March 2010

3/20 20th Anniversary Kick-off Special Membership Celebration with founder Karen Bass

*To download flyer, click here.

Community Coalition is hosting a 20th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration with Founder Karen Bass.

The event is a special membership celebration where we will look back at two decades of community victories. We will also be unveiling our new logo and our President and CEO Marqueece Harris-Dawson will speak about the Coalition's new vision and future work.

The event is taking place on Saturday, March 20th at 10 a.m. at Community Coalition, 8101 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044. 

For more information, please contact Karume James at 323.750.9087 ext. 263 or email karume[at]cocosouthla.org.

3/14 Peace Rally and Car Show

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TIme: 2-6pm

Where: St. Michael's Church (parking lot)

1100 W. Manchester Blvd., LA, CA 90044

For more information call (323) 750-8585 or (213) 595-6226

3/11 FamilySource Open House - Free One Stop Center for people in need. 

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Location: Coalition of Mental Health Professionals, Inc., Southeast II FamilySource Center, 9219 S. Broadway Ave., Los Angeles, 90003.

FamilySource at the Coalition of Mental Health Professionals is a free one-stop center that serves an area of the Southeast Los Angeles community. 

Regular FamilySource hours are: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am - 8pm

Tuesday and Friday 8:30am -  6:30pm

Saturday 8:30am - 1pm

Must live in the City of Los Angeles and bring proof of income and proof of address to qualify for services.

For more information, please call (323) 777-3120

3/12 Community Forum on the California Budget Crisis

February 2010

2/16 Century Liquor Hearing - Join Community Coalition and residents at City Hall to ensure that Century Liquor follows through on changes introduced by residents in 2009. Your presence is crucial to show the City that South LA holds nuisance businesses accountable!

The Century Liquor Hearing is Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 at 10am at City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Room 1020.

*CoCo  members, please wear your teal shirts!

For transportation and/or translation services, please contact Karume James or Judith Gallardo at (323) 750-9087. 

You can also learn more about CoCo events through Facebook!

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2/12 CoCo Movie Night showing "Paul Robeson" starring James Earl Jones. Join CoCo members and staff on Feb. 12, 2010 at 6pm at Community Coalition. Suggested donation $2 (no one turned away for lack of funds). Contact Robert Marshall at (323) 750-9087 x. 243 or Clent Rutledge at (213) 447-5698. 

Film Description: Paul Robeson was a man of extraordinary versatility and achieved distinction as both a scholar and an athlete before he became an internationally-honored concert artist, and stage and screen actor, in the 1930s and 40s. His life took a darker turn in the late 40s when he repeatedly spoke out against racial injustice and defended the Soviet Union (at the height of the Cold War). As a result, he was virtually blacklisted from the entertainment industry. His passport was revoked and his concerts were cancelled. His dazzling career was shattered. Only towards the end of his life did he resume public appearances and his fame began to revive.

January 2010

1/18 Kingdom Day Parade - Please join Speaker Karen Bass and the Volunteers of the 47th Assembly District People’s Council as they march in the Martin Luther King Jr. “Kingdom Day” Parade at 9am.

Arrive at the Christ the Good Shepard Episcopal Church, 3303 West Vernon Avenue, Los Angeles 90008 (transportation to start of parade will be provided).

For more Information or to RSVP no later than Friday, January 15th, contact the Speaker’s Office at (323) 937-4747.

Click to download flyer.

November

 11/21 Documentary Screening of "When Will the Punishment End?"

Join us in the premiere of "When Will the Punishment End?" that talks about about women in the prison system and the difficulties that they face upon re-entry into the community.

Reception 5pm catered by Homegirl Cafe.

Screening at 6pm.

Please contact Nia Mitchell at (323) 750-9087 to RSVP.

11/13 CoCo Movie Night: WALKOUT

Suggested Donation $2 (no one turned away for lack of funds). For more info, Contact: Robert Marshall, 323-750-9087, X263 or Clent Rutledge, 213-447-5698

October

10/22 10th Annual Gala Dinner. Join Community Coalition and over 550 supporters (residents, elected officials, donors, companies, activists and organizations) to celebrate our 19th Gala Dinner. To buy tickets, click here.

10/09 CoCo Movie Night: Blood Diamond.  In parts of Africa, diamond mining fuels civil warfare, killing thousands of innocents and drafting preteen children as vicious soldiers. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Danny Archer, a white African soldier-turned-diamond-smuggler who gets wind of a large raw jewel found by Solomon Vandy, a native fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) recently escaped from enslavement by a brutal rebel leader.

Suggested donation $2 (no one turned away from lack of funds). For transportation or more info, contact Robert Marshall at 323-750-9087, ext. 243