25 Years After the Fires: Events and Projects Marking the 1992 LA Civil Uprisings
Conferences:
“Sa-I-Gu: The LA Uprisings 25 Years Later – Witnessing the Past, Envisioning our Future”
UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Flashpoint 2017: 25 Years after the LA Uprising
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Forward LA: Race, Arts and Inclusive Place-Making After the 1992 Civil Unrest
University of Southern California
4.29.92 – 25 Years Later Remix
Holman United Methodist Church & KW Lee Center for Leadership
Panel Discussions:
“The Afterlife of April 29, 1992 & the Fight for Racial Justice in South Los Angeles”
UC Riverside
“Beauty of South LA” part of the “LA Uprising Panel Series”
Community Coalition
“Can We All Get Along? 25 Years Later”
California African American Museum
“Civil Unrest: Then and Now” part of the “LA Uprising Panel Series”
Community Coalition
“The Fires that Still Burn – Community Discussion and Artifact Show”
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA)
“Latasha Harlans and the Victimization of Black Girls” part of ‘#HerDreamDeferred’ Series
African American Policy Forum and the Hammer Museum
“Solidarity: A Panel on Black/Brown Unity” part of “LA Uprising Panel Series”
Community Coalition
“State of Emergency: The Riots 25 Years Later”
Los Angeles Public Library
“Women in the Movement” part of “LA Uprising Panel Series”
Community Coalition
Exhibits and Collections:
“Los Angeles Riots, 1992” part of the ‘Place’ Series
Los Angeles Archivists Collective
No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992
California African American Museum
“Re-Imagine Justice: A Living Art Exhibit on the 25th Anniversary of the 1992 Uprising”
Community Coalition
Community Mobilizations:
“Joint Statement of Unity to Commemorate 4/29/92”
Authors: Anti-Defamation League, Korean American Coalition, Los Angeles Police Department, and Los Angeles Urban League, with multiple supporting organizations
“Los Angeles Peace Parade” – Remembrance Ceremony and March on 4/29/17 at Seoul International Park to Olympic and Normandie
Presented by: World Special Federation
“SAIGU Campaign” – 25th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots Closing Commemorative Service on 4/29/17 at Oriental Mission Church, Koreatown
Presented by: Korean Churches for Community Development soon to be Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE)
“South LA is the Future” – Community March, Rally, and FutureFest Concert on 4/29/17 at the Corner of Florence and Normandie to 81st and Vermont in South LA
Presented by: South Los Angeles Building Healthy Communities Collaborative (South LA BHC)
Multi-Media Events, Productions, and Projects:
“Burn, Mother***er, Burn”, A documentary film
Sacha Jenkins – Showtime
“Gook” – Film
Justin Chon – LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
“KTown 92:” An interactive documentary
Grace Lee – Project Director
“LA92:” An all-archive documentary film
Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin – National Geographic Channel
“L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later:” A documentary film
John Singleton – A&E Channel
“Let It Fall: LA 1982-92:” A documentary film
John Ridley – ABC Television
“The Lost Tapes: LA Riots:” A documentary film
Tom Jennings – Smithsonian Channel
“Made in America: O.J. Simpson”
ESPN Films – ‘30 for 30’ Documentary Series
“Rodney King:” Adaptation of one-man stage production
Roger Guenveur Smith and Spike Lee – Netflix
“Sa-I-Gu: From Korean Women’s Perspective”
Chris Choi, Dai-Sil Kim, and Elaine Kim
Center for Asian American Media
“Wet Sand: Voices from LA:” Film
Dai-Sil Kim-Gibson & Center for Asian American Media – LA Asian Pacific Film Festival
Youth Voices:
Young Authors Book Project 2017: Student Essays on the 25th Anniversary of the LA Uprisings
826LA and Locke High School
Action Civics Showcase: Youth Led Solutions to Community Issues
Action Civics LA and Office of Councilman David Ryu at LA City Hall – Tom Bradley Tower
If you would like to make our office aware of an event commemorating or examining the issues, root causes, community impacts, and legacy of Sa-I-Gu/LA Civil Uprisings, please e-mail us at rklibaner@equity.ucla.edu
Updated: April 19, 2017
