Immigrants Rights and Bomb Pops.

Hope I run into a few of you at one of the Immigrants Rights marches decending upon Los Angeles today. In another stroke of coolness, my work is encouraging all of us (including us Graphics people this time) to show our force of unity on this issue. This thing stands to have a huge impact on the city today and hopefully on the actions of our "leaders" in days to come.

If you're down there, keep an eye out for the Tactical Ice Cream Unit. In their own words the TICU are:

"The ice cream vendor has long been synonymous with a roving oasis - a well-spring of refreshment; a reprieve from the heat; a cool intervention. In this regard, the Tactical Ice Cream Unit (TICU) is no different. The TICU emerges at a time when most channels of distribution, communication, and social interaction are mediated and constrained by the fervor of financial exchange. Incorporating an alternative strategy of utopian potlatch, the Tactical Ice Cream Unit is envisioned primarily as a mobile distribution center for ice cream and information."

This is a great idea and I see these protests to be a perfect venue for the truck. Although not originally from LA the truck has arrived to the city for a Spring of activism. They were on Alverado on friday night, but i missed it. Hope to run into them soon. I think the Ice-Cream truck is a resource that shows incredible potential for commerce and education communicating with the community in a really interesting way.