Category: community work
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In a Perfect World
In September 2017, MAMA EARTH partnered with online store J’AIME, IN A PERFECT WORLD FOUNDATION and artist Marley Van Peebles to raise funds for hurricane Irma victims. Through donations from our tote bag drive and IAPW’s founder Manuela Testaloni’s birthday campaign, we were able to send off 150+ care packages along with other supplies. Gathered in a…
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Supporting dignity for women in need.
Whew! The last year was a bit of a whirlwind – to say the least – producing the Common Culture: Across the Water show at Ford Theatres in Hollywood. The concert, which was a great success, aimed to shine a light on several non-profit organizations including #HappyPeriod, a growing movement started by former stylist, Chelsea Warner, that is bringing…
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Music is medicine.
Several times a year, Mama Earth visits Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The thing we love most about them is their focus on the whole child. The care they give not only addresses the physical aspect of being injured or sick, but also the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of children and their families. On each visit, we bring interactive…
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Art Therapy for Kids in Hospital
Mama Earth is an LA based community organization founded in 2007. Our mission is to use the power of art, music and nature to make a change for the better, locally and globally. We partner with schools, universities, community centers, hospitals and more to present all ages enrichment classes & events. The Mama Earth family…
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Read Mama’s Magazine.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Get involved and join Mama Earth in a mission to make a change for the better, locally and globally, with the power of art, music and nature. Subscribe to our newsletter, follow us…
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Lessons of 2015: Don’t Feed the Animals
An old grandfather told his grandson: “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, and resentment. The other is good. It is joy, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and bravery.” The boy thought about it, and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?” The old man…
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Supporting Journey School 7th Graders!
Since 2007, the m.a.m.a. earth team is proud to have worked with nearly 20 schools from preschool to University. Through classes, lectures, workshops and after-school programs, we strive to inspire students, teachers and parents to make a change for the better in their own communities through the power of art, music and nature. This past November,…
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collecting our own history
Recently, one of our favorite community hubs, William Grant Still Arts Center, hosted The West Adams Collectors Club for an 8-week, intergenerational workshop on archiving grassroots histories. From Black dolls and mix tapes to books, flyers, social movements and community spaces, the group learned about collecting, keeping, and exhibiting cultural and social history through personal collections and…
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help for dominica
I met Jaime Kailani and her best friend Kim, when I was 16. They had just moved to LA from Hawaii. I was at a club in Downtown Los Angeles (yes, we all had fake IDs, don’t try this at home, kids!) and a pretty girl named Kim complimented my hair in the ladies bathroom.…
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A Mural Project at Crenshaw High School
Last summer, as part of an after-school arts and writing program at Crenshaw High School, Mama Earth helped coordinate a campus beautification mural to be installed in the entryway of the school by visual artist, Aise Born. Why A Mural? Murals become landmarks in the community. Murals give the youth a positive means to express their identity…