April 11-24, 2013
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Mission restaurant transforms into cooperative
At Folsom and 19th streets, an exciting project is in the works behind the wrought-iron window bars of the Salvadoran eatery previously known as Rosy’s Restaurant. A worker-owned collective with dreams too big to fit on a menu has formed, and the opening of the Maya Luna restaurant is its testament.
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Briefs 3/28/2013: Cuba, Guatemala
CUBA: NUMBER OF HUNGER STRIKERS INCREASES AT GUANTANAMO’S ILLEGAL NAVAL BASE Since Feb. 6 some 21 prisoners have been on a hunger strike protesting their mistreatment at U.S. Prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Lawyers have stated that their clients are protesting indefinite detainment and violation of personal possessions by prison guards, in particular the […]
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Carnaval continues despite risk of closure
CARNAVAL, 2013—The 2013 San Francisco Carnaval will not be canceled. That was the announcement delivered during the March 19 community meeting at the Brava Theater. Despite financial troubles and a changing neighborhood, the City and Mission District made a communal effort to preserve the tradition. The crowd of around 170, which filled the auditorium, cheered […]
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Acción Latina prepares for a year full of Poetry
Poetry is thriving in the Mission. Alejandro Murguia, one of the founders of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, has been named poet laureate of San Francisco, the Lunada poetry series is in full swing every full moon at Galeria de la Raza, and Acción Latina has teamed up with Talleres de Poesia for an […]
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Salvadorans will participate in elections from abroad
Thanks to a recent amendment to voting laws, for the first time ever, Salvadorans living abroad will be able to participate in the Salvadoran presidential election. During the civil war of El Salvador in the 1980s and mid-1990s, masses of Salvadoran citizens fled to Canada, Sweden, Mexico, Australia and the United States. One-third of the […]
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Governor proposes a new education budget
Gov. Jerry Brown’s education budget proposal would relax California State control over education finance. Due to be finalized this summer, it would give control to local school districts, making it the most significant reform in education finance in 30 years. “It’s one of the most important conversations … happening in the nation,” Arun Ramanathan, executive […]
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Plans to relocate The Mexican Museum progress
After more than 15 years in development, construction of San Francisco’s new Mexican Museum at the downtown Yerba Buena Center moved closer to final approval March 21 when the city’s planning commission certified an environmental report for the project.
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City College awaits accreditation verdict
“Enough is enough, we want our city college back,” Chris Jackson, City College of San Francisco Board of Trustee member, said at the March 14 Save CCSF rally. “We want City College to reflect the values that we have all have fought so dearly and sweated so much for.”
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Zapanteras Negras: Zapatista Black Panther Art in S.F.
In 2012, Emory Douglas, former minister of culture for the Black Panther Party, went to Chiapas, Mexico to work with Zapatista artists to make art and share visions and bring together the revolutionary art traditions of two communities. Artists Emory Douglas and Rigo 23 will present art and photography from the Zapantera Negra project […]