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Documental en audio de 11 minutos sobre la Granja Sur Central, con breve historia de la granja, el desalojo y la lucha actual.
South Central Farm by Radio Zapatista

As part of the International Day of Action in Solidarity with the People of Haiti, Global Women's Strike hosted a showing of the films Haiti: Harvest of Hope (see the trailer here) and What's Going on in Haiti? at the Eastside Café on Saturday, March 1. Margaret Prescod of Pacifica Radio and Women of Color in the Global Women's Strike, moderated the event. "The Reports that I've gotten are is that things are going very well, there were events in about 36 cities around the world," she said.
Report back: Haiti Event Marks Four Years Since the Coup Against Aristide by Weak from Fasting

On January 31st of last year, Councilperson Jose Huizar spoke strongly in favor of keeping the Southwest Museum as a full-functioning museum, not as a truncated exhibit space as envisioned by the Autry National Center (which acquired the museum in 2003 through a merger). "We know that the Autry wants to expand its Griffith [Park] site in order to possibly put more of our resources [there]," said Huizar at a public meeting. "I will be opposed to any move to expand that site until we take care of the commitments [applause] we've laid out today. . . . The direction I'm taking is those items that have been expressed by the Coalition."

He described the museum as "what is arguably the heart and soul of Northeast Los Angeles."

When Villaraigosa was running for mayor in 2005, he famously said, also in front of a large gathering, that as mayor he would "yank their chain," to get the Autry to comply with the wishes of the community.
From the newswire: Villaraigosa and Huizar Renege on Promises to Protect the Southwest Museum by Ross Plesset

The winter 2007 AntiMall took place in Highland Park at La Culebra community space. (Other locations have included the South Central Farm, the Southern California Library, and the El Sereno Community Garden.) . . The items on sale came from numerous places from "Chiapas to Afghanistan to Venezuela." Food from the South Central Farmers was available as well. Live performers included In Lak Ech, Zocalo Zue, and Quincy McCrary, with DJs including Black Shakespeare, Songo Electriko, and Vampiro Fronterizo.

La Culebra has served as a community space for many years for events such as sweat lodges, poetry readings, and women's circles.
From the newsire: Winter AntiMall (photos/report) by RP| | Winter AntiMall (additional pix) by RP

High school youth from South Los Angeles will lead walking tours, open to the public, of the Vermont corridor neighborhood. Focusing on local economic health and transportation issues, the youth will tell stories of the neighborhood’s history, connecting it to conditions today. The tours, which will highlight community landmarks and cultural institutions as well as significant historical changes, were created by young people as part of the Southern California Library’s “V-Map” neighborhood mapping project.

The tours begin at the Southern California Library, located at 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90044. Two tours focusing on economic health will take place Saturday, June 9, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and two tours focusing on transportation issues will take place on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The tours are free and open to the public, and are approximately one mile in distance and 60 minutes in length. Comfortable walking shoes are strongly recommended. Call the Library at (323) 759-6063, ext. 15, to reserve a spot; space is limited.