Sunday, August 26, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Calvinist Style
A friend forwarded this to me.
On the Whosoever.org website, Thomas Woodrooffe describes Mother Teresa's actions in Calcutta in 1993. She tended intimately to the sick and dying without asking them their religious beliefs or judging them for any behavior that might have played a part in their illness. In contrast, fundamentalist missionaries were roaming Calcutta's streets at the same time, handing out religious propaganda to the diseased and destitute, warning them they'd face eternal damnation if they'd didn't convert to the One True Way. Keep that difference in mind during the coming weeks, Scorpio. You're in a phase of your astrological cycle when you have tremendous power to heal people, fix misaligned energy, and provide the kind of moral leadership that raises everyone's integrity levels. Be like Mother Teresa, not the fundamentalist missionaries.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
Live Tapioca Equinox Acoustic Show
Friday, September 7, 2007 at 9:00PMTapioca Equinox at Tangier
2138 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz, CA 90027
Acoustic Room—21 and Over, $10 Opens the Door
Check out some Tapioca Equinox songs on the myspace!
Make it legal for my Daddy to come back
Young Kayla wasted no time when offered markers and a poster board after informing her we were fresh out of signs. The placard she crafted for the march was more poignant and far more profound than any of ours. It read: "Make it legal for my Daddy to come back with his family please."Kayla, like some 1,500 other marchers endured 90 degree heat to march on Saturday August 18th. Participants walked along Broadway Street to Los Angeles City Hall in an immigration rights event called by the March 25th Coalition. The event's demands included stop the raids and amnesty now. Many groups participated, including Emergency Response Network members who carried a blue banner inscribed "Alto A Las Redadas" (Stop The Raids). Lively chants accompanied marchers along their route, and speakers addressed the crowd at the end point rally.
Socialist Worker had an opportunity to interview Kayla's mother, Linda, regarding the story behind her daughter's placard.
"My husband was deported five months ago. He lived here for 36 years, he went to school here. We've been married 28 years, and have six children and seven grandchildren. Now that he is gone we are struggling. I just had my phone cut off. I can't pay my bills and one of my daughters is expecting."
Linda's story, like so many others, exposes how current immigration policy and I.C.E. raids break up families. We need to continue protesting and building organizations like the Emergency Response Network to prevent families from being separated.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
The Great LA Healthcare Rally 2007/08/11@1PM
Saturday, August 11, 2007 @ 1:00PM
First and Spring Streets (L.A. City Hall South)
Demand real universal care for all! Stop insurance profits forever! Held by Labor Task Force for Universal Healthcare, endorsed by the L.A. County Federation of Labor.
First and Spring Streets (L.A. City Hall South)
Demand real universal care for all! Stop insurance profits forever! Held by Labor Task Force for Universal Healthcare, endorsed by the L.A. County Federation of Labor.
Defend Leimert Park from the MinuteKLAN 2007/08/11@11AM
Saturday, August 11, 2007 @ 11:00AM
Martin Luther King Blvd. and Crenshaw Blvd.
Take a stand against racist and anti-immigrant groups trying to sow the seeds of division. Leimert Park residents have a long history of black/brown unity, and refuse to allow the KKK, MMP, SOS, or any other white supremacist ideologies in their neighborhood. We kept Ted Hayes and his gang out of the Park last month, time to do so again!
Martin Luther King Blvd. and Crenshaw Blvd.
Take a stand against racist and anti-immigrant groups trying to sow the seeds of division. Leimert Park residents have a long history of black/brown unity, and refuse to allow the KKK, MMP, SOS, or any other white supremacist ideologies in their neighborhood. We kept Ted Hayes and his gang out of the Park last month, time to do so again!
Monday, August 06, 2007
Awesome Labor Victory Readings!
If you haven't read Shaun's UPS article, please do now: When Big Brown was shut down. Afterwards, check out this inspirational piece on the YouTube America's Victory: The 1997 UPS Strike
More importantly, Todd covers a contemporary example of how our most powerful weapon--the strike--remains the most important component in working class struggle.
More importantly, Todd covers a contemporary example of how our most powerful weapon--the strike--remains the most important component in working class struggle.