Just 3 weeks after the presidential elections in Colombia, the Ambassador of the South American country in the U.S., Luis Carlos Villegas, visited the Bay Area.
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Death of a deported U.S. Military Veteran
Hector Barriosâan elder and honorably discharged U.S. military deported veteranâpassed away on the morning of April 20 in Tijuana, Mexico. He was 70.
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Film shares story of Salvadoran poet and revolutionary
Poetry and revolution, revolution and poetry. Both expressions were inseparable in the life of Roque Dalton, a Salvadoran revolutionary and poet murdered by his party colleagues at the age of 39
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Teachers push back against their own evictions
She picked up a megaphone and lambasted the greed fueling no-fault evictions in the city. Her voice cracked and tears began to well up as she yelled, decrying the time and energy it takes to fight back.
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Eleven protesters arrested at May Day celebration
AÂ crowd of several hundred people gathered May 1 in the Mission on International Workersâ Day, also known as May Day, to celebrate laborers and the working class. âThis is the time for workers to wake up and see that the labor force is under attack,â said American Postal Workers Union representative, Jose Carlos Riquelme. […]
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Souvenir, the debut book by poet/playwright Aimee Suzara
Known for her poetry, theatrical work and performance, author Aimee Suzara has recently released her first full-length poetry book, SOUVENIR (WordTech Editions 2014), and will be doing a reading and signing at Modern Times Books. At this free public event, Suzara will be joined by guest poet Barbara Jane Reyes, award-winning author of Diwata (BOA […]
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Meet Cuban doctor, gay activist and transgender health advocate Alberto Roque
The Turquino Project, the Rainbow World Fund, Modern Times Bookstore, the Bay Area Latin American Solidarity Coalition, ANSWER, and the Center for Political Education are pleased to invite you to meet Alberto Roque. Alberto Roque is a Medical doctor resident in Havana, Cuba. He is an Internal Medicine specialist, professor, and aDJunct researcher at the […]
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AnonOMus: The Art of Evolution
A series of intimate drawings and paintings depicting soldiers in states of formal meditation. Soldiers, as agents of class, economic and cultural warfare, are surrendered by the artist into higher consciousness, changing their marching orders from war to peace. With eyes closed to journey inward, they non-violently resist going into battle for others and at […]
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No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant (In the Lounge)
The Bay Area Book Release of âNo Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grantâ written by Thandisizwe Chimurenga. Sponsored by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and ONYX, award-winning, hip hop journalist Davey D of KPFAâs Hard Knock Radio will moderate the evening. Chimurenga, an award-winning freelance journalist, covered the 2010 trial of the police officer accused […]
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The Department of Art + Architecture at the University of San Francisco presents “Emergence”
Emergence is an exhibition of BA thesis projects from students in Design & Fine Arts. The Department of Art + Architecture at the University of San Francisco is situated within a vibrant liberal arts setting that provides an arts education without boundaries. Artists and Designers graduating from USF have a unique perspective that combines USFâs […]