Long Beach Forward

09/04/2026

Have some fun for a good cause 🗣 All donations will go to supporting community members impacted by the ongoing immigration raids. There will be a variety of local vendors, raffles, community resources, friendly neighbors, and great food. Don't miss out!

📅 September 25, 2026 from 5:30-9:00 pm
🙌 Suggested entry: $5-$10
📍Youth Movement & Education Center
2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach 90814

Limited free parking available at 621 Dawson Ave.

09/04/2026

Thank you to Long Beach Coast for highlighting our work during Coast Cares! We’re always excited for the opportunity to share our mission. Go Regulators 🗣️🗣️

09/03/2026

A huge thank you to Riverpark Coalition for their generous donation! Their work to protect and expand green spaces in Long Beach deeply connects with our shared vision for a more just, healthy, and thriving city.

Riverpark Coalition’s support helps fuel our work to build community power and advance racial, spatial, economic, and educational justice across Long Beach.

Learn more about Riverpark Coalition at

Working for more green space in western Long Beach.

09/03/2026

You're invited to a free community workshop on Supported Decision-Making and other legal tools that can help you stay in control of your choices, protect your wishes, and prepare for life’s unexpected moments before they become a crisis.

📅 Tuesday, September 15 | 6pm - 7pm
📍 2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach CA 90814
🔗RSVP: lbforward.org/decisions

Esta invitado a un taller comunitario gratuito sobre cómo tomar decisiones con apoyo y otras herramientas legales que pueden ayudarle a mantener el control de sus elecciones, proteger sus deseos y prepararse para los momentos inesperados de la vida antes de que se conviertan en una crisis.
🔗RSVP: lbforward.org/decisions

📅 martes 6 de octubre | 6pm - 7pm
📍 2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach CA 90814

08/25/2026

Join the People’s Planning School to explore housing equity, urban planning, and community power for more just and livable neighborhoods.

Apply 🔗 lbforward.org/pps

Topics will include the racial, economic, political, and social history of Long Beach; housing development and social housing; tenant’s rights; transportation and mobility; environmental justice; food justice; and more.

📅Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm | in-person
📍Youth Movement & Education Center
2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach 90814.

✅Lunch, Interpretation, childcare are provided.
🗣All classes are conducted in English with Spanish interpretation.

08/18/2026

Searching for your otter half? Ba dum tss 🥁
Join us on Thursday, August 28 for a Speed Friending Fundraiser! Meet new people, enjoy a drink (included with your ticket), and help raise funds for people affected by the ICE raids.

RSVP: lbforward.org/otter
⏰ Doors at 6 PM | Event starts at 6:30 PM
📍 2217 E 6th St, Long Beach
🎟️ $25 | Ages 21+

08/17/2026

Join the People’s Planning School to explore housing equity, urban planning, and community power for more just and livable neighborhoods.

The People’s Planning School is designed by and for people from communities historically excluded from land use and zoning processes to take control of these decisions and collectively design and advocate for community-based plans for housing, transportation, public spaces, and more.

Topics will include the racial, economic, political, and social history of Long Beach; housing development and social housing; tenant’s rights; transportation and mobility; environmental justice; food justice; and more.

📅Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm | in-person
📍Youth Movement & Education Center
2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach 90814.

✅Lunch, Interpretation, childcare are provided.
🗣All classes are conducted in English with Spanish interpretation.
👉For more information or questions, contact [email protected]

08/14/2026

A few weeks after the Long Beach Pride weekend, Be Proud hosted an event to get feedback from our LGBTQIA2S+ community about what the community wants to see as a celebration of Pride in our city going forward. Since that meeting, leaders and others in our community banded together to form a committee to help move these ideas and priorities forward. Thus, the Long Beach LGBTQ+ Community Collective was born.

So, now the conversation with you, the community, continues! This is not a panel. You will not sit and listen to people talk at you for an hour. You'll be at a table with neighbors, leaders, and friends, talking about how you’d like to celebrate Pride in Long Beach. There are in-person and virtual opportunities. Sign up via Eventbrite.

🔗LBlgbtqcommunityworkshop.eventbrite.com

Be a part of the future of Pride in Long Beach.

📍 In-Person Meeting - Hamburger Mary's
Wednesday, August 19th | 5:00 PM – 6:45 PM

💻 Virtual Meeting - Zoom
Thursday, August 20th | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

08/07/2026

When the comms manager joins in on the fun 🙂‍↕️😂
Don’t miss out on our upcoming events!

Find Your Otter
Searching for your otter half? Ba dum tss 🥁

Join us on Thursday, August 28 for a Speed Friending Fundraiser! Meet new people, enjoy a drink (included
with your ticket), and help raise funds for people affected by the ICE raids.

⏰Doors at 6 PM | Event starts at 6:30 PM
📍2217 E 6th St, Long Beach
👉$25 | Ages 21+

People’s Planning School
🗓️Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm | in-person
📍📍Youth Movement & Education Center
2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach 90814.
⭐️Lunch, Interpretation, childcare are provided
👉All classes are conducted in English with Spanish interpretation.