An American Genocide: California Indians, Colonization, and Cultural Revival Benjamin Madley and Greg Sarris In conversation There’s one major aspect of the popular Gold Rush lore that few Californians today know about: during that period, California’s Indian population plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000, much of the decline from state-sponsored slaughter. Addressing the aftermath of…

Join the West Los Angeles Branch Library for a hands-on workshop with Self Help Graphics and the Barrio Mobile Art Studio. Participants will create their own silkscreened posters inspired by Oaxacan imagery.

Join the Vernon Branch Library for a bilingual talk on Pre-Columbian history with Dr. Xóchitl Flores-Marcial, Assistant Professor at CSU Northridge. Learn how the indigenous cultures of Mexico are still alive and thriving today!

Join the Van Nuys Library for a film screening of Maureen Gosling's Blossoms of Fire, a documentary about the beauty and strength of the women of Juchitán, Oaxaca.

Join the Palms Rancho Park Library for a demonstration and tasting of barbacoa (barbecued lamb) with Gish Bac.

Join the Angeles Mesa Library for a talk on the cuisine of Oaxaca, including the history of Oaxacan food in Los Angeles, with James Beard Award-winning journalist Bill Esparza.

Join the Wilshire Branch Library for a hands-on workshop with Self Help Graphics and the Barrio Mobile Art Studio. Participants will create their own silkscreened posters inspired by Oaxacan imagery.

Join the Sunland Tujunga Branch for a hands-on workshop with Self Help Graphics and the Barrio Mobile Art Studio. Participants will create their own silkscreened posters inspired by Oaxacan imagery.

Local dyer Ashley Thayer will provide an overview of natural dye techniques. We will cover the basic processes of dyeing with demonstrations of two of the most interesting dyestuffs native to Oaxaca: cochineal and indigo (añil). Thayer is a self-taught dyer and uses techniques and materials from all over the world as well as local…

Join the Central Library (International Languages Department) for a film screening of Bob Holman’s documentary, Language Matters, about the dangers of allowing languages to go extinct.