2nd Annual Sack Full of Dreams Time for Teens Gift Drive & Benefit Concert (tags)
Appeal to the community to donate gifts for the Sack Full of Dreams Time for Teens Gift Drive and event details for the annual holiday benefit concert. Sack Full of Dreams and Compassion Care Center serve at risk, homeless, and foster youth in Los Angeles County.
5:00 pm, O-22 – 100+ Rally at Anti Police State Protest in Leimert Park (tags)
Los Angeles, 5:00pm, October 22, 2009 - About 100 people are holding a rally at Leimert Park against police brutality.
Lakers Fans Victory Party in the Streets Gets Crazy (tags)
Summary of reports from the streets of last night’s Lakers victory celebrations:
ANTI WAR PEACE ADVOCATES MARCH A MLK DAY in LA (tags)
Marching at the largest Martin Luther King Jr Day-the 24th year commemoration last January 19, 2009 from Western to Leimert Park, hundreds of peace activist and anti-war advocates marched with thousands of people chanting: “ MONEY FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION. NOT FOR WAR AND OCCUPATION!” The more than 200 protestors marched under the lead banner of the Topanga Peace Alliance and Veterans for Peace and led by the Cuahtemoc Azteca Dancers banging their drums. They marched together with more than 400 different delegations, floats and marching bands representing all shades and political color all over Southern California marched past the mains stage located at Crenshaw Blvd.
Coming Together in the African American Community for Marriage Rights for All! (tags)
On Nov. 23, several hundred activists gathered at Leimark Park in the Crenshaw to demand equality of Marriage Rights for all people regardless of sexual orientation, race and/or religion. The fight against Prop 8 continues! 2 short videos & pics included.
stop ted hayes minuteman rally! (tags)
leimert park (crenshaw/43rd) noon, saturday 6/23
Global Women's Strike/LA Action Highlights Katrina & Other Global Warming Survivors (tags)
“Everything was calm. I had just gone from the sofa into the kitchen. That’s when the water came gushing in. I saw my little dog, Queenie, struggling to get up on the sofa. I grabbed her up, but the water kept rising; it was up to my neck by the time we got out...” - Gloria Brown, Katrina survivor.
Car Caravan Demands No Katrina/Rita Evictions (tags)
Katrina Solidarity Committees nationwide will be pointing out that FEMA and the Bush administration are mandated by the Stafford Act to provide housing for disaster victims for 18 months - their attempt to cut off housing and rental assistance is illegal and criminal. Protests will demand Katrina/Rita evacuees be granted an indefinite extension in federal, state and local housing assistance until such time as they obtain affordable and adequate housing.
SAT 12/3: March and Rally Calling for Clemency for Stanley Williams (tags)
WHAT: March and Rally Calling for Clemency for Stanley Williams WHEN: DECEMBER 3 at NOON WHERE: LEIMERT PARK South of Baldwin Hills Plaza where Crenshaw Blvd. meets Vernon Ave. LOS ANGELES, CA 90008
Stop the Police and Killing March (tags)
The Community Call to Action & Accountability and Christ Liberty Tabernacle, is sending a community call to Stop the Killings March.
TODAY: 4:30-6:30 PM Vigil Honoring Those Died or Harmed by Reagan Policies-Leimert Park (tags)
SPREAD THE WORD!!!! Vigil Honoring Those Died & Harmed by Reagan Policies Join Us if you are tired of the network and newspaper coverage of Reagan death that has brought forth a chorus of praise from Democrats and Republicans. Much of the reporting and commentary we see on TV news' has represented a dramatic revision of the history of the Reagan years in office. Let's tell the real story!! Friday, June 12 -4:30-6:30 PM in Leimert Park
New Political parties for Conscious Americans (tags)
A Los Angeles man heard the outrage of those opposed to war, racism, injustice , systematic abuse of fathers, families, parents and children, neglect of candidates and elected officals to meet environmental land human needs. As a solution he has formed two political parties for conscious Americans.
AFRICAN AMERICANS RALLY AGAINST THE WAR! (tags)
Los Angeles Black Community Rally for Peace & Justice WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER!
REP. MAXINE WATERS TOWN HALL & SPEAK OUT ON IRAQ (tags)
Please join Congresswoman Maxine Waters on Saturday, October 5, 2002 from 2pm to 5pm at the First Church of God, 9550 Crenshaw Blvd. in Inglewood to seek answers to many questions before committing to another war in the Middle East.
Join the Mumia Contingent at the Martin Luther King Day Parade! (tags)
Refuse & Resist! invites you to join the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality Contingent at the upcoming MLK Day Parade, Monday, January 21st. The focus of this contingent will be stepping up the battle to stop the execution and overturn the conviction of death row political prisoner MUMIA ABU-JAMAL.