Cityhood for East L.A.

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Read our full invitation letter here (PDF) and see our flyer (PDF). Funds raised from this tour will help East L.A. become a city.

Join us for a mural bus tour of East Los Angeles on Saturday, May 30. The murals of East LA represent a cultural legacy of struggle, resistance and creativity painted on the walls for the world to see. Motivated by the Chicana/o movement of the late 60’s and early 70’s, these artworks gave voice to a community that, when not ignored, was disempowered by mainstream media outlets, the educational system, and representative government. Artists provided large-scale mirrors that revealed a history dating back thousands of years, questioned balances of power, motivated political struggle and at the end of the day, established East Los Angeles as a cultural center. While these artworks are embraced the world over we are absent in our stewardship of this legacy. This tour is a step toward a more serious conversation about preservation of this history and enables young people to move it forward.

Special guests to include Muralists Wil Herron and Carlos Callejo