Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - February 27, 2011 - Thousands of people rallied in Los Angeles and San Diego this past weekend in solidarity with Wisconsin's unionized public workers. Wisconsin State employees are fighting against Governor Scott Walker and the Republican majority in the Wisconsin state legislature who are attempting to pass a bill that would essentially eliminate the right of the state's public employees to unionize and bargain collectively.

Support rallies were held throughout the country, when a nationwide call went out for people to meet in their own state’s capitals for demonstrations backing Wisconsin’s workers

Reports from the newswire: Over 1,000 Turn Out in San Diego to Support Wisconsin Workers by Mark Gabrish Conlan | | Wisconsin Solidarity by Michael Yanow | | Report from the move on wiunion demo by Person

Reports from other IMCs: Twin Cities, Philly, Portland, Rogue Valley, San Francisco, CA Central Valley, Urbana-Champaign, Boston, Washington DC, Milwaukee.

It's important for everyone to stand up and say no to the exploitation of Native American Spirituality!

This is a grassroots effort. A number of groups and individuals are co-ordinating this action. Please share with your friends and networks of people who oppose racist cultural misappropriation. Stop the “PRETENDIANS”!

Please join us in this COMMUNITY ACTION! in Palm Springs

Saturday February 26, 2011

Palm Springs Convention Center
277 N Avenida Caballeros
Palm Springs CA 92262

Full announcement: No! to Exploitation of Native American Spirituality Palm Springs, CA 2/26 by AIM-Southern Cal | | YouTube video

On February 14, 2011, the Los Angeles Human Right to Housing Collective stopped by L.A. City Councilman Herb Wesson’s Campaign Office to deliver a Valentine and demand that he move forward with the community’s recommendations to reform rent control in L.A.

Tenants have been fighting for rent control reform for two years, since the City released a $1 million study showing that landlords benefit more than tenants under the current Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Councilmember Wesson, as Chair of this committee, has refused to act.

From the newswire: Tenants Deliver Valentine’s Day Message to Councilmember Wesson by Erik

The compelling story of 560 unionized borax miners in the desert town of Boron, California who faced off against Rio Tinto, a British-Australian multi-billion dollar global corporation, which is the 3rd largest mining company in the world.

Premiere screening at the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro, with an audience of ILWU members who helped fight for their union brothers and sisters at the mines. FREE ADMISSION, and discounted DVDs will be sold to help pay for the movie. Click for details

Locked Out 2010 website

January 17, 2011 — The Indymedia-Africa Working Group is organizing a special conference in Dakar, Senegal in a few weeks to coincide with the international gathering of activists at the World Social Forum. Delegates from nine African countries, including seven active or forming imcs, have coordinated to attend the gathering, which is the fourth Indymedia networking and training session to be held in Africa.

Despite hard work, several expected funding sources have not come through, leaving us short of funds for transportation. CLICK HERE for details on each delegation plus information on how to donate.

The work that these Indymedia activists are doing in Africa is amazing and courageous, especially in the context of the brutal repression they have faced in the past. Recently, Indymedia on Air and Uprising Radio interviewed Sphinx, one of the organizers of the Dakar project visited Los Angeles and a member of IMC-Ambazonia, about the stakes of this work: Conversation with an Indymedia Activist by Uprising Radio | Interview with Sphinx from Indymedia Africa (Ambazonia) by Indymedia On Air

Image from Sphinx's Video: Standing with the Students (23 Minutes Summary)