Creation of a community altar to opening our program. Credit: Chris Kim
BVCLT’s mission is to build community power to keep working class communities of color in their homes and neighborhoods through permanent affordability and democratic community ownership in Koreatown and the surrounding transit-oriented neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Haejin Bang – Our Director of Cultural Arts & Base Building (they/he/haej) was born and raised on occupied Tongva land (koreatown and central los angeles). Committed to organizing and building around racial, class, disability, and gendered justice, they bring in their own experiences of being and growing up disabled+trans, unhoused, and working class to their work at BVCLT. He has been involved with various housing and labor struggles, most notably supporting the vendors at the North Hollywood Swapmeet from being displaced in 2022. Their cultural and political work also centers listening, trans-diaspora, and body: focusing on pansori and corean folk drumming.
Koreatown Pansori Block Party
Through a block party inspired event, the grant will support the use of traditional Korean drums to train community members for a performance showcase building visibility to a wider audience.
To learn more about BVCLT (Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust) visit their instagram page!
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