http://www.hacla.org HACLA Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, HACLA Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@hacla.org Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:53:09 GMT Release http://www.hacla.org/en/rel/556/ Nickerson Gardens public housing development was chosen as one of three host sites in Los Angeles for a mural project by the World Wrestling Entertainment Incorporated (WWE). Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was on hand to help with the mural dedication ceremony. He was joined by more than 100 youth participating in the city’s summer job program. WWE wanted to find a creative way to give back to the community, according to Brenda Anderson, South Los Angeles Area Director with the Mayor’s office. Three murals would be painted in three different locations in the city – Downtown Los Angeles, the Valley and South Los Angeles. All three murals will have three elements that link them together, the Watts Tower, the downtown skyline, and the mountains for the Valley. And each artist, we have three different artists and they all have murals based on their own interpretations with those elements included, said Anderson. Local Watts artist Ronald Jackson was chosen to paint the... http://www.hacla.org/en/rel/556/ noemail@hacla.org Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT