Hasta residentes de la MisiĂłn que nunca han puesto un pie adentro, probablemente han visto el letrero borroso pero feroz que adorna el frente de la boutique Foxy Lady, un accesorio emblemĂĄtico del paisaje de la MisiĂłn.
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Boutique still âFoxyâ after all these years
Even Mission residents who have never set foot inside have probably seen the faded yet fierce signage adorning the storefront awning of the Foxy Lady Boutique, an iconic fixture of the Missionâs landscape.
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Dos autoras cubanas / Cuban Women Authors
CubanaBooks, the Center for the Art of Translation and Litquake SF present an in-person reading from two Cuban women authors, as they celebrate the first English translations of their respective works published through Cubanabooks. Mirta Yañez reads from her book of short stories âHavana is a Really Big Cityâ and Nancy Alonso reads from her […]
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Night Wakes Dawn
Loco Bloco, Everett Middle School & Good Samaritan Family Resource Center present âNight Wakes DawnââLoco Bloco 2012 Carnaval Contingent. Featuring Dance, Music, Stilt-Walking & Special Characters Admission: Adults $10 (Scholarships & Special Rates Available), Youth under 18 FREE Venue: Everett Middle School, 450 Church St., S.F. For more info:Â www.locobloco.org (415) 864-5626
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Chiapas Support Committee presents…
A bilingual discussion & book-signing with co-author Mariana Mora Bayo of âLuchas âmuy otrasâ de Zapatismo y autonomĂa en las comunididades indĂgenas de ChiapasââUn libro coordinado por Bruno Baronnet, Mariana Mora Bayo y Richard Stahler-Sholk. Mariana Mora Bayo will be be discussing and reading from the Spanish version of âStruggles âmuy otrosâ. Zapatismo & Autonomy […]
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Streetopia
Featuring dance performance in the streets by Brontez Purnell & Amara Tabor Smith. Performances by Lovewarz & Shaun Odell. Music by Strawberry Smog & Moira Scar. Free Café, Public Art & more throughout Tenderloin & Market. Admission: free Venue: The Luggage Store, 1007 Market St. For more info: www.streetopiasf.com / www.luggagestoregallery.org
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Madres inmigrantes son el nuevo blanco de odio xenofĂłbico
[Nota del Editor: Este artĂculo ha sido ligeramente condensado para publicaciĂłn. Para leer el articulo en su totalidad visite www.newamericamedia.org] Un nuevo reporte del Centro Pew Hispano documenta una tendencia que los periodistas han estado cubriendo anecdĂłticamente por varios años: la inmigraciĂłn de MĂ©xico a los EE.UU. ha llegado a cero. Los factores que pueden […]
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Immigrant mothers the new target of xenophobic hatred
[Editorâs Note: This article has been slightly condensed for publication. Read the article in its entirety at www.newamericamedia.org] A new report by the Pew Hispanic Center documents a trend that reporters have been covering anecdotally for several years: we are now seeing net-zero immigration from Mexico to the United States. The factors that may have […]
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Briefs 5/10/2012: Nicaragua, Spain, Bolivia
Nicaragua: Socialist leaders mourn revolutionary comrade Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, marked International Workers day by lamenting the death of Comandante Tomas Borge, founder of the Nicaraguan Sandinista Front for National Liberation, whom he called âa historical fighter for his country.â Borge, 81, who officially served as his countryâs ambassador to Peru, died in Managua […]
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Breves 10/5/2012: Nicaragua, España, Bolivia
Nicaragua: LĂderes socialistas de luto por compañero revolucionario El presidente venezolano Hugo ChĂĄvez, marcĂł el DĂa Internacional de los Trabajadores al lamentar la muerte del comandante TomĂĄs Borge, fundador del Frente Sandinista de LiberaciĂłn Nacional de Nicaragua, al cual llamĂł âun luchador histĂłrico por su paĂs.â Borge, quien contaba con 81 años de edad […]