They’re trying to silence Black leadership and take control of our communities. But Black leadership isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. Now more than ever, we must protect it, defend it, and grow it. Because the freedom we fight for is our own.

My short film, ‘I am Gustavo’, is publicly available for the first time. Gustavo Otzoy, Guatemalan immigrant and friend, was one of 200 unhoused residents who were forcibly evicted from Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles in 2021. Watch now: vimeo.com/1099912805

SAVE THE DATE 🖤💚❤️ for our Black August Commemoration on Aug 22nd from 3-6 pm. We’ve got some very special things planned and we want you here with us!

Black August began behind prison walls to honor freedom fighters like George Jackson and W.L. Nolen. It remains today a commitment to study and discipline. We continue to carry this fire forward. Study. Fast. Train. Fight.

We’re seeking artists & creatives, who identify within the Black diaspora, for our Black August Commemoration taking place on Friday, August 22nd. Send us an email, [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you and are deeply grateful for your offering. 🖤

What happens when someone known for prosecuting houselessness is handed the keys to the agency created decades ago to end it? The LAHSA Commission votes this Friday, 9 am at 637 Wilshire Blvd. Pull up!

Protest posters across five decades - different eras, same fight. Some of the posters featured in this deck haven’t been lost thanks to CSPG’s amazing work. Their archive preserves this visual history of resistance. We appreciate y’all.

“Healthy Streets” is not about health, it’s about disappearance. Laws like 41.18 don’t protect people, they erase them. Unhoused folks are being pushed out, punished, and policed for existing in public. We fight for a city that doesn’t throw anyone away.

June 28 4-7pm | Echo Park Lake, LA for more information: @lacanetwork.bsky.social

We’re two days away from Conversations & Tasters, come join us for an intimate evening with Mike de la Rocha! Homemade food & libations will be provided 🍱 When: Friday, June 27th, 6-9 pm Where: LA CAN, 838 E 6th St. See you there! 🩶

Celebrating our queer & trans fam 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 and especially this Sunday (29th) for Skid Row Pride. Join us for a beautiful day filled with live performances, conversation panel, music, food, and more! 🩵

ICE is conducting a series of raids in DTLA today. Many workers were arrested outside of local businesses. If we don’t fight back now, they will come for more of us.

What’s happening in HALA housing isn’t “affordable” it’s straight up abandonment. Rotting walls, no security, no mail delivery - causing elderly tenants to go weeks without medication, people missing out on important documents and deadlines. This is a human rights crisis.

Another encampment sweep today. People were forced out with little notice, no real support, and had to leave their essential belongings behind. Afterward, a city worker used someone’s mattress 🤬 what they slept on 🤬 to clean the street.

Newsom’s new “model ordinance” targets unhoused people and escalates state violence instead of addressing the housing crisis. Framed as a compassionate response to California’s housing crisis, this policy is in fact rooted in displacement, criminalization, & more state violence.

Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a $13.95 billion budget that protects police funding while cutting deeply into other departments. Over 2,700 city jobs are being eliminated. Half of LA’s animal shelters will be forced to close. Housing support & services residents rely on everyday will shrink or disappear.

We’re proud to announce that the Human Rights Watch film, Swept, by Adam Silver, informed by LA CAN and our allies has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Short Documentary category. 🧡

Today, the LA City Council voted to remove the Produce Hotel from REAP, knowing full well that tenants are living without heat, without fire safety, without ventilation, without dignity. But while they chose profits and backroom deals, WE CHOSE EACH OTHER. Skid Row is not for sale.

LA CAN stands in strong opposition to the City’s plan to remove the Produce Hotel from REAP, despite ongoing, documented violations inside. Mold. Rotting floors. Roaches. Broken fire systems. These are daily realities for Black and Latinx tenants in Skid Row.

For over two decades, our friends at WRAP have been on the front lines, demanding an end to the criminalization of houselessness. They’ve never stopped reminding us: housing is a human right, not a privilege. House keys, not handcuffs. ⛓️‍💥 End the sweeps for good. Listen as Dogon speaks some truth.

Give our people house keys not handcuffs!

Medicaid cuts are a direct attack on our communities and this threatens the well-being of millions. These cuts will disproportionately impact Black and brown communities, where access to quality healthcare is already limited. We need a world where healthcare is a right for all.

As landlords continue to price gouge in an unaffordability crisis, let’s keep our neighbors housed! #LowerTheRent #StrongerRentControl #LARSO CTA: Go to CAPTHERENT.ORG and send City Council an email through their website!

Join us at the Residents’ Organizing Committee (R.O.C.) meeting today, March 14th, 5-7pm at LA CAN. Come with an open mind and heart as we build community power together. Dive into meaningful, open discussions and discover effective ways to fight for change. Dinner will be served. 🍛

On 2/28/25, Iowa's governor signed a bill removing gender identity from civil rights law under the guise of protecting women. It limits transgender & nonbinary rights, including changing gender markers on birth certificates. This law takes effect 7/1/25.

DOGE is pushing massive federal layoffs under the claim of ‘efficiency’ and more privatization. These layoffs are impacting essential services and workers. Swipe to learn more. 🧐

The EEOC’s decision to drop transgender discrimination cases is yet another reminder that the systems in place were never built to protect us. Our survival is an act of resistance, and we’ll continue to fight for a world where trans and gender non-conforming people are free 🩵🩷🤍

TODAY 🍐 join us for the Skid Row Justice & Wellness Marketplace! Here’s what we’ve got for you: 🍄‍🟫 Home-cooked lunch by Chef Natosha 🫚 Up to $50 in free produce 🕯️ Protest art-making table 🩶 Soundbath healing by Maya ✂️ Free haircuts 🪻 Updates from our committees and organizing opportunities

Join us at the Residents’ Organizing Committee (R.O.C.) meeting this Friday, February 14th, 5-7pm at LA CAN. Come with an open mind and heart as we build community power together. Dive into meaningful, open discussions and discover effective ways to fight for change. Dinner will be served. 🍜

Know your rights and how to protect yourself from illegal ICE raids. Please share with your community. Conoce tus derechos: Cómo protegerte de allanamientos ilegales/entrada forzada ilegal. Por favor comparte con tu comunidad. 🖤

Marqueece Harris-Dawson @mhdcd8.bsky.social, President of the LA City Council, we’ve paid you upwards of $250k, one of the highest salaries in the nation. At today’s city council, he sat completely disengaged. When will those in power listen and give the people the respect they deserve?

The ILRC Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Print a red card from here, available in multiple languages. Printables on bottom of this webpage: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...

This was filmed yesterday at City Council. The issues being discussed: implementing a rent freeze, partial eviction moratorium, and mandatory rent gouging reporting.

All People’s Health Collective partnered with F4GI and put together this great resource to donate directly to over 900 incarcerated firefighters who’ve been battling the wildfires in California, saving homes and lives, for as little as $10.24 a day.

Donate directly to incarcerated firefighters via All People’s Health Collective: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Join us for the Skid Row Justice and Wellness Marketplace this Friday, January 17th, from 12pm-3pm at LA CAN’s Front Courtyard (838 E 6th Street). With so many facing challenges from the recent fires, this event is about healing, support, and empowerment.

“The consistent defunding of other city programs in order to give the LAPD billions a year has consequences, and these elected officials do actually have blood on their hands. The city is unprepared to handle this fire, & LA shouldn’t be in that position.”

Let the Olympics Burn, Not LA Reality check: Hosting the Olympics is an Abomination​​ nolympicsla.com/2025/01/15/l...

“Atla/A Human Atlas of the City of Angels” is a free exhibit by A Human Atlas at the Central Library. Our very own founder, Pete White, is among the featured 100. Now until April 27th, discover an atlas of Angelenos who are the change makers, leading us with inspired action.

#NowHiring: Housing Rights Organizer Join LA CAN to fight for housing justice in Downtown and South-Central Los Angeles! Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]

Join us at the Residents’ Organizing Committee (R.O.C.) Meeting this Friday, January 17th, 5pm-7pm at LA CAN. -Engage in open, in-depth conversations -Learn how to sharpen your organizing skills -Identify powerful ways to fight back and create change

Join us for the Skid Row Justice and Wellness Marketplace this Friday, January 17th, from 12pm-3pm at LA CAN’s Front Courtyard (838 E 6th Street). With so many facing challenges from the recent fires, this event is about healing, support, and empowerment.

Our doors are open for folks needing respite from hazardous air exposure. 838 E. 6th St. Los Angeles, CA 90021

Mutual Aid LA - fire aid resource doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Our doors are open for folks needing respite from hazardous air exposure. 838 E. 6th St. Los Angeles, CA 90021

Stay safe.

At the "Confronting Homelessness" event that was held inside LAPD headquarters last night, Karen Bass said "If you invite people to your house, you need to clean your house." Maybe if people in your house are in crisis, you should cancel the party and focus on taking care of them.

Houselessness is not a joke and the City of Los Angeles should know better. This was spotted TODAY at a sweep on San Julian.