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We got an exciting email recently! An environmental justice-minded audio project that we participated in is getting its international debut this December at the Cubitt Gallery in London as part of the show,“The city is a burning,blazing bonfire”. The Invisible 5 Audio Project,by collaborators Amy Balkin,Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice,Tim . . . →Read More:“Invisible 5″project Swedish National Public Radio journalist Claes Andreasson recently profiled the work of the Clean Up Green Up campaign,highlighting the work of Pacoima Beautiful and Union de Vecinos,as well as the conditions are communities are up against and the need for this policy. You can read the article (as translated from the Swedish by . . . →Read More:PB in the News! PB Staff in KPCR's Studio Three of our staff recently talked with student radio show host Melody Soto on her program “Voces del Valle,”which operates out of Pierce College’s very professional communications studios. Melody braved the rain to join us for our Haddon Bridge improvements day and was kind enough to feature us . . . →Read More:PB Work Featured on “Voces del Valle” Here are some excellent photos from November 15th’s launch of the Don’t Waste LA campaign,of which PB is a proud member. Shown speaking are our Executive Director Nury Martinez,Councilmember Richard Alarcon,and Mayor Villaraigosa speaking from the Don’t Waste LA website. I believe these are by Robert Staley. Our ED Nury Martinez at DWLA Launch . . . →Read More:Photos from Don’t Waste LA Launch Alex Salgado,Waste Hauler (via Don't Waste LA) Today is America Recycles Day! To celebrate and keep the good work going,Pacoima Beautiful joined other concerned citizens to increase recycling and keep waste out of landfills. Landfills are concentrated in working class communities of color like our neighbors,Sylmar and Sun Valley –meaning NESFV residents . . . →Read More:Don’t Waste LA! PB Member Marcela Pacoima Beautiful is part of an exciting collaborative effort to Clean up and Green up Los Angeles through smarter land use policy. The aim is to address the cumulative impacts of pollution combined with other vulnerabilities (such as lack of access to necessary resources like healthcare and education) by preventing and reducing pollution . . . →Read More:Clean up Green up Campaign:Community Gathering in Boyle Heights! This Friday afternoon we are having a Park(ing) Day celebration,the only one of its kind in the North East San Fernando Valley! We’ll set up with some places to rest and relax,have a paleta (popsicle),and grab some bike and pedestrian info (thanks to the amazing Ciudad de Luces and Bike Metro!). Park(ing) . . . →Read More:Two Parties:Park(ing) Day and Kermes/Grassroots Fundraiser! Truck Drivers'Forum This winter,we hosted a forum for over 30 local diesel truck drivers to let them know about new and existing California Air Resources Board regulations and available SoCal Air Quality Management District funds to retrofit or purchase new vehicles. Connecting drivers to this information is key in the fight to reduce . . . →Read More:Diesel Truck Drivers’Forum | ||||
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