Leaders of the Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (MNC) proudly announced the organizationâs acceptance of a five-year Head Start and Early Head Start Grantee contract at a June 4 press conference attended by community members, parents and the media.
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Editorial staff changes at El Tecolote
On June 11, we had a passing of the torch within our editorial offices. In true Tecolote party fashion, we bid farewell to our fabulous editor-in-chief, Gabriela Sierra Alonso, who will be taking New York City by storm as she begins her studies at City University of New Yorkâs Graduate School of Journalism in the fall.
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Immigration 101: Renewing DACA, extending legal temporary stay
As of May 2014, beneficiaries of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) may seek to renew their status.
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SF Documentary and Filipino Film Festivals in review
Raya Martin, acclaimed young Filipino film director, will visit San Francisco June 11 to present his film, âHow to Disappear Completely.â At just 30 years old, he is already a master of the craft, having produced 12 films including âIndependence,â âAutohystoria,â and âA Short Film About the Indio Nacional.â His skill permeates throughout his recent […]
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Latina support program closes its doors
The Mission District recently received the sad news that the Womenâs Initiative, a nonprofit organization that ran several programs to empower and assist women, was closing.
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Hip-hop artist and community organizer addresses social issues through music
A lyricist, producer, youth worker and community organizer, the music of Reza âDregs Oneâ Harris addresses social justice issues in San Francisco such as police brutality, displacement and homeless youth. Harrisâ rhymes are accompanied by classic hip-hop instrumentals–jazz influenced, with drums, snares and hard-hitting bass. Through his quick, aggressive verses he shares his experiences as […]
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La Familia Peña-Govea
Dance to cumbia, merengue, ranchera, valse, danzone and more! La Familia Peña-Govea is a band of four family members who have played music together for three decades. They have lovingly shared their music at countless weddings, baptisms, festivals, and birthdaysâboth in the Bay Area and beyondâas well as more formal venues like Davies Symphony Hall. […]
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10th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival
The 10th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival celebrates A Decade of Love! with 32 new films in 4 screening programs that are fully captioned and subtitled. For the first time ever, ALL the films, including world premieres and festival circuit faves, will be accessible to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing members of our community. Where:Â Brava […]
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Second Helpings Visual Art Exhibition & Performance Fatinee
Second Helpings is a group visual art exhibition, a âfatineeâ of multidisciplinary performance, and a queer intervention into American popular cultureâs understanding of the fat body as a deviant body. Exhibiting artists fight the stigmatization of fat bodies, radically re-envision the notion of body diversity, and destabilize deeply embedded hierarchies of desire. A new theatrical […]
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MAPP (Mission Arts Performance Project)
Since 2003, Mission Arts and Performance Project (MAPP) has produced 63 neighborhood pop-up art happenings of intimate spaces, all without ever formalizing into a nonprofit organization, seeking funding, nor establishing a formal staff structure. Across these 10 years, the MAPP has featured thousands of artists, helping to cross-pollinate ideas and launch careers of artists engaged […]