A national campaign to build the National Basketball Association’s Latino fan base is underway like a fast break down center court. National Basketball Association All-Star and Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford from the Dominican Republic has become the campaign’s ambassador, the NBA recently announced. It is also expanding its marketing efforts directed at U.S. Latino […]
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Spooky Mexican genre film “We Are What We Are”
We Are What We Are, (“Somos lo que hay”, Jorge Michael Grau, México, 2010, 99 min) Friday, February 4, 7pm, Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco Papa’s never brought anything but misery to his wife and three kids. His inability to pay off his debts has led to the loss of their stall at […]
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Making Pathways Series- Concert
SNAG & East Side Arts Alliance are proud to present a concert featuring PURA FE (Tuscarora) singer, songwriter, guitarist and soulstress. She is an original member of the famed group Ulali, and has toured the world over as a renowned solo artist. With guest guitarist and vocalist Jeremy Goodfeather (Mohawk), and performance by MC/vocalist Quese […]
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An interview with artist Eric Drooker
Eric Drooker is a painter and graphic novelist who lives in the Bay Area. He started out in New York creating political street art in the 1980s, most recently designed the animation sequence for the film “Howl” (2010).
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Fruitvale: El dilema del orden
Ante el edificio de la Corte, en Oakland, Dennis Cunningham, uno de los abogados opuestos a la instauración de una orden de restricción contra pandillas (gang injunction) en el distrito de Fruitvale. El 3 de febrero, el juez Robert Freedman concedió que el despacho Siegel & Yee no incurre en conflicto de intereses al defender a los implicados en esa orden de restricción; Cunningham se sumó a ese frente de defensa.
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Hyatt regatea hasta los centavos
A su larga lista de infamias contra sus trabajadores, los hoteles Hyatt sumaron su negativa a permitir un movimiento administrativo de los fondos monetarios del sindicato Unite Here, Local 2.
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Hyatt haggles with union over pennies
To the long list of infamies against their workers, the Hyatt hotels have added their refusal to allow Unite HERE! Local 2 to make an administrative move of money between funds.
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Animated documentary to cover 500 years of border history from marginalized perspectives
John Jota Leaños, an Assistant Professor of Social Practices and Community Arts at the California College of the Arts, is a disrupter. His battlefield is the social, political and cultural consciousness of the nation. His weapons are an array of art mediums, which he uses to educate, cajole, and poke the public into action and […]
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Documental animado relatará 500 años de frontera desde la perspectiva del marginado
John Jota Leaños, asistente de profesor de Prácticas Sociales y Artes Comunitarias en la escuela California College of the Arts, es una opersona a quien le gusta pertubar. Su campo de batalla es la conciencia social, política y cultural de la nación. Sus armas son una colección de medios artísticos, que los usa para educar, […]
