Long Beach Forward

Courts force Trump admin to pay SNAP benefits, but payments will be reduced and further delayed. For those in need, Long Beach Forward and others have compiled lists of resources, including free hot food and grocery giveaways, in Long Beach and surrounding areas.

For those in need because of the govt. shutdown, @movelbforward.bsky.social and others have compiled lists of resources, including free hot food and grocery giveaways, in Long Beach and surrounding areas.

Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/courts-force...

Upcoming Events happening in Long Beach! 📢

It's Fall szn! Join LBF and youth members at our Fall Social, a space for young people ages 14-24 to meet others interested in social justice, learn about community organizing in Long Beach, and have fun 🍁🍁🍁

🗓️ Saturday, October 4
📍 Youth Movement & Education Center
⏰ 1-3pm
✏️ bit.ly/LBFFallSocial

Support Groove with the LBF team 💃🏿💃🏾💃🏽 on Long Beach Gives Support our team of organizers, leaders, and dancers to groove Long Beach forward!

The team of organizers at @movelbforward.bsky.social and i are in the middle of our Long Beach Gives campaign to raise funds for the people & campaigns organizing for immigrant rights, education equity, and affordable housing. Help us meet our goal by midnight:
www.longbeachgives.org/story/lbf-team

Each contribution during Long Beach Gives empowers the people, projects, and campaigns in our network with the creativity and power to keep moving Long Beach forward ✊🏾

Make a $10, $25, or $50 donation between today and Thursday to help us reach our goal of raising $10,000: lbforward.org/lbgives

Join us on Wednesday, September 24th from 5:30–7:00pm ONLINE via Zoom for an evening of community, conversation, and connection.

Together, we’ll co-create a brave space to share, reflect, and support one another in everything happening in our world right now.

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Donate to Helps with legal fees to keep our mom home !, organized by Karol Mejia **UPDATE 09/14/25** We spoke with her on Sunday morning and found out tha… Karol Mejia needs your support for Helps with legal fees to keep our mom home !

The family of a community member who was abducted by ICE in Long Beach this past weekend is raising funds to support with legal fees and expenses. Spread around and contribute--we take care of each other!

www.gofundme.com/f/helps-with...

IEP's shouldn't be overwhelming and confusing. Join us for a virtual training to cover the basics of special education, key terms, parental rights, and steps in the process to show you how to prepare for IEP meetings.

🗓️ Tuesday, Sept 23
📍 Virtual: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
⏰ 6-7:30pm

Building community knowledge, leadership, and power requires each of us to move and groove together–we will show up for each other and make room for collective joy and liberation.

Contribute to our Long Beach Gives campaign at lbforward.org/lbgives by Sept 18!

7 more Long Beach car wash workers abducted by federal agents. The raid came less than a day after Long Beach officials announced the cancellation of this year’s Día de los Muertos parade due to fears of immigration enforcement activity.

The number of Long Beach car wash workers detained by federal agents continues to grow after agents raided Bixby Knolls Car Wash Saturday morning, taking seven people, according to the general manager.

Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/7-more-long-...

How LA is uniting to provide mutual aid for those impacted by ICE raids Through fundraisers, grocery deliveries and ‘adopt a corner’ initiatives, Angelenos are coming together to support their immigrant neighbors.

Through fundraisers, grocery deliveries, ‘adopt a corner’ initiatives and ICE watch, Angelenos are coming together to support their immigrant neighbors. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/la-u...

Federal agents raid 2 Long Beach car washes, videos show. At least nine workers were detained by federal agents, according to advocacy group ÓRALE.

Workers at 2 Long Beach car washes showed up for their shift Sunday morning, but the lives of at least 9 people were upended when federal agents raided the businesses and detained them.

Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/ice-raids-2-...

CCEJ's Care & Connection Circles for Youth! Please join us on Wednesday, August 27th from 5:30pm-7pm to be in community with other youth ages 14+! We will get to know one another, make new connections, and co-create a brave space to discuss eve...

✨ CCEJ’s Care & Connection Circles for Youth are back! ✨
Join us on Wednesday, August 27th from 5:30–7:00pm at our office in Long Beach for an evening of community, conversation, and connection.

RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Report: HUD to adopt English-only policy The department will begin removing non-English flyers and materials from its website and physical offices, according to the report.

Sec. Turner's job is to tackle homelessness & help struggling tenants & homeowners, not punish whole communities by making crucial info—like tenants rights & scam warnings—harder to access.

Car washes have been hotspots for kidnappings on Sunday mornings. Join a rapid response network to help keep people safe and report ICE activity: 562-245-9575 (ORALE)

‼️ ICE Raid Alert: coasthand car wash 7th st and bellflower, long beach, ca 90804 ‼️

AUG 17, 2025 10:20 AM PST

#iceraid

www.stopice.net

Restorative Dialogue — California Conference for Equality and Justice We believe all humans need to be seen, heard and understood. Each interaction we have can bring us either closer or further from that vision. Restorative Dialogue empowers us to respond to challenges ...

💬 Join us for CCEJ’s Restorative Dialogue Training!
📅 Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | ⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

✨ Learn: Affective Statements, Restorative Questions, Active Listening & Motivational Interviewing.

📍 Details & registration: cacej.org/trainings/restorative-dialogue

Community advocates rally for immigrant and housing protections to be included in Long Beach’s budget Long Beach residents and advocates gathered outside City Hall Tuesday morning to demand major revisions to the city’s proposed budget.

Long Beach residents and advocates gathered outside City Hall Tuesday morning to demand major revisions to the city’s proposed budget.

UPDATE: Long Beach library joins effort to provide teens access to banned books The latest education news updates from EdSource.

American teens can now access banned books through Long Beach’s free digital library program

edsource.org/updates/cali...

Building an Opposition to Survive the Trump Era Mass protests have demonstrated a wide range of disagreement with the Trump agenda. But we need smaller local and regional networks to build a more rooted, sustained opposition.

Mass protests have demonstrated a wide range of disagreement with the Trump agenda. But we need smaller local and regional networks to build a more rooted, sustained opposition.

This Friday: Join the Holistic Collective for Healing Hands, a workshop exploring several healing practices to regulate your nervous system and take care for your mind, body, and spirit.

🗓️ Friday, August 15
📍 Long Beach Forward
⏰ 6:00pm
✏️ RSVP at bit.ly/HChh15

Federal workers—especially those serving our veterans—have been hit hard by recent federal cuts. On Friday, August 15 at 4PM, we’re gathering at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System to say: enough is enough.

These heat waves are making Long Beach Too Hot for ICE! Join us for a community open mic to benefit the Belonging and Resiliency Fund and provide cash assistance to immigrant families. All art forms are welcome 🎨

🗓️ Friday, August 29
📍 Long Beach Forward
⏰ 7-9pm; sign-ups start at 6:30pm

What does it mean to build a #UniversalPreK workforce that is ready for #MultilingualLearners? Our new report provides key insights from practitioners & advocates dedicated to creating an early education system that works for all.

Read the report: buff.ly/CeXoLAY

It's time for Swing Set Open Mic! Swing Set an affirming, inclusive space to share your poetry, music, storytelling, or any art you want to bring to the mic.

🗓️ Friday, August 8
📍 2217 E 6th St. LBC 90814
⏰ 7:00pm
✏️ swingset.eventbrite.com

It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again When the government obstructs care, caregivers must go underground.

“Our duty to care endures even & especially when the law threatens our ability to provide it. In this moment health workers face a choice We can go along or we can join those before us who took risks to protect those in need”
must read by BDNH doc @eric-reinhart.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Things to do in Long Beach: Free farmers market, Palestine fundraiser, beach sports tournament and more! - Signal Tribune As you reflect on another month and prepare for new beginnings, consider aligning yourself with like-minded individuals and…

Summer Resource Fair: Care Culture Collaborative is hosting this free resource fair with a seed library, fix-it clinic, a free store, clothing and book swap and the launch of their second zine at Good Time Coffee

We're throwing a community celebration! Join us to review the draft findings from the community survey of the Long Beach LGBTQIA2S+ community health needs assessment and include your voice in the final report 🏳️‍🌈

📅 Monday, August 11th
🕘 6:00PM-7:30PM
📍 Long Beach Forward

TOMORROW! Join us to boycott Stater Bros., tomorrow, Friday, August 1 from 11AM-1PM in Long Beach. We need to show Stater Bros. that our community and our customers stand with us and they're willing to boycott this company until they start to respect their employees.