“The solidarity of others is our own defense” — Praxedis G. Guerrero, Puntos Rojos (1906) …

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GUESTS: Evelyn Sanchez, Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, Fred Tsao, Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

In addition to regressive policies aimed at undocumented immigrants, the Bush Administration is also continuing to make the arduous process towards naturalization even more difficult. Currently the Uniteed States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to increase …

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GUEST: Odelia Romero, Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales

The Governor of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz, released his annual progress report to lawmakers earlier this week. The address was hand delivered as protestors threatened to disrupt Governor Ruiz so that could not give the report in person. Interestingly, in the written report, Ruiz touts the achievements of the …

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GUESTS: Cynthia Valenzuela, Director of Litigation for MALDEF and Hal Rosner, an attorney with the Rosner and Mansfield firm

Last month, Escondido’s City Council passed a controversial ordinance that would effectively bar landlords from renting to undocumented immigrants. In response, civil rights lawyers and activists filed for a restraining order to bar enforcement of the …

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GUEST: Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report

Visit www.blackagendareport.com. This week’s commentary is on the new Martin Luther King Jr. monument …

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GUEST: Jeremy Brecher, historian, author, and co-founder of WarCrimesWatch.org

With the Democrats regaining control of Congress after the November 7th midterm elections, many progressive voters and activists are calling on the party to hold the Bush Administration accountable. The elections were largely seen as a rebuke of the White House’s foreign policy on Iraq with exit …

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GUESTS: Virginia Myers, President of the American Indian Student Association, Lucero Chavez, MeCha of UCLA, and Mandla Kayise, AEOE and University Relations Chair of the UCLA Black Alumni Association.

It has been ten years since Californian voters passed Proposition 209 which banned affirmative action in the state’s institutions. Since that time, total enrollment for African …

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GUEST: Byron Jose, performer and organizer with Q-team

A Night of Bad Peformance art is the third annual cultural show hosted by Q-team, an LA based queer and trans youth of color organizing collective. This fly event encourages and provides a safe space for artistic expression and culture for queer and trans young people of …

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GUEST: Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Ida B. Wells Institute

Sisters, Where Is Thy Victory? Mid-term elections were touted by many to be a victory for women but, “which women?”

Nancy Pelosi’s ascendancy to Speaker of the House of Representatives has been hailed as smashing “through a political glass ceiling that has kept women out of the …

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Neighborhood 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 Alhambra
6:30 to 8:30pm
Main Street and Garfield Avenue
in front of Edwards Stadium 14 Theater

On Fridays in Belmont Shore
7 to 9 …

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