COMMUNITY

Celebrating Diversity

Westside Activists hosts fourth annual kids march in Westchester

By Kamala Kirk

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 80 community members joined together for Westside Activists’ fourth annual Kids’ March for Equality to celebrate diversity and promote equality. The hour-long march started at 10 a.m. at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and La Tijera Boulevard in Westchester. Westside Activists are organizers of peaceful, family-friendly demonstrations for justice and equality, and get-out-the-vote campaigns in the LAX area of Los Angeles. They hope to inspire more local residents to become engaged in community action. “Overall, it was a wonderful opportunity to finally engage in real-life action with our community once again,” said Ahmanise Sanati, co-founder of Westside Activists. “To me, it’s like the gift that keeps giving in our community, because the actions cultivated that day continue to inspire others all around the community, and that is the goal of it all. We desperately need more kindness, humanity and respect in the world, and it’s so empowering to see our youth take the lead in the effort to be the change.”

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facebook.com/westsideactivists Participants in the fourth annual Kids March for Equality show off their signs before marching up Sepulveda Boulevard.

Members of Westside Activists marched with signs that promoted peace, equality and positivity.

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There were a variety of signs for everyone who made it out to the Kids March for Equality.

Event organizer Ahmanise Sanati addressed participants before the march. Kevin Corrinet supports his daughter as she holds up her sign. Logan Tuttle masked up and ready to march.

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Virtual Cow Hugs

The Gentle Barn’s moo-ving Valentines do good for others

By Kamala Kirk

Instead of gifting loved ones candy or flowers this Valentine’s Day, another option is to send them a virtual cow hug. The Gentle Barn, a national nonprofit animal rescue and sanctuary that was established in 1999 as a safe haven for animals, is allowing people to send virtual cow hugs to that special someone for a donation as small as $10. These “moo-ving” Valentines support The Gentle Barn’s innovative Cow Hug Therapy Program, which helps trauma victims, veterans, at-risk youth and others de-stress and find emotional solace and healing in a safe place. The Gentle Barn will send a cute, personalized digital greeting from one of their three resident cows (John Lewis, Chico or Destiny) that are ready to print and present to the recipient. It’s a great alternative to candy or flowers for the animal lover in your life, and it will help more people be helped by cow hug therapy. To send a virtual cow hug for Valentine’s Day, visit their website. A donation of $10 or more in your loved one’s name will help support The Gentle Barn’s popular Cow Hug Therapy Program and expand its availability. Your virtual “Cow Hug” Valentine will be delivered by email on Valentine’s Day. “Cow hug therapy is healing and uplifting,” said Ellie Laks,

The Gentle Barn, a national nonprofit animal rescue and sanctuary, is allowing people to send virtual cow hugs to loved ones for a donation as small as $10 this Valentine’s Day. The cute, personalized digital greeting from one of three resident cows is ready to print and present to the recipient.

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