Category Archive: 'Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy'

2008 The Year in Pictures

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

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WE WON! DIVERSE ALLIES SAVED PANHE AND SAN ONOFRE, AND STOPPED THE TOLL ROAD!

Malibu Public Access for All

Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities Los Angeles City Council Highlights

Vista Hermosa Park Grand Opening

SCAG Multiagency Effort to Improve Access to Parks and Recreation

Miguel Contreras Schools, Pools and Parks Open to the Community!

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Ancestor Walk 2008

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Kenyaangna
The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007.
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WE WON! DIVERSE ALLIES SAVED PANHE AND SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH!!!!!

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Diverse allies working together persuaded the California Coastal Commission in February and the United States Department of Commerce on December 18, 2008, to save the sacred Native American Acjachemen site of Panhe and San Onofre State Beach and stop the toll road there.
“Our hearts are filled with gratitude today. I am grateful for the support [...]

Heritage Parkscape: Echo Park Boating 2007

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Echo Park 2007
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Ancestor Walk 2008

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Jimi Castillo at Putiidhem.
The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007.
These images are used with the permission of [...]

Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy: 172 Stonehurst Recreation Center

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Constructed circa 1930 of native stone by Montelongo, a Native American stonemason who with his workers laid the round and smooth rock from the local area.
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Ancestor Walk 2008

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Putiidhem.
The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007.
These images are used with the permission of the United Coalition [...]

Heritage Parkscape: Central Avenue Jazz Park Tiles

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Jazz tiles at the Central Avenue Jazz Park across from the Dunbar Hotel reflect the rich history of jazz along Central Avenue.
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Ancestor Walk 2008

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Harmony Keepers at Panhe.
The Ancestor Walk is the annual pilgrimage of the Juaneño/Acjachemen and Gabrielino/Tongva people as they carry prayers to honor the spirits of their Ancestors. The 12th Annual Ancestor Walk from Panhe to Putiidhem, Kenyaanga, Bolsa Chica, Motuueheynga, and Puvunga took place on October 4, 2007.
These images are used with the permission of [...]

Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy: 595 Venice Police Station SPARC

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

The SPARC building, formerly the Venice Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, was an active jail from 1929 until the early seventies. SPARC made the jail its headquarters in 1977 and “liberated” the space for the arts. The Old Venice jail houses SPARC’s Mural Resource and Education Center, the SPARC gallery, the UCLA/SPARC Cesar [...]