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Ruben Salazar death revisited
The Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) settled its lawsuit last December against Sheriff Lee Baca and the County of Los Angeles while representing Phillip Rodriguezāa documentary filmmaker from L.A. The settlement, obtained by way of the California Public Records Act, allows for the release of official documents related to the mysterious death of […]
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Youth workshops explore science
The first time 10-year-old Sol McKinney set foot inside the Mission Science Workshop, he wired together two six-volt batteries to make a heater and was instantly hooked on science.
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Community praise helps Brava Theater obtain license
At its regularly scheduled public hearing held Feb. 5, The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously to approve Brava Theaterās recent application for an entertainment license.
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Migration Now! Designs for Spring Migrants
As spring temperatures begin to rise, the debate around immigrant rights has also started heating up in Washington, D.C. Hopes have been renewed that Spring will bring reform to U.S. immigration policy. But current proposals for increasing border militarization and establishing a guest worker program, rather than providing amnesty, indicate that the battle is far […]
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Migration Now! DiseƱos para una Primavera Migrante
A medida que las temperaturas primaverales aumentan, el debate en torno a los derechos de inmigrantes tambiĆ©n comienza a calentarse en Washington, DC. Se renuevan las esperanzas en que la primavera traiga consigo la reforma de inmigraciĆ³n en los EEUU. Sin embargo, las propuestas actuales para incrementar la militarizaciĆ³n de la frontera y el establecimiento […]
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Briefs 1/31/2013: Mexico
MEXICO: ALERT AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN Because of the intent of companies like Monsanto, Pioneer and Dow to agriculturally produce on Mexican soil, civil organizations (non-governmental) of the entire country gave alert to the danger that the production of genetically modified corn represents. Jan. 18, the Net in Defense of Maiz, the Popular Urban […]
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Youth practice community journalism in Nicaragua
Jinotega, Nicaragua is tucked in a valley between lush, green mountains in the north of Nicaragua. Coffee is a focus in this small, friendly town. Jinotega acts as a central hub to hundreds of surrounding farms that grow an astonishing 80 percent of Nicaraguaās coffee beans. I had the fortune of visiting Jinotega this last […]
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Interview with filmmaker Pablo LarraĆn
Congratulations on your Oscar nomination. What is your opinion of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the U.S.? Thank you. It gives me much respect. In the foreign film category were awarded Fellini, Bergman, Truffaut… There are many people of great pedigree. The most valuable thing is that the movie is going […]
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Mission Community Market opens year-round
The Mission Community Market returned to Bartlett and 22nd streets Jan. 17, with vendors such as Twin Girls Farm, Blue House Farm, Roli Roti and Arizmendi Bakery. A street stage that resembled a temporary parklet had Shannon Harney and The Everybody Band entertaining children and adults alike. Jeremy Shaw of the Mission Community Market says […]