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Echo Park Journalism
Echo Park Journalism
Pull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work with 826LA tutors to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a quarterly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around our community. Signup at … Read more
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Mar Vista’s Barnacle’s Bookworms
Mar Vista’s Barnacle’s Bookworms
Barnacle’s Bookworms is a reading-focused workshop where elementary school students receive one-on-one reading support. Volunteers help them build their literacy skills and their love of reading. Strong tutor-student relationships will help build the foundation for their reading success, so consistency … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop: Adventures in Archaeology!
Mar Vista Workshop: Adventures in Archaeology!
Have you ever wondered what it is like to dig up mummies and explore the pyramids? To crawl through tombs and walk through ancient cities? In Adventures in Archaeology, you will have a chance to learn from real life archaeologists … Read more
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Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, receive our volunteer handbook, informative volunteer training video, and every question you might have about 826LA, programs, working with students, and the space-time continuum. It’s our one-stop … Read more
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826LA’s First Ever Special Events Committee Meeting!
826LA’s First Ever Special Events Committee Meeting!
Please join us for the inaugural Special Events Committee meeting! Date: Wednesday, April 18th Time: 6:30pm to 8pm Location: 826LA & The Time Travel Mart in Echo Park We will review upcoming events including our Tell Me a Story gala on June 6. There will … Read more
Mar Vista: Journalism Workshop (Spring 2018)
Mar Vista: Journalism Workshop (Spring 2018)
Viva Mar Vista is 826LA’s quarterly newspaper entirely written by our students and distributed throughout the community. Students will become journalists during this six session workshop as they brainstorm, research, write, and edit their own articles. We’ll celebrate the publication … Read more
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Volunteering 101 – Echo Park
Volunteering 101 – Echo Park
During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, receive our volunteer handbook, informative volunteer training video, and every question you might have about 826LA, programs, working with students, and the space-time continuum. It’s our one-stop … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop: Friendship Photoshoot Workshop
Mar Vista Workshop: Friendship Photoshoot Workshop
Bright Lite is back to do another workshop with 826LA! This time we are going to be doing a Photoshoot Workshop! We will be learning about and discussing how editorials work and will be shooting our very own photoshoot at … Read more
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Dave Eggers in Conversation with Joel Arquillos at the LA Times Festival of Books 2018
Dave Eggers in Conversation with Joel Arquillos at the LA Times Festival of Books 2018
Join us on Sunday, April 22 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books for a conversation between our Executive Director Joel Arquillos and 826 founder and author Dave Eggers. Joel Arquillos is the Executive Director of 826LA, a non-profit organization that serves … Read more
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2018 Young Authors’ Book Project “Through the Same Halls” Book Release Party
2018 Young Authors’ Book Project “Through the Same Halls” Book Release Party
826LA is excited to celebrate the release of the 15th Young Authors’ Book Project anthology Through the Same Halls: Journeys of Elders Born and Raised in South Central and Beyond alongside the publication’s student authors and the vibrant, intergenerational … Read more
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Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
During Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, receive our volunteer handbook, informative volunteer training video, and every question you might have about 826LA, programs, working with students, and the space-time continuum. It’s our one-stop … Read more