Lori Lipsman (she/her)

@lorihere.bsky.social

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creative + social & enviornmental activiist My FREE ART project challenges the commodification of art. What else could an anti-capitalist do! https://lorilipsman.blogspot.com #freeart #art #WomensArt

Large mixed media paintings, abstract and social justice content imbedded. He uses lots of black paint, chalk drawings, newspaper articles, Malcom X is referenced continuously.
Bouquet of 4 plants, all different shades of grey. Includes a native sage, rosemary, and a larger leaved plant. The vase is a glass mason jar.
Border Wall near friendship park, San Diego CA. Shows grey vertical bollards with a large sliding door opening with warning signs approaching the wall and on the door.
Picture of the two books. The protest book is standing up opened to pages 42 & 43. Page 42 is solid black matte finish with bold red letters quoting Thomas Jefferson, 1787. “What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?” Page 43 is the start of the chapter titled An Invitation, black letters on white paper. Laying in front of the open book is Angela Y. Davis book. The cover is a red/orange subtle texture background. Angela Y. Davis in bold white font on the top, 1st part of the title in bold black font, second part the font is white. In smaller black font below is forward info.
Poster for the Farce Of July People’s Picnic. July 4 2026 noon to 10pm. Chicano Park, San Diego CA.
Brilliant bright green letters saying " Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech...or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" First Amendment, US Constitution is in black letters. The background is wispy clouds in a blue sky photo.
The circular donut diagram on the left illustrates the Root Causes of Crime in 3 sections. One section is Low income, Inadequate housing, and a lack of educational/employment opportunities. Another section is Loss of a family member (divorce, death, abandonment), Parental dysfunction (addiction, mental illness, criminal behavior), and Domestic violence, abuse, neglect. And the final section has Discrimination, Bullying, Addiction, and Disorders that affect impulsivity (e.g., FASD, ADHD, etc).
Image showing the vote on a motion to the 2027 budget, redirecting funds from ALRPs back into community resources. Votes yes: Sean El-Rivera, Vivian Moreno, Kent Lee, Henry L. Foster III. Votes no: Joe LaCava, Raul A Campillo, Marni von Wilpert, Stephen Whitburn, Jennifer Campbell.
Detail shot of a wall in our bathroom. To the left is a shaving strap hanging vertically. Moving right there is a black-and-white photo of two toilet seats, one with the lid open, framed with a white mat board and a black frame. Sitting on top of the frame is an abstract doll, a small Voodoo doll, and a small tin-framed mirror. Below the pictures, just popping into the frame is a pink and green leaf plant.
A satirical movie poster for the comedy film Idiocracy featuring a parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man.” The central figure is an unkempt, beer-holding man in casual clothes posed inside a circle and square, symbolizing exaggerated human decline and anti-intellectual culture. The poster uses a sepia-toned Renaissance style contrasted with bold modern text, reinforcing the film’s dystopian humor about a future society becoming increasingly unintelligent.
Good afternoon, I’m Lori Lipsman, pronouns she/her, District 3 resident. By the age of 12, I already understood how cruel and unequal this society could be. I grew up attending Hebrew school and listening to Holocaust survivors describe how they survived, who they lost, and what happens when governments decide some people matter less than others. I recognize authoritarianism, dehumanization, and state violence when I see it. Today, we are watching the militarization of our city expand while resources for care, housing, arts, libraries, parks, and human services are cut. Policing is not safety. Mass surveillance is not community care. I have been in these chambers every day this week because this budget reflects political choices — and those choices will harm vulnerable people while protecting systems of punishment. I have personally witnessed people pushed into incarceration, detention, and suffering because of racist and deeply unequal systems. One of those is my friend Tony, 40 years old and black, whose life spiraled from an SDPD stop for not having a bike light, into ICE detention. You are our last local line of defense against the cruelty coming from Washington. Do not increase police funding and invest in people. Also, end the strong mayor form of governance. Thank you.
A sage bouquet with Mexican sage, 2 others, I don’t know the names of and another prickly type native bush branches. Two purples with many shades of green. An orange paper flower which sits to the right of the sage bouquet on the shelf, is almost hidden
Heart shape drawn in the apple notes app. Fushia and green kind of cobbler, more than 3 lines.
A photograph of a bouquet of native sage, on a shelf. There is a variety of other objects in the shelf, but I’m not given enough space to do so. DM me for more details about the other objects, if you’re interested. I am happy to do so.
Image of a page of text taken from the book.
Photo of the estuary with lush, bright green vegetation, receding towards Tijuana, Mexico, with wood infrastructure that held a sewer line that fed into the river.
A picture of a copy of the Constitution of the United States Of America, published by the ACLU. Deep blue background cover color with white lettering.
Screenshot from Governor Newsom Press Office. Zoomed in to show a black and white young Newsom, with what replicates a hand drawn outline of a crown on his head.
Picture of a drawn earth, in the middle. There are arms and hands coming out from the edges of the frame and positioned towards the middle. Logos of social media.
This image shows Apple earbuds in interior packaging. No plastic, no tape.
View looking down a hall to a window with a Southwest jet flying past. 18th floor at the Superior Court of California, downtown San Diego CA
Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz.
Border wall, Corten steel, razor wire on top of the upper solid section. Cast shadow to the left of wall. Dirt road going through the natural environment up a mountain.
A picture of feet, looking down on concrete with a little diagonal yellow painted strip upper right corner. Feet have purple Maryjane Duckfeet shoes (made in Denmark), with green stripped socks showing thru.
Picture of the oil spill, Exxon Valdez. 1984
Looking west from the North Park neighborhood of San Diego. Palm Trees seen above an apartment complex, light at the complex presenting as stars & communication wires above, horizontally.
Picture of an ICE officer’s back with “POLICE ICE” on bullet proof vest.
Image shows City of San Diego council vote to approve Due Process and Safety Ordinance. Ordnance passed unanimously.
Read card on work table. Card has info on 4th & 5th Amendment Rights for citizens and noncitizens alike.