Mar 03 2010
In 2008 the US Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in Washington DC, in favor of citizens’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside of the military. Gun control advocates anticipated a barrage of challenges to similar laws in various other states following the ruling. Now, a handgun ban in Chicago nearly identical to the DC law, has …
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Mar 03 2010
Marking International Women’s Day this year in Southern California, the women of Mujeres de Maiz, an inter-generational group of Chicana/Latina artists, will hold their annual arts and cultural festival. Originally founded by local artists and activists, Felicia Montes and Claudia Mercado, Mujeres de Maiz began as a one-night exhibit and performance event but due to its popularity …
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Mar 03 2010
Proposed budget cuts announced by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa threaten the viability of the city’s library system. Seventy-two branches have already closed operating hours on Friday mornings as a cost-saving measure and a new round of layoffs could affect services further. Los Angeles faces a budget gap of 700 million dollars over the next sixteen months. In …
Mar 03 2010
The Enrollment Act of 1863
Back in the day on, March 3rd, 1863, the Enrollment Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. The legislation put in place the first wartime draft in the history of the United States. With the Civil War raging on, the Enrollment Act called on the registration of all males ages 25-40 including …
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Mar 03 2010
“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man’s mind can get both provocation and privacy.” — Edward P Morgan …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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