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ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, April 8, 2006 -- An eighth grade student, Anthony Soltero, of De Anza Middle School has committed suicide after being told by school administrators that he would be going to prison for his involvement in the student walkouts last week. According to friends and family the suicide is a direct result of his meeting with the assistant vice principal of the school and occurred shortly there after. He was 14 years old. The school, which is closed for spring break, could not be reached for comment. Anthony’s funeral and burial are scheduled for Monday, April 10, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., 1953 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach. The services are open to the public. From the Newswire: First Death from Walkouts by Pachuco | | Student Suicide: A Phone Interview with the Family’s Attorney by A | | IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY SOLTERO by Fil-Am Students for Justice
The VII Photo Agency and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Present New Photographs from War-Torn Democratic Republic of Congo, March 16 – May 6, 2006
Five world-renowned photographers from the VII Photo Agency – Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, and James Nachtwey – traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from May through August of 2005 with the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in order to shed light on the suffering of the Congolese people as they struggle to survive a war that remains virtually invisible to the outside world. ...
Stephen Cohen Gallery,
7358 Beverly Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Full report:
FORGOTTEN WAR A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION by fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders
“I don’t want to sound paranoid, but when you see hundreds of thousands of p
eople rallying around a foreign flag ... it’s the next thing to foreign insurrection. ... I’m not going to promote insurrection, but if it happens, it will be on the conscience of the members of Congress who are doing this. I will not promote violence in resolving this but I will not stop others who might pursue that.” Vigilante Man Jim Gilchrist, speaking to the Orange County Register, published March 30, 2006. ... Full report:
JG Outs Himself. Ending Years of Denial He Says "I'm proud to be a Vigilante"
by John Earl
On Saturday, April 1st, at Historic Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, thousands gathered to celebrate the 8th Annual Cesar Chavez Walk L.A. Hundreds of students participated in the walk. Many marched in support of the UFW, and the South Central Farmers.
The event was hosted by the United Farm Workers and the UFW Foundation. The Cesar Chavez Walk sponsors included L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa and 14th District L.A. Councilmember Jose Huizar.
... Report with photos:
Students March for Farmers at Cesar Chavez Walk L.A.
by Daniel French
COSTA MESA, CA -- Upwards of 1,500 people attended
yesterday's demonstration at Costa Mesa City Hall to
rally against legislation that would criminalize
undocumented workers and oppose Mayor Allan Mansoor's
proposal to allow the city police department to
enforce federal immigration law
The demonstration, called by the Citizens for
Constitutional Rights, brought together numerous
groups, including the International Socialist
Organization, SEIU Local 1877, Mexica Movement, Green
Party, Hermandad Mexicana, ANSWER LA, Korean Resource
Center, South Asian Network, LULAC, and International
Workers of the World.
... Report:
Costa Mesa demonstration attracts 1,500 people defending immigrant rights
by Duane J. Roberts
Photos: Photos of Costa Mesa demonstration in defense of immigrant rights, April 1st
|| Photos of Costa Mesa demonstration, Saturday, April 1st
All by Duane J. Roberts
|| Costa Mesa Immigrants Rights protest by Bob Morris
Wage war on poverty, not immigrants
"Si se puede!" Yes we can. They marched by the hundreds of thousands in Los Angeles, by the tens of thousands in Milwaukee, in Phoenix, in New York. Across the country, Hispanics dramatically entered what has been an increasingly ugly debate about immigration in this country. ...
When employers brought slaves to America, few objected as long as they were prepared to work without wages and without rights. When they began to demand equal rights, all hell broke loose. No one minded when Mexican farm workers came to pick the crops, do the lawns, clean the houses. When they started to demand the right to citizenship, to vote, to organize -- the furor started. ...
Wage war on poverty, not immigrants BY JESSE JACKSON
OPINION REPORTS ON IMMIGRATION :
|| La marcha en Los Angeles CA by Tony Alcazar
|| Truth About Immigrants
by Enrique
|| More Sensitivity and Less Prejudice Christoph Butterwegge
|| ANOTHER FACE TO THE IMMIGRATION DISCUSSION by Anna Kunkin
|| Immigration Harms Black America by PM
|| Full Citizenship Rights for All Immigrants!
by Spartacist
|| Blacks and immigrants call for unity! by Nunu Kidane
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I*L*L*E*G*A*L Spells Apartheid
by Roberto Rodriguez
When the late Alabama Governor George Wallace - surrounded by armed guards - stood on the steps of the University of Alabama to prevent a young Black woman from entering the University of Alabama, he declared, "Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!”
He also inspired a man who would later stand at the US / Mexican border, armed to the teeth, to prevent other brown skinned people from entering someplace he didn’t want to them to enter.
... Full report:
The Ghost of George Wallace: Immigration and White Racism
by Juan Santos
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