Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust

We look forward to working with the @cagovernor , @cal, and legislative leaders to break down institutional barriers to outdoor access while building a diverse and culturally competent outdoor workforce. #CAComeback bit.ly/PNMayRevise2021

Join our Community Workshops to help design your Jefferson Blvd Park! Invite your family and neighbors: we need your creativity, perspective, and voice! WHEN:... Wednesday 2/10, 6pm-7pm Saturday 2/13, 11am-12pm WHERE: All meetings on Zoom. LOG-IN INFO: Meeting ID: 819 1868 9877 Passcode: 336878 To join by Phone: 1 669 900 6833 For more information or to RSVP please contact: Ashley Hart - [email protected] or 323.365.3224 ____________________________________ ¡Únase a nuestros talleres comunitarios para ayudar a diseñar su parque Jefferson Blvd! Invite a su familia y vecinos: ¡necesitamos su creatividad, perspectiva y voz! CUANDO: Miércoles 2/10, 6pm-7pm Sábado 2/13, 11am-12pm DONDE: Todas las reuniones se llevarán a cabo por Zoom INFORMACIÓ DE INICIO DE SESIÓN DE ZOOM: ID de reunión: 819 1868 9877 Codigo: 336878 Llama: 1 669 900 6833 Para más información o confirmar: Ashley Hart - [email protected] or 323.365.3224

(Mensaje en español a continuación) Join our Best Start Region 2 Townhall on June 24, 2021, 4pm - 7pm to learn about the proposals that will create policy and ...systems change with the community priorities. No Registration Required. Just click the link below. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89521558867 ----- Únase a nuestro Ayuntamiento de Best Start Región 2 el 24 de junio de 2021, de 4:00 p. M. A 7:00 p. M. Para conocer las propuestas que crearán cambios en las políticas y los sistemas con las prioridades de la comunidad. No es necesario registrarse. Simplemente haz clic en el siguiente enlace. Enlace de zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89521558867

To avoid the mistakes of 20th-century infrastructure, we must work with our environment, not against. @Zbigniew Grabowski @timonmcphearson @Urban Systems Lab City Parks Alliance #OutdoorEquity #ParksAreHealth #LALandTrust #ParksAreLife #MoreParks4All #BuildEquity #ParkDevelopment #LATogether #GreenSpace4All #CommUNITY #healthjustice #climatejustice #socialdistancing #LANLT

Support your immigrant community, join us in urging the Budget and Finance Committee to support this item! Thank you @kdeleon @MRodCD7 @CurrenDPriceJr for prioritizing immigrant communities in the City of LA by increasing funding for the LAJF. We must amend the Mayor’s budget for the Los Angeles Justice fund and pass $3.5 Million for Year 1. That’s just .00028% of the City’s budget, to come out strong for LA’s immigrant communities!... #LAJusticeFund #KeepFamiliesTogether #dueprocessforall

Join City Parks Alliance at the Summer Series June 14-25, you’ll hear pressing issues facing cities today, gain insights from top civic leaders, network with fellow park supporters, and even earn credits towards your professional licensure! Sign up now, tickets are going quickly!

Be prepared for the COVID-19 recovery plan. This Thursday, May 13th at 4:30pm Building Healthy Communities South LA will be hosting a webinar: The American Rescue Plan Act and Funding Impact in South LA. Join Sonya Vasquez of Community Health Councils with Yolanda Vera, Senior Health Deputy LA County 2nd District Supervisor Holly Mitchell to find out what the historic American Rescue Plan Act's $1.9T funding will mean for #SouthLA neighborhoods... https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vRJJaGMuTe2KWPHo2paRzQ

Who has "appreciated their local parks during the pandemic, [must] speak up for the resources needed to make sure everyone has access to the outdoors, close to home," says Diane Regas of The Trust for Public Land. We couldn't agree more #LANeighborhoodLove #ParksRootCommunities #GardensRootCommunities #ParkEquityNow #LANLT #LALandTrust

A great week for outdoor access in CA! We’re excited to see #CALeg vote to approve the state budget, which includes the largest investment to date toward #OutdoorEquity, as well as the passage of #SB624 in the Water, Parks, & Wildlife committee@asmegarcia @megandahleca

Our Free Snack Program provides youth with consistent access to nutritious snacks! #LACOUNTYPARKS offers free snacks at 44 locations to kids 18 & under. Remember to wear a face covering for pickup. Find a location: parks.lacounty.gov/springintoparks/

Pool days are back! Enjoy responsibly

Mark your calendars: #BlackBirdersWeek is back! Repost from @reelsonwheels on IG: "We are back for a second installment of Black Birders Week and I'm hype y'...all! The collective has been planning this for weeks. You can visit Blackafinstem.com for a more detailed account of the events each day. The women in this organization have really carried us through this point. I am grateful for them all. My sincerest hope is to reach even more people this year and to build sustainability around these grassroots efforts. In no small part do we depend on the support of the public to make this successful. There is a post on Twitter as well, and Facebook. All from the org accounts. Please do share this is widely and urgently as the week approaches, and as the amazing events planned come to fruition." Learn more: blackafinstem.com

#DearParks, we're grateful for the way you keep us grounded. Consider prompts like: Thank you for I’ll never forget the time when... You were there for me when... May you continue to... Alternatively or additionally: send along photos, poems, art, music, videos of yourself enjoying public lands with loved ones, etc., conveying your appreciation and love for parks. We’ll incorporate what we can into the video and also create a multimedia digital story map with your story submissions and art. Prefer to use a language other than English? That’s great too! We’ll do our best to translate your words and pop in subtitles to help people follow along. Send media to [email protected] or upload them to this Google Folder.

Save the Date: July 15, 2021 Virtual 6pm 7pm More Details Coming Soon!... #2021GardenParty #LANLT #ParksAreHealth #LALandTrust #MoreParks4All #BuildEquity #ParkDevelopment #GreenSpace4All #CommUNITY #gardening #healthyla #garden #gardenlifestyle

#30x30 is not only necessary- it's imperative. It must yield a more equitable distribution of nature’s benefits to all people, regardless of economic status, race, or ethnicity. @calnatresources #30x30: California’s Reckoning with Environmental Resilience and Social Equity. @calnatresources and the #30x30 initiative is so clearly an opportunity to advance systemic environmental and environmental justice issues while conserving nature. See why & how we can do all that! ... Check out The Fresno Bee recent article on the mission to conserve 30% of the San Joaquin Valley’s remaining open lands for all, read more here:

City Parks Alliance 2021 Summer Series kicks off June 14 th and continues through June 25th! Summer Series consists two weeks of online conversations focused on how cities are reckoning with racial justice, building an inclusive workforce, driving an equitable economic recovery, and leveraging parks, recreation, and public spaces to connect people and create stronger, more resilient communities. Ashley Hart, our own LANLT Project Manager, will be discussing Building Communit...y Ownership through Engagement on June 22nd ! https://web.cvent.com//b1c49eb6-5104-4894-8536-59/summary #OutdoorEquity #ParksAreHealth #LALandTrust #ParksAreLife #MoreParks4All #BuildEquity #ParkDevelopment #LATogether #GreenSpace4All #CommUNITY #healthjustice #climatejustice #socialdistancing #LANLT

Listen to the new release of the SLABHC’s episode on Driver 1: Gentrification, Displacement, & Homelessness which focuses on the trajectory of the housing crisis in South LA starting from the recession to current day during the pandemic. In this episode, you will hear community leaders discuss the housing landscape from a political and social lens, the adverse health effects of low-income housing in South LA, and opportunities for the community to reclaim housing rights ownership. @BHCSouthLA Follow the link below to learn more and LISTEN! https://bit.ly/3fbtp7d

Join us in celebrating the work we've been able to accomplish together. Over this challenging year, you helped keep parks and gardens open, healthy, and vibrant for over 250,000 residents. With your support, we were able to develop resident advocates in the Broadway Manchester community to identify potential park sites and create greenspaces their communities need. But there is still so much to do!... Join us on July 15th and help continue to increase access to parks and gardens for all of Los Angeles. Register for Free at: Handbid.app.link/GardenParty2021 #2021GardenParty #LANLT #ParksAreHealth #LALandTrust #MoreParks4All #BuildEquity #ParkDevelopment #GreenSpace4All #CommUNITY #gardening #healthyla #garden #gardenlifestyle

Over the past challenging and heartbreaking year, you’ve helped: Keep parks and gardens open, healthy and vibrant for over 250,000 residents. Develop resident advocates in the Broadway Manchester community to identify potential park sites and create greenspaces their communities need. Students and teachers of Esperanza Elementary School in the Westlake/ MacArthur Park community develop, design, and receive the green light for their campus transformation. Move 10 more... communities closer to new parks and gardens they so desperately need. But there is still so much to do! Join us on July 15th and help continue to increase access to parks and gardens for all of Los Angeles. Register for Free at the link in our bio

Thank you to our incredible partners, Communities For A Better Environment for a fruitful conversation with this City of Cudahy community. We asked what they liked about their local neighborhood park, Clara Park, and what they would like to change. Gracias a nuestros companeros, Communities for a Better Environment, por una platica muy rica con esta comunidad de Cudahy. Les preguntamos, que te gusta de tu parque local, Clara Park, y que cambiarias? #OutdoorEquity #ParksAreHealth #LALandTrust #ParksAreLife #MoreParks4All #BuildEquity #ParkDevelopment #LATogether #GreenSpace4All #CommUNITY #healthjustice #climatejustice #socialdistancing #LANLT

REASON #1: Address serious issues facing cities and parks. Join City Parks Alliance Immerse yourself, alongside experts, in the conversation on parks and green spaces.

Number two on @latimes's Things to Do on National Trails Day: Pick up a copy of the new We Heart L.A. Parks coloring book. This coloring book is a sweet tribute to L.A.'s open spaces, some of which you may know little about Pick up your copy from @skylightbooks, @thelibrarystore, @leannalinswonderland, @onceuponatimebkstore, or visit the book's site at weheartlaparks.com and find out more about the book.... Social graphics composed by @narratedobjects Cover illustration by Jennifer Cuellar / cover design + color by Miriam Blier #bookpick #weheartlaparks #coloringbook #guidebook #losangeles #indiepress #supportlocalcreativity #shoplocal #smallbusiness #illustrations #laparks #publicparks #thingstodo #laartists #community #LANeighborhoodLove #ParksRootCommunities #GardensRootCommunities #ParkEquityNow #LANLT #LALandTrust

Our thanks to Assemblywoman Luz Rivas for authoring #AB585 and getting it passed by the Assembly today! As our climate crisis worsens, we need to combat #ExtremeHeat now and give our communities across #CA funding to address rising temperatures. #CALeg #CAClimateBudget #CleanAir, #CleanWater #CleanPower #CAleg #CAbudget