As the senate vote on Brett Kavanaugh loomed, vigils took place all over the country (including Alaska and Hawaii). Several occurred in Southern California, including Santa Monica, Burbank, Sierra Madre, Claremont, Corona, Riverside, Whittier, downtown LA, Larchmont Village, and Echo Park.
Report Back on November 18th Counter Demonstration Against Anti-Muslim March (tags)
Community counters anti-Muslim march in San Bernardino
Report Back on November 18th Counter Demonstration Against Anti-Muslim March (tags)
Community counters anti-Muslim march in San Bernardino
March For Bernie 2, Pasadena and Los Angeles (tags)
Went to this event, and took a few photos.
"Solidarity Works!" Purple and Red Join Forces in Writers' Guild March (tags)
On Tuesday, November 20, the Writers Guild of America held a march on Hollywood Boulevard in which they invited their brothers and sisters in the labor movement to come out in support of their strike, now in its third week.
Audio clips from M17 2007 march against the war (tags)
Audio clips of chants, songs, and music from LA's march against the war on March 17, 2007. Most clips under 1 minute, a couple are 4-5 minutes long.
Anti-Immigrant Minutemen Defeated in Hollywood (tags)
Protesters Outnumber Racists, Demand Equality for Immigrants
audio de antiFox manifa / audio of protest against Fox (tags)
4 entrevistas y varios consignas de la manifestación contra el ex presidente Vicente Fox, frente el Music Center / 4 interviews and various chants from the protest against ex-president of Mexico Vicente Fox, in front of the Music Center.
Nothing Changes After Santa Ana Police Abuse Protest (tags)
What is the purpose of protesting police abuse if not to organize our communities? A tiny band of demonstrators got a good response from the community, but the moment seems to have been lost. Photo and video coverage at the original website: http://www.ocorganizer.com/html/police_abuse.html
Reflecting on life under Saddam Hussein, Sofer says times were not easy, “but at least we had security.” After several attacks on Jewish community buildings throughout the 1990s the Mukhabarat, the Iraqi Secret Police, which had already kept close tabs on Jews here, began to monitor the synagogue. By and large the fire of anti-Semitism has not singed most Iraqis. The anti-Semitic chants heard round the Arab world have not marred popular demonstrations here. Only once during this reporter’s three-week stay in Iraq were specifically anti-Jewish chants heard.
Firsthand account of Madrid march
Letter from demonstrator in Brighton, UK (tags)
On Sunday, September 30, our allies in Britain gathered at the Brighton Conference Center (or Centre, as they say) to barricade a meeting of the New Labour party. Owing to recent events the demonstration took on an additional focus - a push for peace. The following is her short report.