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Judge Orders Video Surveillance of CA Prison Guards

Federal Judge Orders Video Surveillance in 5 CA Prisons to stop abuse of imprisoned men & women with disabilities by Celeste Fremon https://witnessla.com/federal-judge-orders-video-surveillance-body-cams-in-5-ca-prisons-to-stop-abuse-of-men-women-with-disabilities/ On Thursday, March 11, Senior U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken handed down a  blistering ruling that ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to institute a series of changes with which the judge hopes to put a stop to what she describes as a pattern of systemic abuse of incarcerated people with disabilities at five of the state’s prisons. The abuse and various [...]

By |2021-04-08T15:28:40-05:00April 8th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, California, Constitution, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Jails, Police Brutality, Prisons|0 Comments
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Paid Ad: Nicaragua Support Fund U.S.A. International

--paid advertisement-- Nicaragua Support Fund U.S.A. International [In Spanish, Fondo de Apoyo a Nicaragua USA-Internacional (FAN)] 1226 N. Alvarado Street Los Angeles, California 90026      Since late 2014, our organization has been collecting voluntary tax payments, to be forwarded to the National Budget of the Government of Nicaragua. We have not yet forwarded any of the payments, because we’re still working on getting more people on board. At the present time, our project bank account has $8,508.00. This year, 2021, is an election year in Nicaragua. And [...]

By |2021-04-08T14:34:04-05:00April 8th, 2021|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Economy, Fund Drives, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Socialism, Solidarity, Steve Edinger, Sustainability|0 Comments
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Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over L.A.

Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over L.A. Will Politicians Do Anything About it? by Patrick Range McDonald https://www.housinghumanright.org/corporate-landlords-are-taking-over-l-a-will-politicians-do-anything-about-it/ A new, must-read report by Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) has made one thing eye-poppingly clear: corporate landlords are taking over Los Angeles. With that, SAJE points out, L.A. renters are increasingly dealing with predatory practices — such as sudden evictions and unfair, excessive rents — that turn their lives upside down. The question now is, will Mayor Eric Garcetti and the L.A. City Council do anything about [...]

By |2021-04-08T13:58:50-05:00April 8th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Banking Reform, Banks, California, Capitalism, Economy, Economy, Garcetti, Gentrification/Displacement, Housing, Human Rights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Homeowners, Low income, News, Politics, Poverty|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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Lolita Lebron: Paragon of the Puerto Rican Independence Struggle

https://carlitoboricua.blog/2021/02/28/lolita-lebron-a-bold-fighter-for-puerto-rican-independence/ Lolita Lebrón, A Bold Fighter for Puerto Rican Independence February 28, 2021 By Carlito Rovira Throughout Puerto Rican history, women have played an exemplary and leading role in the struggle against colonialism and oppression. Political and military leaders like Mariana Bracetti, Lola Rodríguez De Tío, Juana Colón, Blanca Canales and many others, have been models of courage and devotion to the struggle for independence and self-determination. One of the most widely known and respected women from the 20th century Puerto Rican liberation struggle is Lolita Lebrón. [...]

By |2021-03-01T23:56:19-05:00March 1st, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Cuba, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Movements, People, Politics, Prisons, Protests and Rallies, Puerto Rico, Solidarity, Women|0 Comments
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Save the AFIBA Center

PRESS CONFERENCE AND PROTEST “Gentrification Strikes Again “ A Historical Community Center in the Black Community The SECRET closing of a well-known center in the black community located in the Crenshaw District has been targeted for a project that Called “Destination Crenshaw”, feeds no one, houses no one, and assists no one. They wait until Black History Month, in order to slap the community in the face yet again, by the taking of more services. In 2018 AFIBA Center members joined with others in the community and [...]

By |2021-03-01T03:10:38-05:00March 1st, 2021|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Black Lives Matter, Economy, Gentrification/Displacement, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Housing, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, Politics|0 Comments
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Biden Administration Day One Immigration Actions

by National Immigration Law Center https://www.nilc.org/biden-administration-day-one-immigration-actions/ Excerpts   On January 20, 2021, just hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden took several immigration-related actions that together signal a new era for immigration policy. They comprise an important first step towards redressing some of the ways in which immigrant communities have been profoundly harmed — in particular, over the past four years — and towards the United States becoming more welcoming of immigrants and refugees. These Day One actions are the first of what we will fight [...]

By |2021-01-30T04:18:15-05:00January 30th, 2021|Activism, Biden, California, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Indigenous, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Movements, Politics|0 Comments
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Open Letter to Pacifica Radio’s Elected Boards

We are members of Pacifica radio stations who endorse our organization’s mission of increasing understanding among groups through dialogue. We recommend that our local station and national board members put our Foundation’s message into practice by using internal discussion and dialog to resolve differences, instead of tactics that rely on external governmental entities such as the courts.   We urge all elected representatives to work for the survival and growth of all of our stations. That means the entire Pacifica network, and not only some parts. We [...]

By |2020-12-31T03:02:23-05:00December 31st, 2020|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Commentary, Events, Free Speech, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Politics, Public Radio|0 Comments
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Incarcerated Women Confront COVID, Forced Sterilizations

PBS recently released a documentary on the forced sterilization of women in CA prisons, as they struggle for accountability by the state and the CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the consequences of the practice, which went on for years. Although it has now been outlawed, there has been no justice or recompense for the hundreds of women who were affected. the PBS Independent Lens documentary is no longer available for streaming but the trailer is here: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/nov/23/independent-lens-belly-beast/ Initial press reports said 148 women had been [...]

By |2020-12-31T02:55:19-05:00December 31st, 2020|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, California, Film & Documentaries, Girls, Health, Health Care, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Michael Novick, Movements, News, People, Politics, Prisons, Solidarity, Whistleblowers, Women|0 Comments
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Eviction Crisis Looming

L.A. Campaign Proposes Solutions Freedom Socialist newspaper, Vol. 41, No. 6, December 2020-January 2021 https://www.socialism.com The US has a massive unhoused population. The National Low-Income Housing Coalition predicts that 30-40 million people, 30-40% of currently housed renters, could lose their lodging in the next several months. In the midst of this crisis, the Freedom Socialist Party calls for cancelling rent and mortgage payments for those in need. Across the country, grassroots activists have pressured local governments to help solve this crisis. One group is End Homelessness Now–LA [...]

By |2020-12-31T02:50:38-05:00December 31st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Big Business, California, Economy, Gentrification/Displacement, Homelessness, Housing, Human Rights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Low income, Movements, News|0 Comments
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Open Letter: Social Housing with Supportive Services

Los Angeles City Council members L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Chief Legislative Analyst Sharon Tso Chief Administrative Officer Richard Llewellyn Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) Director Ann Sewill Subject:  Social Housing - Council File: 20-0197 The End Homelessness Now-LA Campaign and the endorsers listed below are deeply concerned about the plight of the unhoused and low-income residents in our community. Today, L.A.’s homelessness catastrophe is compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to be plagued by systemic racism, and will greatly worsen when hit with a tsunami of [...]

By |2020-12-31T02:49:54-05:00December 31st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Capitalism, Commentary, Economy, Economy, Gentrification/Displacement, Homelessness, Human Rights, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News|0 Comments
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Nina Simone – Tomorrow Will Be the 22nd Century

I don't know how I was completely unaware of this incredible song by Nina Simone, whose music I have always loved, but it's mind-blowing and I can't resist sharing it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYcgCiWAv8c

By |2020-12-16T20:46:01-05:00December 16th, 2020|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Black Lives Matter, Features, Free Speech, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Humanism & FreeThought, In Memoriam, Justice/Injustice, Movements, Music, Nina Simone, People, Social Media, Women|0 Comments
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