Long Beach Forward

Join the Belonging and Resiliency Fund Committee for a Tardeada Fundraiser to benefit community members impacted by the ongoing immigration raids. There will be a variety of local vendors, raffles, community resources, friendly neighbors, and great food. Don't miss out!

📅 July 24, 2026 from 5:30-9:00 pm
🙌 Suggested entry: $5-$10
📍Youth Movement & Education Center
2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach 90814

Limited free parking available at 621 Dawson Ave.

Know Your Status Fridays
Take a rapid HIV test, access PrEP and more! No appointment needed.

📍621 Dawson Avenue, Long Beach 90814
📅 June 5th, 2-5pm
✅ FREE

Forward Fest Auction is live! Here's a preview of some the item's we have available to bid on 👀 Start your bidding and see the complete lineup of auction items today!

💥If you're unable to attend Forward Fest events, this is a great way to support our work and help us reach our fundraising goal!

🔗 www.lbforward.org/auction
🚨Auction is live until Friday June 5th at 10pm.

Last night, our organizing panel was full of thoughtful and inspiring community discussion. So grateful to everyone who attended ✨

Special thanks to our speakers: Diane Burkholder, Kyshia Hearns, and Misha Choudhry!

Also, huge shoutout to the Youth Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Ambassador for sharing their poems with us.

What a beautiful night for a Puff & Paint! ✨ Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks to for guiding us through the fun painting process.

Thank you to and coming through with delicious pastries and gardening tools.

And a huge thank you to for letting us host Puff & Paint in their beautiful space!

Forward Fest continues this week with three more events 🎉Don't miss out and get your tickets today. All funds from Forward Fest support our year-round work to advance racial, spatial, economic, and educational justice across Long Beach.

TICKETS🔗 lbforward.org/fest

Organizing from Puvungna to Palestine: Disruption and Transformation in the Authoritarian Era
📅Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm
📍2217 E 6th St. Long Beach, CA 90814
👛$5 online or at the door

Sound Bath
📅Thursday, June 4 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm
📍Kubo LB: 3976 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, USA
👛$30 tickets online

Long Beach Chisme Live Show!
📅Friday, June 5 | Doors @ 6:45pm; Show @ 7:00-9:00pm
📍2217 E 6th St. Long Beach, CA 90814
👛$25 online or at the door

What a beautiful start to Forward Fest! Thank you all for attending and supporting our dance class, tardeada and comedy show! We’ve been having a lot of fun getting to connect with all of you.

Forward Fest continues next week! So check out our calendar and get your tickets 🎟️

🔗Calendar + Tickets: lbforward.org/fest

The weekend is coming up and we got some events for you 👀 We're having fun and raising funds for Long Beach Forward’s year-round work to advance racial, spatial, economic, and educational justice across Long Beach.

Get your tickets to a Forward Fest event (or two or three)!

📅 May 29 - June 5
🔗 Get tickets & more info: lbforward.org/fest