Artists’ Television Access âą 992 Valencia Street (@ 21st St.) âą San Francisco âą $6 donation Brazil helped pioneer filmmaking in the Americas, screening its first film in Rio de Janeiro all the way back in 1897, and its first documentary in 1903. The approach for this series was to strike a balance between […]
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Calculating the human cost of trafficking
Despite a strongly worded recommendation from a California-wide task force four years ago urging labor standards officials to look for signs of human trafficking, state and local investigators say there has so far been little coordination or direct follow-up with law enforcement or organizations supporting victims.
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Calculando el costo humano del traficamiento
A pesar de una recomendaciĂłn escrita en tĂ©rminos muy fuertes proveniente de un grupo de trabajo de toda California delegando a oficiales de estĂĄndares laborales a que busquen señales de trĂĄfico de personas, investigadores estatales tanto como locales dicen que hasta al momento ha habido poco coordinaciĂłn o seguimiento directo con las autoridades competentes u organizaciones que apoyan a las vĂctimas.
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Guacamole Book Party
Please join this neighborhood literary celebrationâa family event for kids and grown-ups of all ages. The award-winning Salvadoran poet and childrenâs book author Jorge Tetl Argueta, launches his latest book âGuacamole / A Cooking Poem.â Argueta has written more than 12 books, including âUna Pelicula En Mi Almohada / A Movie in My Pillow,â which […]
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Celebrate the life of Piri Thomas (Sept. 30, 1928 â Oct. 17, 2011)
Piri Thomas was a Puerto Rican writer and poet whose memoir of personal redemption âDown These Mean Streetsâ became a national best-seller. He was a noted author, educator, generous and beloved member of the community, who overcame a life of drug addiction and incarceration in his youth, and later dedicated his adult years to the […]
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âExit Cuckoo / Nanny in Motherlandâ
A fundraiser for Mujeres Unidas y Activas and the California Domestic Workers Coalition. Written and performed by Lisa Ramirez, it tells the story of a young woman who works as a nanny in New York City. It exposes the complex webs woven between mothers and the nannies that co-raise their kids. Admission: free Venue: Womenâs […]
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The Music of the Word / La Palabra Musical
Always the Spoken Word Festival to remember! Hosted by Avotcja; in English, Spanish, Spanglish y ÂĄLo que Sea! (And donât forget to bring your Congas, Guiros, Maracas, Panderetas, etc.) Join us the second and fourth Sunday of every Month â March 11: âPoeta del Puebloâ Arnoldo Garcia & Tres Santos (aka) Chokwadi Muteado and Mark […]
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International Womenâs Month Celebration
âMujer, te han crecido las ideas / Woman, your ideas are on the rise / Womenâs Revolution in Latin American Song & Poetry,â is a dazzling collaboration with noted Bay Area singers Mama Koatl and Maria Loreto, and poet Nina Serrano; three outstanding Bay Area voices join forces to pay tribute to the women of […]
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Amiguitos de La Peña
Join Clara Rodriguezâs Agua Clara Flamenco for a fun-filled presentation for children & adults. Learn to clap flamenco rhythms, sing songs and stomp your feet to the beat while they take you on a journey of the traditional music and dance of southern Spain. Clara Rodriguez has dedicated the last 20 years to the study […]
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Haiti: Eight Years After the Coup
Haiti Action Committee presents Pierre Labossiere with latest updates on Haiti. Slideshow and Culture Admission: $5 â $25 (no one turned away for lack of funds) Venue: La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley For more info: (510) 849-2568 (ext. 15) or contact fena@lapena.org