A member of Defend Boyle Heights holds a sign protesting Self Help Graphics and other art galleries in Boyle Heights. Maga Miranda, center, a member of Defend Boyle Heights, attends a community meeting at Pico Gardens in Boyle Heights. They accused Self Help Graphics of helping to roll the Trojan horse of gentrification into Boyle Heights by supporting art galleries popping up in the neighborhood. Steve Saldivar / Los Angeles Times“We demand that all existing galleries leave immediately,” said a woman from Defend Boyle Heights. The venerable Eastside art institution gathered artists and community members in its Boyle Heights headquarters to have a talk about gentrification.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 04, 2016 22:24 UTC