Archives for 18 January 2007

Los Angeles Gang Policy

Published 18 Jan 2007 at 9:58 am. No Comments.
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GUESTS, Alex Sanchez, Executive Director of Homies Unidos, Alex Alonso, founder of Streetgangs.com

Yesterday, the Advancement Project presented its recently released report on gang violence to the Los Angeles City Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Gang Violence and Youth Development. The report described the past two decades of gang prevention in Los Angeles, as a “failure,” and …


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Report Back from the Media Reform Conference

Published 18 Jan 2007 at 9:52 am. 1 Comment.
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GUEST: Jennifer Pozner, Executive Director of Women in Media

Over three thousand people attended last weekend’s National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tennessee. Among the activists, experts and concerned citizens who gathered were Bill Moyers, Helen Thomas, Jesse Jackson, Jane Fonda, Danny Glover, Geena Davis and Amy Goodman. The conference, organized by Free Press, opened …


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Radical Day in History - 01/18/07

Published 18 Jan 2007 at 9:49 am. No Comments.
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… on the Mangas Coloradas Killed by the US.

Radio RootzProduced by Radio Rootz.

Radio Rootz works in public schools to train teens in media literacy and radio production. Rootz Youth analyze and critique the media, and learn how to create news that reflects their voices, issues, and communities. For more information, visit www.radiorootz.org


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UC Diversity?

Published 18 Jan 2007 at 9:49 am. No Comments.
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GUESTS: Jim Sandoval, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Yolanda Moses, Professor of Anthropology and Special Assistant to the Chancellor on Excellence and Diversity

Whereas UCLA faced an enrollment crisis in terms of diversity this past fall, the campus of UC Riverside has seen an increase in the ethnic diversity of its student body in the ten …


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Commentary: From Anbar Province to the Harbor Gateway.

Published 18 Jan 2007 at 9:38 am. No Comments.
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GUEST: Thandisizwe Chimurenga, writer, activist, and the Director of the Ida B. Wells Institute.

From Anbar Province to the Harbor Gateway, militarism will never be the answer

According to Coretta Scott King, a set of notes for a speech that her husband Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had never delivered, were taken from his pocket following his murder in Memphis, TN on April …


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Neighborhood Peace Vigils

Published 18 Jan 2007 at 9:29 am. No Comments.
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Weekly Peace VigilsNeighborhood activists all over Southern California hold regular peace vigils to end the war in Iraq. Each week we announce just some of the 50 plus vigils that are taking place. Complete listings of all the vigils are available at www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org or www.peacevigils.com.

On Fridays in Costa Mesa / Santa Ana
5:00 - 7:00 pm
On the corner of Bristol & Anton (in front of major entrance to South Coast Plaza)
the …


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