Category Archive: 'L.A. River'

Great Wall of Los Angeles Restoration 2011

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

The Great Wall of Los Angeles is the largest monument to inter-racial harmony in the United States. The Great Wall was created and directed by Judy Baca, California Chicana muralist and the Founder and Artistic Director of SPARC (Social and Public Art Resource Center, Debra J.T. Padilla, Executive Director). The Great Wall is a half-mile [...]

Los Angeles River Ride 2011

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Learn more about The City Project’s work on the L.A. River here

Por qué Importan los Parques: Identidad Cultural

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Los Angeles [...]

Why Parks Matter: Cultural Heritage

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Click here to see The City Project’s policy report and maps on Healthy Parks, Schools and Communities: Green Access and Equity for Los Ángeles County in English. Síga este enlace para ver el reporte y mapas del City Project de Parques, Escuelas y Comunidades Saludables: Acceso Verde y Equidad en el Condado de Los Angeles [...]

KCET on the Web Park Poor The City Project SoCal Connected

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

KCET’s SoCal Connected award-winning news series presents “Park Poor” on the Web. The nine-minute segment “Park Poor” addresses park access and equal justice, including the work of The City Project and the Olmsted vision of park, playgrounds and beaches for all.    

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Urges More Latino-themed National Parks, Sites

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

With the nation’s Latino population booming and now the country’s largest minority group, the Obama administration’s top Hispanic official is concerned that the federal government is not giving enough attention to Hispanic history and culture. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in the past year has pushed the National Park Service to identify more sites or properties [...]

Anahuak Free Family Festival, Health Expo and Sports Tournaments October 15-16, 2011

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Click on the images to see more pictures of organizing at Copa COFEM in 2010.  (L-R) Anahuak’s Raul Macias, Liliana Guerrero, Public Relations Director, Ciudad de Mexico, Lideres Binacionales, and City Project’s Kristina Harootun. Please join The City Project and Anahuak Youth Soccer Association for a weekend of fun and using sports as organizing tools to help [...]

KCET TV and Web Park Poor New Air Time October 10, 10:30 pm Please Tune In!

Monday, October 10th, 2011

KCET’s SoCal Connected award-winning news series will air “Park Poor” again October 10, 2011, at 10:30 pm on your local KCET public television station and on the Web. “Park Poor” addresses park access and equal justice in Los Angeles. The nine-minute segment includes the work of The City Project with Anahuak Youth Soccer Association, Prof. [...]

Rio de Los Angeles State Park Site Tour: Vernice Miller-Travis, NEJAC, Charles Lee, US EPA

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Vernice Miller-Travis from the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) and Charles Lee, Deputy Associate Administrator for Environmental Justice, United States Environmental Protection Agency, do a site tour with The City Project at Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard, a major environmental justice victory and part of the greening of the Los [...]

KCET SoCal Connected Park Poor TV Oct 7, 2011, 8:30 pm; Environmental Justice Park Tour

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Park Poor KCET’s SoCal Connected award-winning news series will air “Park Poor” on Friday, October 7, 2011, at 8:30 pm on your local KCET public television station. “Park Poor” will address park access and equal justice in Los Angeles, including Rio de Los Angeles State Park and the work of The City Project with Anahuak [...]