Animal rights activists protested the first day of performances by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus yesterday, accusing the troupe of being cruel to its elephants. Demonstrators lined up outside the Staples Center on Figueroa Street and in front of its box office attempting to dissuade people from attending the circus. They...
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A shock wave was felt within a small community of raw foodists recently when their food club in Venice was raided by an armed sundry of governmental organizations. Agents served warrants and confiscated unpasteurized dairy products.
The raid took place on the morning of June 30 when volunteers of Rawesome Food Club were met by...
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Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer who shot Oscar Grant in the back while pinned to the ground, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter yesterday. The verdict has left many, in a community soured by experiences of police misconduct, feeling that justice was not fully served. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, demonstrators in...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrival at the White House today was protested by several organizations sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians. Protesters assembled in front of the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard, an event that was coordinated with several others across the country. Netanyahu met with Obama to smooth out U.S.-Israeli relations that...
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While most Los Angeles residents celebrated the Fourth of July by throwing parties, attending fireworks displays and expressing their national pride via red-white-and-blue accoutrement, another group had a different theme: revolution. The Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) hosted an “Anti-Fourth of July Picnic” in Echo Park today. It was one of many held around the...
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s neighborhood got a rude awakening at 6 a.m. today when protesters armed with drums and vuvuzelas attempted to get the mayor’s attention. The early morning quiet was shattered as members of the Bus Riders Union (BRU) and other organizations shouted in unison: “Good morning, Mayor! This is your wake-up call!” Drumming,...
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Seize BP, an activist organization, held a public forum on June 29 at the offices of Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER). Members of Seize BP and ANSWER explained the nature of their cause and answered questions from the audience regarding facets of their strategy. Organizer Peta Lindsay explained that the...
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On June 26, a variety of activist organizations joined together to participate in Hands Across the Sand, a public demonstration against the use of fossil fuel in America. Over 500 participants joined hands along the coastline
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While the debate over health care may be over in Washington, D.C., a universal health care advocacy group is taking steps to ensure the issue is not forgotten in the Golden State.
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There is an elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo. His name is Billy and his fate is the center of controversy.
According to animal rights activists, he has lived alone for over four years, despite being a highly social animal, confined to no more than a quarter-acre of land, despite it being natural for him...
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