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The 1st Annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair - Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Zines, pamphlets, DVD, Cd's, radical bumper stickers, protest shirts, records, tapes, speakers, workshops, panels, open discussions, games, diy distros and much more...

Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair
Saturday, December the 13th, 2008
Southern California Library for Social Studies & Research
6120 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. 90044

$5 includes vegan lunch and dinner, provided by Los Angeles and Santa Ana Food Not Bombs

From the newswire: First Annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair by Joaquin Cienfuegos | | LA IMC CALENDAR | | AUDIO: Anarchist Bookfair By KPFK's Indy Media On the Air

LOS ANGELES, November 15, 2008 – Thousands of people rallied and marched for the right to marry for all people today in downtown Los Angeles. Early estimates have the demonstration at its peak at 8,000 to 10,000. The demonstration may well have been larger than these initial estimates. The march was at least seven full blocks long when it left City Hall with more still arriving.

The end rally point of the march was not the best choice and many dissatisfied marchers doubled back and scattered in the areas of Chinatown and Olvera St. Cafes and restaurants in the area were packed with marchers in the late afternoon. A smaller march of a few hundred rallied at back at city hall and set off on a non-permit march route with Hollywood & Highland their destination point. Police did not disperse the post-march and opened traffic lanes for the marchers to proceed West on Temple St. toward Hollywood. From the Newswire:
Photos: Downtown Prop 8 demo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 by SCHA-LA | | PHOTOS: March for the Right to Marry by A | | Prop. 8 and the Triumph of Theocracy by Mark Gabrish

VIDEO: Right to Marry Demo | | Right to Marry rally Nov 15 - audio montage by no2h8

LOS ANGELES, November 8 – Gay-rights protests continue to spread across California and the US. In Los Angeles as many as 10,000 people protested against the passage of Proposition 8. The protest went on without major incidents except for a few glitches with the organization of the march. In San Francisco more than 15,000 activists and supporters hit the streets to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage bill. Also in San Diego, 8,000 to 10,000 marched on the streets.

From the Newswire:No on 8 protest Silverlake | | Saturday night timeline of call ins to LA-IMC Newsroom | | Txt msg from march by Lesile
Video:11-08 Prop 8 Protest in Silverlake by SCHA-LA
Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | by SCHA-LA
Reports & Commentary: PROP. 8 Demo: Overview of Silverlake to Hollywood and Highland 11/8/08 by Anna Kunkin | | ANSWER rally saved by Gay and Lesbian community leaders by No Discrimination | | ANSWER is not the Answer! by answer sucks
Report from San Diego: Anti-Proposition 8 Protests in San Diego by Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s News magazine
Audio: Right to Marry rally Nov 8 - audio montage by no2h8
Latest news: 1:35pm East LA No 8 March has started | | protest prop 8 East LA sunday nov 9, 2008 | | Solidarity from Chicago: Anti-Prop 8 Protest in Chicago

LOS ANGELES, November 6, 2008 – The Outrage over the Prop 8 election results that spilled into the streets of Los Angeles on Wednesday night continued all day Thursday and well into the night. The main focus of Thursday’s protests was the Mormon Church in Westwood. The church is believed to have funded up to 40% of the Yes on 8 campaign.

Protesters had the numbers to take the street and spontaneous marches snaked their way through the Westside all day. Police were uncharacteristically restrained and even facilitated the marches by rerouting motor traffic. From the Newswire: Right to Marry Protests Rock West LA by A | | Photos: Prop 8 Demo in Westwood & part 2 by SCHA-LA | | Video: No on 8 demo by SCH-LA | | No 8 protest going on Now at Mormon temple West LA by FYI

NEW MP3 AUDIO: Victims of Hate Crimes at No 8 demo. | | Video from Thursday right to marry protest.