Testimonios Procession and Performance

By Joe Linton
Sep 8, 2014

North East L.A. Alliance will be hosting “Testimonios” – a flash mob procession and public performance commemorating the histories of displacement of peoples that has taken place on the land in and around L.A. Union Station. See Facebook event for more information.

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A couple of events fighting displacement. Fun bike events. Metro Board Committee meetings. Ya know. The usual. Tuesday – North East L.A. Alliance will be hosting “Testimonios” – a flash mob procession and public performance commemorating the histories of displacement of peoples that has taken place on the land in and around L.A. Union Station. See Facebook […]

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In many historically marginalized urban neighborhoods, decades of disenfranchisement and the repressive policing that accompanied it created great insecurity in the public space and, over time, eroded bonds of social trust between neighbors. With the public space essentially rendered off limits for too many, community had to be nurtured in private spaces.

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It’s a packed weekend in Boyle Heights, filled with bicycle rides, events highlighting historical treasures, and an intersection getting some new public furniture. Here’s a weekend rundown of things to check out: Public furniture installation at the corner of Fickett Street and Wabash Avenue Union de Vecinos will install public furniture at 6 p.m. today on the […]

Leimert Park Invites You to Participate in Preparations for the Festival of Ancestors

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For those of you following our community coverage, “gentrification” is definitely the buzzword of the moment around these parts, it seems. It should be no surprise — I’d hardly expect Boyle Heights or Leimert Park, two of L.A.’s more historic and vocal communities, to not speak up about the changes their neighborhoods are experiencing. But, […]

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By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 3, 2014

It was exciting, said Community Health Council’s (CHC) Andres Ramirez Huiztek, that South L.A. would finally have the opportunity to “show [people] what CicLAvia can be” this weekend. If you’ve attended a CicLAvia event before — a festival that spans and connects communities by temporarily closing the streets to cars and opening them to people […]