Opening blessing by Danza Mexi'cayotl, celebration of the Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center’s 3rd anniversary

Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) offers monthly $15 tours led by archaeologists [historians, other academic experts] uncovering hidden ancient sites amid modern CDMX INAH offers @ 130 tours yearly paseosculturales.inah.gob.mx/index.php www.latimes.com/science/stor...

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“This is a time that calls for thoughtful, mass action,” Wong told The Times in an interview in July. “How could this blatant racial profiling, the terrorizing of the communities of Los Angeles, take place without a direct challenge to this injustice? That’s why we came together.”

Alfredo Castañeda ‘The Absence’ 1977 Exploring absence not as loss, but as revelation-an unfolding of meaning in what remains Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism on view at San Diego Museum of Art through March 1, 2026 www.sdmart.org/exhibition/a...

The Power of Remembering & Affirming Resistance: 10 Años de Corazón, 3 Años de Hogar Celebrate the Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center’s 3rd anniversary on Sat, Oct 11, 3-7pm, 1960 National Ave, San Diego 92113 RSVP (free) www.evite.com/event/0054AP...

Sailing spider

If there were a Cruelty Olympics, Trump’s sycophants would all be elbowing each other for the gold www.latimes.com/california/s...

Out-of-print, rare, and first-edition titles make up the bulk of the collection. So works by Wanda Coleman, Pope L., and Ruby Dee sit next to titles by Octavia Butler and Audre Lorde. lithub.com/solange-know...

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“The quality was as low as you could get,” Dimock said. “But when you were a kid, it didn’t matter. You got this record on a box that you could cut out and play. What more fun can you have than that?” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/a...

There were detainees who had been there for a year fighting to get asylum, others for eight months. Some had been arrested despite having work permits. Others scammed out of thousands of dollars by immigration lawyers who never showed up for their court hearings www.latimes.com/california/s...

9th Annual Chicano Skate Park Celebration, tomorrow Sept 20, 12-4pm, free, open to all Giveaways, raffles, art, food, 9.ª Celebración Anual del Chicano Skate Park, mañana, el 20 de septiembre de 12-4pm en el Chicano Skate Park, gratis para toda la comunidad Regalos, rifas, arte, comida

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The reward of working in a collective or in collaboration is an internal reward that you will never experience in any other manner…connecting w/ other human beings that care deeply or are passionate about the same things that you do is not only uplifting, it's sublime www.aaa.si.edu/blog/2025/09...

“Laughter blends with tears, and the sorrow is softened by creativity. For those left behind, each coffin is more than a final resting place. It is a story carved in wood, a proverb to be read.”

Have cat, will travel

Town mayor of years past & mayor of today. Both reflect the mood of the village #caturday

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More rain, more rainbows #paysdeloire

It was not until the 1970s, with the rise of the second-wave feminist movement, that she received renewed attention, though by then her work was already in the Museum of Modern Art’s collection thanks to a donation by Weston, who had preserved her work www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Full arc rainbow #montsoreau

Bateau de fruits de mer #marchemontsoreau

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To honor the moratorium, San Diego's Chicano Park Museum & Cultural Center is opening an exhibition Friday called “Fragmentos del Barrio.” It was created by Los Angeles-based artist Ramsés Noriega, who co-founded the Chicano Moratorium. www.kpbs.org/news/racial-...

“Cop watch, night patrols, mutual aid—these are ways communities step in to protect each other when institutions only cause harm. When we document, de-escalate, offer medical care, or simply stand beside someone in crisis, we’re proving that safety comes from solidarity, not surveillance.”

Cine En El Parque concludes this Saturday with WALKOUT (1968 protest of injustices in L.A. schools) Also two shorts featuring legendary Chunky Sánchez: Ken Kramer’s About San Diego: Remembering Ramón ‘Chunky’ Sánchez & Facundo the Great Music by Carnalismo Chicano Park, Aug 30, 6-10pm, free

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www.latimes.com/california/s... Get free Books Unbanned (started by Brooklyn Public Library) library card from participating libraries: booksunbanned.com/card San Diego: www.sandiego.gov/public-libra...

Most in the state’s public school systems, including in L.A. Unified have embraced a counter mission, protecting the right of children — regardless of immigration status — to a public education. That right to an education is, so far, protected by past U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

Advocates say the best way to get involved is to volunteer with a local group that can train and prepare you for patrols and documenting enforcement operations. www.latimes.com/california/s...

It was the best opportunity to help some passersby feel represented while confronting others with a hard truth. The Chicano artist melting ice blocks in Riverside has a bigger story to tell www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

Palm portal to the bay

Cine En El Parque, free outdoor film screening series in Chicano Park on August 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th Tomorrow’s film (8/9/2025), Real Women Have Curves, screens at 7:30pm Event is 6-10pm, includes music by DJ Rambo mediaartscenter.org/ceep

“Someone breaks into your house, they’re looking for jewelry or cash right?” he said, trying to reason with the circumstances. “But in this case, what’s the purpose? It’s like someone breaks my window, and then they put a new one up.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Descanso Gardens #FlowerReport 🌱

A searchable database of public records concerning use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers — some 1.5 million pages from nearly 700 law enforcement agencies — is now available to the public www.latimes.com/california/s...

Ice agents appear to have shifted their strategy since the order, Reynolds said. They are now picking people up outside their homes while claiming to have warrants, whether or not they actually produce one

Prayer card—with Chunky’s Hubcap—prefection David Avalos, presente! Chunky Sanchez, presente!

David Avalos, presente! Viewing & reception today, Sat, August 2, 11am-3pm, Funeraria Del Angel, National City 91950 "In lieu of speakers, we invite those attending to mingle and share stories and memories with each other." www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/n...

How great was Tom Lehrer? In 2020, he moved his entire catalog into the public domain because he felt he'd made more than enough money off of it. Enjoy every Tom Lehrer album: tomlehrersongs.com

…it was uncommon for the justice department to file, then dismiss cases, especially numerous felonies in rapid succession. “It seems this is a way to detain people, hold them in custody, instill fear and discourage people from exercising their first amendment rights,”

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“I’m trying to hold onto the anger stage so I don’t get into the sad stage,” he said. “And I don’t want to get there because that’ll lead to the acceptance stage, and too much of L.A. is already there.”

“...DHS is improperly using our recording of ‘God’s Gonna Cut You Down’ in latest propaganda video. It’s obvious that you don’t respect Copyright Law & Artist Rights any more than you respect Habeas Corpus & Due Process rights, not to mention the separation of Church & State per US Constitution”

Great blue heron wadding in Lake Murray

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From Camarillo to Carpinteria, firing tear gas and less lethals at children, congressman being denied entry by soldiers, and one lone man tries to stop a military convoy with his El Camino. Raids are still happening over L.A. today, btw, and Santa Ana is being hit especially hard right now.

3 of 7 large, site-specific bamboo sculptures by The Myth Makers (Donna Dodson & Andy Moerlein) Bamboozled: An Unexpected Bamboo Adventure on view at South Coast Botanic Garden through Sept 30, 2025 #bamboobirds #southcoastbotanicgarden southcoastbotanicgarden.org/bamboozled-a...