The vibrant and iconic mural, “500 Years of Resistance,” spanning the two walls at the corner of 24th and Florida streets has been restored by world-renowned master mural artist Isaias Mata from El Salvador.
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Echoing community voices in a changing neighborhood
Our beloved community is changing. It is a dramatic change that is steadily altering the demographics and character of our neighborhood. It is a change that bares witness to streams of new faces walking along 24th and Valencia streets and the takeover of once owned Latino businesses by young, white entrepreneurs. This change is brought […]
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Owner of Mission eatery responds to controversy
As a neighborhood business, I aim to be integral to the fabric of the community—to be welcoming and feel welcome, to be necessary and vital, to contribute to the quality of life of those around me. Anything less is a failure of our open doors, our care and goodwill, and our belief in the connective […]
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Students speak out against mass media
Students, educators and local artists combined talent and creativity Feb 26 to challenge the media’s negative influence on youth at Balboa High School. Through spoken word, poetry and music, participants at the student-organized “Our Media Our Message” event were given a platform to voice their opinions about the impact that the media has on […]
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Evo Morales orders USAID out of Bolivia
Bolivian President Evo Morales has ordered USAID out of the country, marking the latest confrontation between Washington and left-wing governments in Latin America. Morales said he was kicking out the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as a “protest” after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently referred to Latin America as the U.S.’s “backyard” […]
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Women dramatize stories of border crossings
María Inocencia Benítez, a member of La Colectiva, a collective of female domestic workers in the Bay Area recalled: “When I left my family in Mexico to come to the U.S., my girls were very small and still needed many things from me, but I had nothing to give them.” Benítez’ story is one of […]
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Immigrants demand dignity and citizenship for all
Members of PICO National Network, based in San Francisco and surrounding cities, are holding vigils outside the offices of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, to demand her defense of the 11 million undocumented immigrants.
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ImmigraNation
A comedy show about the immigrant experience and the hilarity of the current immigration debate in America. Featuring stand-up comedians Dhaya Lakshminarayanan (co-producer, Comedy Central Asia) and Samson Koletkar (co-producer, CBS), plus guests: Karinda Dobbins (Nickelodeon), James Fluty (Current TV) and Steve Lee (TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong) Where: Punch Line Comedy Club, 444 Battery St. […]
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Iron Mom: Not Just a Baby Mama
An evening of art, poetry, and performance about the reality of motherhood. Featuring: Leticia Hernández, poet and lead artist, Minna Dubin, writer and WritersCorps teaching artist, Young mothers from Hilltop School, music by Peta Robles, Gabriela Shimora, dance by Zhayra Palma, artwork by Ana Teresa Fernández. Where: Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St. Admission: Free
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Visit Youth in jail
Saturday, May 18 and 25 • 8am – 5pm • 18+ Comunidad San Dimas • Attend two training sessions • Interview required before training • Bilingual Spanish & English preferred • Attend monthly meetings • Visit incarcerated youth 11 to 17 years old (San Francisco, San Bruno, Marin County) • Mentor youth released from jail, […]