Posts tagged This Week on the Ground
9-27-25: This Week on the Ground

Featured Event
Cap the Rent at 3% — Rally and Public Comment
LA City Hall (Main Street side)
201 N Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Wednesday, October 1st, 12:30 pm
Join the fight for stronger rent control in LA by rallying and then making public comment in City Council's Housing & Homelessness Committee. DM @keeplahoused with questions. Prep meeting Monday, September 29th at 5 pm. If you can't make it, take a couple minutes to send a pre-written email by visiting TinyUrl.com/KlahLarso.

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Poets for Palestine LA
Holy Ground
4874 W. Adams Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Saturday, September 27th, 7 pm to 9 pm
Join for an evening of poetry and collective grief at a poetry open mic, featuring the Palestinian poet Bara'ah. Snacks and drinks available for purchase, plus a gift shop supporting local Palestinian & allied businesses. Free, no RSVP needed.

Criminal Court Watch Training
Virtual meeting
Tuesday, September 30th, 6 pm
Are you interested in building community power and holding judges accountable? Join court watching training and volunteer with La Defensa’s Courtwatch LA program! After the training, you will be able to walk into any criminal courtroom in LA county with the skills you need to report your observations.

We the People Are Rising: Stop the Hate. Stop the Raids
6th Street Bridge (Mateo St. side)
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Wednesday, October 1st, 8:30 am (Press Conference)
Saturday, October 4th, 10 am (March & Rally)

Join a large coalition of labor unions, community organizations, and more to protest the unleashing of ICE by the Supreme Court's decision to give a legal pass to racial profiling and billions in new funding from the Trump Budget, even as unions are decimated and communities face drastic cuts to healthcare, education, and more.

Disaster Capitalism: A Community Discussion
SAJE
Hybrid meeting: Zoom or in-person
152 W. 32nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Thursday, October 2nd, 5 pm to 7:30 pm
Capitalists use crises — such as natural disasters, wars, pandemics, and other large-scale emergencies — to push through free-market policies and open up new avenues for private profit in their aftermath. How can working people meet these moments in kind? And what type of organization, planning, and strategy are required to do so effectively? Join to examine all of these issues and more. English and Spanish interpretation will be provided, as well as dinner for in-person attendees.

Our Streets! Zine Fest
LA Poverty Department
Skid Row History Museum & Archive
250 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Saturday, October 4th, 1 pm to 6 pm
Read a mini library of zines created by Skid Row residents and collaborators over the last few years. Zine Making table hosted by LA Public Library, musical performances, surrounded by art and archival material from the last 40 years in the Skid Row Neighborhood. Masks required & provided. Free admission. Wheelchair accessible entrance & bathroom.

Community Clothing Swap
People's Struggle San Fernando Valley
Woodley Park
6350 Woodley Ave
Van Nuys, CA 91436
Saturday, October 4th, 12 pm
Bring what you want, take what you want. No funds or donations required.

Organizing Training with Maya Suzuki Daniels
San Pedro, CA
Saturday, October 4th, 10 am to 4 pm
Learn the skills to become an active co-creator of an organizing campaign with educator and organizer Maya Suzuki Daniels. Click link to RSVP and for location of training.

Mark Your Calendar

Venice Community Housing Jazz Brunch Fundraiser
Above the Block
11301 W Olympic Blvd., Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Sunday, October 12th, 11 am to 2 pm
Support Venice Community Housing’s mission of safe, affordable homes and supportive services for families, seniors, and youth across the Westside at their 33rd Annual Jazz Brunch — a champagne brunch fundraiser with live jazz, a silent auction, and a celebration of community. This year's honoree is Representative Maxine Waters. Entertainment provided by The LA Jazz Ensemble featuring Kendra Black, Marco Angrisani, Andrew Gordon, and Ron Culver.

Recurring Events

Ground Game LA General Meeting
GGLA Office/Zoom (reply to this email for the Zoom link)
1006½ N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Thursdays, 7 to 9 pm

Anti-US/Israel Imperialism in the Middle East
Corner of Del Mar and Lake Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Mondays, 5 to 7 pm

Burbank For a Free Palestine
Downtown Burbank @ AMC 16 Walkway
300 N San Fernando Blvd
Burbank, CA 91502
Wednesdays, 6 to 8 pm

Produce in the Park
Mutual Aid LA Network
St. James Park
839 W Adams Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Thursdays, 11:45 am to 1:45 pm

Comrade Coworking
All Power Books
4749 W Adams Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Thursdays, 2 to 7 pm

Stop Starving Gaza Now
Koreatown for Palestine
Wilshire Blvd. & Western Ave. (Metro station corner)
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Fridays, 6 to 7 pm

People’s Action Tax and Budget Phone Bank
Thursdays, 3 to 6 pm, virtual

Stay Housed LA Tenant Issues Workshops
Various days, in-person and virtual

Tesla Takedowns
(Check for location, schedule)

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