"We are living in a time of resurgent global conflicts and imperialistic tensions a time in which many children are being left behind by school systems that appear more concerned with developing accountability schemes and standardized models of testing than with defending the right of every child to have access to a good education. The efforts of countless teachers, activists, and families working and living in poor areas around the worl ..."
"We are living in a time of resurgent global conflicts and imperialistic tensions_a time in which many children are being left behind by school systems that appear more concerned with developing accountability schemes and standardized models of testing than with defending the right of every child to have access to a good education. The efforts of countless teachers, activists, and families working and living in poor areas around the worl ..."
"Leading international voices argue for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.Israel murderous assault on the peace flotilla, and the continuing blockade of Gaza, has led many to despair of the official Middle East âpeace processââif it ever had been pursued in earnest, it lies in tatters after the second Lebanon War, the Gaza War, and the continuing expansion of illegal settlements. Despite the Goldstone Report ..."
"This innovative collection explores the concept of space as it relates to feminist studies. Utilizing a range of theoretical perspectives, a distinguished group of international scholars crosses over the 'thresholds' of difference, methodology, and representation that challenge feminist geography. The contributors extend our understanding of spatial connections, including the role of social space in the construction of gendered and se ..."
"Public Los Angeles is a collection of unpublished essays by scholar Don Parson focusing on little-known characters and histories located in the first half of twentieth-century Los Angeles. An infamously private city in the eyes of outside observers, structured around single-family homes and an aggressively competitive regional economy, Los Angeles has often been celebrated or caricatured as the epitome of an American society bent on ind ..."
"Public Los Angeles is a collection of unpublished essays by scholar Don Parson focusing on little-known characters and histories located in the first half of twentieth-century Los Angeles. An infamously private city in the eyes of outside observers, structured around single-family homes and an aggressively competitive regional economy, Los Angeles has often been celebrated or caricatured as the epitome of an American society bent on ind ..."
Black and Brown in Los Angeles(1st Edition) Beyond Conflict and Coalition by Josh Kun, LauraPulido Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-27560-7, ISBN: 0-520-27560-8
""Black and Brown in Los Angeles" is a timely and wide-ranging, interdisciplinary foray into the complicated world of multiethnic Los Angeles. The first book to focus exclusively on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States, the book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing th ..."
"... campaign initiative work from the perspective of a racial justice advocate.
shaping racial discourse through ballot initiatives One arena in which the
contradiction articulated earlier has played out, wherein proponents of
colorblindness use racial messaging while racial justice advocates fear to do so,
is the struggles over state ballot initiatives. In his recently published Racial
Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Maki ..."
"Policing Space: Territoriality and the Los Angeles Police Department.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1997. Hise, Greg. Magnetic Los
Angeles: Planning the Twentieth Century Metropolis. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins
University Press, 1997. Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette. Doméstica: Immi- grant
Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence. Berkeley and Los
Angeles: University of California Press, 2001. Horne, Gerald. F ..."
Black, Brown, Yellow, and Left Radical Activism in Los Angeles (American Crossroads) by LauraPulido Paperback, 361 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24520-4, ISBN: 0-520-24520-2
"Laura Pulido traces the roots of third world radicalism in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s in this accessible, wonderfully illustrated comparative study. Focusing on the Black Panther Party, El Centro de Accion Social y Autonomo (CASA), and East Wind, a Japanese American collective, she explores how these African American, Chicana/o, and Japanese American groups sought to realize their ideas about race and class, gender r ..."
American Crossroads Ser. Black, Brown, Yellow, and Left : Radical Activism in Los Angeles 19 by LauraPulido 361 Pages, Published 2006 by Univ Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-93889-2, ISBN: 0-520-93889-5
"47. Although CASA women in Seattle identified at least three problematic
behaviors on the part of men in the organization—patronizing attitudes, double
standards, and men “ignoring the fact that their comrades are women”—there is
no evidence of such issues being raised at the conference. Letter and notes from
Jana Adkins to Evelina Marquez, June 17,1977, p. 2, box 8, folder 2, CASA
Collection. 48. Marisela Rodriguez Chavez, “Living ..."
Environmentalism and Economic Justice(2nd Edition) Two Chicano Struggles in the Southwest (Society, Environment, and Place) by LauraPulido Paperback, 282 Pages, Published 1996 by University Of Arizona Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-1605-6, ISBN: 0-8165-1605-7
"Ecological causes are championed not only by lobbyists or hikers. While mainstream environmentalism is usually characterized by well-financed, highly structured organizations operating on a national scale, campaigns for environmental justice are often fought by poor or minority communities. Environmentalism and Economic Justice is one of the first books devoted to Chicano environmental issues and is a study of U.S. environmentalism ..."
"Michael Omi and Howard Winant s "Racial Formation in the United States" remains one of the most influential books and widely read books about race. "Racial Formation in the 21st Century," arriving twenty-five years after the publication of Omi and Winant s influential work, brings together fourteen essays by leading scholars in law, history, sociology, ethnic studies, literature, anthropology and gender studies to consider the past, pre ..."
"An Irresistible Church is an authentic community built on the hope of Christ that compels people affected by disability to fully belong. Your ministry's impact depends on the volunteers you recruit-the people who serve as the hands and feet of Jesus. If you are a ministry leader, this resource will train you in the key aspects of working with volunteers: identifying and recruiting the right people, providing great training, and releasin ..."
"Costa Vargas writes, “I noticed that Shannon [African American resident] was
visibly upset. She first started with muted words that quickly became full shouts. 'I
don't want to see no Latinos in this building, do you hear, you motherfuckers? No
Latinos? No Sir! I don't want my kids playing with no white kids, do you hear?'”
While Shannon did not violently react to her potential Latino neighbors, her
sentiments do express her anxiet ..."
""A People's Guide to Los Angeles" offers an assortment of eye-opening alternatives to L.A.'s usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. They introduce us to people and events usually ignored by mainstream media and, in the process, create a fresh history of Los Angeles. Roughly dividing the city into six regions - Nort ..."
Electronic Resource Ser. Black, Brown, Yellow, and Left: Radical Activism in Los Angeles by LauraPulido Published 2006 ISBN-13: 978-1-282-77187-1, ISBN: 1-282-77187-6
American Crossroads Ser.(Updated) Black, Brown, Yellow, and Left : Radical Activism in Los Angeles 19 by LauraPulido Hardcover, 361 Pages, Published 2006 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24519-8, ISBN: 0-520-24519-9
"Laura Pulido traces the roots of third world radicalism in Southern California during the 1960s and 1970s in this accessible, wonderfully illustrated comparative study. Focusing on the Black Panther Party, El Centro de Accion Social y Autonomo (CASA), and East Wind, a Japanese American collective, she explores how these African American, Chicana/o, and Japanese American groups sought to realize their ideas about race and class, gender r ..."