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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Demonstrators calling for the removal of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stood outside the federal building in Westwood yesterday to express their solidarity with the pro-democracy protests that have gripped Egypt for nearly two weeks. The crowd of roughly 200 demanded the U.S. cut its aid to the Egyptian government and openly support the immediate...
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The Southern California Library unveiled its new mural yesterday to honor community organizers and their fight against police terror. The mural is dedicated to the organizations Mothers Reclaiming Our Children and the Coalition Against Police Abuse and its co-founder Michael Zinzun. Speaking to a crowd gathered for the unveiling, library director Yusef Omowale said...
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Several organizations held a rally in front of the Philippine consulate yesterday demanding the newly elected Philippine president shed, what they consider, the murderous policies of the previous administration. Demonstrators say the Philippine government, via its military, has been leading a campaign of terror against activists and journalists. In early July, the New York...
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