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Enough is (never) Enough Exhibition 9/16-11/18

Enough is (never) Enough: Hard Truths and the People Who Live ThemSeptember 16 – November 18, 2023 Thu. Fri. Sat. 2-5pm September 16, 5-7pm: Opening ReceptionOctober 21, 3pm: Photo Talk (Featuring Prof. Blumenkrantz, and photographers from the How We See It homelessness photo project)November 11, 3pm: Multimedia student presentations on investigative reports Enough is…

LA Poverty DepartmentAugust 30, 2023

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Resilience performance 10/1

Los Angeles Poverty Department's new performance Resilience taps into the innate health in everyone by exploring activities that we like to do. When we do these activities, we feel competent and confident. They give us pleasure and we feel good about ourselves. Many people spend way too much time lamenting their past---…

LA Poverty DepartmentJune 14, 2023

Movie Nights at The Museum

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screening LIQUOR STORE DREAMS 10/6

Friday, October 6, 7pm: screening LIQUOR STORE DREAMSFollowed by Q&A with Danny Park, Skid Row People’s Market Directed by So Yun UmRuntime: 90 min. In Liquor Store Dreams, two Korean American children, So Yun Um and Danny Park, of liquor store owners reconcile their own dreams with those of their immigrant…

LA Poverty DepartmentJuly 12, 2023

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Theater workshops

Performance workshops / rehearsals Each Tuesday from 2-5pm and Thursday from 7-9pmat the Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 South Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90012 We create theater performances from scratch and with creative input from everyone involved. Improvise, write and perform with us. Skid Row’s original creative group…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 20, 2023

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Creative Writing workshop 9/21

Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:30 - 12 / noonOn September 21, Ivy Pochoda leads the creative writing workshop It's FREE, a lot of fun and the coffee is fresh and free as well.

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 19, 2023

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OPEN MIC – 9/29, 5 pm

DTLA OPEN MIC with Lorinda bringing the Open Mic, which she and Hayk started at Studio 526, full circle at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive. Every last Friday of the month from 5 -7:30pm. A Skid Row neighborhood partySnacks - Coffee - Bdays - Collaboration - Reconnections -…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 13, 2023

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Skid Row Now and 2040

Skid Row Now & 2040 is a coalition of Skid Row grassroots groups and residents, including Los Angeles Poverty Department, United Coalition East Prevention Project, Los Angeles Catholic Worker, Los Angeles Community Action Network and other Skid Row residents and leaders that has been in dialogue with the Los Angeles Department of…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 20, 2021

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Walk The Talk website

Walk the Talk is no ordinary walk. It’s a biannual parade! LA Poverty Department brings Skid Row to life with performances along the parade route that pay tribute to neighborhood initiatives and the men and women whose contributions to the community call for a big, blaring celebration! On May 30, 2020 we celebrated…

LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 24, 2020

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Skid Row History Museum & Archive activities

Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Performance workshops are open to everyone, on Tuesday 2-5pm & Thursday 7-9pm Exhibition is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2-5pm.ENOUGH IS (NEVER) ENOUGH Free Movie Nights at the Museum each 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at 7pm…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 23, 2017

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Year End Letter 2022

Dear Friends of LA Poverty Department, LAPD has a lot going on now --- and much planned for 2023. We’re in full swing at our space, the Skid Row History Museum & Archive: having exhibitions, restarting Friday movie nights, starting a Friday open mic night, workshopping new performance material, archiving…

LA Poverty DepartmentDecember 3, 2021

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Skid Row Arts Alliance

The Skid Row Arts Alliance is a consortium of artist-driven arts organizations, comprised of people living and working in Skid Row, working to create art and community in Skid Row. The purpose of Skid Row Arts Alliance is to knit the fabric of the Skid Row neighborhood through the creation…

LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 23, 2019

Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD)

WALK THE TALK

Festival for All Skid Row Artists

Current Exhibition & Performance

Enough is (never) Enough Exhibition 9/16-11/18

Resilience performance 10/1

Movie Nights at The Museum

screening LIQUOR STORE DREAMS 10/6

Workshops

Theater workshops

Creative Writing workshop 9/21

OPEN MIC – 9/29, 5 pm

Info / Projects

Skid Row Now and 2040

Walk The Talk website

Skid Row History Museum & Archive activities

Year End Letter 2022

Skid Row Arts Alliance

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