Posted in Immigration, State of the Union on March 9th, 2007 No Comments »
I thought this was very interesting piece of news. Undocumented (illegal) Irish immigrants demand legalization in Washigton Hill. Well, I bet not many folks would expect to see that in the news. From a minority perspective it is great they decided to do that – it really gives less reasons to keep thinking of only [...]
Posted in Arts/Films, Events, US Politics on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
[ March 9, 2007 to March 15, 2007. ] “An Unreasonable Man”, a documentary film about Ralph Nader, premieres Friday, March 9 in San Francisco and Berkeley and will play for one week.
In San Francisco the film will play at the Lumiere Theatre, 1572 California Street at Polk. Co-director Steve Skrovan will be here for Q&A on Friday night! Advanced tickets and show time [...]
Posted in Culture, Events on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
[ March 31, 2007; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. ] Parade Starts at 24th Street (Bryant x Potrero)
Festival at Everett Middle School (Church Street between 16th and 17th)
San FranciscoNorthern California Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival
On Saturday, March 31, the Northern California Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival will mark the seventh observance of Cesar Chavez’s birthday as an official state holiday. Join [...]
Posted in Arts/Films, Culture, Events, Indigenous on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
[ March 23, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Presented by the Sierra Club of Northern Alameda County
Native American activists are successfully preventing multinational oil, methane gas, and uranium companies from overrunning and completely devastating the reservations left to them by corrupt U.S. administrations that drove them off their native lands. With the support of their communities, activist leaders are able to reject the [...]
Posted in Arts/Films, Events, International on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
[ March 22, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] ¡Salud! ? a new feature documentary by Academy Award nominee Connie Field ? explores the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’ And for 40 years, Cuba’s taken it to the road, their doctors in demand by other struggling nations. Cuba’s volunteer corps [...]
Posted in Arts/Films, Events, International on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
[ March 22, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Berkeley Chapter of Campus Greens will be screening the docudrama “The Road to Guantanamo.” For updated information about the event and exact location or to RSVP, visit the web.
This past January marked the fifth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Just three months before, the [...]