You Showed Up 5,000 Deep On For L.A. TACO’s First Event at The Broad
And in the rain! Our small team got the chance to connect with the L.A. TACO community last Saturday at The Broad at our "Celebrate Community" event. These were our favorite moments.
Miguel, Patrick Martinez, and Memo Torres were in conversation on Saturday with The Broad’s Ed Patuto. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.
L.A. TACO is immensely grateful for our members, the supportive individuals fueling our independent news efforts. Our small team got the chance to connect with the L.A. TACO community last Saturday at The Broad at our "Celebrate Community" event.
At a sold out panel, Grammy-winning singer Miguel, renowned artist Patrick Martinez, and our very own Memo Torres discussed how art and journalism can be forms of resistance within marginalized communities. (Over 2,000 of you even attended through our livestream.)
Free posters of Martinez's neon art piece called "Immigration Is Natural" were printed for museumgoers. The event lasted from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Diego Fuego, DJ Fondo, Marvelouz, and Deejay A.Z. mixed vibrant sets the entire time.
L.A. TACO's merch booth was a hub for staff and members. Photo by Erwin Recinos.The Broad provided free prints of Patrick Martinez's art piece called "Migration Is Natural" to attendees. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.Artist Patrick Martinez holds a print of his piece "Immigration Is Natural." Photo by Erwin Recinos.The featured panelists, Memo Torres, Miguel, and Patrick Martinez, discussed the role that journalism, music, and art play in our communities. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.Alejandra Cid, an assistant social media producer at L.A. TACO, attended the event with her family. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.Museumgoers visited the Broad's signature exhibits like Tulips by Jeff Koons. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.Miguel speaks to the crowd. Photo by Erwin Recinos.Patrick Martinez addresses the crowd. Photo by Erwin Recinos.Saturday's lineup featured mixes from DJ Fondo. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.Deejay A.Z. performed at Saturday's "Celebrating Community" event at The Broad. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.DJ Marvelouz, a member of the Chulita Vinyl Club, performed at The Broad. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.The Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit at The Broad. Photo by Erwin Recinos for L.A. TACO.
Today, ICE was observed stopping a vehicle in Colton, hanging around Riverside, San Bernardino, at the Santa Maria Jail again, and in Escondido. In Paramount, ICE was seen taking a man off the street. Community members were also able to pressure agents back to their field office in Oxnard. In San Diego, community members confronted ICE in a parked vehicle outside of Lincoln High School. The agent pepper-sprayed the community watcher before driving off.
Today immigration agents were seen in the San Fernando Valley, Glendale, Downey, San Diego, and all over Ramona today where again they performed Kavanaugh stops and families in fear and with tears were detained and deported. We also have another death to report, ICE is going after some of our community responders in San Diego, and we went to California City’s ICE detention center where we learned of Captain Healthcare and more.
