LOS ANGELES , October 17, 2006 - A coalition of groups seeking an end to the criminalization of youth by California’s juvenal prison system protested outside the campaign office of the current governor yesterday. At issue is the brutal treatment of youth, some as young as 12 years old, that are caught a system with a 75% recidivism rate. Families and friends of those who have been victimized by the system want it shut down and replaced with a program that provides real rehabilitation and education for their children.
VIDEO | | PHOTOS: Books Not Bars Protest
LOS ANGELES -- On Thursday, October 12, East Los Angeles College hosted a public memorial dedicated to the memory of the 70 to 100 million indigenous people who were killed by European acts of genocide. The event was organized by the Anahuac Studies Club of ELAC and the Mexica Movement, an indigenous education organization. The memorial was held on Columbus Day, a date marking the beginning of the European presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the starting point for what professor David Stannard calls "the greatest act of genocide in the history of humanity."
From the newswire: Genocide Memorial on Columbus Day by Manuel A