Planting the Seeds of Racism and Moving Away from Gender Roles

Planting the Seeds of Racism and Moving Away from Gender Roles / Sembrando las Semillas del Racismo y Alejándose de los Roles de Género Hello, my name is Pedro Enrique Puentes. I am a second-year history graduate student at California State University, Northridge, and a curatorial intern at LA Plaza

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Online Community Meetings: Historic Paseo Walkway Phase Two Construction

The Historic Paseo Walkway extends three city blocks from Broadway to Main street in Downtown Los Angeles, an urban area surrounded by freeways and busy boulevards that lack trees and green space. The proposed expansion park site is adjacent to several of the City’s most historic sites, including Ft. Moore,

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Help LA Plaza Preserve L.A.’s Latino History!

You can help can preserve the legacy of one of the leading figures of California history, Governor Jose Figueroa, who served during Mexican rule from 1833 to 1835, by writing the Los Angeles City Council, urging them to keep Figueroa Street intact.     LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

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A New Year’s Message from John Echeveste, CEO of LA Plaza

Dear Friends of LA Plaza We started the new year full of hope, promise and change. We were sobered by the cataclysmic events which took place in Washington DC. We take a deep breath, and move forward. No need to recount the calamities of the past months. We can only express our

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Logo of Eastside Arts Initiative, a big a combined with and E and and I in red, blue and yellow colors.

LA Plaza Eastside Arts Initiative Announces Recipients of COVID-19 Relief Grants

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ (LA Plaza) Eastside Arts Initiative (EAI) announces recipients of two grant funds totaling $75,000 supporting artists, public arts projects, and arts organizations serving Eastern Los Angeles County. “Through their endurance and creative work, our grantees are keeping the arts alive in Eastern LA County. We are pleased to be helpful to them during these challenging times,”

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