The Rebel Garden Project, Year 3 (2024)

Our 3rd year of The Rebel Garden Project focused on a collaborative mural highlighting the love and labor put into the Rebel Garden over the years since its inception. Designed by Rebel Garden co-founder and artist Erica Montelongo, this colorful mural honors mentors from Chuco’s Justice Center both past and present, symbolizes interconnectedness of nature and humanity, and pays homage to indigenous knowledge.
We hope it will serve as a source of beauty and inspiration to folks onsite and the greater community of South Central Los Angeles for many years to come.
Thank you so much to all students, community participants and collaborators on site at the Youth Justice Coalition, Chuco’s Justice Center and FREE L.A. High School!
Special thanks to the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) for supporting this project.