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Join us in this series of workshops to explore the art of critical cartography through history, culture, and experiences...
09/22/2026

Join us in this series of workshops to explore the art of critical cartography through history, culture, and experiences of the Chaldean (Assyrian) community in El Cajon and broader East County San Diego region.

📅 Dates:
Tuesday, September 29th
Wednesday, September 30th
Thursday, October 1st
Friday, October 2nd
Monday, October 5th

🕛 Time:
All five workshops will be held from 4:30PM - 6:30PM.

📍Location: Good Shepherd Ministry Center
772 S. Johnson Avenue
El Cajon, CA

$100 gift card for participants who attend all five workshops (limited to 10 participants)

Are you tired of seeing people getting taken away from the street without any reason?? Do you want to use art and creat...
09/17/2026

Are you tired of seeing people getting taken away from the street without any reason?? Do you want to use art and creativity to talk about this injustice? If so,you are at the right pace- learn more about the history of Civil Liberties and create a media art projects around this pressing issues? If so, join our CIVIL LIBERTIES Youth Leadership and Media Arts Program!

Open to youth age 13-18, this 10 session program will highlight the history of civil liberties injustices to Japanese American communities 80 some years ago, while creating a media arts program to protest what is happening in our communities.

The program will be led by Famo musa - a photographer and writer from City Heights and a long time AJA participants and staff member since 2005.

Location: At Fridge Art Space (5591 University Ave), City Heights/Mid City area

Meeting times: Weekly (weekdays in the afternoon, or weekend)

Period; October to December (Total of 10 sessions)

Fill out the application form (see in bio or QR code!) to apply by September 30th! Up to 10 fellows!

Stipend: The fellow will receive $250 dlls stipend upon completion!

We got the grant! 🎉We’re honored to be one of the 24 organizations chosen to kick off the launch of Prebys Foundations’ R...
09/17/2026

We got the grant! 🎉

We’re honored to be one of the 24 organizations chosen to kick off the launch of Prebys Foundations’ Rooted & Rising: Youth Leadership Initiative!

This initiative helps prepare youth with leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, as well as build a supportive network. The support from this grant allows us to continue our Civil Liberties program, which is a media arts-based youth leadership program that explores the historical significance of Japanese American incarceration during WWII in the context of contemporary struggles for civil liberties. Guided by Teaching Artists, youth engage in artistic methods and visual storytelling while developing leadership skills such as communication, collaboration, and public speaking. The program culminates in a youth-led public art exhibition, media or advocacy campaign, or other civic engagement project.

Keep an eye out for more details about the program!

Join us for a series of community art workshops at License to Freedom! Be part of creating a collaborative artwork that ...
08/24/2026

Join us for a series of community art workshops at License to Freedom! Be part of creating a collaborative artwork that brings the stories, memories, and experiences of the Afghan community through textile art!

Open to all ages 15+ with ties to the Afghan community. 

$100 gift card for participants who attend all 4 workshop days, available for up to 10 participants. 

Sign up here (can also be find in our link in bio): https://forms.gle/CdDQmhKZGtx3rE697

Join us this Thursday, August 27th at the PANA hall for a joyful evening celebrating culture, community, and connection ...
08/24/2026

Join us this Thursday, August 27th at the PANA hall for a joyful evening celebrating culture, community, and connection through dance hosted by our Inter + Regency fellow maymuna.adow !

Come experience Buraanbur and other cultural dances in a welcoming, judgment free space where everyone is encouraged to participate, connect, and enjoy the evening together.

All ages are welcome, and no dance experience is necessary. We warmly welcome members of the community to join us.

Refreshments will be provided!

This week has been filled with incredible events hosted by TRUST SD Coalition for the National Week of Action Against AL...
08/19/2026

This week has been filled with incredible events hosted by TRUST SD Coalition for the National Week of Action Against ALPR! 

To close the week out, please join us Friday at the PANA Event Hall for a discussion on Flock and ALPR and how you can help stop the growing number of surveillance in our communities. We hope to see you there!

07/29/2026

Come join us this July 31st Fri 5-8pm for the unveiling event of this magnificent project. 700 custom tiles all made with hand, fired by our friends - public art completely made by us!

07/28/2026

Memoria Terra is getting extended with 6 new back alley poet’s poems (NIkki Avila is one of them sharing her poem here) along with an exciting new mural made with 700 custom-tiles all at the Jeremy Henwood Park! The project called “Ground - Up” 2 years in making, is a collaboration between The AjA Project and Mid-City CAN supported by California Arts and Parks program of California Arts Council California State Parks Parks California with an additional support by Price Philanthropies Foundation . Please come and celebrate this milestone of major upgrade to the “central” park of City Heights” at the unveiling event is on July 31st 5-8pm as part of Parks after Dark San Diego Parks Foundation .There will be free food, live performance by Joaquin Hernandez (from 630-730pm), showcasing of Mid-City CAN Youth Council ARTIVISM project where they will showcase their posters on surveillance issues. RSVP link.

JOIN US for an exciting summer workshop as part of The AJA Project’s Inter_regeneration program led by our Inter_regener...
07/24/2026

JOIN US for an exciting summer workshop as part of The AJA Project’s Inter_regeneration program led by our Inter_regeneration fellow maymuna.adow and in partnership with PANA San Diego PANA Youth Congress ssa.sdsu houseofsomalia.sd . We will be learning a Somali tradition of BURAANBUR - a combination of dance, poetry and drumming usually performed in important ceremonies and rituals. It is starting August 4th 6-8pm at PANA Hall (5577 University Ave.) and every following Tuesday and Thursday of August for 8 sessions. Come and join us - to sign up see the bio for link. or DM directly to maymuna.adow

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4089 Fairmount Avenue
San Diego, CA
92105

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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(619)2305556

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