[LAAMN] WBAI is undermining its own programs.

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Louie
Despite its problems, KPFK has always been right on the spot when rewarding its subscribers with premiums. I say this from experience: the person in charge of premiums has always been easy to reach, and has even sent me premiums I requested that were not publicized during that fund drive. As

[LAAMN] in defense of Lincoln

2013-04-01 Thread Tom Louie
Sometimes I get frustrated with KPFK, when some (not all) of the hosts make a silly parsing of humanity into two camps. If you agree with the multicultural Left, you are good. If you disagree with them on anything, then you are a traitor, an imperialist, a fascist, even a racist or white

Re: [LAAMN] Rose Parade

2012-01-04 Thread Tom Louie
You can find some stuff here: http://groups.google.com/group/occupytheroseparade/topics http://occupylosangeles.org/?q=node/3583 --- On Mon, 1/2/12, scotpe...@cruzio.com scotpe...@cruzio.com wrote: From: scotpe...@cruzio.com scotpe...@cruzio.com Subject: [LAAMN] Rose Parade To:

[LAAMN] one perspective on occupy the Rose Parade: a great day!

2012-01-02 Thread Tom Louie
I hope many other people can report their own perspectives, especially if they are different from mine, and especially if they can fill in the blanks of what I didn't see. There was pretty good coverage on KABC-7 at 5:00 pm, which even PRECEDED coverage of the official parade itself! The only

[LAAMN] Re: [actionla] KPFK Programming Stinks!

2011-12-28 Thread Tom Louie
fully. Jerry Rubin On Dec 26, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Tom Louie wrote: I just listened to today's edition of Deadline L.A. The commentators were, respectively, writers for the L.A. Times and the Daily News, pontificating about the biggest local stories of 2011. In just one hour,  they managed

[LAAMN] KPFK Programming Stinks!

2011-12-26 Thread Tom Louie
I just listened to today's edition of Deadline L.A. The commentators were, respectively, writers for the L.A. Times and the Daily News, pontificating about the biggest local stories of 2011. In just one hour, they managed to insult not only all politically active Angelenos but the very city

[LAAMN] Occupy L.A. artists arrested!

2011-12-08 Thread Tom Louie
Today, an exhibition of the Art of Occupy L.A. opened at the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture at 514 S. Spring Street. Unfortunately, five of the contributing artists were not on hand for the opening, because they were arrested yesterday. On Wednesday, Oscar, Hugo, Freddie, Alex, UE and

[LAAMN] August 7 protest at the British Consulate

2011-07-11 Thread Tom Louie
While the media and Hollywood are fawning over the new invasion of America by the useless, tax-swilling, parasitic British royals, the rest of the world would like to remind the British Empire that there are still urgent issues that are preventing the UK from being a decent citizen of the world

[LAAMN] Expose Michelle Rhee's lies!

2011-04-12 Thread Tom Louie
This web petition, deceptively titled Save Great Teachers, http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/702/241/267/ was sponsored by StudentsFirst, which was started by none other than Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the D.C. schools who fired hundreds of teachers (and then slandered them

[LAAMN] email phish warning!

2011-04-01 Thread Tom Louie
Attention! If you received an email in my name, today, through LAAMN or actionla or peacecenter, do NOT click on the link! My account was maliciously accessed and used to send out ads without my knowledge or consent. I have changed my password, so that should prevent further recurences, for

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2011-03-31 Thread Tom Louie
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2011-03-31 Thread Tom Louie
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[LAAMN] ERRATA Summary of Value-Added Forum at 89.3 KPCC (including Rigo question)

2010-11-13 Thread Tom Louie
Unfortunately, I made an ERROR in paragraphs 9 and 12 (in red). It turns out that you can, indeed, compare individual teachers to each other numerically using the information on the Times database. Dr. Hanushek was right and I was wrong on that particular point. He got his information about

[LAAMN] Summary of Value-Added Forum at 89.3 KPCC (including Rigo question)

2010-11-12 Thread Tom Louie
Tonight there was a public forum on Value-Added evaluation of teachers at the Southern California Public Radio center in Pasadena. The host was KPCC host Larry Mantle, who was the first to interview Rigo's brother Alex last September 29. (Mantle's assistant, Karen, remembers taking Alex's

[LAAMN] Vigil for Mr. Ruelas, Monday, November 8

2010-10-29 Thread Tom Louie
On Monday, November 8, 3:30 - 5:30 PM, there will be a vigil in memory of Rigoberto Ruelas planned by the Miramonte Elementary School community and his family. Meet after school at 3:30 in front of LAUSD headquarters, 333 South Beaudry, and join the candlelight walk to the L.A. Times building,

[LAAMN] Fw: Rigoberto Ruelas Remembered on KPFK

2010-10-18 Thread Tom Louie
Ruelas Remembered on KPFK Support KPFK during the FUND DRIVE 818.985.5735 Politics or pedagogy? with John Cromshow Thursday, October 21, 2010, 8:00 PM Words that Kill: Yellow Journalism's Fatal Flaw. IN-STUDIO GUESTS Miramonte teachers - Tom Louie, Dawn Fuentes Rigo's brother - Alex Ruelas

[LAAMN] Thursday: March for Education and Against Budget Cuts!

2010-10-06 Thread Tom Louie
March For Education and Against Budget Cuts -- Thursday, October 7, 2:30 PM, beginning at the LAUSD Board of Education (333 S. Beaudry), going to the Central Library (630 W. 5th Street) -- the same library that Mayor Villaraigosa is closing two days a week! Issues such as Legalization for the

[LAAMN] Journalism is Dead: Union-Bashing and Teacher-Bashing After The Rigo Ruelas Tragedy

2010-10-02 Thread Tom Louie
As a friend and colleague of Rigoberto Ruelas, I need to say that it is extremely disturbing, and infuriating, to read the conclusions of so-called journalists and bloggers (like some at the LA Weekly) who did not know Rigo, have not been to Miramonte and have not put any effort into

[LAAMN] Rigo's brother Alejandro Ruelas on KPCC

2010-09-30 Thread Tom Louie
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2010/09/29/teachers-suicide-leads-to-call-for-times-to-remove/ Alejandro did a good job on the audio portion of the program. There are also many written comments on the show's bulletin board. Warning: some of the posted comments are insensitive, ignorant or

[LAAMN] My colleague has died.

2010-09-27 Thread Tom Louie
will be multiplied in years to come. Tom Louie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network

[LAAMN] Response to the LA Times, from an LA teacher.

2010-09-13 Thread Tom Louie
. For more truth and facts, go to UTLA’s page about Value-Added Models at http://utla.net/te/backgroundinfo . -Tom Louie, September 13, 2010. ENDNOTES 1Felch, Jason, with Jason Song Doug Smith. “Who’s teaching L.A.’s kids?” Los Angeles Times. August 14, 2010. 2 Koedel, Cory

[LAAMN] Yes, build the Islamic Community Centre. Yes, build it right there!!!!

2010-08-24 Thread Tom Louie
Although the promoters of the Park51 project may still decide on a “face-saving” solution and build their centre elsewhere, I believe at this point it would be an abject surrender to the forces of hate and bigotry. Now that national politicians have gone on TV comparing the Islamic religion to

[LAAMN] TUESDAY! Blase Bonpane talk on Militarism and Morality

2008-02-17 Thread Tom Louie
This coming Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Blasé Bonpane will present a talk titled “Militarism: What Do Morals Have To Do With It?” The talk will be at Cal State L.A., in the 3rd floor ballroom of the Golden Eagle building, from 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM. For more information, please call (323)

[LAAMN] Focus The Nation, January 31: Teach-In On Climate Change at CSULA

2008-01-27 Thread Tom Louie
This Thursday, January 31, over 1,600 high school, college and university campuses nationwide will participate in Focus The Nation Day, a nationwide teach-in on Global Warming. Please see http://focusthenation.org/ to get an idea of this phenomenon that's sweeping the country! Cal State

[LAAMN] THIS WEEK! Beyond Global Climate Change at CSULA

2007-11-26 Thread Tom Louie
Dr. John Gamon, a plant biologist from CSULA's Biology Department, will give a talk titled Beyond Global Climate Change: Adjusting to a New World on Wednesday, November 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in the Third Floor Ballroom in Cal State LA's Golden Eagle building. This event is presented by the

[LAAMN] Beyond Global Climate Change -- talk at CSULA, Nov. 28

2007-11-21 Thread Tom Louie
Save the date! If you're a student studying for finals, take a study break! Dr. John Gamon, a plant biologist from CSULA's Biology Department, will give a talk titled Beyond Global Climate Change: Adjusting to a New World on Wednesday, November 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in the Third Floor

[LAAMN] Der Arnold's Face! (a parody)

2005-05-25 Thread Tom Louie
(Background: In 1943, composer Ollie Wallace wrote a song for a Walt Disney cartoon that later won an Oscar. The song, Der Fuehrer's Face, featured Donald Duck trapped in a nightmare in Nazi-land, where everyone slaves away in munitions factories and reflexively has to Sig Heil in their sleep. The