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Mike Hall of Venice was murdered June 25

A houseless man was murdered on Venice Beach. There's more that needs to be said about what’s happening there. by Peggy Lee Kennedy Mike Hall, a 49 year-old Venice local, was murdered on Dudley hill next to the Venice Boardwalk on June 25. He was previously living in a vehicle by Electric and Venice Blvd.. His RV got towed and he came to the boardwalk because he heard people were getting housing from there. A man whose street-name is “Midget Mike,” who is short and not technically [...]

By |2021-07-02T00:00:51-05:00July 2nd, 2021|Activism, COVID-19, Economy, Garcetti, Homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Low income, Movements, Peggy Kennedy, Police|0 Comments
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PDF of July 2021 print edition of Change Links

By |2021-07-01T23:57:34-05:00July 1st, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, Black Lives Matter, Calendar, COVID-19, Economy, Environment, Events, Features, Gentrification/Displacement, Human Rights, Independent Media, Indigenous, Jails, Justice/Injustice, Letters To Editors, LGBTQ+, Los Angeles, Movements, Music, News, Peace and War|0 Comments
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A People’s Vaccine Against a Mutating Virus and Neoliberal Rule

by Nicolas J. S. Davies Photo credit: UNICEF Teachers and students were able to return to school in Lao Cai, Viet Nam, in May 2020 A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that worries about the COVID pandemic in the United States are at their lowest level since it began. Only half of Americans are either “very worried” (15%) or “somewhat worried” (35%) about the virus, while the other half are “not very worried” (30%) or “not worried at all” (20%). But the news from around the world [...]

By |2021-07-01T23:56:44-05:00July 1st, 2021|Activism, Biden, China, COVID-19, Economy, National Security, Nicolas Davies, Politics, Solidarity|0 Comments
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The COVID Pandemic Is Still A Public Health and Economic Threat

Although upwards of 70% of adults in LA County have now received at least one vaccine shot, and a generalized re-opening is taking place. COVID-19 remains a threat to public health, and to economic well-being, with thousands facing eviction as restrictions and moratoria are lifted and rent subsidies expire. The spread of the more highly contagious Delta variant, whose symptoms are also particularly deceptive and less likely to show the tell-tale loss of sense of smell and taste, is growing nationally, particularly among unvaccinated individuals, who are [...]

By |2021-07-01T23:53:32-05:00July 1st, 2021|Anti-Racism/Racism, COVID-19, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Police, Politics|0 Comments
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Letters to the Editor

To the editor, While the origins of COVID-19 are debated, it remains true that animal agriculture greatly increases our pandemic risk. That's why Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla should support federal funding for cultured-meat research. For readers who aren't familiar with the term, cultured meat is grown from cells, without raising and slaughtering livestock. "Both farmed and caged wild animals create the perfect breeding ground for zoonotic diseases," Liz Specht wrote for Wired. "Extraordinarily high population densities, prolonged heightened stress levels, poor sanitation, and unnatural diets [...]

By |2021-07-01T23:52:53-05:00July 1st, 2021|COVID-19, Ecology, Health, Human Rights, Jails, Justice/Injustice, Letters, Letters To Editors, Letters to the Editor, Politics, Prisons|0 Comments
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PDF of June 2021 print edition of Change Links

By |2021-05-29T23:46:02-05:00May 29th, 2021|Activism, Ads, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Biden, Black Lives Matter, Calendar, California, COVID-19, Events, Garcetti, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Indigenous Nations, Israel and Palestine, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, Palestine, Peace, Peace Vigils, Police, Police Brutality, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Social Media, Socialism|0 Comments
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HomeBoy Industries Partners with LA County to Encourage COVID Vaccinations

L.A. County Public Health Partners with Homeboy Industries to Encourage COVID-19 Vaccinations New PSAs talking about the importance of getting vaccinated, overcoming hesitancy, and the impact the virus has had on the community. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) and Homeboy Industries partnered together to promote the COVID-19 vaccinations in new public service announcements (PSAs) showcasing Father Greg Boyle and employees speaking about the importance of getting vaccinated, overcoming hesitancy and understanding the impact the virus has had on the community. Public Health, [...]

By |2021-05-29T23:33:44-05:00May 29th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, COVID-19, Disability issues, Health, Health Care, Heroes and Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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March on May Day – International Workers’ Day!

On Saturday, May 1, Los Angeles will honor the contributions of immigrants, workers, and those who fight to create a more just society for all. This year, will mark a new era of possibility in a time of desperately needed change. Our work continues under the new Administration as we enter into what looks to be the winding down of the COVID-19 pandemic. If it was not clear before, it is clear now that the  problems that existed before the pandemic have been exacerbated because of it. [...]

By |2021-04-30T18:46:02-05:00April 30th, 2021|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, COVID-19, Events, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Labor|0 Comments
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The Intellectual Property on Covid-19 Should Be Shared as Rapidly and Widely as Possible

The Intellectual Property on Covid-19 Should Be Shared as Rapidly and Widely as Possible byJeffrey D. Sachs https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/04/29/intellectual-property-covid-19-should-be-shared-rapidly-and-widely-possible [Excerpt] Published on Thursday, April 29, 2021 by Project Syndicate Intellectual Property must serve the global good, rather than humanity serving the interests of a few private companies. And in the case of Covid-19, the global good is not in doubt: rapid worldwide immunization, in order to save lives, prevent the emergence of new variants, and end the pandemic. The governments of South Africa, India, and dozens of other [...]

By |2021-04-30T18:36:29-05:00April 30th, 2021|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, COVID-19, Economy, Health, India, National Security, News, Solidarity|0 Comments
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April 7 Deadline to Qualify to Vote – Democracy & Diversity in Danger at KPFK/Pacifica Radio!

April 7 Deadline to Qualify to Vote Democracy & Diversity in Danger at KPFK/Pacifica Radio! by Pacifica Fightback https://pacificafightback.org The folks who illegally shut down Pacifica station WBAI in NYC in 2019, and who were behind the "Pacifica Restructuring Project" (PRP) Bylaws replacement that was roundly rejected by a 2:1 margin by both listener and staff members in March 2020, are back again, calling themselves "New Day Pacifica", with a new plan to rule or ruin Pacifica. For more details, see https://pacificafightback.org. They are trying to use [...]

By |2021-04-06T01:49:42-05:00April 6th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Commentary, COVID-19, Democracy, Elections, Free Speech, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Los Angeles, Michael Novick, Movements, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Politics, Public Radio, Unity, Voting|0 Comments
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The Epoch Times, Trump’s Favorite Cult Propaganda Machine

The Epoch Times, Trump’s Favorite Cult Propaganda Machine Supporting the White House, and How U.S. Anti-COVID Efforts Have Been Derailed   by Lee Siu Hin   March 20, 2021     The Epoch Times, the propaganda arm of the U.S.-backed Chinese cult Falun Gong, has built an unholy alliance among anti-China, anti-communist Republicans, far right domestic terrorists, and Donald Trump by organizing carpet-bombing amounts of unlimited fake news coverage against China, as well as by creating a tsunami amount of Facebook bot pages and YouTube QAnon channels [...]

By |2021-04-06T01:48:50-05:00April 6th, 2021|Activism, Anti-capitalism, China, COVID-19, Lee Siu Hin, Security and Insecurity|0 Comments
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March 2021 Community Calendar

Change Links cannot publish without your support. Send events, articles or poetry to changelinks2@gmail.com or via http://change-links.org/submit/  Please subscribe as well. Subscriptions to the print edition are $12/25/50 a year, low income, regular or sustainer (sliding scale), Payable to “AFGJ,” our fiscal sponsor, with “Change Links” in the memo. All events announced are encouraged to donate $5 (per event), payable to AFGJ, mail to Change Links, PO Box 34236, LA 90034. It helps keep this publication solvent. Thanks in advance.   In light of the current COVID-19 [...]

By |2021-03-13T21:44:50-05:00March 1st, 2021|Activism, Calendar, Climate Change, COVID-19, Elections, Events|0 Comments
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