Commemorate and celebrate the life and work of labor and civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez Where: Dolores Park, 19th and Guerrero streets Admission: FREE!
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Lime prices go sour
As lime buyers go to stores for their daily shopping, they will find that prices have recently risen dramatically.
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Documentary chronicles death of Chicano journalist
RubĂ©n Salazar was a prominent journalist who had been reporting on rampant and unfettered police brutality against Latinos in Los Angeles when he was killed by a pointed, 10-inch tear gas canisterâcapable of piercing 7-inch plywood from a distance of 100 yardsâthat was fired at his head by an L.A. County Sheriffâs deputy.
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Wave of protests demand end to deportations
A protest held on April 5 against the Obama administrationâs continuous deportation of undocumented immigrants ended with 23 arrests.
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Immigrant prisoner executed in Texas
On April 9 at 4 p.m. PST, Ramiro Hernandez Llamas, who was born in Mexico, was given a lethal injection and executed in Huntsville, Texas.
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Community protests eviction of teacher
A crowd of 100 people rallied and marched to Vanguard Properties on April 3 in the Mission District, to protest the potential Ellis Act eviction of San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) music teacher, and long time resident, Benito Santiago. Other organizations that participated were the Senior and Disability Action, Eviction Free San Francisco, and […]
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Community rallies against notorious “eviciton boot camp” law firm
Longtime San Francisco residents and community members joined together in a mock “evict the evictors” demonstration against Bornstein & Bornstein, a law practice that has helped landlords to evict and displace many Bay Area tenants for the past 20 years.
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Brasil braces for the world cup
With only 76 days left until the World Cup 2014 in Brazil, The South American country is counting down to hosting the most exciting event for soccer fans all over the world.
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Israeli firm to build wall at U.S.-Mexico border
Elbit Systems, the company that built the wall separating Palestine and Israel in Jerusalemâs West Bank, has received a $145 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct a âvirtualâ fence along Arizonaâs border with Mexico.