Jails Are Not Homes: Transforming Skid Row
A compelling multimedia presentation on the campaign to build a sustainable community in the downtown Los Angeles community of Center City East (Skid Row).
When: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Where: MultiCultural Ctr., UCSB, Goleta
Cost: Not available
Age limit: All ages
Categories: Lectures
Description: See this compelling multimedia presentation on the campaign to build a sustainable community in the downtown Los Angeles community of Center City East (Skid Row). Residents and activists associated with the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) will present their stories, poems, and short films on the resilience of residents in the face of economic recession, homelessness, displacement policies, and negative media representations such as The Soloist. Co-sponsored by the Department of Black Studies and the Center for Black Studies Research.
Phone: 805-893-8411
Event posted Nov. 2, 2009
Last updated Nov. 3, 2009
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