S.O.A. vigil Jan 12, 2008 (tags)
The story of the School of the Americas, or School of the Assassins is a disturbing tale of such organized and planned terrorism; one would never believe it was real. Every year in Fort Benning, Georgia the people protest. This year we brought it to LA.
Love Festivals of Hooterville (tags)
A suppressed enduring article, typed from my head in thirty minutes.
Santa Monica "Arlington West" Iraq War Memorial Marks Three Years (tags)
Santa Monica "Arlington West" Iraq War memorial marks three years with no end in sight as Bush "surges" occupation.
Historic March for Migrants Rallies in LA Saturday (tags)
La Sexta Declaration (LSD) (tags)
Where the Zapatista Army´s (EZLN) Sixth Declaration made in the sixth month, June 2005, is coming from.
Where La Sexta Declaration (LSD) of the Zapatista Army (EZLN) is coming from.
Arlington West, 2000+ Candles and Crosses (tags)
ARLINGTON WEST IN SANTA MONICA, Sunday, October 30, 2005--Herein find a 3:30 mn interview of Marcus, one of the founder of Santa Monica Arlington West.
Veterans for Peace, 2000+ Crosses at Arlington West in Santa Monica (tags)
SANTA MONICA, Sunday, October 30, 2005 – Every Sunday for the past two and half years members of Veterans for Peace have set up crosses for each US military death in Iraq on the beach in Santa Monica.
Arlington West The Film (tags)
Sally Marr and Peter Dudar-- longtime Los Angeles artists and activists-- have completed their film on the ARLINGTON WEST Memorial and it is showing around town. View trailers and screening info at: http://arlingtonwestfilm.com/
Arlington West Memorial May 30-31 Santa Monica Beach (tags)
There will be over 800 crosses placed in the sand. Each cross represents an American soldier who has died in Iraq. The names, ages, hometowns and circumstances of their deaths are there for all to read on a plaque that is placed in front of this memorial. Another sign indicates that it would take the entire beach in order to recognize all of the Iraqi’s who have been killed in this war. The crosses are not meant to be used as a religious symbol.
Delivery Semi Crosses Picket Line (tags)
A semi, driven by a non-Teamster crosses the picket line at a Ralph's supermarket in Hollywood, CA 0m 34s
Gay Republican crosses over to other side (tags)
"We are hated, we are marginalized, and are basically unwanted by a party that has forsaken the principles of Abraham Lincoln and become dominated by a right-wing that falls far short of representing main-stream America."
These crosses represent the 553 people who have died on the U.S. side of the border since Operation Gatekeeper began in 1994. This display was managed by David Hanks of Global Exchange.
LAPD Threatens Removal of Border Crosses (tags)
Saturday August 12: activists installed over 450 “border crosses” at the United Methodist Church, just up the street from the Staples center. The installation is “ a memorial to the migrants who have died crossing the border”. Dozens of police cars were at the church Saturday morning as the installation got underway. Officers converged on the church parking lot, questioned participants, and threatened to confiscate the crosses. At one point police threatened to enter church property to seize the crosses.
POLICE HARRASS ARTISTS/ACTIVISTS ART MEMORIAL!! (tags)
At approximately 9:30 AM today, Global Exchange(An anti-globalization/social justice activist group organizing during the week of the DNC) was intimidated by an overwhelming number of police that descended on a handful of activists setting up an art installation.