356 Mission

It is with great joy for the residents of Boyle Heights that we celebrate the news that 356 Mission is doing the only righteous act they could do for the neighborhood: pack up their shit and leave forever. This is a definite victory for Defend Boyle Heights, BHAAAD, Union de Vecinos, and all other organizations … Continue reading On 356 Mission Closing

Who Is Laura Owens? She is a painter based in Los Angeles, represented by the New York-based blue-chip gallery Gavin Brown’s enterprise. In 2013 she turned her 12,000-square-foot studio in Boyle Heights into the gallery 356 Mission, bankrolled by Gavin Brown. Many have called the gallery a “pioneer” of artist-run spaces in Boyle Heights. Since … Continue reading Defend the Hoods from LA to NYC! Solidarity Action Fact Sheet

We, the women of Pico Gardens and Aliso Village, want to communicate to you that together with other mothers from our Boyle Heights community we have fought for decades to eliminate violence and bring peace to our neighborhood. We erased the graffiti that promoted violence among our youth, we took away their weapons, and we worked … Continue reading Letter to Laura Owens from the women of Pico Gardens & Aliso Village

The current struggle against gentrification and artwashing in Boyle Heights has intensified since November of 2015, when community residents along with Serve The People-Los Angeles protested after the performers of the Hopscotch opera forced the Roosevelt High School marching band from their usual rehearsal space. In response, activists gathered at the site to demand that the opera … Continue reading The Racist Myth of “Outside Agitators” and Building Solidarity in Boyle Heights