Communities of color are often the populations most vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial waste and soil contamination. Sinks: Places We Call Home, highlights the environmental disparities created by manufacturing sites in two communities near Self Help Graphics: the Exide battery plant in Vernon and the former Athens Tank Farm (Exxon Mobil) site in Willowbrook.
Sinks: Places We Call Home
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The Crazy Superhero Vacation
The Crazy Superhero Vacation is a production by Ms. Neate’s class at Vena Avenue Elementary. Animation and editing are by Pieter Hardeman of Toy Story Lab. Southland Sings is a creative organization using the arts to unlock creative potential through live opera, musical theatre production, education assemblies, and music composition for all ages.
ARTEONICA*: Art, Science, and Technology in Latin America Today
ARTEONICA* revisits a lesser-known Latin American art movement, initiating a discussion between a group of innovative computer artists from the 1960s and 1970s, and contemporary Latin American artists whose work is influenced by their legacy. Despite the political and social conflicts across Latin America in the ’60s and ’70s, artists in the region explored the interconnectedness of art, science, and technology during that time.
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CELEBRATE LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH WITH BOOKS AND MOVIES ON KANOPY, HOOPLA AND LIBBY
Stream films for free and on-demand on Kanopy and Hoopla, and download e-books and audiobooks on Libby. The services have an extensive library of Latin American and Spanish language books, cinema, and documentaries that are free with your city of Los Angeles or Los Angeles County library card.
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Art and the Internet in L.A.
In the past 50 years, the internet has grown from a military research project to the ubiquitous information backbone of our world. Even as the early web took off, few pundits would have predicted how tightly woven the internet would become into our lives. Art and the Internet in LA invites a roster of contemporary artists living and working in LA to respond to the 50-year history of artists creating work on and with the Internet, often shaping it through…
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UCLA American Indian Studies Center Library
The UCLA American Indian Studies Center Library is a focused special collection of books, journals, newspapers, and other core materials important to the study of American Indian peoples. The collection contains a wide range of subjects, including history, law, social relations, expressive arts, languages, and literature. Everyone is welcome to use the AISC Library; however, the library is not a circulating collection. Check the website or call for hours of operation.