Activating Cultural Assets: Boyle Heights

In 2012 The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) received a grant from The California Endowment to conduct the "Activating Cultural Assets" project in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Led by a task force comprised of leaders from various organizations, including East LA Community Corporation, CASA 0101, Weingart YMCA, Maternal and Child Health Access, and Brooklyn & Boyle, the project aims to lift traditional arts and cultures as essential resources in the conversations and actions of Building Healthy Communities Boyle Heights.

Workshops:
In this second phase of ACTA's Activating Cultural Assets project three workshops were conducted for ten weeks. Each workshop focused on integrating arts practices into three Boyle Heights community campaigns: Legalize Street Vending, Restorative Justice/ School Climate, and the Affordable Care Act/ The Remaining Uninsured.

SaludArte:
An all-day free event, SaludArte gathered many of the relevant creative cultural streams identified by representatives of Boyle Heights-based organizations involved in the Boyle Heights Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative, facilitated by ACTA. The idea was to offer residents, neighbors, and community organizers a look at how the arts can help move a genuine neighborhood agenda forward as part of a process that seeks to build a healthier Boyle Heights from within.