Name: In the Gardens of California’s Pr*son Landscapes
Start: 2026-06-25T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-06-25T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Rancho Los Alamitos

$In the Gardens of California\u2019s Pr*son Landscapes$

In this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Lara explores plants and prisons, like Alcatraz & Manzanar, highlighting gardens’ role in healing and justice.
About this Event

Rancho Los Alamitos presents

In the Gardens of California’s Pr*son Landscapes

Thursday, June 25

Doors Open at 5:30 PM; Lecture from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

$10 per person. Free for RLA members. Free onsite parking.

Based on Dr. Elizabeth Lara’s ethnographic research exploring relationships among people, plants, and prisons, this talk will focus on a series of iconic Californian landscapes. Dr. Lara’s work is concerned with the role of horticulture in public heritage sites that highlight distinct histories of incarceration, including Alcatraz Island and Manzanar. The talk will also feature discussion of the work of Land Together, an organization that for over twenty years has been growing gardens in prisons to support the wellbeing and liberation of people impacted by incarceration.

Dr. Elizabeth Lara currently works as a freelance gardener, a garden educator, and a facilitator for a domestic violence intervention program.

Doors will open at 5:30 pm, and the lecture will start at 6 pm. We hope you join us!

Rancho Los Alamitos is located on the ancestral and unceded land of the Gabrielino/Tongva people, who cared for this land for thousands of years and continue to do so today. Learn more by visiting gabrielinotribe.org.