature a Children's Village, food court, marketplace, Teen's Territory and live music.
MEDUSA, the Gangster Goddess of hip-hop, is one of the 15 performers at the festival which continues through Monday, September 5.
September 3, 2011
1st Annual African Community Soccer Tournament
Los Angeles will host the first annual African Community Soccer Tournament (ACST) at the John Ferraro Soccer Complex at Griffith Park Sat., Sept. 3, Labor Day Weekend. 384 players on 24 teams representing 20 African countries including the Caribbean are set to compete in this first-ever tournament modeled after the World Cup. For more information, including the first round match up schedule please go to www.africansoccerla.com or call (323) 993-8662.
August 31, 2011
Job Fair (9 am)
(Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044)
Join Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Host, and Congresswoman Laura Richardson and Congresswoman Karen Bass, Co-Hosts, for a Job Fair.
Over 100 employers will be there.
Registration begins at 8 am.
Event will include:
Job readiness workshops
Public and Private sector employers
Technical assistance seminars (resume writing, interview skills and salary negotiations)
August 31, 2011
Congressional Black Caucus Town Hall & Job Fair
(Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 S. Vermont Ave)
Looking for a job? More than 100 employers will participate in a job fair as part of the final stop of the Congressional Black Caucus' "For the
People''. More than a dozen CBC members, including chairman Emanuel Cleaver, Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, Laura Richardson, D-Long Beach, and Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, will discuss high unemployment, jobs legislation and ideas to stimulate the economy in urban communities.
August 30, 2011
Town Hall Meeting (6 pm)
(Crenshaw Christian Center, 7901 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044)
Join Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Host, and Congresswoman Laura Richardson and Congresswoman Karen Bass, Co-Hosts, for a Town Hall meeting discussing the Congressional Black Caucus For the People Jobs initiative H. Res. 348.
Also featuring special guests: members of the Congressional Black Caucus
August 28, 2011
Leimert Park Walk Comedy Show (3-4pm)
(KAOS Network - 4343 Leimert Blvd.)
The Leimert Park Art Walk Comedy Show has an awesome line up for you: Comedians Gayla Johnson, Tommy Otis, Perry Kurtz, Keith Michael Ashton, Hope Surratt, Joe Luu and DangerMan and Steve Hill will be in full effect with your host, Stevie Mack on the mic!
Free admission.
August 27, 2011
Back to school expo and peace ride (10 am-4 pm)
(Kmart Parking Lot 500 Carson Town Center, Carson, CA)
Sponsored by Justice for Murdered Children.
FREE:
Backpacks, Immunizations, Dental Check-ups, Eye Exams, Groceries and more.
Entertainment:
The Eddie Kendicks Experience featuring Norman Carter, Ladee Dred, Gospel Gangstas, Woodcrest Generals, Long Beach Lyons Dancers, Pastor Dirk, Estrellas De Mexico and BG Knockout
For more info contact:
310-547-5362 or lawanda@jfmc.org
Facebook -JFMC carandbikeshow
August 24, 2011
Right to Health committee meeting (6-8 pm)
(St. John's Well Child & Family Center, 5801 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles 90037)
The Right to Health Committee is working to make sure that everyone has access to health care. The committee meets every 4th Wednesday of the month to plan organizing actions to give residents of South LA a voice in the debate over healthcare access.
Child care provided.
For more information, contact Suri at (323) 541-1600 ext. 1016.
August 24, 2011
Beyond the Bricks film screening and discussion (5:30 pm)
(Santee Education Complex, 1921 Maple Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90017)
Beyond the Bricks: Film Screening and Community Engagement Forum in support of Black Male Student Achievement.
Only 12 percent of black fourth-grade males are proficient in reading, compared with 38 percent of white males. Black males drop out of high school at nearly twice the rate of white males. These are staggering statistics addressed in the documentary, "Beyond the Bricks," a project launched by the Ford Foundation that utilizes documentary film and a national community engagement initiative to promote solutions for one of America’s critical problems - the consistently low performance of black males in public school. This is the first time this event comes to Los Angeles. After the film screening, there will be a panel discussion regarding solutions to the black male student achievement gap, which will be attended by Mayor Villaraigosa and other prominent community leaders.
Watch atrailer of the film.
Attendees: Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, CEO of the Community Coalition; Blair Taylor, President and CEO of the LA Urban League; Marshall Tuck, CEO of the Partnership for LA Schools; LA Journalist Larry Aubry; Professor Ivory Toldson of Howard University; Kevin Mitchell, 7th grader at Markham Middle School; Dr. Reverend Chip Murray, the former First AME Pastor and current faculty member at USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture.
August 20, 2011
Los Angeles Black Book Expo (10 am- 6 pm)
(Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, 90015.)
A full day of activity featuring authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children's book authors, emerging writers, publishers, booksellers, panel discussions, editors, book reviewers, and others
August 20, 2011
Community work day (2:30 pm)
(3720 West 54th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90043)
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC. / VIEW PARK SECTION
We need SISTERS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE to join the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. as a Volunteer to work in the Community. We need your help, because there is so much work to do and it will take just a moment of your time, that will make a difference in the life of a child or a family. To learn more, visit with NCNW-View Park Section the
3rd Saturday of the month
For more info: (323) 301-4697
www.ncnwviewpark.org (local)
www.ncnw.org (national).
August 20, 2011
South Central farm tour in Bakersfield (7:30 am-8 pm)
(Leave from: SCF Community Centro 1702 E. 41st St. Los Angeles, CA 90058)
...Take a field trip to the South Central Farm and get to know your local farmers and get your hands dirty....
Experience sweat and beauty of the South Central Farmers in Bakersfield, CA! Our monthly "Sweat is Beautiful!" farm tour includes a lively tour of the farm, communal farming and harvesting food for a healthy cookout.
The extended farm operated by the South Central Farmers’ Cooperative in Bakersfield, CA is about small-scale farmers bringing high quality organic produce that’s affordable and accessible to all communities. From the moment a tiny seed is sown in the fields to long days of hard labor we can't stop thinking about the health of our children and families in the community who deserve to eat farm fresh organic produce.
As ordinary people who started growing food in South Central LA out of real needs to feed our own families we came to share a collective vision of working towards an equitable food system that addresses community’s food security, health, growing food appropriate to our cultures, passing down sustainable farming practices and cultivating the next generation of farmers.
Since the forced eviction and bulldozing of the 14-acre South Central Farm in 2006 we have spent the past five years standing firm on our commitment to food justice, food sovereignty and feeding families in low income communities by commuting to a leased land in Bakersfield to plant, maintain and harvest our "certified organic" produce. As a result, we are able to establish LA’s most successful people of color farmers cooperative that now supports LA's largest Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program with over 3,000 participants, 28 drop off sites and 13 farmers market stands to date. In the meantime, the battle to restore the original farm on 41st and Alameda in South Central LA continues (see below).
Come visit the farm, get dirty and sweat under the blazing sun together to experience what it takes to sustain the vision of the South Central Farmers and learn all about the exciting new projects underway. Yes, farming is hard labor but we find so much beauty in the work we do. So, bring your family and friends for a day of "Sweat is Beautiful" Farm Tour with the South Central Farmers in Bakersfield, CA.
Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos! See you soon!!!
please RSVP by emailing us outreach@southcentralfarmers.com or by calling 800-249-5240.
August 20, 2011
Florence-Firestone Festival (noon)
(Compton Avenue between Florence Avenue and 68th Street.)
County Supervisors Gloria Molina and Mark Ridley-Thomas will host the sixth annual Florence-Firestone Festival, a three-day celebration with cultural exhibits, arts and crafts, live entertainment and two carnivals areas. Compton Avenue between Florence Avenue and 68th Street.
For more information, contact: Florence-Firestone Chamber of Commerce, (323) 589-4222.
August 20, 2011
Good jobs summit (10 am-1 pm)
(Inglewood High School, 231 S Grevillea Ave Inglewood, CA 90301 )
Good Jobs LA Kitchen Table Summit
Join hundreds of neighbors this Saturday, Aug. 20 for the Good Jobs LA Kitchen Table Summit to discuss urgent job creation legislation at the federal level.
Representatives Laura Richardson (37th Assembly District), Maxine Waters (35th Assembly District) and Karen Bass (33rd Assembly District) are hosting the town hall kitchen table summit to take on the issues their constituents are facing at their kitchen tables – depression-level unemployment, bankruptcies, foreclosures and cuts to public services. To join the discussion for job creation in South LA communities visit www.goodjobsla.org
August 17, 2011
Green Industry Training (10 am-5 pm)
(Southeast L.A.-Crenshaw Worksource Center, 3965 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles 90037)
Attend an orientation to get information on TRAINING leading to employment in the exciting and evolving GREEN INDUSTRY sector.
No cost to eligible participants.
For more information contact:
SELAC WorkSource Center
(323) 730-7900
Zulma Zavala x.205 or Raquel Tellez x.230
August 16, 2011
Homowo Festival (Aug 16-28)
(Leimert Park Village, Crenshaw Blvd. and 43rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90008)
African-Americans, Caribbeans and other Blacks in the Diaspora are preparing to celebrate three of Ghana's popular Homowo, Odwira and Adae Festivals, annually, across USA --- to purify Communities and Society of defilement; Pray and Fast for Community and Country, Make Peace in the Family and Neighborhoods, Invite Friends, Family and Neighbours for Dinner, Re-Connect to "Mother Africa", and recognize African-American Community, Political, Civil Rights and Religious leaders, as well as Celebreties, Achievers and Role Models.
( Cultural Performances and Dancing; Drumming, Fashion Shows, African-American and African Music and Movies, and African / African-American Markets will highlight the annual celebration of the three Festivals, across USA.).
August 10, 2011
Continuum of care meetings (9 am-Noon)
(Willowbrook Senior Center "Auditorium," 12915 Jarvis Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90061)
During the month of August 2011, LA Homeless Services Authority will be conducting Los Angeles Continuum of Care Meetings throughout Los Angeles to discuss the 2011 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Report, Continuum Funding Priorities and to begin to identify the top barriers clients have to successful housing transition. If your agency serves more than one target population and you want to be able to participate in more than one breakout group, please feel free to send multiple participants. Please complete this form and e-mail it to Allura Graham at agraham@lahsa.org. Please note that if you are planning to apply for funding through the Los Angeles Continuum of Care, whether you are seeking renewal funding or new funding, your organization must demonstrate that it participates in the Continuum of Care planning process in your community. If you have any questions about the these Continuum of Care meetings, please contact Allura Graham at 213.225.6545 or via email at agraham@lahsa.org. We look forward to seeing and working with you!
August 9, 2011
Get On Board: Stories of the Los Angeles to Houston Freedom Ride (6 pm)
(Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum, 4130 Overland Avenue, Los Angeles 90230)
Join Honorary Chairs, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Former Congresswoman Diane E. Watson and Former Culver City Board of Education Member, Saundra Wakefield Davis, for a special preview reception for the new exhibition titled, Get on Board: Stories of the Los Angeles to Houston. Click on link before to RSVP.
August 7, 2011
Sobriety Checkpoints Continue to Raises Tensions in South L.A.
Despite an update to LAPD policy that helps unlicensed drivers avoid having their vehicles impounded for driving without a license, community members remain wary of sobriety checkpoints.
August 6, 2011
Koreatown walking tour (3-6 pm)
When driving through Koreatown, one can’t help but wonder what those beautiful letters mean. Circles and lines in various directions create pictures undecipherable for most Angelinos. The Korean words belie the many wonderful experiences to be had there – scrumptious meals originating from many different parts of Korea; spa services to melt fatigue and enhance beauty; and tea houses with the power to transport you to the motherland itself. Join LA Commons as we explore these hidden treasures before ending at the annual Korean Barbecue Festival. It’s going to be an amazing afternoon.
For more information or to RSVP, you may contact us at RSVP@lacommons.org or at 323.219.0219.
August 5, 2011
Freedom Schools Celebrate Second Summer of Unique Learning
More than 200 young scholars attended a mural-painting activity with L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas as part of the Freedom Schools program.
August 5, 2011
Jobs LA community mixer (5 pm)
(2137 W. 80th St, Los Angeles, CA 90047 )
Thousands of Community Members from all over South LA have been applying pressure on a number of Corporations over the past several months in an effort to hold them accountable for paying their fair share and contributing to our communities. For the first time, these active and dedicated community members will have the opportunity to meet with their neighbors in a more relaxed setting (no chanting, really big signs or camera crews this time). These Community Mixers will be the best place for Community Members who are ready to put their foot down about Corporations not only failing to do their part but taking away jobs and support for our communities, and get to meet each other and discuss plans for moving forward. Meetings are happening across South LA in Compton, Inglewood, Historic South Los Angeles and Florence.
August 4, 2011
Redistricting community meeting (6-8 pm)
(West Angeles Villas, 60 30 Crenshaw Blvd.)
Urgent Redistricting Meeting
August 4, 2011
California Community Foundation’s How to Apply Workshop for Grant Seekers (10:30 am-Noon)
(Shields for Families, 2nd Floor – Conference Room, 11601 S. Western Los Angeles, CA 90047)
The California Community Foundation (CCF) will host a workshop to provide information and tips on the grant application process. This workshop will focus on how to submit a “Letter of Intent.” Please
review our grantmaking guidelines to see if your organization fits our goals and strategies before registering at www.calfund.org.
Limited to 40 participants. Registration is free.
Advanced reservations are required as space is limited.
To register online, visit CCF’s Web site: www.calfund.org/workshop
For assistance with online registration, contact Michelle Moreno, program assistant at (213) 413-4130.
August 3, 2011
American Tradition of Jazz Lives On
Thousands gathered for the 16th annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival July 30-31;
August 2, 2011
8th Annual National Night Out Block Party (5-9 pm)
(Baldwin Villa Senior Citizen's Facility, 3939 Marlton Ave (between MLK Jr. Blvd & 39th St))
National Night Out is celebrated throughout the nation's communities on the first Tuesday of August to promote community safety, crime prevention & youth programs. The LAPD's Southwest Division's event is an outdoor community street fair that allows residents to receive information about city, county and state services, housing, business, youth, transportation and other services that help make this a great place to live, work and play.
Concert stage of live music and dancers from the community.
August 2, 2011
Lowrider and Lucha Libre Spectular
(Masjid Bilal Center, 4016 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles)
Nuevo South in association with LAPD Newton Division team up for the National Night Out 2011. Food, music and entertainment.
July 31, 2011
Central Avenue Jazz Festival (12-7 pm)
(Central Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets)
Two-day annual festival
Sunday's line-up:
Gerald Wilson Orchestra 5:10pm
Katia Moraes & Sambaguru 3:40pm
Deacon Jones with Ray Goren 2:20pm
Ernie Andrews 1:05pm
Jazz America (paying tribute to Buddy Collette) 11:45am
July 30, 2011
A Day in the Park (10 am-3 pm)
(Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park, 905 E. El Segundo Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca. 90059)
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:
Please join us for a short walk through our community. The walk will begin at Helen Keller Park, 1045 West 126th Street, Los Angeles, Ca., with a brief stop at Athens Park,12806 S. Broadway and conclude at Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park.
Meet Parks Bureau Deputies, local clergy, volunteers, business owners, neighbors and other members of your community. There will also be food, music, and games, for the kids at the park
For more info:
Deputy Derrick A. Thompson
12910 Athens Way
Los Angeles, CA 90061
(310) 965-8659
July 30, 2011
Central Avenue Jazz Festival (12-7 pm)
(Central Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets)
Two-day annual festival
Saturday's line-up:
Pete Escovedo 5:55pm
Kamasi Washington and the Next Step 4:35pm
Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra (paying tribute to Horace Tapscott) 3:20pm
The Karen A. Clark Project 2:25pm
Ashley Sirls 1:40pm
Dorian Holley 12:45pm
LAUSD All-City High School Jazz Band 11:40am
July 30, 2011
Service project in Leimert Park (8:30 am-1:30 pm)
(Leimert Park Village, Los Angeles 90008)
Large-scale service project in Leimert Park Village to support the community’s efforts to make this hidden landmark an incubator for the continued development and preservation of African American art, culture, entrepreneurship and economic development in Los Angeles.
Volunteers will restore historic building tiles, build African drums for a youth oriented music program, plant trees, and assist nonprofits throughout the neighborhood. In addition, volunteers will help revitalize the campus of Audubon Middle School.
Click below to find out how to register and who can participate.
July 30, 2011
Free “Movies in the Park” (7 pm)
(Benny H. Potter Park, 2413 Second Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90018)
Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr. has announced that the last film in Council District 10’s annual “Movies in the Park” series will be “How to Train Your Dragon,” and will take place at Benny H. Potter Park.
Wesson’s community partners in presenting “Movies in the Park” this year are the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, the United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council, the South Robertson Neighborhoods Council, Community Build, Inc., and the 101 Enterprises Foundation.
The festivities at each park begin at 7:00 p.m., with the movies starting fifteen minutes after sundown.