24 Mar East LA Moves Pet Parade
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 Queer Mercado, 4801 E 3rd St, East Los Angeles, CA 90022 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, “Pet Parade” at 12:30 pm 31,518 households in East LA have pets –...
29 Sep Paseo del Cempazuchitl // Safe Passage Along City Terrace Dr.
October 28th-November 4, 2022 FREE! Registration recommended. For Dia de los Muertos, a commemoration of lives lost to traffic crashes along City Terrace Drive. Please help create a week-long installation that commemorates lives...
21 Jul City Terrace Art Walk
Saturday, July 30 2022 2:00pm to 8:00pm // City Terrace Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90063 FREE! no registration required Come join Public Matters at the City Terrace Art Walk as we celebrate City Terrace...
08 Apr April 23, 2022 – University Park Slow Jams!
Saturday, April 23, 2022 // 11:00am to 1:00pm // Jefferson >< Vermont Exposition >< Vermont Join us at one of two locations – or both! FREE! no registration required This spring, University Park Slow Jams takes...
29 Mar Brisa Aviles – City Terrace: Reclaiming Our Public Spaces
An overpass bridge on City Terrace Dr. with a large banner reading "Local Community Control" Photo by Brisa Aviles While thinking about what could be the theme for my capstone project,...
29 Mar Ashley Ajayi – Skate Safe Digital Resistive Space
For my Urban Futures Lab Capstone Project, I held a virtual event titled “Skate Safe Digital Resistive Space.” This event strived to amplify the resistive and countercultural ways marginalized groups...
29 Mar Sabrina Im – Activating a Movement Forward
Rooted in Poetics is a podcast centering diaspora stories from residents of Long Beach’s Cambodia Town, and from folks who have a deep connection to the neighborhood. This is a...
15 Mar PM Update // March 2021
Want the latest? Check out our 3.12.2021 newsletter - Leaders in every season. Highlights include updates on our current cohort of amazing interns, University Park Slow Jams parents, and work with...
15 Jan Hybrid organizing for safe streets
Parents gather over Zoom and make the case for action. In 2020 streets became more dangerous. But sustained in-person engagement to address this danger became nearly impossible. Despite these challenges, the...
12 Dec Dear Status Quo: It’s time to see you go
Throughout this unprecedented year, we’ve seen repeated calls for justice and equity. Thanks to you, Public Matters has been answering this call by training a new generation and a new...