The Biddy Mason Wall is a best practice example of the kind of cultural, historical, and artistic monument that Los Angeles should celebrate. Born a slave in Mississippi in 1818, Biddy Mason walked behind her owner’s wagon, first to Utah then to Los Angeles. A federal judge freed her in 1856, before the United States [...]

Great Wall of Los Angeles The Great Wall of Los Angeles exemplifies a cultural, historical, and artistic monument that celebrates diversity and democracy. The Great Wall is one of the city’s great landmarks and one of the country’s most respected monuments to multicultural harmony. The Great Wall depicts the history of people of color and [...]

Transit to Trails takes inner city youth and their families and friends on fun mountain, beach, and Los Angeles River trips. The project enriches their education about water, land, wildlife, and cultural history, and the importance of physical activity and healthy eating for life-long health. Transit to Trails will kick off the 2008 season with [...]

Superintendent Tom Workman invites everyone to celebrate National Park Week at Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego’s National Park, with special Junior Ranger Day activities on Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. National Park Week (April 19-27, 2008), celebrates and seeks to engage people with America’s national parks. The 2nd Annual National [...]

Manzanar is a best practice example of a cultural, historical, or artistic monument that reflects diversity, democracy, and freedom. The mission statement at Manzanar states : Manzanar National Historic Site preserves the stories and resources of Manzanar for this and future generations. We will facilitate a park experience that weaves the stories of the various [...]

Cultural, historical and artistic monuments should reflect the diversity of a place and its people. People of color and women have been vital to the creation of Los Angeles throughout the history of the City and the area. Yet with almost 900 official cultural and historical landmarks in the City of Los Angeles as of [...]

National Latino Congreso Resolution 8.04 – The Great Wall, the Heritage Parkscape, and Cultural and Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles. Adopted October 8, 2007, Los Angeles, CA. Whereas, the Great Wall of Los Angeles by Judy Baca and SPARC is one of the city’s great cultural landmarks and one of the country’s most respected monuments [...]

Cultural, historical and artistic monuments should reflect the diversity of a place and its people. People of color and women have been vital to the creation of Los Angeles throughout the history of the City and the area. Yet with almost 900 official cultural and historical monuments in the City of Los Angeles, only about [...]

Chicano Park reflects the struggles, hopes, and triumphs of communities coming together for equal justice, democracy, and livability for all by using parks as organizing tools to bring people together. Chicano Park was founded on April 22, 1970 — the same as the first Earth Day — when the community of Barrio Logan joined activists [...]