Apr 21 2010
Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country
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At least 8 people were killed and nearly a hundred injured in Burma late last week during celebrations for the Spring-time Water Festival. The violence is being attributed by the military junta to “terrorists” and could affect the general elections planned for next year. An Amnesty International Spokesperson speculated that “it’s not beyond the realm of possibility …
At least 8 people were killed and nearly a hundred injured in Burma late last week during celebrations for the Spring-time Water Festival. The violence is being attributed by the military junta to “terrorists” and could affect the general elections planned for next year. An Amnesty International Spokesperson speculated that “it’s not beyond the realm of possibility …
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of LA’s historic Olvera Street this weekend, the merchants of the downtown heritage site continue to organize against proposed rent increases. With the city facing a budget shortfall of $212 million dollars this year, the El Pueblo Board of Commissioners sought to significantly raise rents at La Placita Olvera, as it is commonly …
The Los Angeles Police Department’s most controversial police chief in recent history, Daryl Gates, died last week at the age of 83 from cancer. He started his career as police chief in the late 70s, around the time when many social and political movements for equality were at their peak. Under Gates’ tenure in the 80s, violent crime grew rapidly. …
Medical marijuana users and advocates for legalization gathered this weekend near San Francisco for the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo. The two-day event attracted more than 15,000 attendants at the Cow Palace Arena in nearby Daly City for vendor displays of various medicinal marijuana related products. The expo was also historic insofar as, after a four-year organizational fight, …
Produced by acclaimed film maker Deepa Mehta, and directed by her brother, Dilip Mehta, a new feature film called Cooking with Stella will open the eight Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles tonight. Deepa Mehta is best known for her Academy Award nominated film Water, which featured the same leading ladies, Seema Biswas and Lisa Ray, as …
For 34 years, manufactured chemicals used in consumer products have been considered innocent until proven guilty in terms of how they affect human beings and the environment. That could change if legislation filed last Thursday by New Jersey Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg is passed. The bill would require chemical manufacturers to prove that chemicals were safe before they …
Activists took to Exposition Park yesterday morning to confront and protest Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the Live Earth Run for Water. Organized by the Vietnam Agent Orange Responsibility and Relief Campaign, the corporation was accused of “greenwashing” its reputation through the event which was aimed at confronting the water crisis. As Dow was a chief manufacturer of the …
In response to budget cuts, the University of California introduced on Wednesday new controversial enrollment waiting lists. Modeled after those used in private educational institutions, nearly 11,000 students had their hopes of getting into college placed on hold. The waiting lists, which are being employed in the Cal State University system as well, are being used to ensure that …
