Jails are not Homes: Transforming Skid Row

Thursday, November 19, 2009
8:30PMMultiCultural Center Theater, UCSB
Multimedia Presentation
A compelling multimedia presentation on the campaign to build a sustainable community in the downtown Los Angeles community of Center City East (Skid Row). Residents and activists associated with the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) will present their stories, poems, and short films on the resilience of residents in the face of economic recession, homelessness, displacement policies, and negative media representations such as The Soloist.