Tag Archive: Los Angeles

Jan
07

Echo Park Walk

I have a special affinity for this area.

I unexpectedly saw more of Echo Park today than I intended, while doing some outreach. I met some great people and enjoyed having the excuse to walk into storefronts I’d only read about or seen. Check out my twitter feed for all the fun updates, but here are the only pictures worthy of posting:

Dec
30

On the Record, or Why Redistricting Matters to Artists

Lately I’ve heard a lot of artists ask: What can we do to prove the value of art and arts education in people’s lives? How can you prove such an ethereal effect? Where do you start to find people who will listen? There is an ongoing intrinsic study in process, as I covered last year, …

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Dec
28

Hassle Factor | What Would I Say?

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Say you have an opportunity for people to really connect with their community – not just its leaders, but also more neighbors – and have your thoughts about your neighborhood go on the public record, in the hopes it will make a difference? There are about five hassle factors in those two run-on sentences. So …

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Dec
28

Hassle Factor | the PDF

Hassle Factors are anything that get in the way of your outreach, either conscious or unconscious. More Outreach vocaubulary.

While at a large outreach meeting in City Hall last week, a colleague of mine asked about placing a Public Comment form into a Google form. This simple request was to give people the chance to relate to anything City-related outside of a PDF or print-out. Perhaps bring City protocols into 2000. The looks of …

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Oct
02

ALAP Director | Dramatist Exchange on Oct. 15

I can’t attend this one but they’re always very fun. The panels look great, too.-CMJ Dear Director: As someone who has either participated, or indicated interest in taking part, in an ALAP Director/ Dramatist Exchange, we wanted you to know about the next Exchange, to be held on Saturday, October 15, from 10:00 AM to …

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Dec
22

Learning How to Use my Camera

Photos by Cindy Marie Jenkins