The Occupy Los Angeles encampment began on October 1st. The encampment, which followed the Occupy Wall Street protests, began as a protest against corporate welfare, and what protesters say is the further marginalization of the poor and middle class. There were more than 500 tents on the lawn surrounding Los Angeles City Hall. It...
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Located in Inglewood, the FreeLA High School focuses on graduation and job placement with a curriculum based on social justice and community organizing. The school is a partnership between the John Muir Charter School, the Youth Justice Coalition and the Workforce Investment Act, a federal program that promotes job training and assists U.S. businesses...
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The “occupation movement” continues to expand as teachers and workers who call themselves, Occupy Los Angeles Unified School District, decided on Friday to begin an occupation of the area surrounding LAUSD headquarters. The occupation date was voted on and is set to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 18, following a rally and march at the...
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Occupy Los Angeles, a solidarity movement with Occupy Wall Street protested outside of the House of Blues in West Hollywood yesterday where President Obama was speaking for a Democratic fundraiser. The group wanted to make public the occupation that will be taking place this Saturday at Los Angeles City Hall. The occupation in Los...
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On June 4, hundreds of marchers hit the sidewalks of Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood demanding an end to victim blaming and rape culture in one of many “SlutWalks” held internationally. SlutWalk first kicked off in Toronto in response to a Jan. 24 comment made by a Toronto police officer to students and...
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Is it just another garden? Or is it a transition from an unsustainable, industrial culture to a lush, self-sustainable urban space where spirituality, education, nutrition and the reconnection with Gaia thrive? Located in the coroner of a parking lot at the A-warehouse, an art and performance venue in South Los Angeles, is a permaculture...
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Live old-time music and free goods brought a number of Angelenos in Eagle Rock together on Saturday, Nov. 13, to practice the art of sustainable living in the parking lot of Casa Princesa Café, turned trading post for the LA Freestore. The fundamental idea behind the LA Freestore was to bring what you can...
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