An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
Proposition 23 will be voted on November by California residents. Supporters call it the "Job Initiative", and opponents call it "Dirty Energy". Prop 23 driving force is two oil giants; Valero and Tereso from Texas. Prop 23 will suspend AB 32, what's is AB 32?
What's up beautiful people of the East Bay!? I am personally inviting YOU to come out this Saturday Aug. 21 from 12-5pm to this year RYSE back to school SUMMER JAM! Last year we gave out SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FOOD, RESOURCES, INFORMATION and had LIVE ART and LIVE MUSIC. A lot…
It was just another day of work at Urban Tilth. Five staff supervisors trying to manage a group of 27 youth. At Urban Tilth we work with urban agriculture, and have the youth plant, water, dig and many other activities outdoors. It was Tuesday, the first day of work of…
Coming from a violent background it has been very difficult to change my way of thinking. When it comes to solving problems my immediate responce is to attack before I get hurt. Now that I'm older, realizing the wrongdoing in my actions is more evident to me. But trying to…
Living in a capitalist country can be very stressful and fast paced. Two major forces to this system is time and money. People are constantly running around trying to accomplish something that will enable them to get some money. The phrase "time is money" has become an over…
“A New World is Possible Another US is Necessary” is this year slogan for the 2010 US Social Forum at Detroit, Michigan.
In a short amount of time I have changed in many ways, all for the better. Its been really hard to confront my darkest sides. But one of the biggest changes that has affected me the most recently is being in a new relationship. All my prior relationship have ended…
Living in poor communities such as Richmond and San Pablo has been bitter sweet. It has taught me important lessons about the reality most people face in the planet. I am aware that living in the US has made my life more convenient compare to other folks in third world…
Living in poor communities such as Richmond and San Pablo has been a bitter sweet experience. I attended Downer Elementary where I had some good teachers as well as bad ones. In six grade I had a teacher who would fall asleep during class. At the time it was fun…
