With support from the California Arts Council, KARMIC ACTION RETRIBUTION MANAGEMENT AGENCY will host LA Rooted: Art, Healing & Rhythmic Resistance, a culturally grounded summer program for youth ages 13–16. Led by local artists and cultural bearers—Susana Figueroa (SONJIART), Christine Jimenez, and Ana Ruth Yela Castillo—this program connects youth to ancestral knowledge and creative expression through visual art, dance, storytelling, and nature-based practices. Participants will explore themes such as Art in Liberation, Healing, and Motion through hands-on workshops, mural-making, plant-based art, and community storytelling. By centering BIPOC youth voices and lived experiences, LA Rooted fosters identity, belonging, and emotional wellbeing. This program will activate cultural resilience and leadership in youth, cultivating a deeper connection to land, heritage, and the transformative power of art within their communities.CAC funds will support artists, materials, coordination, and accessibility.
Projects of KARMA:
Roots in Motion (RIM) cultivates intergenerational health and resilience in low-income communities of color through outdoor adventures and movement-based activities. As part of Karmic Action Retribution Management Agency, RIM celebrates diverse identities and ancestral heritages, creating empowering programs that foster wellness, creativity, and community connection. Since 2013, we’ve offered year-round initiatives like youth camps, bike trips, and backpacking journeys, providing spaces for self-growth and nature-led connections.
Bicilibre Community Bicycle Shop stands in solidarity with day laborers, the unhoused, and local organizations by providing vital bike repair services and support. Our mission is to empower these communities through accessible transportation, fostering mental wellness and economic resilience. By challenging health disparities and systemic inequality, we use the bicycle as a tool for community strength, mobility, and justice.
KARMA’s fiscal sponsorship program- A grantor-grantee structure, sponsored projects remain independent from KARMA and manage their own tax reporting and liabilities, while KARMA facilitates the receipt and distribution of grants and tax-exempt donations to help realize the project’s purpose.

