Category Archive: 'L.A. River'
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 [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, L.A. River, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Public Art
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Learn more about The City Project’s work on the L.A. River here
Posted in Biking, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Economic Stimulus, Free the Beach!, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Heritage Parkscape, Indigenous Values and Native American Sites, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Map Justice, Monuments: Diversity, Democracy and Freedom, Olmsted Vision, Public Art, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Transportation Justice, Urban Parks Movement
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.
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Schools and Communities, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Diversifying Democracy, Heritage Parkscape, L.A. River, Public Art, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Health and Equality, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, The City Project, Transit to Trails, Urban Parks Movement
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. [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, Urban Parks Movement
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 [...]
Posted in Baldwin Hills, Clean Water, Diversifying Democracy, Fun in the Park, Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities, Infrastructure Justice, L.A. River, Olmsted Vision, The City Project, Urban Parks Movement