āEconomies of Natureā presentations by Dick Walker, Rebecca Solnit, Antonio Roman-AlcalĆ” Hosted by Jon Christensen, Exec. Dir. of Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford Univ. Venue: spur, 654 Mission St, SF @ 3rd St (2nd floor) ā¢ Info: (415) 881-7579
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Lengua En Salsa
A weekly series of āHappy Hour for the Movementā fundraisers for local non-profit community groups; Sunrise Restaurant events wiil donate 20% of the proceeds from sales of food & beverages to benefit a different political or artistic cause. Music will be provided by DJ Pakipaya & DJ Boludo. Local poets & musicians will donate their […]
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Mujeres de Conciencia book event
Monday, May 10, 2010 ā¢ 6 PM to 8 PM Friends of the Library Main Office ā¢ 391 Grove Street Please RSVP to Tamara Scheulov tscheulov@friendssfpl.org or 415-626-7512 x101 Friends of the SFPL and the Chicana/Latina Foundation invite you to an evening of drinks, hors d’oeuvres and conversation with author and photographer Victoria G. Alvarado […]
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Envisioning new open space in the Mission district
Wednesday, May 12, 4pm-7pm 17th St. Parking Lot, between Folsom & Shotwell Streets. Join us anytime between 4 & 7pm The City has been working with PODER and the community to explore the possibilities for an open space on a portion of the parking lot at 17th and Folsom Streets.Ā Join us on the site […]
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Mission’s ‘El Nino’ successfully defends lightweight title
El Tecolote sits down with lightweight MMA champion Gilbert “El NiƱo” MelĆ©ndez, the sport of Mixed Martial Arts is rapidly growing in popularity and with such Mexican-American stars like Melendez.
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City officials call for Arizona boycott
San Francisco officials called for a citywide boycott of Arizona and businesses based there to protest the passage of SB 1070.
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Theatrical work depicts the life of CƩsar ChƔvez
The musical, āLet The Eagle Fly,ā which portrays the life of legendary organizer and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez is a moral drama of the best variety. On Friday, March 26, the performersā catchy bilingual melodies, agile humor, passionate acting and powerful message of nonviolent struggle captivated the audience of around 100 who filled San Jose City Collegeās theater for the duration of the three-hour production.
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Fallece lĆder comunitaria Luisa Ezquerro
5 de enero, 1934ā1 de mayo 2010 Luisa Ezquerro, originaria de San Francisco, perdiĆ³ su larga batalla contra el cĆ”ncer el pasado 1ro de mayo de 2010 estando en la casa junto a sus familiares. Educadora de por vida, activista comunitaria, lĆder y mentora, Luisa pasĆ³ su vida sirviendo a la comunidad de San Francisco. […]