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Entries Tagged as 'Education'

Pavement Paradise at CLUI

May 28th, 2007 · No Comments

PAVEMENT PARADISE: AMERICAN PARKING SPACE
An exhibit about the liminal, substanceless, and static space of automotive transience.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE INFORMATION DISPLAY
The Los Angeles exhibit space focusses on the Southern California landscape, serving as a regional information and display center, and features new and timely exhibits about other land use themes. Touch screens, database access, brochures, […]

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Tags: Art · Education · Galleries · Museum

Invisible Children

April 16th, 2007 · No Comments

This is a must see for everyone! I was so moved by this documentary, I was so shocked and I was so touched by it, that I have to recommend it!
This documentary was shot by 3 guys from USC. They went to Africa to film something. They didn’t know what they were going to document, […]

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Tags: Civil Right · Education · Give · Movies

BikeWinter - “Tour De Crap”

February 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Go with the flow, and ride with us on Feb 9 to a very special destination–the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant, LA’s oldest and largest wastewater treatment facility where we will dismount for a special behind the scenes hard hat tour.
See, smell, and experience where your wastewater goes.
The ride begins at 8 am at the corner […]

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Tags: BikeWinter · Bikes · Cycling · Education · Rides · Waste

Museum of Jurassic Technology Ride

November 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Join SurviveLA and illuminateLA as we ride into the mysteries of life with a visit to the enigmatic Museum of Jurassic Technology.
We’ll meet up at the Happy Foot/Sad Foot at the corner of Benton Way and Sunset Blvd. for the 9.5 mile trip (each way) to the museum which is located at 9341 Venice Blvd. […]

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Tags: Art · Bikes · Cycling · Education · Galleries · Museum · Rides

African American Forum On Education and Families

November 8th, 2006 · No Comments

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Dr. Bill Cosby Keynote Speaker at African American Education Civil Rights Agenda Forum Oct. 28th.
LOS ANGELES, CA - A community forum will be held at Maranatha Community Church, 3800 Martin Luther King Blvd., from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday, October 28th, 2006. The local “Education Is A Civil Right” committee, consists of professional […]

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Tags: Civil Right · Education

SoapBoxLA is Continuing the Hard Work…

October 27th, 2006 · No Comments

SoapBoxLA has been lobbying for cyclist and pedestrian access for the Griffith Observatory, and SoapBoxLA has prevailed! Good News!!!! To find out how you can go to the Observatory for free, read Music To My Ears.
SoapBoxLA has also been paying attention and raising his voice about the Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway construction, that has […]

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Tags: Alternative Transportation · Bikes · Campaigns · Civil Right · Cycling · Education · Griffith Observatory · Santa Monica Blvd. · Theatre

Tips for the Heat

July 28th, 2006 · No Comments

I hope you all are doing well, and can manage the heat.  I went this week to the CPAB (Community Police Advisory Board) and they were talking about the two young women who were attacked on Monday night.  These two women were in their early to mid 20s, and they left their sliding window open, […]

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Tags: CPAB · DIY · Education · Give · Heat Wave · Preparedness · Rec & Parks · Safety

An Inconvenient Truth

July 24th, 2006 · No Comments

An Inconvenient Truth is a movie that every person on this planet should see! This movie is very poignant, touching, engaging, and moving. It is a smart movie, that will hopefully hit some spots and change us as a nation and us individuals.
Right now this movie is only playing at selected Theaters, but maybe it’s […]

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Tags: Alternative Transportation · Education · Heat Wave · Metro · Movies

Summer Is Here! Bikes Are Out! Keep On Pedaling!

July 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Last Fridays Midnight Ridazz had around 1,300 people on bicycles! It was amazing!
Yes, people got pissed off. Why? Because they were stuck in traffic, and couldn’t move, until the line of 1,300 cyclists passed. Other people cheered. For some onlookers, this is the most fun parade they’ve seen. Kids come running out on the street […]

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Tags: Bikes · Cycling · Education

“Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price”

November 9th, 2005 · No Comments

The controversial new film “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” from director and
producer Robert Greenwald will debut at:
Hollywood Adventist Church
1711 N Van Ness Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
as part of Wal-Mart Premiere Week, an unprecedented grassroots effort that will see
over 3,000 screenings across the nation from November 13-19, 2005.
“WalMart The Movie” (2005)
November 13th, 7 p.m. - […]

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Tags: Education · Movies