Honduras: Masiva ocupacíon de tierras por parte de campesinos El martes, 17 de abril, unos 15.000 campesinos de todo el país tomaron 12.000 hectáreas privadas en varias provincias en Honduras. Los líderes de los ocupantes aseguran que éstas pertenecen al Estado y que fueron ocupadas ilegalmente por empresas privadas, en su mayoría para cultivar […]
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Briefs 4/26/2012: Honduras, El Salvador
Honduras: Massive land occupation by Honduran farm workers On April 17, some 15,000 farm workers nationwide occupied 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) of private land in various provinces of Honduras. The leaders of the occupation asserted that these lands belong to the government and that they were occupied illegally by private companies that cultivate sugar […]
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Ras Do Cinema / Brazilian Voices of Cinema
“O Cangaçeiro” [The Bandit of Brazil] by Lima Barreto, 1953, Brazil, 105 mins. & “Fome” [Hunger] by Carlos Vergara, 1972, Brazil, 5 mins. Venue: Artists Television Access, 992 Valencia St. Admission: $6 Donation (Food & No-host Bar) For more info: cinemaerrante.wordpress.com (415) 695-1545 www.facebook.com/Colectivo.Cinema.Errante
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A Market Place for Gifts & Collector Pieces
Celebrate Mother’s Day with Mexican Folk Art and Works by noted Bay Area Artists from throughout Mexico. Oaxacan wood carvings, clay figurines, select pieces of Mata Ortiz pottery, finely woven rebozos, and museum quality work by other award winning artists. A portion of proceeds will Sunday,benefit Apoyo Tahumara, a grass-roots non-profit organization that caravans into […]
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US Debut Direct from Cuba
SF International Arts Festival & PlazaCUBA presents “Raíces Profundas.” Under the artistic direction of Juan de Dios Ramos, Raíces Profundas presents incredible performances & workshops that display the dynamic history of their music and dance genres focusing on Afro-Cuban traditions. Venue: Marines Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., SF Admission: $20-$40 For more info: sfiaf.org (415) […]
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El lugar mas pequeño
AIM-WEST & Brava Theater present “The Tiniest Place,” an award-winning documentary by Tatiana Huezo; (In Spanish with English subtitles). Exquisitely filmed on location in El Salvador with testimonies of people who survived the brutal civil war in the 1980s and returned home to their small village. Introduction by Julio Leyva, a Salvadoran war veteran, and […]
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Local Latina filmmaker tells community stories
Aurora Guerrero grew up in San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood, studied Chicano studies at UC Berkeley and then moved to Los Angeles for 12 years where she studied film. She currently splits her time between both cities. I first learned about Aurora through internet social networks, where she was raising funds for her film. There was […]
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Cineasta local latina cuenta historias comunitarias
Aurora Guerrero creció en el distrito de Excelsior en San Francisco, estudió estudios chicanos en la Universidad de California en Berkeley, y luego se mudó a Los Ángeles para estudiar cine, donde vivió 12 años. Ahora vive entre ambas ciudades. Supe por primera vez acerca de Aurora a través de las redes sociales en línea, […]
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Cubren con pintura la historia de un vecindario
En todas las discusiones con respecto al destino del mural de la Biblioteca Bernal Heights, muy poco tiempo se ha dedicado a la discusión del contenido visual del arte original. El Tecolote ha tratado de proveer tanta información como sea posible sobre el mural original, pintado por Arch William, pero alguna de esta información ha sido difícil de obtener.