Cop killings protested!

May 7, 2015

Several hundred people of all races marched from the Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row, where a homeless Black man with mental problems known as Africa, was killed by six Los Angeles police officers.

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Stop blaming migrants

November 24, 2014

Los Angeles—On Oct. 7, 150 Latina/o, Black, Asian and white youths gave public comments at the Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting against extending Regulation 287g, which was to expire. The regulation allowed the L.A. County Sheriff to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents putting into practice the so-called “Secure Community” policy allowing deputies to question anyone who appears to be a Latina/o migrant as a criminal suspect. It has resulted in thousands of working class migrants and even U.S. citizens to be stopped, detained and deported….

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Homeless on the move

August 29, 2014

From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters

Los Angeles—On Aug. 1, 30 Los Angeles Community Action Network activists of all races, including many formerly homeless, protested in Skid Row and adjacent downtown. We were demanding that the homeless be housed in the largely vacant Cecil Hotel, which had been designated low-income housing. [=>]

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Justice for Ezell Ford

From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters

Los Angeles—On Aug. 17 over 1,000 protesters gathered at the downtown LA Police Department (LAPD) headquarters. We were there not only in support of Michael Brown, but also to protest the many killings over the years of Black, Brown and even a few white youths [=>]

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Readers’ Views, Nov.-Dec. 2013, Part 1

December 14, 2013

Readers’ Views from Nov.-Dec. 2013 N&L: U.S. RACISM AND BLACK AND LATINO STRUGGLES; LABOR UNDER ATTACK; CTA vs. THE HOMELESS; DISABILITY AND HUMANITY; ABORTION IS A HUMAN NEED; EGYPT’S CONTRADICTIONS; DETROIT CRISIS; NUCLEAR PERIL; WHY A NEWSPAPER LIKE N&L?

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No new LA jails!

October 4, 2013

Over 100 activists held a “no new prison” press conference and rally to stop plans to spend over $2 billion to build two new Los Angeles County jails. Rather than caging people, grant the money to community-based organizations and alternative solutions.

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Readers’ Views, May-June 2011

June 8, 2011

From the new issue of NEWS & LETTERS, May-June 2011:

Readers’ Views

Contents:

  • A CALL FROM SOUTH AFRICA
  • STUDENTS WIN AT USF
  • THREE HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES
  • JUSTICE FOR JOHNATHAN CUEVAS
  • FROM YEMEN TO THE U.S., MANY VOICES OF WOMEN’S LIBERATION
  • DETROIT SYMPHONY VICTORY
  • FOR JOHN ALAN (ALLEN WILLIS)

A CALL FROM SOUTH AFRICA

A call by Abahlali baseMjondolo for Madikizela to step down as MEC [Member [=>]

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Immigrant rights are workers’ rights

June 6, 2011

Los Angeles–At a March 5 gathering sponsored by the Southern California Immigration Coalition (SCIC), over 60 people gathered to address immigrant workers’ concerns, such as stopping the attacks on and the abuse of vendors, the need for “Legalization now,” abolishing Arizona SB 1070, and ending police harassment and brutality.

An LAPD officer shot and killed Carlos [=>]

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