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Behind the Viral Right Wing Video of BLM protest at Fundamentalist Church
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/viral-video-seemed-to-show-blm-storming-a-church-the-real by Anne Helen Petersen BuzzFeed News [Excerpts] The clip posted to Twitter — and viewed over 1.2 million times — purports to show protesters invading a church, screaming “Black Lives Matter” and even abusing parishioners. The clip was uploaded by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, the pro-Trump student group, who added his own interpretation of events: “Christians have not been allowed to attend church for months,” Kirk tweeted, referring to coronavirus-related pauses in services. “But when they finally are, BLM rioters are allowed to [...]
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Ligia Gonzalez and “First Church” in Koreatown GalleryLigia Gonzalez and “First Church” in Koreatown
Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Features, Free Speech, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Peace, Poverty, Solidarity, Women
Ligia Gonzalez and “First Church” in Koreatown
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/first-unitarian-ligia-gonzalez/ This Lady known as the Church Lady, is really a Nicaragua-born political activist whose cause for social justice expresses her lifelong zest for living and for freedom…She's a Change Links subscriber. We couldn't run this story in the print edition, since it copyrighted and published in another local magazine, but we will look to do an interview or profile of our own, to revive our "People's Champions" feature. Her inner strength, pushed her into action over a year ago to protect her beloved gathering place, the [...]
August 2020 Community Calendar
August 2020 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 [...]
March 2020 Community Calendar Women’s History Month
PLEASE BE ADVISED - THE PEACE CENTER HAS CANCELLED ALL EVENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. MANY OTHER VENUES AND EVENTS WILL PROBABLY BE SIMILARLY AFFECTED BY SOCIAL DISTANCING STRATEGIES RELATED TO "FLATTENING THE CURVE" OF INFECTION BY COVD-19 CHECK BEFORE ATTENDING ANY EVENT LISTED -- ALSO BE AWARE, THE APRIL MAY BE DELAYED BY THE NEED TO VERIFY ANY CHANGES -- FOR EXAMPLE, THE LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS SCHEDULED IN APRIL HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTPONED TO OCTOBER, AND THE EARTH DAY GREATER LA 2020 EVENT SCHEDULED FOR [...]
July 2019 Community Calendar
Change Links cannot publish without your support. Send in events, articles or poetry: https://change-links.org/submit/ Please subscribe. All event announcements are encouraged to donate $5.00 (per event), payable to AFGJ, mail to Change Links, PO Box 34236, Los Angeles, CA 90034. It keeps this publication solvent. We thank you in advance. Peace vigils: https://change-links.org/ongoing-peace-vigils-and-community-programs/ Other Calendars: https://ocprogressiveevents.info/, https://la.indymedia.org/calendar/, httpss://www.facebook.com/pg/ieprogressivealliance/events/, https://www.activistsandiego.org/event, httpss://vcpjn.org/calendar/, httpss://echoparkfilmcenter.org KPFK 90.7 FM Non-Commercial Progressive Community Radio local station board election candidates to be announced, balloting to take place starting Aug. 15 for [...]
Immigrants Make America—Don’t Call ICE; Go Get a Cup of Coffee
Immigrants Make America—Don’t Call ICE; Go Get a Cup of Coffee By Valerie Vande Panne Author Bio: Valerie Vande Panne is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Local Peace Economy, a project of the Independent Media Institute. She is an independent journalist whose work has appeared in Columbia Journalism Review, In These Times, Politico, and many other publications. This article was produced by Local Peace Economy, a project of the Independent Media Institute. A friend of mine worked in a tool and die shop in Michigan. [...]
Spotlight on an Exemplary Activist: Kathleen Hernandez
Spotlight on an Exemplary Activist: Kathleen Hernandez In the words of her Veteran For Peace colleagues, “Kathleen is one of those people who is always there to do what needs to be done.” She has worked tirelessly for VFP and social justice, bringing her passionate commitment, energy, persistence, and impressive skills to an endless array of campaigns, actions, coalition building, conferences, lobbying...the list of Kathleen’s organizing work for peace and justice goes on and on. From Camp Casey to New Orleans to Washington to Colombia, Arlington West, [...]
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Spotlight on an Exemplary Organizer: John Imani GallerySpotlight on an Exemplary Organizer: John Imani
Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Economy, Features, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News, Peace and War, People, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Protests and Rallies, Solidarity, Writers
Spotlight on an Exemplary Organizer: John Imani
Spotlight on an Exemplary Organizer: John Imani John Imani has been a stalwart of the movement in L.A. since his youth, from activity in the BSU in the 60s, through years as a Black Marxist and most recently with Revolutionary Autonomous Communities (RAC-LA) in the MacArthur Park area. He was born and lived until age 15 in Mobile, AL when it was strictly segregated. "We never thought about it much," he says. "When we went downtown on Sunday to spend some of the money we made [...]
Spotlight on an Exemplary Activist: Woodrow Coleman
Spotlight on An Exemplary Activist Woodrow Coleman He was born Jan. 14, 1934 in Texarkana TX, the oldest son of Aubrey and Olilah Coleman. He had four younger brothers, two of whom have sadly passed away. Woodrow was born during the Great Depression in segregated Jim Crow territory. His father worked on the railroad; his mother did housework and childcare for white families. He grew up in a neighborhood with lots of extended family. His later childhood was marred by his mother's poor health, hospitalized over a [...]
Amazing Success Story: 20th Anniversary for a Social Cauldron of Creativity, The UnUrban Coffee House
by Greg Foisie The unlikely continuity of the UnUrban Coffee House on Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica may be due to a combination of illogical persistence, fierce determination, and the hopeful dedication to idealism of its owner. In the face of hard times, this people-centered, down-to-earth and charming gathering place has become a jewel amid unbridled West-side development that threatens to rip the soul out of neighborhoods. Its bohemian atmosphere champions freedom, acceptance, awareness, artistic expression and creativity. A Community Effort Pamela Stollings began this business in [...]