Gallery Opening Highlights Journalist’s Creativity, Insights, and Passions (tags)
A gallery opening at the Unrban Coffee House in Santa Monica, CA commemorates the life and work of John Johnson with commentary, music, silent auction, refreshements, a commemorative issue of Change-links, and tabling by independent, progressive media and publishers.
Report Back: LA Forum on and Fundraiser for Haiti (tags)
Over 200 people, overwhelmingly Black people, came out for the Public Forum on and Fundraiser for Haiti. Actor and activist Danny Glover, Pierre Labossiere, co-founder of Haiti Action Committee, and Robert Roth, board member of Haiti Emergency Relief Fund were featured speakers at the event which both helped get the word out about what's happening on the ground in Haiti and raised funds to support the Haitian grassroots. Margaret Prescod, host of KPFK's Sojourner Truth and Women of Color in the Global Women's Strike, chaired.
Voting for GrassrootsKPFK: It Matters (tags)
Another repost from TakeBackKPFK.org (a letter they received from a board member), this time on who to vote for and why. The website admits it's partisan, but there is some insight into what's at stake in these elections.
Sunday 8/10: Evening to Celebrate the Life of Don White (tags)
An Evening to Celebrate the Life of Our Compañero Don White PRESENTE! WHEN: Sunday, August 10th 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM WHERE: Immanuel Presbyterian Church 3300 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles 90010 (Corner of Berendo Street, 2 blocks west of Vermont Avenue)
Update Bio for Don White (tags)
Contributors to this biography include: Jan Goodman; Blase and Theresa Bonpane; Dennis White; Lydia Brazon and Margaret Prescod.
March 15: 10,000 Protest Iraq War in Los Angeles (tags)
People in Los Angeles Join Global Day of Action to Stop the War
ALL OUT: March 15 Mass Protest in LA (tags)
Join Thousands to Protest the War on its 5th Anniversary - Stop the War NOW!
ANSWER's LA Office is Moving - Help Us Keep Growing (tags)
ANSWER is moving to a new, bigger office in LA. We need your help to make the move a success!
VIDEO: Peace Activist, Theresa Bonpane (tags)
About 100+ attended this event held on New Year Eve at the 3rd Street Mall in Santa Monica.
Help Local Activist: Free Dele Ailemen (tags)
A Mom's FYI: Reality Bites (tags)
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We won't deny our consciences - A MUST READ and ACT (tags)
American citizen war resistance speeds - PeaceMakers, sign your Petition Please!
Hundreds Protest At Westwood Federal Building Despite Gov't Order (tags)
"The President says this is not a war against the people of Afghanistan, but it is unimaginable that the attacks we've launched won't result in possibly thousands of innocent deaths among the Afghan people. Our protest today is a fervent plea and demand that not a single innocent life be lost in this widening violence that will probably result in a war of escalating violence around the world." -- Don White, of CISPES.
Reconciliation, Not Revenge, call for a meeting (tags)
An organization of faith based and progressive groups have organized a meeting on Friday 14th.
Iraq - Washington's Ongoing Dirty (tags)
Washington continues to bomb Iraq almost daily, terrorizing a civilian population still devastated by war damage and on the brink of collapse due to brutal economic sanctions.
Iraq - Washington's Ongoing Dirty War (tags)
Review of the effects of US-led UN sanctions against react, from the Coalition to Save the Iraqi Children.