Some concrete actions that are doable and based on rethinking the nature of ownership and rethinking the definition of “growth” as a basis for gauging whether there is progress — creating Continue reading
It is important to support Assemblyman Roger Hernandez’s bill requiring district elections. This will be historic in advancing voting rights like never before. Changing at-large to district elections has been shown to be effective in bolstering “people of color” representation, facilitating more direct communication between the voters and their representatives, and reducing the costs of running for city council seats.
On December 20 of 2007 Arpaio was run out of Pruitt’s Furniture Store after three months of Community Protests and boycott against the store. Continue reading
Ana Alderstein, a former Pitzer student is shown in this video clip describing her experience in helping to stop unjust checkpoints in the city of Pomona. Continue reading
As we, the Latino and Latina Roundtable, summarized at our end-of-year celebration today, we have been consistent for quite some time now in seeing no contradiction between taking up Continue reading
The Monterey Park city council, faced with opposition from residents in the community, voted against an ordinance requiring businesses to have signs in “Modern Latin” (A-Z) letters and “Hindu Arabic” numbers (1-9). Continue reading
Thanks to Rudy Torres for sharing. Certainly, there is a need to study new forms of production. With the inability of traditional politics and politicians internationally not being able to come up Continue reading
Singing De Colores at the end of a “dia de gracias” where, over the years in our home we have developed a tradition, started by Linda Mitchell, where we remember the collectivity and love Continue reading