Indigenous groups unite to reject global capitalist climate summit
Last week, San Francisco hosted the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), where leaders from all over the world including Gov. Jerry Brown met Sept. 12-14 …
Unsettled in the Mission: Coded World
Joel Uicab is a 22-year-old coder living in the tech-gentrified Mission. He is also a Mayan-Mexican immigrant and an award-winning Latino student, who has …
Venezuelan migrants find refuge in neighboring Colombia
Imagine suddenly struggling to find food, clothes and basic necessities after years of comfortable living. Imagine then having to leave the only place you’ve known …
Bay Area choreographer’s new production is a step closer to “her-story”
Most people associate classically trained dancers with ballet. Vanessa Sanchez’s new production “Pachuquismo,” which opens Sept.15 at Dance Mission Theater, aims to challenge those preconceptions. …
Local nonprofit celebrates 15 years of training women for careers in audio
Fifteen years ago Terri Winston recognized a great disparity in the number of women working in the audio industry.
Utilizing her background as director of …
Indigenous Mayans find community in East Oakland
When it comes to Mayan culture, most people tend to think of the ancient civilization that existed in southern Mexico and Guatemala. But Mayans and …
New exhibition captures the Mission’s unique cultura in paint and film
Over the past couple years, artists Natalie Alemán and Jasmin Cañas have used their photos and paintings to capture the distinctive culture that makes the …
We cannot turn our backs on the refugee crisis at our border
For the refugee, the journey to escape is difficult and fraught with danger. But the choice itself (the decision to flee) is easy: stay and …
Youth organization at frontline of battle for social justice in East Palo Alto
The youth activists of color at the East Palo Alto-based Youth United for Community Action (YUCA) have made it their life’s work to influence change …
Christian environmentalist finds cause to fight climate change in Bible
Thousands of people will gather together in San Francisco on Sept. 8, along with thousands more around the world, in a global mobilization called Rise …
