Tag Archives: Tezozomoc

Sweatshops — Not Farms: City Hall Makes Its Call

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: With mayoral wannabe Jan Perry leading the charge and the ever-obedient Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa giving the order, the city swooped in with helicopters, squadrons of cops and bulldozers (much as they will soon be doing to the Occupy … Continue reading →

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Why We Fight: Join the Coast to Coast Movement to Restore Democracy to Our Cities, State, Nation

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

“The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to … Continue reading →

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From the Lancer Trash-to-Energy Incinerator to Bulldozing the South Central Farm — Fighting City Hall for Environmental Justice in South L.A.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Fifteen years ago, a student at Jefferson High School wrote a paper about how the African-American community fought to kill the Lancer trash-to-energy project at 41st and Alameda a decade earlier. “Residents feel that South Central Los Angeles took a … Continue reading →

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Jan Perry and South Central Farm: Hero or Villain, Contender for Mayor or Also-ran

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Next month will mark the fifth anniversary of the bulldozing of the South Central Farm, a14-acre island of tradition, family, community and health, in the industrial core of Los Angeles. No one will be celebrating. The Farm, run largely by … Continue reading →

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The South Central Farmers: The Dream Reborn

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE:The battle over the South Central Farm, subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Garden,” has revived with new efforts to buy the 14-acre property. The LA Times in an editorial today takes up the cause of the South Central … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Civic Engagement: The Making of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market Protest

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

The issues of a healthy food got on my dissident’s radar with City Hall’s assault on the nine community farms with massive fee increases on ordinary folks growing their own, passage of a ban on fast food in the “food … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Civic Engagement: The Making of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market Protest

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

The issues of a healthy food got on my dissident’s radar with City Hall’s assault on the nine community farms with massive fee increases on ordinary folks growing their own, passage of a ban on fast food in the “food … Continue reading →

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Great Speakers, Great Event — Help Launch LA Clean Sweep and Help Clean Up City Hall

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

This is the start of something big — the birth of a grassroots movement to bring all of Los Angeles together to work for open, honest and responsible government that serves residents and business to create safe and healthy neighborhoods … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for Action and Saturday’s NC “Action Summit” Is the Starting Point

Posted on September 28, 2009 by

“Less Talk – More Action” — That’s the theme of an innovative program coming this Saturday as a counter to the city-run and organized Congress of Neighborhoods set for the following Saturday, Oct. 10. The Neighborhood Councils Action Summit grew … Continue reading →

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Reinvention of Journalism and the Rebirth of Free Speech

Posted on September 27, 2009 by

A lot of great news people I’ve known have left the profession, some just fed up with the way things were going, some no longer regarded with favor at a time when staffs are shrinking and standards are falling. Since … Continue reading →

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