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Walk The Talk – May 25

2024’s Walk the Talk performance / parade is coming up again on Saturday May 25. What? You mean almost 2 years have gone by since the last Walk the Talk? That’s right –2 years go by quickly. But, in 2 years lots of good people in Skid Row can make a lot…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 9, 2024

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Housing is Healthcare Part 1 – panel 4/11

April 11 at 6-8pm: Housing is Healthcare Part 1 – panel conversationAs part of our “Welcome to the COVID Hotel” exhibit we will host several panel discussions exploring housing as a human right.The conversation, “Housing is Healthcare, Part 1” is intended to highlight the experiences of frontline workers involved with LA County’s…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 2, 2024

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Welcome to the Covid Hotel 3/9-12/14

Welcome to the Covid HotelUnveiling unexpected lessons about healthcare for the homeless that emerged from LA County-run quarantine sites during the Covid crisis. Exhibition: March 9 – December 14, 2024Open: Thu, Fri, Sat: 2-5pmOpening reception March 9, 4-7pm. March 27 at 6:30 pm: Panel Conversation Adversity Generates InnovationModerated by Clancey Cornell, a…

LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 19, 2024

Movie Nights at The Museum

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In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven 4/19

Friday, April 19, 2023, 7pm screening In Search of Voodoo: Roots to HeavenDirected by Djimon HonsouRuntime: 1 hr. 5 min. *Editor Douglas Thompson in attendance for a post screening Q&A* Weaving together the personal, the cultural and the spiritual, In Search of Voodoo captures the vibrant tales of Voodoo, the nation of…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 2, 2024

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MUTUAL AID SELF / SOCIAL THERAPY (MAST) 4/14 + 28

MUTUAL AID SELF / SOCIAL THERAPY (MAST) with Mel , hosted by the Public School Los Angeles.2-4 pm: each 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month April 14 & 28, May 12 & 26, June 9 & 23. MAST was originally developed by the Jane Addams Collective in order to…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 31, 2024

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MINDFUL MONDAYS – 4/1 & 15

MINDFUL MONDAYS 10:30am – noon: each 1ST & 3RD Monday of the month Come join Fine Arts Revolution Inc Art of Xpression Creative Arts Wellness coffee and craft with Cami (aka Jenni Alpert of www.finerevolution.org) April 1 & 15, May 6 & 20, June 3 & 17. You can paint, draw, sew, glue..…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 31, 2024

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Sock Puppet making Workshop – 4/26

Each Last Friday of the Month at 3pm --- just before the OPEN MICApril 26, May 31, June 28. Learn how to make your own SOCK PUPPET with Marilyn Irizarry. In December of 2022 Marilyn began making “Sock Puppets” and she's been offering the workshops at the Skid Row History…

LA Poverty DepartmentOctober 31, 2023

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Theater workshops – Tue. 2pm & Thu. 7pm

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 4/16

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10:30 - 12 / noonApril 16, May 21, June 18.Join Ivy Pochoda who leads the creative writing workshop.It's FREE, a lot of fun and the coffee is fresh and free as well.Ivy Pochoda is a novelist who has been teaching creative writing in the…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 19, 2023

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OPEN MIC – 4/26, 5 – 7:30pm

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.April 26, May 31, June 28. A Skid Row neighborhood party!Snacks - Coffee - Bdays…

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, which 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. Free Movie Nights at the Museum every 1st and 3rd Friday, at 7pm Mutual Aid Self /…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 23, 2017

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Year End Letter 2023

Dear Friends of LA Poverty Department, 2023 is about to turn into 2024. I can tell you right now it’s the best of times and the worst of times in Skid Row. For us, the good news is that we have been able to work directly with the county and…

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

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WALK THE TALK

Festival for All Skid Row Artists

Current Exhibition & Performance

Walk The Talk – May 25

Housing is Healthcare Part 1 – panel 4/11

Welcome to the Covid Hotel 3/9-12/14

Movie Nights at The Museum

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven 4/19

Workshops

MUTUAL AID SELF / SOCIAL THERAPY (MAST) 4/14 + 28

MINDFUL MONDAYS – 4/1 & 15

Sock Puppet making Workshop – 4/26

Theater workshops – Tue. 2pm & Thu. 7pm

Creative Writing workshop 4/16

OPEN MIC – 4/26, 5 – 7:30pm

Info / Projects

Skid Row Now and 2040

Walk The Talk website

Skid Row History Museum & Archive activities

Year End Letter 2023

Skid Row Arts Alliance

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WALK THE TALK

Festival for All Skid Row Artists

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About

Projects

Shop

LAPD Funders

Our Space

Upcoming Events

Donate to LAPD

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LAPD Mission

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