Nicaragua is in political crisis. Nicaraguans have been fighting the oppressive regime of President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo since April; so far 512 people have been killed according to the Nicaraguan Association for Human Rights. Nicaraguan activists in the Bay Area, led by Bay Area-based community organizer Amy Bank, held a series […]
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Bay Area tech worker leaves job, finds meaning documenting Rohingya refugees
[su_carousel source=”media: 38965,38966,38967,38968,38969″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Unfulfilled by his nine-to-five job in the tech industry, Mike Chen wanted more out of his city life. So in 2016, the San Jose native decided to quit his job at Apple and travel. It was on the road where he discovered his latent passion for […]
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Chicano’s collaborative art projects challenge institutions that claim to offer sanctuary
[su_carousel source=”media: 38955,38956,38957″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Caleb Duarte is best known for using humble materials to make bold statements. Through the use of various labor equipment and raw earth, Duarte questions the laws and institutions set in place that claim to provide sanctuary for Brown bodies—when in fact, these laws and institutional […]
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Artist uses her own family’s migration story to build solidarity among immigrants
[su_carousel source=”media: 38942,38943,38944,38945″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, who is an Indian and Japanese-Colombian American, had lots of questions regarding her family history, just as any other multiracial person would. The Oakland-based artist’s new project, appropriately titled “The Places Where the Answers Were: Archive of Dreams” currently on display at YBCA’s […]
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Proposed privacy measure is little more than a power grab by Board of Supes
A provision empowering the Board of Supervisors to amend San Francisco’s voter-enacted government-transparency law, the Sunshine Ordinance, is prompting at least two journalist organizations to oppose a city charter amendment dubbed a “Privacy First Policy” that will appear as Proposition B on the local ballot this November. Ordinarily, only the voters may amend voter-passed ordinances. […]
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The Children’s Movement seeks brighter future for California’s kids
Whether you ask a parent, a teacher, or even a college student like me, creating a better world for kids is a top priority. If that’s the case though, then why is it that a recent study ranked California 36th out of 50 states in children’s wellbeing? If being “pro-kid” is truly a top priority, […]
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The end of SF’s unsung Garden Project will hurt the underprivileged most of all
This past May, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department ceased funding of The Garden Project, a nonprofit organization based in San Bruno. Despite the coordinated efforts of many of the organizations assisted by The Garden Project, Mayor Farrell, Sheriff Vicky Hennessy and SFPUC [San Francisco Public Utilities Commission] General Manager Harlan Kelley Jr. did not act […]
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Indigenous groups unite to reject global capitalist climate summit
[su_carousel source=”media: 38905,38906,38907,38908″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] 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 to discuss climate change and solutions. Also held last week, in direct opposition to the GCAS, was Solidarity to Solutions (Sol2Sol) […]
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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 been labeled a “gang-affiliate” by the criminal justice system. He scaled the wall at the border when he was 11. Now, he is trying to life-hack his way out of the […]
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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 your entire life: leaving your friends, family and home behind. Imagine how painful and difficult this experience would be. This is the unfortunate reality that many Venezuelans are facing in […]