Articles and media coverage of SPARC programs and projects.
On Saturday, April 18th, Judy Baca was presented the 2015 Cal State University, Northridge Distinguished Alumni Award by CSUN President Dianne Harrison. Click through the slide show above to see highlights from the ceremony. Surrounded by family, colleagues, and friends, Judy reflected about her CSUN educational experience, the role of the arts and the importance of activism….
UCLA@SPARC: today, students in Professor Judy Baca’s Chicana/o Studies course, Beyond the Mexican Mural, are engaging in a mural production at SPARC… entitled, “LA Tropical”, the production offers students insight on how to facilitate collaborative community projects. Based on student research, the mural reflects the lives of ordinary Angelinos in a meaningful visual narrative. Stay…
Julia Wesson and Cathy Weiss from their Learning Los Angeles segment of the Huffington Post took a moment to interview SPARC’s leadership. Both interviews tell a story about the depth and purpose behind the work of SPARC. For Judy Baca Huffington Post Interview CLICK HERE For Debra J.T. Padilla Huffington Post Interview CLICK HERE
First Nations Celebrate Federal Rejection of New Prosperity Mine proposal This must now be the end to 20-year effort to turn pristine area into open-pit disaster Tsilhqot’in Territory, BC (February 27, 2014): Yesterday’s federal decision to reject the New Prosperity Gold-Copper mine proposal was welcomed by Tsilhqot’in Chiefs, AFN National Chief A-in-chut Shawn Atleo, Union…
