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While working on set on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in 1976, famed photographer Mary Ellen Mark (working with writer Karen Folger Jacobs) first encountered and documented the lives of the women in the Oregon State Hospital in Salem — the only locked psychiatric ward in the state — and created a groundbreaking book called Ward 81 that was released in 1979.
Now, 44 years since its publication, the late photographer’s book is being celebrated with an expanded edition, a special exhibit at The Image Centre in Toronto, and a new documentary called Ward 81 Voices directed by Mark’s husband and long-time collaborator, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Martin Bell.
The film uses audio recordings, archival materials and Mark’s extraordinary photographs to offer a remarkable snapshot of her creative process in action and the humanistic approach and long-term commitment to her subjects that have made Mark’s images landmarks in the field of documentary photography.
BLT Helps was honored to contribute the titles and animation for the documentary.
Ward 81 Voices: Celebrating Mary Ellen Mark | Hot Docs
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Student Visionaries of the Year is a groundbreaking philanthropic leadership development program for high school students. Every year, courageous young leaders embark on an exciting 7-week journey with a goal to create a world without blood cancers, striving to earn the Student Visionary of the Year title.
If you would like to support Bailey and others like her, please consider making a donation at her fundraising page or find out more about the Student Visionaries program at their website.
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On January 23, 2023, Otis College of Art and Design unveiled a partnership with Netflix to launch a new program that will give underrepresented students a leg up in exciting careers in entertainment. The Access: Netflix x Otis Entertainment Certificate Program, which is now accepting applications, leverages both Otis’ leadership and commitment to diversity and Netflix’s unparalleled industry expertise to provide a unique opportunity for historically underrepresented students of color, who have traditionally lacked access to jobs in entertainment marketing. Admitted students will learn critical art and design skills with Otis College, while receiving hands-on training from entertainment industry professionals.
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Otis College unveiled a partnership with Netflix to launch a new program that will give underrepresented students career opportunities in entertainment.With over a decade of experience, Humanitarian Affairs Asia engages and inspires our youth, bringing a new generation of like-minded global citizens to a common platform.
BLT Helps assisted HAA with these advertisements for their Global Internship for Changemakers.
Humanitarian Affairs Asia has developed their own global initiatives to nurture a sense of social consciousness among the youth of today. Through bringing together young visionaries, the possibilities are endless.
BLT Helps assisted HAA with these advertisements for their upcoming programs.
BLT is proud sponsor of Soapbox Women, a self-sustaining, independent collective committed to empowering, protecting and promoting women in the entertainment, creative advertising, and marketing industries.
Soapbox Women is open to all women. They offer programming for personal development, mentorship, specialized speaker events, workshops, and networking happy hours.
Visit www.soapboxwomen.com to learn more and become a member!
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Share Necessities founder Arjuna O’Neal is currently working to raise funding for the full development of his latest endeavor, the Lotus Institute, an online version of Share Necessities’ tools, resources, and practices. BLT Helps designed their logo.
The Lotus Institute will provide an online commUNITY that appeals to any background, ethnicity, gender, and age, with a primary target audience of youth and families in marginalized communities. Their hope is that this will bring gaps and remove the stereotypes and labels of underserved or less fortunate, and create an online commUNITY where all feel seen, heard, welcomed and safe regardless of their story.
The Mind Elevation Project promotes mindfulness, yoga, and leadership skills to inner-city youth as positive additions to their daily routine. With practice, students become invested in bettering themselves and those around them. Participants learn leadership through community service and building relationships with peers, instilling the idea that by helping others we actually help ourselves.
Since its inception, the Mind Elevation Project has introduced more than 12,000 children and 500 teachers in the LAUSD to yoga and meditation practices. Their program has been facilitated at Van Nuys High School, The Albert Einstein Odyssey Academy, Wise School, Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy, EduCare Foundation, Skillify, YouthBuild, LAUSD Beyond The Bell, LAUSD Spotlight on Success, and the DPSCD.
BLT Helps designed the logo and a T-shirt for Mind Elevation. You can see an example of the shirt worn by founder Arjuna O’Neal.
In 2017, Nic D’Avirro approached Matt Braaten, his good friend and fellow actor, with an idea for a play about the American playwright Sam Shepard. Nic was an actor first and foremost, whereas Matt had previously written plays and scripts. It was a fruitful partnership and it developed into a close collaboration, as each of them brought their creativity to the table. At first, there was just an idea about Sam Shepard on his last night alive, but Nic clearly knew the tone of the piece yet to be written. Energized by the concept, the two began sharing ideas, checking out books, buying plays and learning as much about the reclusive Shepard as they could. Nic and Matt read Shepard's plays, books and biographies, discovered old interviews online and researched anything they could find on him. Slowly the structure of the play began to take shape.
Over the course of several years, they wrote the play together, now titled Unseen Shepard, and made plans to take it to the 2020 Edinburgh (Scotland) Festival Fringe, the biggest theatre festival of its kind in the world. But when Covid struck, the Festival was cancelled. Undeterred, Nic and Matt regrouped and began planning to take the show to the 2021 Festival. However, Nic died unexpectedly on January 12, 2021.
After taking time to mourn the loss of their dear friend, father, husband and collaborator, Matt and Nic’s family have decided to follow through on the plan and bring the play to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it has been invited to premiere. But they need some help getting there. Please read the details in the link and support the project if you are in a position to do so. Thank you.
BLT Helps designed the window card for the production.
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BLT is proud to announce that we are an Agency Member of The Creative Coalition of Color. This is one of many steps to opening the door and providing greater access to voices not well represented in Creative Advertising.
The CCC is a black-led, minority majority coalition in the film marketing and entertainment advertising communities whose mission is to find, attract, hire, and support minority talent in our industry. Their multifaceted approach includes outreach and awareness-building about our industry, connecting underrepresented and diverse candidates with education, mentorships, and career opportunities.
We’re hoping that every agency in Entertainment Marketing joins us in reaching communities of creatives that may not know our industry exists. We believe the CCC platform will help amplify those efforts. Please join us! List your jobs and internships at www.creativecoalitionofcolor.org and follow CCC on:
Facebook: facebook.com/TheCreativeCoalitionofColor
Instagram: instagram.com/creativecoalitionofcolor
Twitter: twitter.com/TheCCofColor
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thecreativecoalitionofcolor
When diagnosed with terminal cancer, a world-renowned trumpet player uses music to give hope, proving art is essential to survival. BLT Helps was honord to design the poster for the film Song for Hope.
Song for Hope follows the remarkable story of Ryan Anthony, a renowned trumpet virtuoso who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer, started a charity called “CancerBlows” and raised millions for cancer research by putting on huge concerts with some of the biggest instrumental music stars in the world. During his treatment, he also climbed Mt. Fuji with his oncologist and played his trumpet at the summit.
This is a story about hope, about living life to the fullest, about the unwavering strength and support of family and friends, and about one man’s refusal to allow his affliction to affect his love of his art. Prepare to be inspired.
www.songforhopemovie.com/
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Free 5 gallon fruit & shade trees for LA residents! Choose from avocado, peach, pear, plum, apricot, cherry and more (keep in mind: pear, plum, sweet cherry & some avocados will need a cross-pollinating tree to bear fruit). linktr.ee/cityplants
BLT Helps created charity posters for Aziz Ansari to sell at two of his live shows. The money benefited local charities in the cities where the concerts were held: The Food Bank for New York City and The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
Food Bank For New York City has been working to end food poverty in New York City’s five boroughs for over 36 years. As the city’s largest hunger-relief organization, they employ a multifaceted approach centered on helping low-income New Yorkers overcome their circumstances and achieve greater independence. Visit their website for community resources or to find out how you can donate, become a volunteer, or use your voice for community action. www.foodbanknyc.org/
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless believes that housing is a human right in a just society. Since 1980, they’ve made it their mission to organize and advocate to prevent and end homelessness. There are several ways to donate, support, advocate, and sponsor the Chicago Coalition on their website and they offer many programs, scholarships, special events, and more to help those in need within the community. www.chicagohomeless.org/
Today, Google announced the new #GrowWithGoogle Career Readiness for Reentry program, which will train 10,000+ previously incarcerated job seekers with digital skills to help them re-enter the workforce - created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities - CEO, Defy Ventures, The Fortune Society, and The Ladies of Hope Ministries.
Bringing digital skills to previously incarcerated jobseekers
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Grow with Google’s Career Readiness for Reentry program helps formerly incarcerated people build digital skills to reenter the workforce.The Recovery of the Creative Economy: From the Nation to the Neighborhood
JOIN US TOMORROW FOR THE RELEASE OF THE 2021 OTIS COLLEGE REPORT ON THE CREATIVE ECONOMY ON FEBRUARY 25 AT 10 A.M. PT
The Otis College Report on the Creative Economy is an invaluable tool commissioned by Otis College of Art and Design and authored by Beacon Economics.
Event Program:
- Welcome from Charles Hirschhorn, President, Otis College of Art and Design
- Opening Remarks by U.S. Representative Karen Bass, 37th District
- Presentation of the 2021 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy by Adam Fowler, Director of Research, Beacon Economics
- Presentation by Julie Baker, Executive Director, Californians for the Arts/California Arts Advocate
- Panel on The Recovery of the Creative Economy: From the Nation to the Neighborhood Moderated by Frances Anderton and featuring Ben Allen, California State Senator, 26th District; Julie Baker, Executive Director, Californians for the Arts/California Arts Advocate; Jason Foster, President and COO, Destination Crenshaw; and Gustavo Herrera, Executive Director, Arts for LA
The panel will be followed by a Q&A period.
Tomorrow: RSVP Now to the Launch of the 2021 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy
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Join us on February 25, 2021 The Recovery of the Creative Economy: From the Nation to the Neighborhood JOIN US TOMORROW FOR THE RELEASE OF THE 2021 OTIS COLLEGE REPORT ON THE CREATIVE ECONOMY ON FEBRU...Black Design in America is the first in a series of BIPOC Centered design history courses facilitated by Polymode.
Through pre-recorded lectures, readings, and live discussions, the class will shed light on moments of oppression and visibility. The series revisits and rewrites the course of design history in a way that centers previously marginalized designers, cultural figures—and particularly BIPOC and QTPOC people.
Sliding scale for educators and students as well as BIPOC folx. They are also offering a FREE class, "Strikethrough: Typography Messages of Protest for Civil Rights," on MLK Day from 11am-1pm PT.
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Black Design in America: African Americans and the African Diaspora in Graphic Design, 19th Century–21st Century is the first in a series of BIPOC Centered design history courses facilitated by Poly...Good City Mentors is a nonprofit organization that connects a diverse team of inspiring professionals with local high schools, empowering youth through school-day mentorship. Their innovative model positively impacts mental health and wellbeing through positive relationships within a mentoring community where everyone is invested in the success of others.
GCM's mentorship program focuses on career exploration and development, community service and engagement, and mental health and wellness. Their effective approach, in which 78% of mentors serve youth of a different socioeconomic status, helps vulnerable communities overcome systemic obstacles. At a time when the divisions in our society are in sharp relief, Good City's mentoring unites us.
Learn more about their amazing work and how you can help at www.goodcitymentors.org/
This is BLT’s 11th year sponsoring Midnight Mission's annual Holiday Toy Drive. Thank you for all the support you’ve given to our young Angelinos in need!
Each year, toys are collected and distributed at Midnight Mission's Santa's Village in Downtown LA. Parents with financial hardship or graduates of substance recovery programs can personally choose gifts for their children. Midnight Mission will distribute a high-quality, brand name toy to each child along with a stuffed animal, book, and stocking stuffers.
Due to current circumstances, this year’s toy drive will be held via a handy Target Wish List! Select whichever gift(s) you like (or a gift card!) and those will get sent directly to our own marvelous Brandi Seymour who coordinates these annual drives. She will pass them along en masse. Please make sure gifts arrive by December 21st.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
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Today's the last day for early in-person voting! This year, you can vote at any polling center. Check out these LA landmarks that are open for voting - including Dodger Stadium, The Magic Castle, The Hollywood Bowl, The Pantages (Pro Tip: They're handing out Hamilton "I Voted" stickers!), and more!
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These L.A. landmarks are doubling as voting centers for the November 2020 election
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All Californians will have a vote-by-mail ballot sitting in their mailbox by a month before the November election. But let’s say you trust the Postal Service abPSA: Too Late to Mail Ballots! (Use Dropboxes)
If you haven't sent your ballot in yet it's too late to reliably send by mail.
Instead, use one of the many official dropboxes you can locate with this handy link!* locator.lavote.net/locations/vbm
Or take it to your polling place on election day. But getting it in early gives you some time in case there's an issue with your ballot.
Register for Ballot Tracking so you'll know when your ballot was received and counted!* california.ballottrax.net/voter/
Happy Voting!
#vote
*The above links are for LA and California, respectively. To get more information for other areas, visit www.vote.org/.
BLT Helps was honored to assist Arjuna O'Neal from Share Necessities on updating the signage outside the Next Level CommUNITY Center. They recently underwent a shift in ownership for the project and wanted a new name and fresh look to reflect that.
When asked about the change, Arjuna gave us a bit of backstory:
“Before opening our commUNITY center in the heart of South Central, LA, Share Necessities did some extensive research regarding the services we wanted to offer the local community residents and youth. We learned that the location was surrounded by 5 public schools with very minimal to know resources that supported the youth’s academic endeavors. We also learned that it’s very common for organizations specifically nonprofits to open facilities in under-served but leave shortly after due to financial challenges. Their departure only left a bad taste in the mouths of the community, which created distrust and abandonment concerns. Share Necessities focused on educating and orienting locals with the professional skills and tools in addition to providing everyday living essentials. Our approach allowed us to create leaders and change agents within the community that would eventually be able to carry out the vision Share Necessities initially had. We understood this would be a strategy that would not only empower the community at its core but leave opportunities and exampleship for the youth to eventually follow and participate in as well.
Based on our approach mentioned above, we partnered with local leaders that were already working to raise the vibration in the commUNITY. I used my business background to help the group of leaders create their own nonprofit called The F.O.C.U.S Is On You, which provides similar services but now it’s actual residents of the community. This has gained the ultimate trust and increased the hope for those who initially didn’t believe they had a purpose or a way out. Now seeing their community residents operating the center, Share Necessities has given the entire commUNITY a second chance and a new value system to operate from. We’ve abolished the abandonment narrative for so many and that’s priceless!” – Arjuna O’Neal
Share Necessities is still collecting funds for the center and their current mission is to open a pop-up school (K-5 tent) at the local recreation center two blocks away. They plan to partner with a few organizations to provide healthy lunches, school supplies, and reading books, as well as volunteer teachings and facilitators.
If you would like to help, please check out their website to donate and learn more about F.O.C.U.S and other Share Necessities projects!
www.share-necessities.org/
On behalf of Share Necessities and myself, I would like to extend special heartfelt THANK YOU & GRATITUDE for BLT Helps continuous SUPPORT & GENEROSITY. 💜🙏🏾😇
Ten Percent Happier's 7-day Election Sanity Challenge starts today!
This meditation challenge is aimed at providing the skills to navigate this political season in a way that allows you to be both engaged and calm.
Free on the Ten Percent Happier app!
2020 Election Sanity Guide — Ten Percent Happier
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A guide for staying sane and engaged during the 2020 US Elections, without burning out.With the unprecedented changes in voting this year due to the pandemic, you may be wondering where you can drop off your ballot. LA County has a ballot drop boxes map to help you locate an official dropbox nearby: locator.lavote.net/locations/vbm
These include LA Public Libraries, and various colleges, public places, transit centers, etc. Please be aware there are fake ballot boxes planted around LA, as well. Make sure you verify your voting box location on this Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk website and only deposit your ballot into an official dropbox.
You can mail or drop off your ballot anytime before the end of voting on November 3rd - even today! Don't forget to sign (using the same signature used on your driver's license or ID card), date, address (using the address where you're registered/where the ballot was received), and seal the envelope!
#vote2020
Because of the pandemic, many voting rules have changed this year, making it harder than usual to figure out how to cast your ballot.
Use this interactive guide to find out how to register, how to make sure you're registered (always double check even if you voted last time), and how to cast your vote in person or by mail!
Plan to Vote? Here’s What You’ll Want to Know
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Many rules have changed during the pandemic, so this interactive guide can help you ensure your vote is counted.Wildfires are wreaking havoc on California, Oregon, and Washington forcing tens of thousands of people into shelters amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many non-profit organizations are responding to assist first responders, displaced residents and help with recovery. Check out this article for links to donate or volunteer.
Wildfires are ravaging the West coast. Here's how you can help
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Deadly wildfires are wreaking havoc on California, Oregon and Washington forcing tens of thousands of people into shelters amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how you can help.It's National Nonprofit Day! Shoutout to all of the incredible nonprofits we've had a chance to partner with over the years. It's an honor to contribute to your missions!
Every Friday in August, the Los Angeles LGBT Center is hosting Food for Thought - a free community event promoting dialog and action around social justice and equality, and combatting food insecurity while supporting local Black-owned restaurants!
Enjoy a FREE, freshly prepared meal by local Black-owned restaurant partners! Stick around for conversations with special guests and learn more about local community programs and resources!
Food for Thought, in partnership with Frontline Foods and The Conversation Truck, will be held at Center South: 2313 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Reserve your free ticket at:
lalgbtcenter.org/foodforthought
Friday, August 7 — 11 AM to 2PM
Conversation Topic - Voting/Politics
Partners/Guests - Social Ripple Effect, Teen Voter, more TBA
Friday, August 14 — 11 AM to 2PM
Conversation Topic - Sexual Health/HIV Testing
Partners/Guests - TBA
Friday, August 21 — 11 AM to 2PM
Conversation Topic - All Black Lives Matter
Partners/Guests - TBA
Friday, August 28 — 11 AM to 2PM
Conversation Topic - Food Insecurity
Partners/Guests - TBA
#blacklivesmatter #theconversationtruck
www.instagram.com/theconversationtruck/Join us each Friday in August at Center South for a FREE freshly-prepared meal provided by local Black-owned restaurant partners! Stick around for conversations with special guests. Reserve your spot today at lalgbtcenter.org/foodforthought
With over a decade of experience, Humanitarian Affairs Asia is a nonprofit organization based in Thailand, founded with a mission to instill a sense of social consciousness and empower the leaders of tomorrow. They hold seminars, programs, and internships to engage and inspire young people from across the globe to serve communities in need.
BLT Helps assisted Humanitarian Affairs Asia with movie poster inspired advertisements for their upcoming seminars.
Alan Yang's latest work is a powerful PSA from the Ad Council addressing anti-Asian racism. Please share. Fight the Virus. Fight the Bias.
Join the fight at lovehasnolabels.com/fightvirusbias.
#FightVirusBias
L.A. Emergency Renters Assistance Subsidy Program provides a temporary rent subsidy for eligible residents unable to pay rent due to circumstances related to COVID-19 pandemic, regardless of immigration status. Applications open now and for a limited time: 7/13 - 7/17. Find more info at hcidla.lacity.org
Pride Month is a great opportunity to celebrate and learn more about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex community that spans all races and ages.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of LGBTQI+ Pride Month. The first pride march in New York City was held on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, which saw the gay community protesting police brutality - with transgender women of color leading the charge. The Stonewall protests became a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the US and around the world.
In honor of Pride Month, here's a selection of movies and TV shows that celebrate stories that center LGBTQI+ characters.
Celebrate Global Pride Day with these LGBTQI-themed movies and TV shows streaming
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Lesbian romances, gay thrillers, queer comedies, trans documentaries, drag queen reality shows and more await.Curate L.A. compiled a list of every #blackowned gallery and art space here in Los Angeles. Bookmark and support these venues - and make room for more!
Writer Monica Pirani (@monicapirani on Instagram) created these slides, in consultation with historian Uton Onyejekwe (@utonevan), to spread education - which is a part of what Juneteenth is all about! The sources she used are listed on the last slide.
From her post:
"Juneteenth is not the day that all enslaved people were freed, or the day that slavery ended. Juneteenth is a day to commemorate African American Freedom!"
"Please feel free to share these graphics with your loved ones and to your feed! Black History is American History, and unfortunately many of us aren’t taught about Juneteenth. I just learned about it two years ago! There is no need to feel shame or guilt for just learning about this, we know by now that systematic racism effects our education system. You know now, so you can help spread education and awareness!"
"Follow accounts that teach Black American history and provide resources for learning, like the Zinn Education Project, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and The Conscious Kid."
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Check out this list (growing) of black-owned restaurants you can support right here in Los Angeles.
Kat Hong, a 25-year-old editorial assistant for the Infatuation website in LA, created this Google spreadsheet and will continue to update the list as more businesses are brought to her attention. So email her at knyhong@gmail.com or hit her up on Twitter (@provoloned) or Instagram (@prosciuttogirl69) if you have anything to add.
Remember to call the restaurants directly whenever possible and please tip as much as you can!
Here's a list of more than 85 black-owned food businesses in L.A.
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A list of black-owned restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks and pop-ups in the Los Angeles area.MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY! is a simple but forceful call to action: write the name of someone in the United States who has died from Covid-19 and send it in a stamped envelope to President Donald Trump. This action honors those who have fallen victim to the disease, supports the essential role of our threatened U.S. Postal Service, and delivers bodies, in the form of written names, to where they belong—at the door of The White House.
#maydaymail2020
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At the time this campaign was launched in mid-May, 2020, the number of reported cases of infection in the United States was nearly five times more than that of any other country in the world, and the ...CNN is partnering with Sesame Street for a second special town hall about coronavirus, featuring experts and Sesame Street characters -- including Big Bird, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Rosita and Grover -- answering questions submitted by families.
"The ABCs of Covid 19: A CNN/Sesame Street Town Hall for Kids and Parents" will air this Saturday, May 30, at 10am ET and tackle issues such as summer safety, play dates, schooling and how kids and families around the world are creatively coping during these challenging times.
How to watch: The town hall will air on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. It will stream live on CNN.com's homepage and across mobile devices via CNN's apps, without requiring a cable log-in.Join everyone’s favorite furry friends for a new edition of The ABCs of Covid-19: A #CNNSesameStreet Town Hall for Kids and Parents. Tune-in this Saturday, May 30th at 10am ET on CNN. Learn more: m.sesame.org/2X66lPo
Variety - the Children's Charity of Southern California provides life-saving and life-enriching assistance to abused, addicted, physically-challenged, neglected, and/or underprivileged children throughout Southern California. The organization was started by a group of vaudeville performers in 1928 who found a baby abandoned in a theatre on Christmas Eve and were inspired to underwrite the child’s support and education. It has since grown to 43 Chapters in 13 countries, raising over $1.7 billion worldwide to support children in need.
BLT is grateful for Variety's incredible work and is honored to be a regular sponsor of their Annual Variety Charity Auction. The auction usually takes place at CinemaCon but, due to current circumstances, this year's auction was moved online and will benefit our industry families in need of assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Auction items include autographed posters, original artwork and more. Bidding is now live. Register by texting VARIETY20 to 76278 or register online at Variety20.givesmart.com. Variety will be adding more items as the time goes on.
All proceeds from this auction to benefit our colleagues in the industry who need assistance due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Restaurants have been hit hard by this crisis and many have adapted by selling groceries on top of their usual prepared foods for pickup and delivery.
In addition to being one of our favorite lunch spots, Tender Greens gives back to the community. They have a history of supporting Food on Foot (one of our favorite local grassroots nonprofits) by employing participants in their Work for Food program.
Tender Greens is offering a variety of grocery boxes and items including farm fresh produce; meat and dairy; pantry items like bread, rice, pasta and tomato sauce; baking supplies and fresh ground coffee; and everything you’d need for an indoor picnic including the wine!
Be sure to check out the restaurants you love to see how you can support them - and save yourself a trip to the store!
We’re all in this together!
www.tendergreens.com
More LA restaurants selling groceries & produce: www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/guides/27-la-restaurants-selling-groceries-and-produce-boxes
If you haven't gotten your stimulus check AND the website keeps telling you it can't tell if you qualify, try entering your address in all CAPS. Double check your address matches the one on your 2018 return. You can then enter your direct deposit info.
Rumor has it that it changes everything to APT so if you used Unit #, try using APT instead.
Get My Payment | Internal Revenue Service
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Use Get My Payment to get information about your payment status and payment type.NASA engineers have designed a mass-producible ventilator tailored to coronavirus patients, and it could get emergency approval from the FDA by the weekend!
It uses one-seventh the number of parts required for a conventional ventilator, making it easier to mass produce quickly. And they'll offer a free license to help get the device into hospitals faster.
NASA Has Designed a Mass-Producible Ventilator For a Second Wave of COVID-19
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NASA engineers have designed a mass-producible ventilator tailored to coronavirus patients, and it could get emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration by the weekend."Lionsgate Live! A Night at the Movies” is a benefit for the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, dedicated to helping people who work in the motion picture industry and currently providing financial assistance to theater employees furloughed by the COVID-19 crisis.
Tonight at 6pm PT / 9pm ET, join a star-studded celebration of the theatrical filmgoing experience with a LIVE screening of Dirty Dancing hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis.
Stream Live & Donate! lionsgate.live/
#DirtyDancing #Lionsgate #LionsgateLIVE
When the library's Octavia Lab opened in June 2019, it was envisioned as a collaborative work-space for creatives, makers, and hobbyists. Now, it has a new function and focus; fabricating personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical professionals.
Librarians Unite: 3-D Printing Face Shields in the Octavia Lab
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When the library's Octavia Lab opened in June of 2019, it was envisioned as a collaborative work-space for creatives, makers, and hobbyists. Now, as COVID-19 has forced the closure of the library to t...Illustrator Gayle Kabaker is partnering with Vital Voices and Framebridge to present an opportunity to the public: Nominate a woman in YOUR life who is using her power to empower people during COVID-19 to be included in their portrait series.
Around the world, women are stepping up to face the COVID-19 crisis: serving as frontline healthcare workers; reacting to spikes in gender-based violence; reworking small businesses to sustain economic shock; and providing lifesaving care and supplies to affected areas.
You can nominate someone by going to Gayle Kabaker’s Instagram and in 100 words or less tell them about a heroic woman who is a voice of RESILIENCE during this uncertain time. The winning entry – determined by partners Vital Voices and Framebridge – will receive a custom portrait made by Gayle Kabaker, frame by Framebridge, and will be included in the upcoming Vital Voices: 100 Women Using Their Power to Empower book – coming out this Fall via Assouline.com.
Nominate someone to be featured and celebrated alongside 100 other extraordinary women leaders who are redefining power and leading in new and innovative ways – from US Soccer Team Captain Megan Rapinoe to #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke and more.
Entries are due MONDAY (4/20) at 9 am.
Who are the #voicesofresilience in your life?
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Union stagehands in Philadelphia introduced a design that uses live event technology to help convert venues into viable Covid-19 treatment facilities. The design repurposes theatrical trussing to bring lifesaving infrastructure like lighting, power, and oxygen directly to the beds in temporary hospitals like the one in the Liacouras Center.
IATSE, the union that represents these stagehands, said that their hope is that this design can be implemented by technicians in communities around the country.
Stage Technicians Design and Build Temporary Hospital Amid Virus Crisis
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The configuration "allows for the current Army Corps of Engineers field design to be modified using entertainment technology."This is rad.
Hey Angelenos, the city is planning to "offer a no-fee debit card, dubbed the Angeleno Card, to residents who were beneath the federal poverty line before the COVID-19 crisis began and who had their income reduced by at least another 50% due to the outbreak.
The cards will come with $700, $1,100 or $1,500, depending on the size and income of each household, a news release stated."
Applications must be filled out between 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and 4:30 p.m. Thursday at hcidla.lacity.org or by calling 213-252-3040.
It looks like the website is currently overloaded, so the phone number may be the way to go.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a privately funded campaign Monday to help impoverished Angelenos who may be facing at least one more month of lost income by supplying them with free, pre…Join BLT in supporting The Angeleno Campaign, developed by The Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles to aid those in need during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Angeleno Campaign was created to receive donations that will be used to provide direct financial assistance to individuals and families in Los Angeles who are facing extreme economic hardship. This includes Angelenos who qualify for federal and state assistance but may not receive those checks for weeks or longer. There will be no administrative costs to operate this campaign – every dollar donated will be used to assist Angelenos in need. The Angeleno Campaign has a goal of raising $10 million to provide direct financial assistance for up to 20,000 recipients.
To donate, visit MayorsFundLA.org/Angeleno or text LALOVE to 21000.
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Contribute direct financial assistance to individuals and families facing extreme economic hardshipThere's a significant shortage of COVID-19 related relief items. Currently, the Flexport.org Fund exclusively focuses on supporting the sourcing and transport of supplies related to the coronavirus pandemic. By helping to cover the logistics costs, you’re enabling supplies worth thousands of dollars to reach people in need.
Flexport.org enables organizations to deliver global aid and impact – and meet their sustainability goals with greater ease and lower costs. Currently, they are working with nonprofits, government agencies, and companies around the world to get urgently needed supplies such as personal protective equipment and hygiene items into the hands of frontline responders and at risk communities.
You can donate on their website or by check or wire transfer. We're all in this together!
Donate – to secure supplies for frontline healthcare workers combating COVID-19
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There is a significant shortage of COVID-19 related relief items. Currently, the Flexport.org Fund exclusively focuses on supporting the sourcing and transport of supplies related to the coronavirus p...COVID-19 | California Volunteers
In celebration of World Health Day, we are extremely grateful to nurses, midwives, doctors, and other health workers across the globe who have put themselves on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19. Thank you to our health heroes for all your hard work and dedication! <3
#SupportNursesAndMidwives #ThanksHealthHeroes #WorldHealthDay
The UN is calling on creatives to translate critical public health messages into work that will engage and inform people across different cultures, languages, communities, and platforms to combat the global Covid-19 crisis. The shortlisted work will reach everyone, everywhere.
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something. Together, we can save lives, protect resources, and care for each other. <3
United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives - help stop the spread of COVID-19
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The UN has issued an open call to creatives around the world, giving you the power to change the world.Please join this free webinar to learn more about non-profits. What you’ll gain by attending:
* See what grant funders are doing to increase their giving, during this time
* Learn new strategies to maneuver through this COVID-19 environment
* Find out how celebrities are stepping up their philanthropy and more!
www.philanthropyalliance.org
Through established global relationships, we're empowering individuals, sustaining organizations, and strengthening international economies through grassroots alliances.Arjuna O'Neal you should definitely do this. Sherita is wonderful.
Looking for a way to support your #local #community through this unprecedented health crisis?
Sign up on Helping Hands Community' website to volunteer to deliver crucial goods to members of your community that need to #shelterinplace. You can also request free help on their website.
Sign up and spread the word! We're stronger together. 💜
www.helpinghands.community/Looking for a way to support your #local #community through this unprecedented health crisis?
Sign up on our website to volunteer to deliver crucial goods to members of your community that need to #shelterinplace. You can also request free help on our website.
💜Sign up and spread the word, we're stronger together. ⬇️
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Thank you for sharing!💜
In times like these, we need practical, actionable ways of coping with stress, fear, and anxiety. To support you, Ten Percent Happier has created a Coronavirus Sanity Guide. The free meditations, podcasts, blog posts, and talks on this page will help you build resilience and find some calm amidst the chaos. They’re adding more resources as they're created - so keep checking back. ❤️
www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide
In honor of Shoe the World Day (March 15), we're holding a Shoe Drive for Shoes for the Homeless!
SFTH collects gently used shoes (and new socks) and provides them to local organizations that directly serve and distribute them to those in need, such as Los Angeles Mission, The Midnight Mission, A Place Called Home, Downtown Women's Center, Delancey Street Foundation, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, Union Rescue Mission and many more.
Drop off your donations at BLT anytime before the end of the March!
The #CDC recommends humming the Happy Birthday song twice while washing your hands for a full 20 seconds of lathering. Sick of singing "Happy Birthday?" Here are 10 pop songs with choruses that will also do the trick!
#CoronaVirusChallenge #WashYourHands
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To help prevent the spread of coronavirus, the CDC recommends washing your hands for 20 seconds, or "Happy Birthday" sung twice. Here are 10 way better songs to sing.Need a laugh today? Check out these illustrated "promotional" posters for 16 of our National Parks, hand-lettered with their worst reviews.
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I'm an illustrator and I have always had a personal goal to draw all 62 US National Parks, but I wanted to find a unique twist for the project.It's Super Tuesday! Have you voted yet?
#CAPrimary #YourVoteIsYourVoice
Polling Place Locator - Vote.org
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Wondering where you vote on Election Day? Use our polling place locator to find out.LA Metro is free today to make it easier to get to the polls!
#vote #YourVoteIsYourVoice #LaMetro #CAPrimary
Need a ride to the polls? L.A. Metro offering free fares on election day
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L.A. County MTA is offering free rides on all of its trains and buses Tuesday, the day of California's presidential primary.
Did you know you can check out a ukulele with your Los Angeles Public Library card? It's free!
Libraries are so much more than just a place to check out books. They're a community hub offering all sorts of services, from homeless resources to help with your taxes. Support your local library!
#LAPL #supportyourlocallibrary
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Check Out a Ukulele and Make Music Today! | Los Angeles Public Library
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Leer en español Ukulele Kit Details Kit includes instrument, case, chord book, and tuner. Return in person at the circulation desk. Check out period is three weeks. Check out one kit per library card...Happy Valentine's Day! 💕Couples that check their voter status together, stay together. 💕
Make sure your love story has a happily ever after by making sure you're ready to #Vote. Check your status here 👇
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The 2020 primary elections are fast approaching. If you aren't registered by the deadline in your state, you can't vote! Spread the word!
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We've compiled the last possible day to register in each state and territory in the US, whether by mail, online, or in person.Think you're registered?
Sometimes voters get erroneously purged. Even if you're sure you're registered, it just takes a few seconds to confirm.
California! Our primary election will be on March 3. Make sure you're registered by mail or online by February 17!
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
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Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.Senior Designer
BLT is looking for a senior designer to join our creative team. We are looking for a well-rounded, talented individual who has a deep understanding of design, typography, motion, and creative strategy with experience in the entertainment/advertising industry.
Minimum Requirements:
• 5+ years agency experience
• Strong concept development and graphic design ability
• Strong understanding of composition, color, typography, web usability
• Experience with creating original key art as well as other marketing collateral like awards ads, books, decks, etc.
• An in-depth knowledge of appropriate usage of the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• After Effects a big plus
Responsibilities:
• Concepting and designing cutting-edge creative for a wide range of entertainment properties in varying styles and media.
• Interpreting client objectives and translating them into high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced agency environment.
• Communicating the thoughts and intentions behind design executions to the Creative Director, other designers, and account executives.
• Being adaptable to quick turnarounds, shifts in direction, and changes required by internal or external sources.
• Work collaboratively with our team of designers, digital strategists, social media, and development teams.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and samples of your work to hr@bltomato.com.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and Black History Month, composer and jazz pianist Jason Moran returns to The Soraya to perform his Oscar-nominated score, accompanying Ava DuVernay’s 2014 film, Selma, on the large screen. Moran (Artistic Director for jazz at The Kennedy Center) will be joined by New West Symphony.
Selma dramatizes the events leading up to King’s landmark 1965 march for voting rights. About Moran’s astonishing first feature film score, Film Music Magazine noted, “It’s an unstoppable sense of history-making that could perhaps only be captured by a musician so steeped in jazz and its cultural heritage.”
Selma earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Film, Director, Actor, and Song for “Glory” (by John Legend and Common, who also appeared in the film). “Glory” also earned the Oscar for Best Original Song.
This year marks the 55th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches, March 7–25, 1965.
SELMA WITH LIVE SCORE by JASON MORAN
The Soraya
Saturday, February 1 at 8pm
$37-$86
www.thesoraya.org/calendar/details/selma
This Saturday, January 25, thousands of Angelenos will flock to their favorite cultural institutions for a day of freebies and fun. 2020’s SoCal Museum Free-For-All (now in its 15th year) joins over 40 Southern California arts and culture institutions for one day of free admission.
Participants include some museums that are free year-round (The Getty, Hammer Museum, The Broad) along with many others that normally charge admission fees (Natural History Museum, LACMA, Kidspace Museum, La Brea Tar Pits Museum, The Autry, and many more). Have fun!
40+ Museums Will Be Free This Saturday for the SoCal Museum Free-For-All
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2020's SoCal Museum Free-For-All joins over 40 Southern California arts and culture institutions for one day of free admission.Goats have been deployed all over the world as an effective and cost-efficient strategy to prevent wildfires - including here in California!
Learn about these unlikely heroes and why they are such great firefighters.
#goats #fireprevention #heifer
Fighting Fire with Goats | Heifer International
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A surprising hero has emerged to help the world’s wildfire problem: the ever-versatile goat. These animals that we love have come through for us again as effective firefighters. #goats #wildfiresCan you spare 5 days to help a homeless pet?
The dogs and cats at the Best Friends Animal Society - Los Angeles' Lifesaving Center are looking for temporary homes where they can enjoy a break from stressful shelter life. Their foster open house is making it easier than ever for you to take a foster pet home on the spot!
Just 5 days of fostering can make a huge difference in the life of a homeless pet. They'll provide all the materials and resources needed to foster - all you need to provide is space in your home.
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Shoutout to our “LGBLT” group for kickstarting a project to bring holiday gifts to our local seniors at the Triangle Square Senior Center. Due to everyone’s generosity, they more than met their goal and took over 2 carloads packed full of beautiful blankets to brighten the holidays. The center staff was blown away. Thanks to everyone that contributed! Happy Holidays!
This is the 10th year BLT has supported Midnight Mission’s annual Holiday Toy Drive!
With your help over the past decade, we've collected 1000+ gifts for underprivileged kids here in Los Angeles. Toys are distributed at Midnight Mission’s Santa’s Village in Downtown LA. Parents queue up early Christmas morning with their children, waiting to take them into Santa’s Village where the kids can scoop up some gifts. Each child receives a high-quality, brand name toy along with a stuffed animal, book, and stocking stuffers.
Huge thanks to Midnight Mission and everyone who has helped brighten the holiday season for these families!
Still looking for a Christmas tree? Let us recommend Delancey Street Foundation!
This amazing nonprofit provides residential rehabilitation services and vocational training for substance abusers and convicted criminals.
For over 45 years, they’ve empowered thousands of residents to become their own solution, addressing generations of poverty, illiteracy, lack of job skills, hard core substance abuse, homelessness, crime, violence, teen pregnancy, and emotional and physical abuse. After an average of four years (a minimum stay of two years), residents gain an academic education, three marketable skills, accountability and responsibility, dignity, decency, and integrity.
In addition to residential programs all over the country, Delancey does fundraising through their annual Christmas tree lots! This also provides important vocational training in the basics of sales, particularly for new residents. Holiday buyers can also purchase mistletoe, indoor tree lights, decorated wreaths, living potted pines, tree removal bags, and water bowls for trees. Los Angeles locations include Echo Park, Pasadena, Santa Monica, and Manhattan Beach.
No matter where you get your tree, don’t forget to ask for flame retardant! Have a safe and happy holiday season!
‘Tis the Season to Gift with Purpose 🎁 ❤️
Downtown Women's Center's new MADE by DWC Home & Gift Collection is created with love by the women of DWC. Your purchase funds their career & mentorship programs that provides a path out of homelessness.
This holiday season, shop for MADE by DWC gifts online at MADEbyDWC.org or find them at their resale shop on Los Angeles St. & cafe on San Pedro St. in #DTLA or at the following places in #LA: Raven + Lily, Gifts for Good, The Little Market, Ten Thousand Villages (Pasadena), To the Market, Vroman's, Bedhead Pajamas, Hauser & Wirth, Marshall's Retail Group, Dust Muffin, Fancifull Gift Basket, Art Box, Los Angeles County Store, PIH Health, Kaiser Permanente (Downey), Library Foundation of Los Angeles, Mindfulnest Santa Monica, Kindred, Limonaia, Larkellen, Serendipity Gifts, The Soulfull Project, & Skirball Center
L.A.’s free tree giveaway for yards and streets hopes to bring 90,000 new plantings
L.A.’s free tree giveaway for yards and streets hopes to bring 90,000 new plantings
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It's all part of L.A.’s Green New Deal, which hopes to plant 90,000 trees in the next two yearsBuy local! From old favorites to hidden gems, check out this guide to Los Angeles Farmers Markets.
Your Definitive Guide to L.A. Farmers Markets, By Neighborhood
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Because life holds no meaning without fresh strawberriesTaking your little ones trick-or-treating tonight? Check out these safety tips courtesy of the CDC. 🎃👻
Halloween Health and Safety - Family Health - CDC
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Family health information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)The Los Angeles Fire Department encourages you to be prepared in the event of a brush fire.
For those of you living near the current incidents, be vigilant and keep your TV or radio on. Make certain you have your family critical papers, phone data, pets, and other valuables ready to evacuate if so directed.
Ready, Set, Go is an important program designed to help you and your family stay safe. Here is the latest on how you can be prepared.
#readysetgo
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The Los Angeles Fire Department encourages you to be prepared in the event of a brush fire. For those of you living near the current incidents, be vigilant and keep your TV or radio on. Make certain y...What doesn't the library do?
The Source, a program of the Los Angeles Public Library, offers a one-stop-shop of free resources & supportive services for low-income Angelenos and those experiencing homelessness.
Check out the schedule to locate the offerings near you. Services vary by location and may include:
- Same day transportation to emergency shelter
- Free California ID vouchers for the DMV
- Free cell phones
- Enrollment into Medi-Cal and CalFresh
- Employment assistance
- Mental health services
- HIV education and resources
- Child support services
- Referrals to expert providers
- Free lunch, haircut, shower, laundry vouchers
- Housing assessment through the Coordinated Entry System
The Source | Los Angeles Public Library
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Free Health & Homeless Shelter Services The Source offers a one-stop-shop of resources and services to help homeless Angelenos transition to independent and supported living. Services are also availab...In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, here’s a list of 14 children books by indigenous writers and illustrators curated by The Conscious Kid and American Indians in Children's Literature, in partnership with Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Most of what kids see in books today are harmful stereotypes and misrepresentations of Native people in history. These books help counter that bias. Indigenous people are very much a part of today’s society. With their stories, Indigenous writers share the range of their lives, past and present, and we hope that you’ll embrace and share their stories.
#IndigenousReads by Indigenous Writers: A Children’s Reading List
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Only 1% of the children’s books published in the U.S. in 2016 featured Indigenous characters, and even fewer (1/4 of the 1% = 8 books…Today, we celebrate the people who first called this land home. We remember the struggles and tragedies they endured. We honor their place in and contributions to the shared story of America.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Rethinking How We Celebrate American History
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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! On Monday, more states, cities, and communities than ever will observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of or in addition to Columbus Day. They’re part of a larger m...Join The Big Draw's annual drawing festival with these free events at local Apple stores all month long!
The Big Draw is a visual literacy charity that promotes the universal language of drawing as a tool for learning, expression, and invention.
Since its inception in October 2000, The Big Draw Festival has grown from a one day celebration of drawing in the UK to an annual month-long festival of drawing across the world, encouraging over four million people back to the drawing board. It has notched up two world records – for the longest drawing in the world (one kilometer) and the greatest number of people drawing simultaneously – over 7,000!
Check out thebigdraw.org for more info!
Today at Apple - The Big Draw - The Grove - Apple
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Learn, create, and be inspired in hands-on sessions at Apple The Grove. Find out what’s going on with Today at Apple.“We all know nations that can be identified by the flight of writers from their shores. These are regimes whose fear of unmonitored writing is justified because truth is trouble...Therefore, the historical suppression of writers is the earliest harbinger of the steady peeling away of additional rights and liberties that will follow.”
—Toni Morrison, Burn This Book
Over the centuries, various forms of expression have been banned or destroyed, and their creators have been censored, imprisoned, tortured, killed, exiled. It is the mission and responsibility of libraries to present multifarious viewpoints, and this is why the American Library Association joins other organizations to support Banned Books Week.
#bannedbooksweek
Tortured, Jailed, Exiled, Censored, But Not Silenced
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Over the centuries, various forms of expression have been banned or destroyed, and their creators have been censored, imprisoned, tortured, killed, exiled. It is the mission and responsibility of libr...On Saturday night, a team of illustrators from BLT volunteered their time and talents to sketch caricatures at Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen's HFC County Fair!
The carnival-style event was jam-packed with rides, games, comedy, live music, and interactive performances as well as celebrity guest stars such as Tony Hawk, Anderson .Paak, Adam Devine, Busy Philipps, Josh Gad, Ilana Glazer, Nick Kroll, Andrew Rannells, Jeff Ross, Ben Feldman, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, Casey Wilson, Ike Barinholtz, Regina Hall, and more.
Huge thanks to Seth and Lauren and everyone at HFC for all that you do, and for the opportunity to be part of such an incredible event. We had a blast!
To learn more about Hilarity for Charity and how you can support their mission to fight Alzheimer's, check out hilarityforcharity.org/
#HFCCountyFair
To counter racist socialization and racial bias, experts recommend acknowledging and naming race and racism with children as early and as often as possible. Children’s books are one of the most effective and practical tools for initiating these critical conversations, and can also be used to model what it means to resist and dismantle oppression.
Beyond addressing issues of race and racism, this children’s reading list focuses on taking action. It highlights resistance, resilience and activism; and seeks to empower youth to participate in the ongoing movement for racial justice. Children not only need to know what individual, institutional, and internalized racism looks like, they need to know what they can do about it.
31 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance
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As early as 3–6 months of age, babies begin to notice and express preference by race (Bar-Haim, 2006). Between the ages of 3 and 5…September is Library Card Sign Up Month!
Head to your local library during September to see what's new and take part in the celebration. Many libraries offer free art, wellness, and language classes, workshops, lectures, art exhibitions, and more. And, of course, books, films, and music are available both in your local branch and online. Have friends who don't have library cards? Invite them to join you!
#LAPL #librarysignupmonth #welovebooks
To celebrate the National Park Service's 103rd birthday on Aug. 25, every Park Service site that usually charges an entrance fee will offer free admission to all visitors!
This is one of three remaining free days coming up in 2019 — the next ones take place on Sept. 28 and Nov. 11.
All National Parks Are Free to Enter This Sunday
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From Muir Woods to Yosemite and Joshua Tree, you’ll get free entrance to all national parks on Sunday, Aug. 25 — the National Park Service's 103rd birthday.The Original Rescue Dog Hike is a multi-serving non-profit that not only raises money for animal welfare but also gives potential pet parents the opportunity to bond with a handful of adoptable pets! The $45 dollars it costs to essentially rent-a-dog for the afternoon helps to keep the organization running in addition to scoring a group of lucky four-legged (and two-legged) friends the chance to get exercise and socialize.
There’s A Rescue In L.A. That Will Let You ‘Rent-A-Dog’ For A Hike Up Runyon Canyon
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Trust us… renting a dog for a hike isn’t as bad as it sounds. If you’re familiar with the slopes ...Bonnie Kolber !!!
With the number of people falling into homelessness on the rise, NIMBYs thwarting attempts to build bridge and affordable housing, and misconceptions and misinformation being spouted out carelessly, we can make a concerted effort to combat these problems by challenging our own perception, educating ourselves, and increasing our understanding of the issues and our homeless neighbors.
LA Family Housing put together a list of books that can provide you some conversation material for your next dinner party. Through education, dialogue, and compassion, we can start to shift the narrative on who our homeless neighbors are and work together toward solutions that we know work.
Homelessness Reading List — LA Family Housing
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10 books that will increase your understanding of homelessnessCongratulations to Jay Goldinger and all our friends at Food on Foot for being featured in Variety's Salute to 50 Impactful Charities Serving Humanity, the Environment and Animals!
Thank you so much for everything you do to help our neighbors receive nutritious meals, clothing, employment, housing, life-skills education, and an empowering life off the streets.
Variety Salutes 50 Impactful Charities Serving Humanity, the Environment and Animals
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American Civil Liberties Union The ACLU is a nonprofit organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution to every person in the Unite…It's back to school season!
Do right by the environment and minimize your footprint with these vegan, recycled, reusable, sustainable, plastic-free, and zero-waste school and office supplies!
32 Ethical and Eco-Friendly Office and School Supplies
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Building an eco-friendly home office or workplace? Or just preparing for back to school season? This curated list of ethical and sustainable office and school supplies might save you time. Features ec...Friday, August 9th is National Book Lovers Day!
What better way to celebrate than to visit your local library and check out one of the many incredible books being adapted for film and television this year!
Books to Movies & TV in 2019: 50 Upcoming Adaptations - The Bibliofile
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So, 2019 has lots of series or movies based on books in the works. Read these 2019 books to movies and other book to film adaptations before they hit the screen!Variety - the Children's Charity of Southern California's 9th Annual Poker & Casino Night at Paramount Studios this Wednesday raised over one million dollars to support children with special needs! BLT is proud to support their life-changing work.
Learn more at www.varietysocal.org/
LA Family Housing's next Connect Day is this Thursday, July 18 from 10am - 1pm in Reseda. This is an excellent opportunity for people looking for housing and homeless support services to get connected and find the resources they need. Spread the word! Learn more and download the flyer at: lafh.org/connect-to-servicesOur next Connect Day is this Thursday, July 18 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in Reseda. This is an excellent opportunity for people looking for housing and homeless support services to get connect and find the resources they need. Learn more and download the flyer at: lafh.org/connect-to-services
If you're in the Hollywood area, stop by our Blood Drive today! It's quick and easy, and one pint of blood can save up to 3 lives.
The Blood Mobile is parked on Cole right outside of BLT and walk-ins are welcome. They are raffling off 2 free Knott's Berry Farm tickets and we're doing an additional raffle for BLT staff for a $100 gift card.
Incredible turnout! Big thanks to everyone who came out and donated today!
Had a great afternoon volunteering with our friends over at Food on Foot!
For over 20 years, FOF has assisted our neighbors experiencing homelessness with nutritious meals, clothing, and a fresh start through life-skills education, full-time employment, and permanent housing. To support their life-changing work, visit foodonfoot.org
It was great having you volunteer during our Sunday Serving. Thank you so much for all of the incredible work you do for our homeless neighbors.
Today we send our love to families of all different shapes, sizes, and colors. Happy #Pride!
Brilliant idea! These seat belt covers can be made for any special needs that the medical team will need to know if you are unable to tell them.
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