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almighty Opp: Puppet-based guerrilla theater feels like a religious experience MORE On the last Saturday of every month, crowds gather around the corner of Elmwood and Western for almighty Opp. Photo by Angel Carreras.
almighty Opp is a puppet show, psychedelic concert, social experiment, and religious service all in one.
For the past 18 years, audiences have gathered on the corner of Elmwood and Western in Koreatown to get in touch with themselves, funny-looking puppets, and each other. The man behind this recurring event calls himself Jeffrey’s Human Persona.
Now after some 16 months of the pandemic, almighty Opp is popping up again to meet an even deeper need for connection.
Bicycle Meals: Koreatown-based volunteers deliver food to unhoused Angelenos, but can they keep it up? Listen 8 min MORE Bicycle Meals volunteers prepare to head out and deliver meals to unhoused residents in Koreatown. Photo by Angel Carreras.
Three days each week in Koreatown, you’ll see a pack of cyclists wearing overstuffed backpacks and zipping toward people living on the streets. They belong to Bicycle Meals, a local mutual aid group that’s been serving the neighborhood’s unhoused residents since August 2020.
“Our main goal is feeding the homeless every day. We’re almost there,” says Bicycle Meals’ founder Mike Pak, who previously launched a running club and burger joint with friends.
WE RISE is an initiative from the LA County Department of Mental Health that features 21 art experiences focusing on connection. It tries to raise awareness about what harms communities, and reduce mental health stigmas.
Written by Danielle Chiriguayo, Amy Ta, Evan George
Apr. 20, 2021California MORE A man reacts after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, found guilty of murdering George Floyd, at Florence and Normandie Avenues in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 20, 2021. Photo by David Swanson/Reuters.
Californians reacted quickly to the news that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts related to the death of George Floyd. The charges were second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Judge Peter A. Cahill revoked Chauvin’s bail, and sentencing is expected within eight weeks.