SAN FRANCISCO—Visit the Second Saturday reception for We Are Home: Tenderloin Community Quilt Project. Free and open to the public with registration! Saturday, November 11, 4-6 pm: 2nd Saturday reception, Root Division (free and open to the public) The Second Saturday reception will feature a performance by Tenderloin resident based performance group Skywatchers, and will overlap […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Please join the Land of Milk & Honey curatorial team at the Steppling Art Gallery (Calexico) for these closing events. Curators will be available to answer questions and discuss projects pertaining to the exhibition. This casual event is free and open to the public. Land of Milk & Honey celebrates the cultural significance of agriculture and foodways in the shared […]

MALIBU—With support from California Humanities, Pepperdine Libraries' Preserving the History of South Los Angeles initiative has recorded oral history interviews as part of the broader effort to preserve the voices and lived experiences of members of the African American community in South Los Angeles. We spoke to elders in the community who come from a […]

EXHIBIT—Imperial Geographies: How Border Policy, Pollution, and Labor Create the Modern Salton Sea and Imperial Valley examines the hidden inequities and environmental justice issues that disproportionately affect residents of the Imperial and Mexicali Valley regions. It highlights the work of local residents, and asks citizens across the U.S. to take responsibility for human and ecological […]