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I Am an Afghan Woman

I am an Afghan woman. My family fled the US-backed proxy war against the Soviet Union. You have been told it is a civil war - we Afghans have killed each other but mainly on the bankroll of foreign governments who divide to conquer. The Afghanistan you see today has its roots in the British occupation of India, exacerbated by the USSR & USA. Regional powers like Pakistan, Iran, China and Gulf Arab states have all co-conspired with imperialists to reach their hands under my land for [...]

By |2021-09-03T02:33:20-05:00September 3rd, 2021|Afghanistan, Girls, Historical, Human Rights, National Security, Peace and War, Security and Insecurity, War, Women|0 Comments
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Baldwin Hill Elementary Magnet School Parents Declare a “Charter-Free” Zone

Baldwin Hills Elementary School Parents Won a Resolution from West Adams Neighborhood Council Declaring their School a “Charter Free Zone https://michaelkohlhaas.org/wp/2019/03/24/baldwin-hills-elementary-school-parents-present-resolution-to-west-adams-neighborhood-council-declaring-school-a-charter-free-zone-co-locating-privatizers-from-new-los-angeles-charter-scho/B [Edited excerpts] Since January 2019, I’ve been following the story of New Los Angeles Charter Elementary School and its forcible colonization of Baldwin Hills Elementary Pilot and Gifted Magnet School. I was inspired by the UTLA strike and a fine article by Daniel Hernandez of LA Taco. After a relatively minimal amount of fuss, I managed to obtain a small cache of emails that revealed a [...]

By |2021-04-30T18:45:12-05:00April 30th, 2021|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, Black Lives Matter, Education, Gentrification/Displacement, Independent Journalism, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Movements, News, People, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Unity, Women|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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Poetry Corner: The Decline of Patriarchy

The Decline of Patriarchy and the Rise of Feminine Energy by Jackie Lopez   The rose above my head has blossomed and says, “Speak your soul to me.”   The patriarchal aliens have left the planet. The oceans are emerging out of the sea. The cosmos is all aglow. And, many a theatre buff is touching the hem of my garment. Cinderella found her shoe and decided to swim with the Mermaids. Snow White became immersed in literature and reads to the 7 Dwarves. Beauty made her [...]

By |2021-03-01T03:12:12-05:00March 1st, 2021|Poetry Corner, Women|0 Comments
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Elaine Budin Presente – August 23rd, 1933 – January 21st, 2021

Elaine Budin was born in Philadelphia. Before coming to Los Angeles, she was active in a union organization in Chicago. She was a kindergarten teacher for 35 years in an inner city school in Los Angeles. She worked closely with Theresa and Blase Bonpane as a volunteer for The Office of The Americas from 1992 to 2010. She has two nieces. Her niece Jeanie Budin Smithers has three sons, Elaine's great nephews; David, Gabriel and Matthew. They considered Elaine their Grandma.     Here are some commemorations of [...]

By |2021-01-30T04:12:56-05:00January 30th, 2021|Activism, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Obituary, Peace, Women|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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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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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 [...]

By |2020-09-02T01:31:39-05:00September 2nd, 2020|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|0 Comments
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International Women’s Strike

Celebrate International Women's Day in South LA      March 7th, join in solidarity with events happening globally for International Women’s Day, starting  at 12 noon, at 800 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (corner of MLK & Hoover) Los Angeles 90037. Public transport & parking are close by. Join a Feminism for the 99% dance party; interactive performance piece, rally, street art, music, healing & action areas. Wear Red.      To mark International Women’s Day women and girls in several countries participate in the International Women’s Strike, [...]

By |2020-02-29T00:30:20-05:00February 29th, 2020|#MeToo, Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Arts, Beyond Capitalism, Black Lives Matter, Events, Healthcare, Human Rights, Immigration/Migrant rights, LGBTQ+, Los Angeles, Movements, Protests and Rallies, Solidarity, Women|0 Comments
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Black Lives Matter Excluded from 4th Women’s March

Black Lives Matter–Los Angeles Excluded from Women’s March Los Angeles    Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles was excluded from the 4th Annual Women’s March in Los Angeles. WMLA did not invite Black Lives Matter to participate, failed to respond to an email request for inclusion, and further refused speaking time during a subsequent telephone conversation. This marks the first time that BLMLA will not participate and is the culmination of ongoing disagreement and tension where Black Lives Matter and some of our members, including children, have experienced significant [...]

By |2020-02-01T15:59:21-05:00February 1st, 2020|Activism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black Lives Matter, Events, Girls, Justice/Injustice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Melina Abdullah, Movements, Police Brutality, Protests and Rallies, Solidarity, Women|0 Comments
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Zapatista Women’s International Gathering & Declaration

ZAPATISTA WOMEN CALL TO CONQUER THE RIGHT TO LIFE IN FRONT OF 5,000 FEMINISTS From the correspondents Ejido Morelia, Altamirano, Chiapas “The right to life and all the rights we deserve and need, will not be given to us by anyone, nor by the capitalist system through the many laws and promises that it makes, but rather we must conquer them all the time and in all places,” the women members of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) affirmed this Friday upon [...]

By |2020-02-01T15:58:26-05:00February 1st, 2020|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Latin America, Mexico, Movements, News, Peace and War, Solidarity, Women|0 Comments
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The Dialectic of Sex: A Poem for Valentine’s Day

The Dialectic of Sex: A Poem for Valentine's Day by Michael Novick   I was at this camp with a bunch of mostly straight Marxists and I woke up in the middle of the night because I heard a couple fucking. The man would grunt and groan, and the woman wail and moan.   I thought of Shulamith Firestone, who expressed socialism as technology liberating man from work and feminism as technology liberating woman from child-bearing -- restoring Eden: lifting the curse of the casting from the [...]

By |2020-02-01T15:57:08-05:00February 1st, 2020|Michael Novick, Movements, Poetry Corner, Politics, Women|0 Comments
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