Sat. Nov. 5 • 7 p.m. • Admission $30, $35, $42 2011 international taiko drum festival Featuring Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka & SF Dojo Rising Stars, Sacramento Taiko Dan. and Special Guests from Japan Hiroyuki Hayashida & Zi Pang • Venue: Zellerbach Hall, UC Berk. • Tickets: Cal Performances (510) 642-9988 • tickets.berkeley.edu
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Breves 3/11/11: Bolivia, Argentina, El Salvador
BOLIVIA: FINALMENTE MORALES SE RINDE Y LA CARRETERA
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Miles ocupan Puerto de Oakland
Los esfuerzos de organización de Occupy Oakland han producido enormes resultados, con reportes de aproximadamente 10.000 personas participando en la Huelga General a lo largo de la ciudad el 2 de noviembre.
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Thousands occupy Port of Oakland
The organizing efforts of Occupy Oakland have produced enormous results, with reports of roughly 10,000 people participating in the Nov. 2 citywide General Strike.
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Anatomía de un alzamiento (tercera parte): transformando
Las acampadas que tuvieron lugar del 15 de mayo al 12 de junio de 2011 en 58 ciudades españolas tuvieron que hacer frente a varios problemas.
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The Anatomy of an Uprising (part three): Transforming
During the 15-M occupation that took place from May 15 to June 12, 2011 in 58 Spanish cities, the camps had to deal with a variety of problems. One problem was complaints from merchants, in the areas surrounding the streets and plazas where protesters had deployed their camps, who were outraged by the threat of […]
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Muestran película peruana en un nuevo cine
El próximo 7 de noviembre se mostrará en San Francisco “Octubre”, película peruana candidata a la nominación al Óscar como mejor película extranjera. Y, buenas noticias, la presentación será en el New People Cinema, un nuevo cine en el barrio japonés que es el hogar del SF Film Society (SFFS).
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Peruvian film shown in new theater
“Octubre,” the Oscar-nominee for best foreign film from Peruvian filmmakers Daniel and Diego Vega, will screen in San Francisco on Nov. 7. The best news is that the screening will take place at the New People Cinema, the San Francisco Film Society’s new home in Japantown.
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Protestas por clausuras de clínicas de marihuana
Respondiendo a una reciente ofensiva contra los dispensarios de cannabis terapéutico, la Junta de Concejales de San Francisco adoptó una resolución apoyando el “acceso regulado y seguro de los pacientes” para la marihuana terapéutica el 1 de noviembre.
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Federal crackdown inspires protest
Responding to a recent federal crackdown on medicinal cannabis dispensaries, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution supporting “regulated and safe patient access” to medical marijuana, Nov. 1.
District 9 Supervisor David Campos, who introduced the resolution through a special meeting of the City Operations Committee, said that the federal government has no business interfering with dispensaries made legal under the 1996 Compassionate Use Act, also known as “Prop 215.”