ZOOM IN 🔍🎨 This past Friday, 80+ community members gathered to discuss our shared investment in elevating living wage job placement solutions for entry level creative sector workers. Learn more about our Creative Jobs Collective Impact Initiative artsforla.org

Column: Gen Z and millennial Latinas fighting for social justice need to learn from Chicana legends latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Conserving the beauty and creativity of our community is a priority for us at Destination Crenshaw. As such, we’re excited to round out National Preservation Month with the addition of a very exciting new position to our roster: the Collections Care Director 🧵👇🏿

Honored to serve California Fwd alongside Jeffery Wallace in this way!

Too many foundations are still afraid to invest in community organizing and advocacy. Systems don’t change on their own. #philanthropy

Thanks to Wendy Carrillo for her leadership on budget sub 4 & Director Moscone for his passionate testimony on the excellent work of California Arts Council. CA it’s time to protect cultural funding, invest in creative workers & build for a creative future. #fundthearts #ACCM2023 #ArtinAll

For Arts Month Arts For LA Presses for Workforce Diversity Opportunity. TY Public News Service for covering. shar.es/af8zGH

'I'm excited to be in a room where where we're not being competitive with each other — where we're sharing information. The Summit provides that.' See what they said when the #CAeconomy Summit came to Bakersfield: youtu.be/yZdBCVCMALE

Last month, the DC team hosted the LA City Staff who have worked on our new upcoming DC project. This special group of people have made a great impact and influence in the project. They are the amazing team “Behind The Build” 💙💛

#DCSpotlight #CommunityLeaders #BehindTheBuild

Breaking: Rep. Karen Bass has defeated businessman Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to an Associated Press projection Wednesday, making her the first woman and second Black Angeleno elected to lead the city in its 241-year history.

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Couldn’t agree more! Felicidades Jacqueline Martinez Garcel !

“Over and over again, when communities are able to roll up their sleeves and link arms across lines of race – and recognize that they have common problems and there may be common solutions to them – everybody gains. It’s not zero sum. There can be a real win-win,” says Heather McGhee.

Appreciate this conversation btwn ⁦Ben Allen⁩ and ⁦Heather McGhee⁩ on refuting #zerosum and embracing #solidaritydividend mentality. Interesting connectivity in discussion 2 #BrucesBeach in Manhattan Beach, CA. ⁦⁦#TheSumofUsBook⁩

LCF is excited to be mobilizing Latino voters in California’s Central Valley using the power of arts and culture!

We’ll be here at 1005 11th Avenue in Delano until 4 PM!
Join us.

Trae a toda la familia!

#YoVoyAVotar

Reflecting on the 10 core #values of #CesarChavez . Enjoying exploring the City of #Bakersfield & #Keene after another successful ⁦CA Fwd Economic Summit. Finally getting back 2 the Cesar Chavez National Monument #movementbuilding ⁦California Economic Summit⁩

Thank you, Susan Lovenburg, for being our fearless leader and conductor of the #CAeconomy Summit!

.Ashley Swearengin report out about Creative Economy work group & the $250B industry: 'Factoring the creative economic as a major economic driver is something we want to put in the middle of the room....The arts open us up to see each other and problems differently.'

#CreativeEconomy working group in full effect. Visioning and shaping our priorities together ⁦Arts For LA⁩ ⁦California Forward⁩ ⁦CA for the Arts⁩

Cool public utility box art featuring historic The Padre Hotel in downtown #Bakersfield California Forward CA for the Arts

It's a good morning in #Bakersfield ! About to kick off the 2022 #CAeconomy Summit — Get the Playbook here: cafwd.org/2022summit