Dear El Tecolote readers and Accion Latina community, Change is calling. It is our duty at this time to answer the call. We usher change in with art, songs, rhyme, verse–– not least of all by providing a platform that elevates underrepresented voices via the power of making community media. As I write this, there […]
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The added challenges that people with disabilities face during the pandemic
*Editor’s note: Grady Duggan is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted everybody’s world, some more than others. Certain communities have been impacted to a much greater extent, and the community of […]
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Staying Ready: Despite pandemic, virtual martial arts sessions train Pinays in self defense
Before the outbreak of COVID-19, womxn and young girls in the Filipino community would come together and train in the traditional martial art form of Pekiti Tirsia Kali (PTK) as a way to combat against violence. But now members of this community are learning to train and share stories through a virtual screen. The Survival […]
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SF Pinay helps community heal through ancestral remembrance
*Editor’s note: Felicia Hyde is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. Verma Soria Zapanta created Hilot with Verma using her own culture, life experiences and remembering her ancestors to share alternative and holistic health services. “Hilot […]
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For some who are immunocompromised, wearing face masks is nothing new
*Editor’s note: Wilson Gomez is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. In the era of COVID-19, many people are still getting used to masks, gloves, sanitizer and social distancing, but for patients who cope with chronic […]
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Worshiping goes virtual on Zoom amid pandemic
*Editor’s note: Andrew Leal is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. With coronavirus closing down churches and places of worship, a Christian group called Celebration Church in Fresno has risen to the new challenge of finding […]
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Fresno non-profit Glow! helps pregnant women during COVID19 Pandemic
*Editor’s note: Andrew Leal is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. Maria Cordova is a working, pregnant mother who suffers from asthma. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Cordova was in her third trimester. Seeking help, she […]
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Tenderloin church provides meals, services to homeless amid pandemic
*Editor’s note: Felicia Hyde is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote. The COVID-19 outbreak has turned San Francisco’s streets all but into a virtual ghost town, with the exception of homeless and other residents who still […]
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Photo Essay: Housing is the Cure
The Coalition on Homelessness and the Do No Harm Coalition—comprised of health workers accompanying communities affected by state sanctioned violence—rode through the city on May 15 in a car protest to call on SF Mayor London Breed to provide #HotelsNotHospitalBeds for the city’s unhoused residents, who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Trans community faces unique health challenges amid pandemic
*Editor’s note: Sam Moore is a journalism student in SF State’s Journalism 575 Community Media this spring. Taught by professor Jon Funabiki, the class is a collaboration with El Tecolote Jacob Cook, a 22-year-old retail employee from Orange County, was on track to start hormone replacement therapy last month—until his clinic ran out of testosterone. […]