The first of a series of planned protests denouncing what union workers are calling the privatization of the United States’ postal service began in San Francisco on Jan. 28.
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Belchite’s ruins reveal scars from Spanish Civil War
Interesting and easy to read, Elena Moya’s novel “The Olive Groves of Belchite” is a first-rate piece of historical fiction. By exploring the still-living scars of the Spanish civil war, the author develops a fascinating brew of issues — ranging from generational differences, religious extremism, and female homosexuality to the crisis of traditional family expectations […]
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Noticias breves: Brasil, Mexico, Chile
MÉXICO: A 20 AÑOS DEL GRITO ZAPATISTA El 1 de enero de 1994 el alzamiento armado del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) dio comienzo a un movimiento indígena autónomo que aún hoy sigue dando de qué hablar. La rebelión de los rostros cubiertos con pasamontañas tuvo lugar las primeras horas de aquel 1 […]
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News Briefs: Mexico, Brazil, Chile
MEXICO: 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ZAPATISTAS On Jan. 1, 1994, the armed uprising of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) set forth an autonomous indigenous movement that remains in the spotlight to date. The uprising of the faces covered with masks took place in the early hours of New Year’s Day in 1994 […]
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Exhibit honors historic curandera Juana Briones
If anyone deserved recognition for being the “founder of San Francisco” the honor would have to go to Juana Briones Miranda.
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Evictions spread to the Bayview
As the new year sets in, most people are rejoicing for a better year to come and swearing by firm resolutions in the hope of improving their lives. For the residents of San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point district, 2014 will be a time of uncertainty.
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Design duo works to save CCSF
Ryan Legaspi and Ryan Ormsby have more in common than their first names. It turns out the pair of graphic design students at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) are just what the school needed to kick off a city-wide advertising campaign to boost spring enrollment.