SEACA Members Speak Out Against DASH Cuts

SEACA members spoke out at a public hearing on the cuts to the DASH bus service. Everyone from the elderly residents of Chinatown, to the high school students at Lincoln High School to the residents of the William Mead Housing Projects will be impacted. More information about the proposed cuts can be found at the LA Department of Transportation web site. Listen to SEACA's member stories and how they hope to impact the process in the video.

SEACA's New Toy and Youtube Channel!

We've been putting our new Flip camera to good use. SEACA members and staff have been having a great time capturing the spirit of our work on video.

Subscribe to our Youtube channel, which we will periodically update. You can watch SEACA members collect health surveys and we'll soon be updating the channel with oral histories.



Thanks to the Studio for Southern California History for our Flip camera and for their tremendous help! The Studio has generously donated the camera to us and are providing training and technical assistance as we collect oral histories. They are an amazing partner organization right here in Chinatown that seeks "to critically chronicle Southern California history from a social and cultural perspective."

Activities during LAUSD Winter Break

***Please note that the SEACA office will close on 12/24. We will open on Monday 1/4***

Health Survey Collection (Round 1!)

Wed 12/23 @ 11am

Meet at SEACA. Light lunch provided. We are doing a 1-hour training on how to collect surveys, then heading out to survey adults in Chinatown. Our goal is to collect 25 surveys this day.

Garden Clean-Up

Tues 1/5 @ 10am

Meet at Church of the Epiphany (2808 Altura Street in Lincoln Heights) to clean up!! Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. Directions: Go up Broadway into Lincoln Heights. Turn left at Sichel, where the KFC/Taco Bell is.

Ice-Skating

Tues 1/5 @ afternoon

We're leaving from Church of the Epiphany to ice-skate in Pershing Square. Bring $5 if possible. If not, contact Sophia, Sissy or Susan.

Health Survey Collection (Round 2!)

Wed 1/6 @ 11am

Meet at SEACA. Light lunch provided. We are doing a 1-hour training on how to collect surveys, then heading out to survey adults in Lincoln Heights. Our goal is to collect 25 surveys this day, for a total of 50.a

Meditation

Friday 1/8 @ afternoon

Feel stressed out, tired or easily annoyed? Hey, we all do, sometimes! :P Join a fun and relaxing workshop to learn how to calm down, focus, and enjoy the little things in life. Guest teacher Hyungjung "Juliet" Hwang teaches us how to bring meditation to our daily life. Meet at SEACA. Snacks provided.

Community Garden Update

SEACA and Church of the Epiphany have been working hard on the design of the garden. Thanks to Heng Foong for teaching us container gardening, and thanks to Teague Weybright at the LA Conservation Corps for technical assistance! We also have been visiting gardens in Highland Park, Boyle Heights and El Sereno to share lessons learned and get ideas.

In the next few weeks, we will be preparing the lot, building beds, and learning container gardening. Look out for community workdays where you can join.

SEACA members and Church of the Epiphany leaders planning the community garden

Join SEACA this fall!

Programs for SEACA start October 13th! We are currently recruiting for our programs. Call Sophia (213-628-8667) if you or you have friends that are interested in joining SEACA this year!

Cooking & Gardening (every Tuesday)
1st meeting is Tuesday, October 13th, 3:30-5:30pm
You will have the opportunity to learn how to cook healthy and easy foods. Guest chefs from restaurants will often stop by to share their techniques and love of food with you. Our brand new community garden will soon start planting! The gardening workshops will teach you everything you need to know about how to grow your own food. As plants grow, we’ll start to have in-season fruits and vegetables for our cooking classes. Have fun getting dirty and actually experience seasons (something you don't get to do often in California). All ages welcome.

Youth Leadership Project (every Wednesday)
1st meeting is Wednesday, October 14th, 4-6pm
You will have an opportunity to learn about issues affecting your community, meet new friends, go on field trips, and positively impact your neighborhood. This year, you will be a leader by improving community health through a survey of children, adults and elderly, and building a community garden in Lincoln Heights.

Rise Up! Los Angeles (every Friday)
1st meeting is Friday, October 16th, 4-6pm
You will have an opportunity to creatively express yourself, meet college students, make new friends, and go on field trips. Last year Rise Up! participants wrote poetry and painted a mural to express identity and community. This year, you will make a cookbook with family recipes and stories. Snacks provided!

Lincoln Heights' First Community Garden!

SEACA youth organizers and staff celebrating our community garden victory

Thanks to all the hard work of SEACA's youth organizers and members of the congregation of the Church of the Epiphany, Lincoln Height's will soon have its first community garden. After a successful meeting with Bishop Bruno of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, we have a firm committment to start the garden. We look forward to starting a series of cooking and gardening classes in conjuction with the growth of the garden. The garden will help us engage Latin@ and Asian community members, create a green space for multiple generations to support one another, and provide access to fresh, healthy produce.
Thank you to everyone for your faith and support! We'll keep you updated as we grow our garden and community.

Summer 09 Schedule

Hi beautiful people!

Here is our summer schedule, running now until mid-August:

MONDAY 12-2PM

Cooking Class

Get your hands dirty with some easy and healthy cooking :) On Monday, August 3rd we will have our first cooking class. Guest teacher is Chef Dylan Hallas. On the menu are summer squash & mushroom tacos, a Thai salad of marinated shrimp, grapefruit, herbs, and lime and chili dressing, and to drink, melon agua fresca or horchata.

Everyone is welcome! RSVP @ 213-628-8667

MONDAY 2-5PM

Photography Class with Jamie

Students learn photo skills! This will end with a show at Olvera Street.

FRIDAY 1-3PM

Youth Organizers Meeting

High school students are working on the garden and developing a community health campaign.

ONGOING

We are working with Church of the Epiphany to set up a community garden in Lincoln Heights in order to create a beautiful, green space, build relationships between youth and elders, Latin@s and Asians, and increase self-determination through access to fresh produce and improved cooking skills.

The office is open Monday-Thursday 9aM-5PM and on Friday from 9AM-3PM. Come in to chat, enjoy AC, read, use the computer. Please call us beforehand @ 213-628-8667 because we are often OUTSIDE doing stuff.