#KnowYourRights: In times of increased immigration enforcement, staying informed is your strongest defense. Our hard-fought July 11 Temporary Restraining Order means federal agents have to *follow protocol and procedure* when stopping & detaining peple. PLEASE SHARE.

¡Nos emociona presentar a nuestro cuarto panelista, Diego Cartagena, de Bet Tzedek Servicios Legales, quien participará en nuestra Charla sobre Inmigración el 6 de agosto! Desliza para conocer más sobre Diego Cartagena. Regístrate en el enlace en nuestra biografía.

We’re excited to introduce our fourth speaker, Diego Cartagena from Bet Tzedek Legal Services, for our Immigration Talk, “Standing With Families, Defending Immigrant Rights: A Conversation On Support, Safety and Resources” on August 6. RSVP for the talk using link in bio💬🦋

🚨Media alert!🚨 Last month, Lesly Mendoza, Bet Tzedek Kinship Care Attorney, was featured in this CBC Radio segment. She talks about how she’s helping parents prepare for the possibility that they’ll be deported without their kids. Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Meet Corie Mattie. You’ve likely seen her murals around Los Angeles. Known as the L.A. Hope Dealer, she launched her art movement during the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests to spread hope and build connection across the city. #ArtForJustice

Meet Patrick Martinez. He was born in L.A. to mixed-race parents, which had a profound influence on his art. Patrick uses a combination of mixed-media landscape paintings and neon signage to speak out in support of diversity and justice. #ArtForJustice

🚨Media alert!🚨 Our Associate Vice President of Housing Justice, Aimee Williams, along with her client, were featured in this NBC News live broadcast, "California wildfire victims call out mortgage companies." nbcnews.com/nightly-news/v…

Bet Tzedek had its annual Summer Mixer at Skirball Cultural Center! Diego Cartagena, Bet Tzedek President & CEO, gave opening remarks. This was followed by a private exhibit tour of "Diane Von Furstenberg: Women Before Fashion" guided by Jessie Kornberg, Skirball President & CEO.

In “Nothin’ To See Here, Keep On Movin’!” artist Vincent Valdez shows the viewer a real moment of police violence during a peaceful immigration rally in MacArthur Park. This is a scene from 2007 that echoes eerily in today’s ICE protests. #ArtForJustice

Connect to legal experts to help your business! Join team DEO, @public_counsel, and @bettzedek for a hybrid in-person and virtual legal aid workshop covering key topics. Friday, August 15th 1:00 PM –3:00 PM Register here: bit.ly/15AugKYR

Bet Tzedek's "Leaving a Legacy" program received a National Association of Counties Achievement Award! Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP) shared this victory in an article, "L.A. County Wins National Awards for Four People-First Programs." smdp.com/uncategorized/…

Ash Kwak Lukashevsky creates fun, accessible, and colorful illustrated graphics that empower marginalized communities. Their work centers on immigrant rights, social justice, and public education, making legally complex information easy to digest. #ArtForJustice

In Phung Huynh's Pink Donut Box series, she creates portraits of Cambodian & Vietnamese refugees on the iconic pink donut boxes found throughout SoCal. The series examines immigration, displacement, and cultural assimilation within Southeast Asian communities. #ArtForJustice

Meet John Park, a professional muralist. Born in Korea & raised in Ohio, he moved to L.A. in the late 90s. Park was influenced by the vibrant Pop Surrealist movement and fell in love with large-scale mural painting. He’s painted dozens of murals across the U.S., mostly in SoCal.

Beatriz Cortez is an L.A.-based artist & scholar from El Salvador. Her work explores "simultaneity, life in different temporalities & different versions of modernity, particularly in relation to memory & loss in the aftermath of war & the experience of migration.” #ArtForJustice

Webinar for Car Wash Businesses next week! Own or manage a car wash? Join us next Tuesday, August 19 at 9 a.m. to learn how to protect your constitutional rights as an employer/manager when facing government agents at the workplace. Register by emailing: [email protected]

Meet Sandy Rodriguez, an L.A. artist and first-generation Chicana raised on the U.S.-Mexico border. In “Pronóstico—Borderlands Wildfires No. 2,” she links today’s wildfires to foretold omens, drawing connections between climate crisis and colonization. #ArtForJustice

Meet Kim Abeles, an artist whose artworks explore biography, geography, feminism, and the environment. Her piece, “Looking for Paradise (Downtown Los Angeles),” offers an aerial view of downtown L.A., with model trees representing each real tree in the city. #ArtForJustice