#ronfinleyproject

Growing up in South Central LA, familiar with the area's lack of fresh produce, Ron Finley says he knows what it's like to drive 45 minutes for a fresh tomato. Nine years ago Finley, aka the Gansta Gardener started planting the city-owned parkways as an act of protest and in the intervening years has become a community leader. At the beginning of 2019 internationally renowned LA artist Miles MacGregor, aka El Mac, created this labor of love at Washington Blvd and San Pedro St. Juxtaposed to the left of Finley in this carefully thought out statement about black–brown conflict in South Central and the shared challenges facing the communities in the face of a widening wealth-gap is Rigoberto Jimenez Oropeza who began his activism with the United Farm Workers many years ago after being exposed to pesticides in the California orange groves.  @mac_arte/  @ronfinleyhq/

The Scarab is a symbol of the heavenly cycle and the idea of rebirth, regeneration, resurrection & transformation. / In support of @ronfinleyhq Project #ronfinleyproject #UrbanFarming #Scarab #Cryptik

We hit the road at 7:30am, bright eyed and bushy tailed, “Are we there, yet?” After 3 hours of hopping, jumping and sliding on bounce houses the size of a field large enough for soccer or football . . . we’ll you get the picture. Happy anniversary Jamaal & Kourtney. Taking an Aleve as we head to the second event in SLA, the #ronfinleyproject Then Sunday, it’s the @caytonmuseum . #bigbounceamerica is in Riverside for one more weekend, only (August 16, 17 & 18 - Friday to Sunday), then they’re shufflin’ off to Buffalo, New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . #wearela #losangeles #utlastrong #red4ed #ournewdealfored #westchesterca #@wearecta @neatoday @hawkins.alumni @hawkins_hs @alumni_hawkins @hawkins.cheer @hawkins_alumni #blackfamily #blackfamilylove #black #onelove #onelove❤️ #mixedbabies #mixedboys #mixedgirls #mixedfamily #mixedfamilylove (at SilverLakes) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1CAvU6hDkEuLH7si6npUl1Hvgg-9T2y_XyzTI0/?igshid=szurukjojig9

Happy 6th wedding anniversary @jay_moore24 and Kourtney the boys had a blast at the Ron Finley Project in South LA. We have artwork from Aydin. Part two today at the children’s museum. . . . . #ronfinleyproject #ronfinleyinspired #ronfinley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #wearela #losangeles #utlastrong #red4ed #ournewdealfored #westchesterca #@wearecta @neatoday @hawkins.alumni @hawkins_hs @alumni_hawkins @hawkins.cheer @hawkins_alumni #blackfamily #blackfamilylove #black #onelove #onelove❤️ #mixedbabies #mixedboys #mixedgirls #mixedfamily #mixedfamilylove (at South Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1B-6aOhDdhmEplrl_aklYG-H6KObt46bkgfLE0/?igshid=1jjvxef2flzcc

Ran into the big dog “Gangsta Gardener” @ronfinleyhq making sure there is beauty and growth around @beyondthestreetsart with his “Plant Some Shit” initiative.. #artabovereality #ronfinley #ronfinleyproject #gardening #gangstagardener #streets

#thuggardening is headed to Washington, D.C. with #brioxylife #blackgirlmagic✨ and 100 innovators of color from around the country with a grand finale IN the White House! Come out and meet some of the #readygeneration on Saturday night at the Innovators Ball at the Blind Whino, D.C. with V. Bozeman, Los Rakas, Hopie and Christen B. and DJ MC LYTE http://bit.ly/21g9Goi If you can't come out to party on Saturday, then come for lunch on Friday. Brioxy in Baltimore http://bit.ly/1NBE7CY #thuggarden remembers to #growyourownfood to be #brownandhealthy like the #ronfinleyproject

Repost from @ronfinleyhq #RonFinley #CanYouDigThis #ronfinleyproject Can't wait to see this film. If you don't know about Ron Finley, the #gangstergardener you MUST check him out. Google his #TEDX talk. ✌️

We can plant our own gardens and produce anywhere. This installation was amazing . #manifestjustice #ronfinleyproject