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In a practice known as guerrilla gardening, groups of environmentalists, armed with seed bombs, seek out neglected plots of land in urban sprawl areas, and transform them into green spaces. Operating in a legally gray area, this form of environmental activism is simple and provocative. In recent years, guerrilla gardening has become a worldwide phenomenon with environmentalists planting in plots from Melbourne, Australia to right here in Los Angeles. Beginning less than a year ago, Los Angeles Guerrilla Gardening has taken to direct-action digs in cities such as Hollywood and Silver Lake. South Central Resistance, another Guerilla Gardening group, was formed more recently after high school youth were questioned about their gardening activities on the corner of Slauson Avenue and Figueroa Street by the Los Angeles Police Department. Undeterred by the police harassment, South Central Resistance organized on a platform that includes “protect the plants,” and “encourage others to care about the environment.” This Sunday, South Central Resistance will be hosting “The Big Dig,” at the corner of 40th and Broadway planting their mission to “green the hood for the common good.”

GUESTS: Blanca aka Treehugger, Yarisell aka Farewell to Spring, David aka Sparaxis.

The Big Dig is happening this Sunday March 15th from 4 – 8 pm on the corner of 40th and Broadway. For more information call Treehugger at 323-635-7635.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/southcentralyouthgarden and http://socalguerrillagardening.org/ or email southcentralresistance62@gmail.com.