Esperanza Resources, a Canadian mining company, promises jobs and profits—but activists and residents fear that the price of the mining project is too high. Health and ecological destruction are major concerns of activists speaking out against the invasive open-pit mine, claiming that the area’s flora, fauna, and water systems are at risk of suffering irreversible damages.
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Shuttle service for Mission youth loses funding
The Mission Van Collaborative (MVC), a non-profit shuttle service for Mission youth programs, has been forced to close permanently due to a cancellation of funding as of July 31.
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2nd Annual San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival
2013 marks the second year of the San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival, presented by Acción Latina, Brava! for Women in the Arts, and Round Whirled Records, with an additional concert co-presented by Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. This year’s lineup includes: Desde Xalapa en el Sur de Veracruz, el punteador mayor y maestro del requinto jarocho […]
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Film: “Harana” by Benito Bautista
Upon his father’s death, Florante Aguilar (a classically trained guitarist from San Francisco) returns to the Philippines after 12 years of absence. He rediscovers the music of harana—an almost-forgotten tradition of Filipino serenading, when men sang under the window at night to declare their love for a woman. Led by award-winning director Benito Bautista, this […]
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76th Stern Grove Festival: “Pink Martini’ and “La Santa Cecilia”
Nouveau big band Pink Martini perform at Stern Grove with a swoon-worthy mix of international sounds in a style that swings. La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid in an era and city in which Latin culture has given birth to many musical fusions. • 19th Avenue & Sloat Boulevard Admission: Free For more […]
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Disarmament program aims to reduce violence
The Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) and Supervisor David Campos will sponsor a gun buyback program in the Mission District with the goal of reducing gun violence and creating a safer community.
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Briefs 8/1/2013: Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico
COLOMBIA: 220,000 DEATHS IN 54 YEARS OF CONFLICT The National Centre of Historical Memory presented a paper called “Enough! Colombia: Memories of War and Dignity,” which reveals that between 1958 and 2012 the Colombian internal armed conflict left at least 220,000 people killed, 25,000 missing, and 4,744,046 displaced from their original homes. Of the […]
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Breves 01/08/2013: Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico
COLOMBIA: 220 MIL MUERTOS EN 54 AÑOS DE CONFLICTO El Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica (CNMH), presentó un documento llamado ¡Basta ya! Colombia: memorias de guerra y dignidad, el cual revela que, entre 1958 y 2012, el conflicto armado colombiano dejó al menos 220.000 personas asesinadas, 25.000 desaparecidas y 4.744.046 desplazadas de sus lugares […]
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Urban design group envisions a new Mission
Though vibrant 24th Street stands firm in maintaining its unique Latino identity, the concept of “urban prototyping” is now sweeping the neighborhood, as it has many other areas of San Francisco in recent years.