Heidi Perez at Bolsa Chica. See Heidi Perez speaking in a YouTube video on the history of the Juaneño/Acjachemen people. 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 [...]

From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe. This and other songs such as “One [...]

Little Tokyo Sidewalk Art as American as Apple Pie Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr. Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign.

Built for the first African-American Presbyterian congregation in Los Angeles, the church was founded in 1904 and was the largest of its denomination in the West. Learn more about the Monuments, Diversity, and Democracy campaign. Visit the Heritage Parkscape online and on flickr.

The MRCA Board adopted the following Environmental Justice Policy Statement on January 7, 2009. The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) will incorporate environmental justice into its mission by maximizing public access to public lands and programs within its jurisdiction while ensuring the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes. Maximizing public [...]

Cristóbal Joshua Alex writes: The Clearinghouse Review has a special November-December 2008 edition which offers “An Antipoverty Agenda for the New President and Congress”. Each article highlights a potential federal initiative that would have an immediate impact in reducing or keeping people out of poverty. I’m honored to have my article, “The Rollback of Civil Rights in the [...]

Bolsa Chica. 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 [...]

New York Times EDITORIAL Reversing Discrimination Published: January 6, 2009 President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are already signaling a welcome new seriousness in Washington about protecting civil rights after eight years of erosion. They are planning swift action on legislation to overturn an unjust 2007 Supreme Court decision that has made it much [...]

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa summed up the importance of the Simon Rodia Towers, commonly known as the Watts Towers, in his inauguration speech in 2005: “I’ve lived here all my life, and there are many places I love around the city. But whenever I go through South Los Angeles, I always try to catch [...]

Lillian Robles remembered. 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 [...]