This week Yunuen and Ray, members of Proyecto Vecindad (Spanish for "Project Neighborhood"), a collective of artists, organizers, and residents of Southeast Los Angeles who are dedicated to empowering communities, join us to talk about their active involvement in the surrounding neighborhoods and the overlooked importance of education and the arts along with the experiences and struggles of growing up in Southeast Los Angeles.

Check out their site: www.proyectovecindad.wix.com/southeastlosangeles

or help support their project: www.gofundme.com/pv2016

This week’s music is brought to you by L.A natives Vulcan Death Grip with their single “Mr.Galaxy” check out more of their music at vulcandeathgrip.bandcamp.com

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