We believe that the arts and creative exploration belong to everyone.

Our organization works to ensure that our policies, programs and practices foster an equitable, diverse and inclusive culture where every individual that engages with our organization feels acknowledged, valued and supported in their creative expressions and pursuits.

Our commitments

1. We are committed to celebrating, representing and uplifting our community’s cultural, artistic and historic diversity through our organization’s values and programming.

2. We are committed to providing opportunity and access to the arts for all people across differences of race, color, religion, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or domestic partner status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, military status, veteran status or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

3. We are committed to creating a safe space for personal expression and cultural appreciation, as well as fostering a climate of inclusiveness, open-mindedness, empathy and authentic connection.

4. We are committed to leveraging our space and varied resources to share opportunities and information pertaining to the arts with our community.

5. We are committed to bringing together community members, artists, volunteers, staff, leadership, board and partners from all walks of life that value diverse, inclusive and accessible experiences in the arts.

6. We are committed to creating and sustaining opportunities for engagement, education and discourse related to issues on diversity, equity and inclusion through both our external programming and internal operations.

7. We are committed to celebrating the power in diverse perspectives, encouraging communication and collaboration between community members that empowers them to bridge differences, create solutions for current issues and actively contribute to transformational change.

8. We are committed to building authentic connection, trust and solidarity across all communities within Southeast Los Angeles through cross-cultural dialogue, co-creation and collaboration.

9. We are committed to deepening our understanding of and amplifying the wisdom and creative expressions of the original caretakers of the land that we live and work on – the Gabrieliño-Tongva/Kizh peoples.

10. We are committed to refining, adapting and expanding our DEI statement as our organization and community evolves, as well as identifying, analyzing and dismantling areas within our organization that may perpetuate systemic oppression, discrimination or inequity.