J-town Action と Solidarity

J-town Action と Solidarity J-Town Action と Solidarity is a grassroots collective building community power in Little Tokyo.

Power Up 265-271 w We the Unhoused “I, for one, will join in with anyone — I don’t care what color you are — as long as ...
04/25/2026

Power Up 265-271 w We the Unhoused “I, for one, will join in with anyone — I don’t care what color you are — as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth.” — Malcom X

Solidarity is a commitment to working together on common ground despite having lives, bodies and experiences. We have to remember that all of our struggles are connected and the only way we are going to overthrow our common enemy is by doing it together. We’ve been focused on building collective power in our communities, and we’re honored to be part of the formation of—and now members in—the Mutual Aid Union Los Angeles (MAULA)!

We joined a powerful march in with our comrades at and listened ti power speeches from the tenants in Chinatown.

The World Cup is coming to LA in June and we are preparing for an escalation of raids against the undocumented and the unhoused.

Power Up continues to be so busy, we appreciate the homemade food from our friends at ! Thank you Jane Eagle Rock for the years of pet food donations — best of luck on your new job!

If you’re able, please consider signing up for recurring donations via Venmo or Givebutter at JtownAction.com/donate or Link in our bio

Also, If you have blankets, tents, tarps, sleeping bags, or large clothing, please drop them off on Saturdays from 2–5 pm at 1st and Judge Aiso St.

Big love to for the weekly solidarity.

On February 21, our coalition of 50 organizations, including mutual aid, tenant, and Community Self Defense Coalition gr...
03/05/2026

On February 21, our coalition of 50 organizations, including mutual aid, tenant, and Community Self Defense Coalition groups, delivered a letter to Hugo Soto-Martinez , demanding that he repeal his disgraced predecessor Mitch O’Farrell’s 41.18 criminalization zones.

41.18 is a city law that criminalizes poor people for simply existing in countless public “zones” across L.A. In the past, Hugo compared 41.18 to stop-and-frisk because enforcement is based on profiling at cops’ discretion. Hugo even voted against 41.18 zones in *other* council districts. Unfortunately, 41.18 arrests skyrocketed 522% in Hugo’s district the year he took office, and despite several pleas to his office, he’s been unwilling to take action to prevent this harm. Because 41.18 enforcement and encampment sweeps regularly destroy vulnerable people’s IDs and paperwork, this leaves them in increased danger of being kidnapped by ICE, which has happened at multiple encampments in Hugo’s district.

When we delivered our demand letter to Hugo, we gave him a deadline of Wednesday, February 25. He failed to meet our demand.

Due to the urgency of this issue, we are calling for a boycott of his March 8th fundraiser until he commits to repealing these 41.18 zones in writing. In solidarity with the tens of thousands of people who have been criminalized and displaced by 41.18, we calling on all the performers and all of you to support this boycott!

Onigiri Seed Bomb Workshop with J-Town Action and Solidarity! Learn to make onigiri seed bombs made with Southern Califo...
02/24/2026

Onigiri Seed Bomb Workshop with J-Town Action and Solidarity! 

Learn to make onigiri seed bombs made with Southern California native seeds and Little Tokyo compost.

Beautify your community
Support the local ecosystem
+ concrete sucks!

We will also be tabling; come and say hi, get some merch and touch dirt!

Join us this Saturday Feb 28th 
Little Tokyo Farmers Market
Noguchi Plaza at JACCC 
11-2pm

On February 19, 1942, FDR ordered a mass incarceration for people of Japanese descent. The entire West Coast population ...
02/19/2026

On February 19, 1942, FDR ordered a mass incarceration for people of Japanese descent. The entire West Coast population was criminalized and imprisoned by EO9066. The round up included indigenous Tlingit, Unangan, and Shimanchu people who were also snatched up with the 
Japanese in the US and South America, turned over to US concentration camps.
On DOR, we memorialize our violated humanity, when we were held captive to the violent truths that define Amerika. DOR for some is grieving our exclusion, and for some, that crime has been redressed—but if we all want to survive state terror, this should be a call to organize to burn down the system that puts people in cages.

In the early 20th century, many Japanese communists and socialists fled imperial repression of Japan for refuge in the United States—only for their descendants to be caged by US empire. US concentration camps gave JA’s a glimpse into the nature of capitalism. Amerika, to meet the needs of capitalism, was built on genocide and slavery. Indigenous and Black history teach us resistance to US barbarism, and Palestinian resistance shows us what it looks like to fight the Israeli terror state. Forced removal, incarceration, mass murder, slavery, r**e, torture, cannibalism, and pe******ia are colonial expressions of capitalism that have always been practiced by the white supremacist ruling class of US empire. 

Today, the Amerikan prisonhouse is spilling out onto the streets, ICE is snatching people up and killing those who refuse to side with the abductors. Our organizing, from J-Town to Minneapolis and beyond, must prioritize solidarity with our most vulnerable neighbors and the self-defense of our communities.
 
Now is indeed the time of monsters who will stop at nothing to uphold the hell they created. The collapse is here, and no one is coming to save us. We as revolutionaries have a responsibility to organize and keep each other safe from state violence. Our survival demands action; we must continue to educate ourselves and organize our communities around systems of care and self-defense for the masses- our vulnerable, our youth, our exploited, our unconscious, and our guerrillas.

Power Up 255–259 with “In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has no...
02/01/2026

Power Up 255–259 with “In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.” —Kwame Ture

Rest in power to Keith Porter, Parady La, Heber Sanchez Dominguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, Geraldo Lunas Campos, Alex Pretti, and Renee Good.

The current massacres and mass kidnappings carried out by the state have been the norm for Black people in the U.S. since the birth of Amerikkka. There can be no real fight against this empire without acknowledging that this country was built on genocide and slavery.
It has been an intersection of beauty and horror to see people in LA uniting and organizing against the monsters that make up this dying fascist empire. Much love to the people in MN for the incredible show of solidarity and for the reminder that there are more of us than there are of them.

January had a very wet start—thank you to everyone who donated to help get extra weather supplies out to people. We also enjoyed a small mochitsuki, led by Azay, and a fundraiser screening of The Battle of Algiers at Midnight Books to ring in the new year.
We are grateful to have come out monthly for wound care treatment and to for the fresh fruits and veggies.Thank you to all of the dedicated volunteers and members, and to everyone whose donations make Power Up happen every week. Next week, we’ll be celebrating 5 years of JAS!!!

If you’re able, please consider signing up for recurring donations. If you have blankets, tents, tarps, sleeping bags, or large clothing, please drop them off on Saturdays from 2–5 pm at 1st and Judge Aiso Street, or donate at JtownAction.com/donate 🙏

You can also donate to support folks on the ground by notating your donation with “community forever” 🔥

As always, big love to for the weekly solidarity.

Community Now, Community Forever!Donation links are also at jtownaction.com/donate
01/31/2026

Community Now, Community Forever!

Donation links are also at jtownaction.com/donate

Supporting our community with the needs of the moment!
01/31/2026

Supporting our community with the needs of the moment!

Meditations with Mo has been postponed, sorry everyone! An issue has been brought to our attention that we are working ...
01/10/2026

Meditations with Mo has been postponed, sorry everyone!

An issue has been brought to our attention that we are working through. Thank you for understanding and for your solidarity 🙏

Please join us this Saturday, Jan 10th from 11 – 1:00 pm for Meditations on Communism with Mo. Thank you for attending P...
01/06/2026

Please join us this Saturday, Jan 10th from 11 – 1:00 pm for Meditations on Communism with Mo.

Thank you for attending Part One and for your feedback! We will improve the audio and establish clear community guidelines for the discussion portion. We will also provide a printed handout of key individuals who will be mentioned during the discussion.

Part Two: Little Tokyo
A four-part oral history and discussion series on revolutionary movements, with reflections from Mo Nishida.

Mo Nishida is a Japanese Amerikan revolutionary.  Born on August 11, 1936, in Los Angeles, CA., he was forcibly removed during World War II and imprisoned by the U.S. government at the Granada (Amache) concentration camp in Colorado. Mo is a Dog Soldier of the Humming Bird Clan of Evolving Japanese Asia Pacific Ethnic Peoples of Turtle Island, and has dedicated his life to harmony with Mother Earth.

Future Saturday sessions will explore: 
• Internationalism
• Segregation

Saturday January 10th
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Please bring snacks, drinks and food to share

Midnight Books
941 E 2nd St, LA 90012

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Los Angeles, CA
90012

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