On Feb. 24, Latin American Afro-fusion band Yeye will play an 8 p.m. show at the Red Poppy Arthouse on the corner of 23rd and Folsom streets.
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OPD assaults freedom of the Press
To employ a saying that may be more appropriate in my home state of Colorado than in the Bay Area, Covering Occupy Oaklandâs Move-In Day through clouds of smoke and between lines of cops and of protestersâeach in their own respective riot gearâwas not my first rodeo.
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OPD ataca libertad de prensa
Para usar un dicho que es mas apropiado en mi hogar de Colorado que en el Ărea de la BahĂa, cubrir el dĂa de mudanza de Occupy Oakland entre nubes de humo y policĂas y protestantesâcada uno en su traje apropiado, no fue mi primer rodeo.
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Breves 02/02/2012: Guatemala, MĂ©xico
GUATEMALA: Guatemala sienta en el banquillo al dictador EfraĂn RĂos Montt Casi tres dĂ©cadas luego de que el dictador EfraĂn RĂos Montt llegara al poder en Guatemala tras un golpe de Estado el 23 de marzo de 1982, se enfrenta a las cortes siendo acusado de crĂmenes de lesa humanidad. Se le imputa el […]
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Briefs 2/2/2012: Guatemala, Mexico
GUATEMALA: Guatemala puts dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Trial Almost three decades after now-retired general, Efrain Rios Montt, took power of Guatemala through a coup dâetat, he is facing trial for crimes against humanity. Montt is accused of ordering the mass killings of at least 1,771 unarmed civiliansâin almost 100 separate massacresâand the extreme […]
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‘Sol del Amor’ with Carmen Vicente, curandera de Ecuador
Sol del Amor is a celebration and community conversation with Carmen Vicente, followed by a South American âBlossomingâ Ceremony and a choir of ceremonial singers guided by Chilean folksinger Natalia Contesse. Carmen Vicente is a Medicine Woman from the border of Ecuador and Peru. For nearly 50 years, she has advocated for the autonomy of […]
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Words become flesh: letters to an unborn son
La Peña Cultural Center and the 2012 Here & Now Black Choreographerâs Festival present a dance performance featuring five dancers and a DJ. The piece is a fluid, evening-length choreopoem, in the form of a narrative verse play. Presented as a series of performed letters to an unborn son, it uses poetry, dance and live […]
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CorazĂłn del Barrio
Celebrating their 35th anniversary, the Mission Cultural Center sponsors a public screen printing workshop. Bring a T-shirt to print your own image inspired by the Mission. Weâll feature cumbia, salsa and Latin beats performed live. And donât miss the kick-off of Carnaval season with the MCCLA contingentâs first class of the year! All free and […]
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‘A Walk Along Cesar Chavez Street: The Cesar Chavez East Community Design Plan’ forum
Galeria de la Razaâs first visual arts exhibit for 2012, features mini scale models, video interviews, projections, photography, and blueprints. This is the result of a service-learning course at the University of San Francisco, conducted by artist Sergio De La Torre, entitled âArtist As Citizen: Documentary Practicesâ. USF students collaborated with the SF Planning Department […]