A member of In Lak Ech, a collective of Indigenous women performers, sings a drum at the Xingonx Fest:
Keeping the Sacred Fire Burning as a part of WE RISE 2022 to celebrate Mujeres de Maiz’s 25 th
Anniversary. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
S.H.I.N.E MUWASI, a group of Western African female drummers, sing and drum together at the Xingonx
Fest: Keeping the Sacred Fire Burning as a part of WE RISE 2022 to celebrate Mujeres de Maiz’s 25th
Anniversary. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
A member from S.H.I.N.E MUWASI, a group of Western African female drummers, teaches community
members how to dance on stage at Xingonx Fest: Keeping the Sacred Fire Burning as a part of WE RISE
2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
Members of In Lak Ech, a collective of Indigenous women performers, sing with drums at the Xingonx
Fest: Keeping the Sacred Fire Burning as a part of WE RISE 2022 to celebrate Mujeres de Maiz’s 25th
Anniversary. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
Community members march on Skid Row in Los Angeles for Walk the Talk, a biannual parade hosted by
LA Commons with performances along the parade route that pay tribute to neighborhood initiatives and
community as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
A community member dances with a drum on Skid Row in Los Angeles during Walk the Talk, a biannual
parade hosted by LA Commons with performances along the parade route that pay tribute to
neighborhood initiatives and community as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
A young girl stretches herself into a bridge at yoga session at an LA County Department of Parks and
Recreation wellness event for WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Chris Nelson).
Community members gather for a film screening at the two-day inaugural South Central Film Festival
hosted by Esperanza Community Housing as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
Community members happily participate in Perioco, a WE RISE 2022 event hosted by The Youth Justice
Coalition. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
Two young community members carry tote bags in Grand Park as a part of WE RISE 2022 during Native
Seeds, a workshop led by Lila Chu and LA Commons on native plants. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
A large banner of LA Common’s Creating Our Next LA art activation at Grand Park in Los Angeles for WE
RISE 2022 glistens in the sun. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
A community member hangs acorn art on an oak tree as a participatory act of healing at LA Common’s
Creating Our Next LA art activation at Grand Park in Los Angeles during the kickoff celebration of WE
RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
IDEPSCA staff prepare food and drinks for the Wellness Circle for Domestic Workers as a part of WE
RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
A young boy gets a free haircut from Professional Institute of Beauty at Levitt Pavilion’s Cultiva LA Spring
Health Fair as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
A mother carries her infant and walks through Diapers & Art, a celebration of community resiliency hosted
by LA Baby Cooperative as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
Art curator Ernest Rocha stands in front of a portrait of Latasha Harlins as a part of gallery exhibits about
the 30th Anniversary of the Civil Unrest as a part of Culture Cures: Community Re-Activation & Healing in
South Los Angeles. The four-week art series hosted by Community Coalition through WE RISE 2022
provided a platform for residents to reconnect through arts and healing practices. (Photo Credit: Carla
Coffing).
Artist Carmela Morales leads a 4-part workshop series for community members hosted by 18 th Street Arts
Center using embroidered canvas bags as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
Female dancer from Contra Tiempo, an LA-based activist dance theater company, performs for the crowd
at Concert in the Garden hosted by Self Help Graphics as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla
Coffing).
An event Emcee leads a community healing Open Mic hosted by Levitt Pavilion at Mercado La Paloma as
a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Chris Nelson).
A community member grounds herself by focusing on her heartbeat at Dignity and Power Now’s
Community Care Fest as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
Los Angeles City Hall lights up green, the international color for healing, for Mental Health Awareness
Month in May. The lighting was part of the WE RISE 2022 campaign, which is aimed at advancing health
and healing in LA County. (Photo Credit: Susan Van Horn).
An Indigenous community member performs at Tia Chucha Centro Cultural’s Celebrating Words Festival
as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
A group of young children and adults pose at Bring Community Together hosted by Paving the Way
Foundation as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Carla Coffing).
A youth performer is immersed in guitar playing at the Art Festival: The Power of Community Healing
hosted by Strength Based Community Change (SBCC) in Lancaster as a part of WE RISE 2022. (Photo
Credit: Carla Coffing).
Community healers prepare restorative practices at participatory healing workshops for Abuelita’s
Remedios (Grandma’s Remedies) hosted by indigenous based arts and culture collaborative,
Metzli Projects, for WE RISE 2022. (Photo Credit: Cyn Yen).
