El Tecolote Octubre 20-Noviembre 2, 2010
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Which Candidates and Propositions Are Best for Latinos?
One in three Californians is Latino but among California’s voters, only one in five is Latino. Why isn’t the Latino political voice as strong as our numbers? The simple answer is that large numbers of Latinos are either too young to vote or cannot vote because of citizenship status.
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Drawings Illustrating the Struggle of the Mapuche People in Chile
Exhibition Closing Event Sat. 30 Oct. • 7 pm • Donations accepted Sponsors: Peña del Sur & Task Force of the Americas. Sunrise Restaurant, 3126 24th St, SF @ Folsom St • Info: (415) 647-8126 | (415) 467-6230 • Featuring music by M.U.S.A. (Mentes Unidas Sembrando Acción) a Latin rock fusion project with local Chilean […]
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Califica voto tanto legado como temas de candidatos
Votar es poder. Los que están en el poder lo saben y por eso decretaron leyes discriminatorias para evitar que las personas de color votaran, tales como pruebas de alfabetización en el sur. El poder elegir a aquellos que te gobiernan estimuló a muchas personas de color y a blancos progresistas a arriesgar sus vidas […]
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Votes cast for candidate’s legacy as much as for issues
Voting is powerful. The powers that be knew that and that’s why they enacted discriminatory laws to prevent people of color from voting, such as literacy tests in the south. The power to elect those who govern you spurred many people of color and progressive whites to risk their lives to fight for the right […]
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“Sin País” Documentary by Theo Rigby
Sun. 21 Nov. • 6 pm & 8 pm $6 Advance / $8 Door Mission Cutural Center, 2868 Mission St, SF @ 25th St. Info: (415) 821-1155 • www.sinpaisfilm.com A film screening followed by a panel discussion with immigration experts, filmmaker Theo Rigby, and members of the the Mejía family. After raising their family for […]
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Elections point out farce of U.S. electoral system
The general elections are right around the corner and once again the people will have the opportunity to participate in deciding, for good or bad, the future of the state, the country and the entire world. When we put it this way, the call to vote should make any of us ordinary citizens feel important, […]
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Galeria de la Raza Celebrates 40 Years
Sun. 21 Nov. 4 pm • Galería Benefit Performance Brava Theater 2781 24th St, SF • (415) 641-7657 info@galeriadelaraza.org • (415) 826-8009 • Silent Auction • Premio Galería Awards • “Strange Democracy” – A new performance by Guillermo Gómez-Peña • Honorees: Sandra cisneros, René Yañez & Tomás Ybarra Frausto • Post performance recption catered by […]
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Proposition would allow noncitizens to vote in school board elections
If Proposition D passes on the November ballot, the noncitizen parents or guardians of children in The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) may soon be allowed to vote in school board elections.