TONIGHT 27 year old Afghan Parliamentarian, Malalai Joya
Monday March 6th at 7:00 PM Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Westminster Chapel, 663 S. Berendo, Los Angeles (near the corner of Wilshire and Vermont) Emcee: Sonali Kolhatkar (KPFK, Afghan Women's Mission) For more information, call 626-676-7884 <http://afghanwomensmission.org/press_releases/Joya2006> The BBC has called Joya "the most famous woman in Afghanistan." She has survived numerous assassination attempts and continues to speak out against the abuses of warlords and drug lords in the Parliament and cabinet. ============================= >"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price " >Date: 10 March 2006 > >Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price will be screened >at Neighborhood UU Church, Pasadena, on Friday, March 10th. > >The 7 PM screening of this controversial film will take place in >Ross Chapel in the Programs Building of the church located at >301 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, 91103. Immediately following the film, there will be a discussion with members of Moms Against Wal-mart, a group of concerned citizens working to stop the opening of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Rosemead. They will describe their efforts to keep Wal-mart from adversely affecting the quality of life in their community. >Contact Dick Smoak, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] for more >info,. >The film is described at: ><http://www.walmartmovie.com/>http://www.walmartmovie.com/ ================== Not Enough Space," an exhibit of art by Puerto Rican political prisoners Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar Lopez Rivera, March 13 - April 12 at Self-Help Graphics and Art, 3802 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90063. The show, vibrant pieces mounted inside a mock jail cell, is on a tour sponsored by the National Boricua Human Rights Network. It is co-sponsored locally by the Puerto Rican Alliance and the Jericho Amnesty Coalition. KPFK-FM is the media sponsor. Torres and Lopez were not freed when other Puerto Rican political prisoners were released by Clinton in 1999. They are powerful self-taught artists who use painting and ceramics to overcome the conditions of their 26-year confinement, according to Lawrence Reyes of the Puerto Rican Alliance. The art exhibition is very timely, Reyes said. A recent wave of repression by the FBI in Puerto Rico, following the killing Sept. 23 of Puerto Rican independentista Filiberto Ojeda Rios, has focused international attention on the prisoners homeland. The FBI raids, in which reporters were attacked with pepper gas, were condemned by activists and law enforcement in Puerto Rico. Three major activities are planned to coincide with the exhibition: · Monday, March 13, 7:00 PM: opening reception and press conference, featuring the curator, Jorge Felix. · Saturday, March 25, 7:00 PM: internationally renowned Puerto Rican artist Elizam Escobar, a political prisoner for 19 years, will speak. The event will also feature spoken word artists and musicians. · Saturday, April 8, 1:00 PM: Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio (who has recorded most commentaries by Mumia Abu Jamal) and Ray Boudreaux, former Black Panther political prisoner, will speak. See www.boricuahumanrights.org) For more information, contact Lawrence Reyes at 323-878-2275, or Self Help Graphics at 323-881-6444. The exhibit is free but funds are being raised at the associated events and at a number of build-up activities. Donations can be made out to the National Boricua Human Rights Network, and sent to ARA-LA, PO Box 1055, Culver City CA 90232 =========================== Daily Gasoline Prices in YOUR Area ! This is pretty nifty. Just enter your zip code in the site below, and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It's updated every evening. http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx Be a good neighbor and pass this along (NOTE : I checked htis out in two areas - home and work - I didn't see ARCO listed. I think this is sponsored by Mobil - mona) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
