Community Organizations Rally for launch of "Empowerment Fashion Show" (tags)
Domestic Abuse organizations, Safe Passage and Mi Amor Gala, set to award LA city controller, Ron Galperin with award and rally behind inaugural, Empowerment Fashion Show.
Theatre troupe of formerly incarcerated actors to perform in Studio City.
Families Protest Abusive Foreclosure Practices of Wells Fargo Bank (tags)
Families feeling the abusive foreclosure practices of Wells Fargo occupied bank branches in both Whittier and Studio City on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Members of Occupy Fights Foreclosures (OFF) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) asked local branch managers to forward letters describing violations of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights to Wells Fargo headquarters.
SEIU Pres Stern's Key CA Operative Tyrone Freeman Linked To Corruption (tags)
SEIU Pres Andy Stern is seeking to consolidate hundreds of thousands of workers in California and force them into a homecare workers local led by hand picked LA operative Tyrone Freeman. It has now been revealed that Stern's ally is California has been using hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay his family members for video and pr services. The many workers of the local earn around $9.00 an hour
Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater's loopholes (tags)
REMINDER: Jeremy Scahill, will be speaking in the Los Angeles area, at the United Teachers of LA, 3303 W. Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, at 7:00 pm on Friday, Nov. 16th and at the First Unitarian Church of Studio City, 12355 Moorpark, Studio City, CA at 7:00 pm on Saturday, Nov. 17th, each with author Dahr Jamail, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq. For more information call: 213-309-2713.
Fri 11/16 & Sat 11/17: Authors Scahill & Jamail- Blackwater & Beyond the Green Zone (tags)
Two Evenings with Two of the Most Dynamic Voices of the New Generation of Independent Unembedded Journalists: Dahr Jamail and Jeremy Scahill: Appearing Together in LA Area For Two Nights - Book Signing to Follow Friday, November 16th and Saturday, November 17th
PEACE ACTIVISTS TARGET CONG. HOWARD BERMAN (tags)
About 40 peace activists from multiple groups in the San Fernando Valley gathered in front of Congressman Howard Berman's home in Valley Village on Sat, May 26,2007. Berman did NOT VOTE on the supplemental Iraq appropriations bill HR2206 that funds the war without timelines for withdrawal. Groups represented included Neighborhood Peace and Justice, Progressive Democrats of America, Progressive Caucus CDP, So. Cal. Grassroots, Valley Democrats United. Photos: (c)2007 Linda Sutton
Studio City "SAY NO TO ESCALATION!" VIDEO (tags)
3 1/2 minute video of last week's Thursday night rally in Studio City against the surge. IMPEACH chorus line (people holding individual letter signs) moving through intersection...celebs...hot cider...and tons of people and honks. Please view video here, or if it doesn't load, go to YouTube.
SURGE FOR PEACE! - San Fernando Valley (tags)
[ And now, a message from the President of the United States: "After mah special speech on surging Eye-Rak, in which i'll be talkin bout my big plans fer VICTORY in that there country, which will include sending - oh, around twenty thousand more of yer kids to protect our oil fields - i hope you all will be inspired enough ta stay home and watch some good 'ol Merican telivision, or maybe go shoppin ta support my war effert. Just be sure NOT ta excersize yer right ta free speech - you wernt using that 'ol thing anyway - by going to tha Thursday Night SURGE FOR PEACE Vigil in the San Fernando Valley hosted by all them thar peace-niks. Jus go along with mah war plans, and everythin will be jus fine 'n dandy. Anyway, that's what Jesus done whispered in mah ear tha other night." ]
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF "BEHIND THE MASK" WORLD PREMIERE AND BENEFIT (tags)
A documentary about the Animal Liberation Front and those who have fought and endured government repression speaking up and fighting on behalf of Animal Liberation
The Gabor and Hilton Family Feud-Fighting from a Wheelchair. (tags)
Alex S. Gabor reports on the lawsuit of celebrity mother Zsa Zsa Gabor, no relation, against her daughter who she had with her 2nd of 8 ex husbands, Conrad Hilton.
Free DVD Screening:Walmart - The High Cost of Low Price (tags)
WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price is the new documentary from Robert Greenwald, producer/director of Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, the explosive 2004 documentary seen by millions worldwide. Unchecked corporate greed is destroying families, and Wal-Mart is leading the way. Join us November 13th in the Temple Isaiah Sanctuary to watch the film and to discuss the intersection of Jewish values and economic justice. http://action.bravenewfilms.org/event/wm_screening.jsp?event_KEY=6705
MT Karthik, former KPFK news director, interview (tags)
Embracing the Gadfly Interview with MT Karthik by Marc Herbst From the new Issue of the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest
ooh- secret protest warrior plans for DC (ooh, who cares) (tags)
from the protest warrior site - posted for amusement purposes, no wagering please. the protest warriors once again display their disconnect with the world. having seen video of their gatherings, i wouldn't recommend wasting time crashing unless masochistic boredom is your thing.
Antiwar Protest - Studio City - Fri. Nov. 12 (tags)
Neighbors for Peace and Justice in North Hollywood/Studio City, have been holding weekly antiwar vigils since just BEFORE the invasion of Iraq. Now that the war in Iraq is escalating... the vigils are continuing. This high visability protest takes place at a major intersection in North Hollywood/Studio City, and ALL Angelenos are encouraged to participate.
Local residents assist seniors with flu shot vaccines before the supply is gone.
Scott Ritter Speech Cancelled at Studio City School (tags)
LA Transgenders Remember Gwen, Other Tragedies & Triumps of 2002-2003 (tags)
As the October 3 one year anniversay of the brutal slaying of Bay Area Transgender teen Gwen Araujo is remembered, Los Angeles' large community can recall other tragedies, and triumphs of the past year.
EMERGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING AGAINST IRAQ WAR & OCCUPATION (tags)
STOP THE WAR! NOT ONE MORE DEAD! BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
SUNDAY - L.A. Candlelight Vigils against Iraq War (tags)
Rain keep you from hitting the streets on Sat.? You can still protest on SUNDAY, MARCH 16th at a number of L.A. Candlelight Vigils
ACTION ALERT: CANDLELIGHT VIGILS FOR PEACE 3/16/03 (tags)
From MoveOn.org, a candlelight call for peace.
THE QUEEN IS DEAD - [BUT DON'T TELL THE PEASANTS] (tags)
Transgenders: Queen Mary Show Lounge, Studio City, closed February 23, without notice to patrons or employees after more than 40 years of hosting the TG community.
Studio City Protests Are Heating Up (tags)
Studio City Protests Are Heating Up
Note from contributor: Please photo document your local peace vigil here at LAIMC. It would be great to see what is going on all over our community....
Neighbors for Peace and Justice (tags)
WEEKLY DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE WAR WITH IRAQ AT MANY LOCATIONS
protests in Studio City (tags)
The protests in Studio City are growing.
Neighbors for Peace and Justice (tags)
POWER TO THE PEACEFUL
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pbnberkeley news notice - 12/6/02 (tags)
Publishing, republishing and compiling community news and event information promoting global peace and working class solidarity!
Antiwar Protest against Iraq in Glassell Park (tags)
When we protest: Every Saturday, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Where we protest: In Glassell Park, at Eagle Rock Blvd. and El Paso Ave. (near Albertson's supermarket)
Listing of local Peace Vigils (tags)
A short listing of weekly peace vigils in the L.A. area. Bring signs and banners!
Animal Cruelty: Al-Qaeda's Got Nothin' on the US Military (tags)
The world is rightfully shocked at the alleged puppy experiments of Al-Qaeda. Unreported by the U.S. corporate media are the decades of animal cruelty inflicted by the U.S. Department of Defense. This brief expose reveals a history of U.S. animal abuse that makes Al-Qaeda look like good samaritans.
Summary of July 4 Suicide in Studio City (tags)
Here is a recap of what happened today in Studio City. It's a grisly story, better suited for mainstream rubberneckers, but I had to know what had inspired four helicopters to disturb the peace for four hours. This was it ...
July 4 Suicide in Studio City (tags)
I saw the helicopters, three hovering in place and a fourth circling closer to the ground, while staying at a friend's place in the Valley today. My curiosity piqued, I went to see what the hubbub was. This is what I found ...