As winter begins, so does the spirit of merriment. Galeria is hosting two very special events this weekend to kick off the month of Diciembre in celebratory mode. This Friday, Dec. 2, Galeria will co-host a housewarming party for its new tenants, La Pocha Nostra, unlike any you’ve been to. Casa Caliente promises to showcase […]
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A dialogue between Cornel West and Carl Dix
In the age of Obama: police terror, incarceration and mis-education—What future for our youth? Cornel West is one of America’s most provocative intellectuals and has been a champion for racial justice through his writing, speaking, and teaching. Carl Dix is a longtime revolutionary activist. In 1970 Carl Dix was one of the Fort Lewis 6, […]
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Occupy SF Rally and March
After the rally at the Federal Building, 90 7th St. at Mission, (MUNI/BART to Civic Center—1 block south on 8th Street to Mission, 1 block to 7th) there will be a march along Market Street ending at OCCUPY SF at Justin Herman Plaza to celebrate with music and entertainment. Please share this information with your […]
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Young Workers United Silent Art Auction
The Eric Quezada Center for Politics & Culture hosts an evening of music, refreshments and Art • Admission is $15 (Two tickets $25), but no one will be turned away for lack of funds • Venue: 518 Valencia @ 16 St., SF • (415) 621-4155 • youngworkersunited@gmail.com
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Shedding light on the valley of the nameless dead
HOLTVILLE, Calif.—They could have been anybody—a talented musician, a farm worker, an unemployed teacher, a desperate parent, a son or daughter looking to feed their mother, brothers and sisters. Whoever they are, their identities are now shrouded beneath the saline terrain that surrounds the town of Holtville, just west of Arizona and less than an hour from the Mexican border.
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Iluminando el valle de los muertos sin nombre
HOLTVILLE, Calif.—Puede haber sido cualquier persona—un músico talentoso, un trabajador del campo, un maestro sin empleo, un padre desesperado o simplemente hijos tratando de alimentar a su madre, o a sus hermanos. Sean quienes sean, sus identidades están envueltas bajo la tierra salina que rodea la ciudad de Holtville, CA, ubicada justamente al oeste de Arizona y a menos de una hora de México.
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‘Jobs for who?’
After yaears of contentious debate, Congress passed free-trade agreements with Columbia, Panama and South Korea that were originally drafted under the Bush administration in 2006.
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‘¿Trabajos para quien?’
Tratados discutibles de libre comercio aprobados por el Congreso: Empleos creados o perdidos?
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Miami skeptical of Cuban reforms
MIAMI — Cuban dissidents are skeptical about the economic changes taking place in Cuba, arguing that they are no substitute for democratic reforms, reports El Nuevo Herald. That was the message that three Cuban dissidents brought to Capitol Hill recently, where they discouraged the U.S. government from making concessions to Cuba. Normando Hernández, Regis Iglesias […]