Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 15/08/2025They’re trying to silence Black leadership and take control of our communities. But Black leadership isn’t the problem, it’s the solution. Now more than ever, we must protect it, defend it, and grow it. Because the freedom we fight for is our own. 131
Reposted by Los Angeles Community Action NetworkMelissa Phillips @melissaphillips.bsky.social · 15/08/2025My short film, ‘I am Gustavo’, is publicly available for the first time. Gustavo Otzoy, Guatemalan immigrant and friend, was one of 200 unhoused residents who were forcibly evicted from Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles in 2021. Watch now: vimeo.com/1099912805vimeo.comI am Gustavo (Short Film)Gustavo Otzoy, a Guatemalan immigrant, was one of 200 unhoused residents who were forcibly evicted from Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles in 2021. This short film offers… 093
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 13/08/2025SAVE THE DATE 🖤💚❤️ for our Black August Commemoration on Aug 22nd from 3-6 pm. We’ve got some very special things planned and we want you here with us! 030
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Black August began behind prison walls to honor freedom fighters like George Jackson and W.L. Nolen. It remains today a commitment to study and discipline. We continue to carry this fire forward. Study. Fast. Train. Fight. 130
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 28/07/2025We’re seeking artists & creatives, who identify within the Black diaspora, for our Black August Commemoration taking place on Friday, August 22nd. Send us an email, comms@cangress.org. We look forward to hearing from you and are deeply grateful for your offering. 🖤 010
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 25/07/2025What happens when someone known for prosecuting houselessness is handed the keys to the agency created decades ago to end it? The LAHSA Commission votes this Friday, 9 am at 637 Wilshire Blvd. Pull up! 110
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Protest posters across five decades - different eras, same fight. Some of the posters featured in this deck haven’t been lost thanks to CSPG’s amazing work. Their archive preserves this visual history of resistance. We appreciate y’all. 120
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 27/06/2025“Healthy Streets” is not about health, it’s about disappearance. Laws like 41.18 don’t protect people, they erase them. Unhoused folks are being pushed out, punished, and policed for existing in public. We fight for a city that doesn’t throw anyone away. 111
Reposted by Los Angeles Community Action NetworkWestern Regional Advocacy Project @withouthousing.bsky.social · 25/06/2025June 28 4-7pm | Echo Park Lake, LA for more information: @lacanetwork.bsky.social 021
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2025We’re two days away from Conversations & Tasters, come join us for an intimate evening with Mike de la Rocha! Homemade food & libations will be provided 🍱 When: Friday, June 27th, 6-9 pm Where: LA CAN, 838 E 6th St. See you there! 🩶 031
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Celebrating our queer & trans fam 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 and especially this Sunday (29th) for Skid Row Pride. Join us for a beautiful day filled with live performances, conversation panel, music, food, and more! 🩵 021
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 07/06/2025ICE is conducting a series of raids in DTLA today. Many workers were arrested outside of local businesses. If we don’t fight back now, they will come for more of us. 123
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 05/06/2025What’s happening in HALA housing isn’t “affordable” it’s straight up abandonment. Rotting walls, no security, no mail delivery - causing elderly tenants to go weeks without medication, people missing out on important documents and deadlines. This is a human rights crisis. 122
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Another encampment sweep today. People were forced out with little notice, no real support, and had to leave their essential belongings behind. Afterward, a city worker used someone’s mattress 🤬 what they slept on 🤬 to clean the street. 011
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Newsom’s new “model ordinance” targets unhoused people and escalates state violence instead of addressing the housing crisis. Framed as a compassionate response to California’s housing crisis, this policy is in fact rooted in displacement, criminalization, & more state violence. 111
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a $13.95 billion budget that protects police funding while cutting deeply into other departments. Over 2,700 city jobs are being eliminated. Half of LA’s animal shelters will be forced to close. Housing support & services residents rely on everyday will shrink or disappear. 122
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2025We’re proud to announce that the Human Rights Watch film, Swept, by Adam Silver, informed by LA CAN and our allies has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Short Documentary category. 🧡 021
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Today, the LA City Council voted to remove the Produce Hotel from REAP, knowing full well that tenants are living without heat, without fire safety, without ventilation, without dignity. But while they chose profits and backroom deals, WE CHOSE EACH OTHER. Skid Row is not for sale. 011
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 07/05/2025LA CAN stands in strong opposition to the City’s plan to remove the Produce Hotel from REAP, despite ongoing, documented violations inside. Mold. Rotting floors. Roaches. Broken fire systems. These are daily realities for Black and Latinx tenants in Skid Row. 111
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 23/04/2025For over two decades, our friends at WRAP have been on the front lines, demanding an end to the criminalization of houselessness. They’ve never stopped reminding us: housing is a human right, not a privilege. House keys, not handcuffs. ⛓️💥 End the sweeps for good. Listen as Dogon speaks some truth. 040
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Give our people house keys not handcuffs! 011
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Medicaid cuts are a direct attack on our communities and this threatens the well-being of millions. These cuts will disproportionately impact Black and brown communities, where access to quality healthcare is already limited. We need a world where healthcare is a right for all. 011
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 03/04/2025As landlords continue to price gouge in an unaffordability crisis, let’s keep our neighbors housed! #LowerTheRent #StrongerRentControl #LARSO CTA: Go to CAPTHERENT.ORG and send City Council an email through their website! 011
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Join us at the Residents’ Organizing Committee (R.O.C.) meeting today, March 14th, 5-7pm at LA CAN. Come with an open mind and heart as we build community power together. Dive into meaningful, open discussions and discover effective ways to fight for change. Dinner will be served. 🍛 021
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 11/03/2025On 2/28/25, Iowa's governor signed a bill removing gender identity from civil rights law under the guise of protecting women. It limits transgender & nonbinary rights, including changing gender markers on birth certificates. This law takes effect 7/1/25. 021
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 10/03/2025DOGE is pushing massive federal layoffs under the claim of ‘efficiency’ and more privatization. These layoffs are impacting essential services and workers. Swipe to learn more. 🧐 111
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The EEOC’s decision to drop transgender discrimination cases is yet another reminder that the systems in place were never built to protect us. Our survival is an act of resistance, and we’ll continue to fight for a world where trans and gender non-conforming people are free 🩵🩷🤍 164
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 21/02/2025TODAY 🍐 join us for the Skid Row Justice & Wellness Marketplace! Here’s what we’ve got for you: 🍄🟫 Home-cooked lunch by Chef Natosha 🫚 Up to $50 in free produce 🕯️ Protest art-making table 🩶 Soundbath healing by Maya ✂️ Free haircuts 🪻 Updates from our committees and organizing opportunities 021
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Join us at the Residents’ Organizing Committee (R.O.C.) meeting this Friday, February 14th, 5-7pm at LA CAN. Come with an open mind and heart as we build community power together. Dive into meaningful, open discussions and discover effective ways to fight for change. Dinner will be served. 🍜 031
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 10/02/2025additional resource: BAJI 347.464.5422 010
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Know your rights and how to protect yourself from illegal ICE raids. Please share with your community. Conoce tus derechos: Cómo protegerte de allanamientos ilegales/entrada forzada ilegal. Por favor comparte con tu comunidad. 🖤 223
Los Angeles Community Action Network @lacanetwork.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Marqueece Harris-Dawson @mhdcd8.bsky.social, President of the LA City Council, we’ve paid you upwards of $250k, one of the highest salaries in the nation. At today’s city council, he sat completely disengaged. When will those in power listen and give the people the respect they deserve? 010