Sundays, April 15 – June 24 • 8pm • April 15: “Antonio das Mortes” [O Dragão da Maldade O Santo Guerreiro] by Glauber Rocha, 1969, Brazil, 100 mins. & “City Under Water,” by *Savana Vagueiro, 2011, USA, 4 mins. • Filmmaker will be at Q&A after film short • May 6: “O Cangaçeiro” [The Bandit […]
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Poetry Projection Project
WritersCorps presents short films & videos based on youth writing to celebrate National Poetry Month, at the Mission Cultural Center and online at WritersCorps.org. WritersCorps will award two $200 cash prizes; one prize for the best piece by an adult age 23 and over, and one prize for the best piece by a young person […]
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John Brown’s Truth
A musically improvised drama by William Crossman; a blend of Afro-Caribbean music Jazz, and European-classical music, spoken-word and dance, to tell the story of anti-slavery abolitionist John Brown’s raid 150 years ago in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, that played a vital role as a prelude to the American Civil War and freedom for black slaves in […]
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Tragica muerte enfatiza falta de responsibilidad
En menos de nueve meses, dos peatones han muerto en San Francisco a causa de cyclistas imprudentes; la víctima mas reciente fue herida el 29 de marzo.
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Tragic death highlights need for responsibility
In less than nine months, two pedestrians have been killed in San Francisco due to reckless cyclists; the most recent victim was injured on March 29.
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Eddie Palmieri Building Bridges
This will be an event to support immigrant justice, and to raise fund in an effort to increase public awareness about the human rights crisis unfolding along the US/Mexico border. Dolores Street Community Services and their allies extend their solidarity to organizations like No More Deaths, a Tucson-based Group, dedicated to stopping the death and […]
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Artistas Latinoamericanos del Arte Moderno
Sábado, 14 de abril • 3:30pm Una destacada selección de 57 obras de 21 maestros del arte moderno latinoamericano del movimiento artístico generado durante los años sesentas y setentas. Con obras de artistas de ocho países la colección incluye a Nina & Romeo Tabuena y Leticia Tarrago de México; Luís Arias Vera y José Milner […]
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Obreros españoles resisten medidas conservadoras
El pasado jueves 29 de marzo tuvo lugar en España una jornada de huelga general convocada por sus sindicatos más representativos, Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO) y Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), y respaldada por la gran mayoría de las organizaciones sindicales del país. La razón de la convocatoria: la contrariedad que ha suscitado en los sindicatos una reforma laboral aprobada por el Partido Popular, formación conservadora que gobierna el país desde su victoria en las elecciones del 20 de noviembre de 2011.
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Spanish workers protest conservative labor policies
On March 29, a day of general strike took place in Spain, organized by Labor Commissions (CC.OO) and General Workers Union, and backed by the great majority of union organizations in the country. The reason for the call: dissatisfaction with labor reform approved by the conservative Popular Party, which has governed the country since its victory in the Nov. 20 election of last year.