The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. special forces evokes the sad history of invasions, coups, and U.S. interventions in Latin America and around the world. Continue reading
Supporting the sending of a message this morning by a group of residents in San Dimas to hundreds of cars passing by that what the attacks are really all about in Venezuela is putting control of the oil there in the capital pockets of U S oil companies – pulling a coup with regime change – and an authoritarian Trump administration that does not care about violating international law and implementing an act of war against a sovereign nation without any congressional approval.
Another profound loss of an organizer and leader in our communities with the passing of brother Al Villanueva. As far back as when I started as a professor at Pitzer’s College in the 1990’s, I joined alongside Al (and so many others that included familia and supporters such as Angela and Jim Sanbrano) in his efforts to critically recover and preserve the history of the Arbol Verde barrio on the east side of Claremont. Continue reading
Gracias por acompañarnos en apoyo solidario con el compañero José Bautista, luchador, deportado a Honduras. Continue reading
A nice gift just arrived in the mail — the book, “The Oxford Handbook of Sociology for Social Justice, “ that includes one of my articles, “Participatory Research, Popular Education, and Action for Social Change.” Continue reading
As we do every year, LRT and NAACP supporting Ahmadiyya Muslim Community gathering and dinner as part of 38th West Coast Jalsa Salana at Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino. We thank our friend Faheem Ahmed for the invitation. Continue reading
Honored to be the keynote on “Sustaining Our Historical Roots and Tradition of Organizing in These Difficult Times” to students and parents at Cultural Connect: Inland Youth Cultural Initiative Conference at El Sol Neighborhood Center in San Bernardino. Continue reading