Dear Jack,
My Brother texted me today.
He said you passed away.
You taught us both.
To you we toast.
Tag: California
Cesar Chavez performance by Tres Culturas at CSUN Cal State Northridge
This Tres Culturas Theater Troupe performance piece about Cesar Chavez was performed at CSUN Cal State Northridge and throughout the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. Directed by M.F.A. Alejandro Molina and featuring a multi cultural theater ensemble with Maria Trinidad Santacruz, Elizabeth Melero, Diana Melero, Michael Ray, and David Padilla taking on the roles of laborers, the overseers and Cesar Chavez himself. “Si se puede!”
A walk south from the Santa Monica Pier, a bicycle ride northwest from the Ballona Wetlands, or Bird ride away from Abbot Kinney, the beach-side neighborhood of Los Angeles’ Venice is home to surf, skate, and in recent years technology. The seaside neighborhood is a popular destination for both Angelinos and international guests.
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It was the first time my ex had kicked me out of the house, and I don’t remember for what anymore. Something stupid and petty, I’m sure. This time would be just the first of several times, and it was always a power move on his part. His way of exerting his control over me: I disagreed about something we heard said on the radio? Bam!—on the streets in the middle of the night (if it weren’t for my friends who always took me in when this shit went down.)
Continue reading “Occupy for Bread and Roses”
“Paradise will never burn,” they swore.
The long-time locals gathered on the ridge to stare at the 23 thousand acres of flame and blackness across the canyon. “Trust me,” they said. Pontificating with their cigarettes and pointing with their beers at the perpetual sunset, writhing and leaping against the night sky.
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Kaleidoscope Soup 