Pro-immigrant advocates rallied yesterday at Florence Avenue and Main Street to warn drivers of a police sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint. Standing down the street from the checkpoint, members of the Southern California Immigration Coalition, or SCIC, held placards warning motorists of the police stop. Their signs read “checkpoint” in both English and Spanish....
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Carlos Montes, the Los Angeles-area activist whose home was raided by Sheriffs and the FBI last month, had his first court appearance today. He now faces six felony charges of allegedly violating firearms codes, instead of the one count he was originally informed of. On May 17, the LA Sheriff’s Department SWAT team and...
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On June 4, hundreds of marchers hit the sidewalks of Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood demanding an end to victim blaming and rape culture in one of many “SlutWalks” held internationally. SlutWalk first kicked off in Toronto in response to a Jan. 24 comment made by a Toronto police officer to students and...
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Last year, 23 anti-war and justice activists in the Midwest were subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury regarding alleged material support for terrorism. There homes were raided by the FBI and their property – cell phones, computers, personal documents – were seized. What once had only occurred in the Midwest has now...
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With most Americans against the war in Afghanistan – coupled with a recession and ailing government budgets – one would think the anti-war movement would be a dynamic force in U.S. politics. But the movement is far from the robust campaign of the 1960s or the global anti-war protests of the early 2000s. The...
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Reporting from Orange County – A group of Cal State Fullerton students defied the rules of their commuter classmates by spending three nights camped out on campus. On April 18, CSUF President Milton A. Gordon met with students and was presented with a “Declaration to Defend Education,” which stated that education is a right...
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Health inspectors, accompanied by police, issued a notice of violation to volunteers from the Los Angeles Catholic Worker and ordered them to stop feeding the homeless on Friday, April 8. Martha Lewis, a community member of the LA Catholic Worker, said they were warned on April 6 to cease their feeding operations on Skid...
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Typically a conference on homelessness and poverty would only focus on gentrification, police abuse, public housing or tenants’ rights, but there is a recession and a new issue must also be addressed: foreclosures. This weekend, the Los Angeles Housing and Hunger Crisis Conference was held to provide a venue for groups to share information...
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Reporting from Orange County – Michael McMahon was walking his dog when he first heard the chants. He watched as hundreds protested in front of the Villa Park City Hall during the late afternoon. Some were holding signs that read “Unmask Pauly” and “Stop GOP Hate in the OC.” As a resident of Villa...
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Reporting from Orange County – Once again, community colleges and universities across California are facing drastic cut backs due to the state’s budgetary crisis. On March 14, students from a community college in Fullerton made their voices heard by staging a walk-out and protest. Making their way through the busy restaurant and bar district...
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