The city where baseball legend Jackie Robinson grew up, a filming location of popular shows like The Big Bang Theory and Parks and Recreation, and perhaps best known as the home of the famed New Year’s Day Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl—Pasadena—nicknamed “Crown of the Valley,” is rich in history and tradition. Pasadena is…
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Leimert Park’s music and cultural legacy is so engrained, the sounds of music legends Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles, and insight of comedy genius Richard Pryor may spring to mind as you walk along the community stops of LA Inside & Out’s Leimert Park tour. Called “the black Greenwich Village” by Oscar-nominated director John Singleton,…
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A short amount of time to share a big bold idea. That’s a Spark Talk. Rather than a long-winded speech, a Spark Talk is a quick, ten-minute opportunity for a fellow changemaker to take the stage in Upswell’s Public Square to share a new way of thinking or a fresh approach. And what they say…
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Next time you walk down the street, take a look at the people around. There’s one thing that you hold in common with every single person: all of you – all of us – are affected by the environment. For the second episode of the Upswell podcast, we’re excited to introduce you to two changemakers…
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A bus station. Higher education. Healthier neighborhoods. They’re all connected to a unique effort to create a college-going culture, healthier neighborhoods, and sustainable social change, and you’ll learn how on LA Inside & Out’s El Monte Community Tour. Located east of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte is the focus of…
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We’ve added eight more speakers to our great list of presenters who’ll open your eyes to new ways to advancing your own mission, and working together with other changemakers to address today’s challenges and make the world a better place. With a little more than seven weeks to go, look who’ll be joining our dynamic…
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Mercado La Paloma is known for its “vibrant treasure trove of internationally eclectic food,” but it’s so much more than that. It is a shining example that community revitalization can be successfully achieved without the displacement of residents. You’ll learn about this unique community experiment while enjoying delectable international dishes during the Upswell Community Dinner…
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Bright lights, big city – that’s LA today. But what if you could see what it was like around 1848, after the U.S. acquired Los Angeles and the rest of California from Mexico following the end of the Mexican-American War? You’ll get to do just that during the Community Dinner at Heritage Square Museum, where…
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All of the changemakers who will gather in Los Angeles at Upswell in November are addressing social challenges — like the environment, or youth development, or homelessness. But each changemaker is unique, and concerns or circumstances that are specific to the communities they serve may or may not make how they address their community’s challenges…
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We’ve added eight more speakers to our great list of presenters who’ll open your eyes to new ways to advancing your own mission, and working together with other changemakers to address today’s challenges and make the world a better place. With a little more than eight weeks to go, look who’ll be joining our dynamic…
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