Event Calendar
Event for Friday the 1 of May 2008:
::Street Artist, Blek le Rat
@Subliminal Projects Gallery
1331 W Sunset Blvd , Los Angeles, CA
There will be an open reception Saturday, April 5, 8 p.m.-11 p.m.
Cost: Free!
Editors' Take
Blek le Rat's distinctive stencil tags are like the Obey Giant of France; now he's all respectable on canvas at Subliminal Projects Gallery.
Subliminal Projects welcomes Blek le Rat into their artistic doors for his first U.S. art exhibit, Art Is Not Peace But War. Hailing from Paris, Blek is highly regarded as one who added an avant-garde flair to street art by creating life-size stencil art; leaving symbols instead of his name. His originality has influenced equally talented street writers from JayBadbc to Oseas Duarte to Shepard Fairey to Banksy. After more than 30 years of recognition, his notorious sharp, stylish, black-and white symbols are actually crafted on canvasses for everyone's approval.
Event for Friday the 1 of May 2008:
::Afro Funke
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 9PM
'Afro Funke' features deep-rooted funk music from around the world.
Cost: $7
Event for Friday the 3 of May 2008:
::BOOMBOX
@Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway (Chinatown) , Los Angeles, CA
at 9:30PM
Hip Hop Breaks & Beyond
Special Guest Selector
DJ Vajra
Guest host
Jacewon
Event for Friday the 3 of May 2008:
:: Fotograff
@Gallery Crewest
110 Winston St , Los Angeles, CA
at 7PM
Cost: FREE!
One of Los Angeles' most well known and respected graffiti artists.
"VYAL ONE" has brought us this unique art experience.
This will be an art show of photographs taken by some of LA's best graffiti artists and graffiti archivist. The show will cover all aspects of what it means to be a graffiti artist in LA.
Official Site: http://www.crewest.com
Event for Friday the 4 of May 2008:
::Hot German Graffiti Artists Hit Hollywood!
@Carmichael Gallery
1257 N. La Brea Ave , West Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
Editors' Take
They're German! They're hot! And they're covering the walls of Carmichael Gallery with an insanely stylish graffiti installation. Saturday night's opening is FREE with an open bar!
come enjoy the crazy art of gorgeous german street duo herakut as they present their first show ever in the states!
as well as the amazing work on the walls, the artists have gone wild and turned the gallery into a huge installation!
so come out and get your culture fix while you sample our lovely open bar...
opening reception is april 12, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the carmichael gallery of contemporary art.
Event for Friday the 2 of May 2008:
::Hot German Graffiti Artists Hit Hollywood!
@Carmichael Gallery
1257 N. La Brea Ave , West Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
Editors' Take
They're German! They're hot! And they're covering the walls of Carmichael Gallery with an insanely stylish graffiti installation. Saturday night's opening is FREE with an open bar!
come enjoy the crazy art of gorgeous german street duo herakut as they present their first show ever in the states!
as well as the amazing work on the walls, the artists have gone wild and turned the gallery into a huge installation!
so come out and get your culture fix while you sample our lovely open bar...
opening reception is april 12, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the carmichael gallery of contemporary art.
Event for Friday the 5 of May 2008:
::Blue Mondays
@Boardner's
1652 N Cherokee Ave , Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
Blue Mondays features all the very best in 80's music.
Cost: Free before 10PM
Event for Friday the 6 of May 2008:
::Rush
@NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live
777 Chick Hearn Court , Los Angeles, CA
at 8PM
Canadian classic rock trio Rush is back on tour. Rush is one of those bands that you either really love, or you couldn't care less about. One thing that cannot be disputed is their long history of producing rock and selling it far and wide. They've been touring the world since last summer to promote their 2007 release "Snakes & Arrows." If you're into Rush, then don't miss their upcoming show at Nokia.
Official Site: http://www.rush.com/
Event for Friday the 7 of May 2008:
::Circle X FREE Reading Series: Wine & New Work!
@Studio Stage
520 North Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90004
at 8PM
Enjoy the first readings of exciting new works and stay for wine, snacks and a talkback with the artists. Help shape our upcoming seasons by participating in our development process!
Cost: FREE!
Official Site: http://www.circlextheatre.org
Event for Friday the 1 of May 2008:
::AFI's Music Documentary Series
@Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd , Hollywood, CA
at 7PM
The American Film Institute will showcase their usual spring Music Documentary Series, for the seventh year, at Arclight Hollywood. For six weeks you can delve into the lives of your favorite music icon(s) directed by talented film documentarians. Scott Hicks gives us a chance to see what makes music composer, Phillip Glass tick; Nicholas Campbell warrants the late and great Reggae star, Peter Tosh's heaven and hell; and David Hausen reveals why The Red Hot Chili Peppers are so frickin' awesome. This only the beginning of the documentary series. Log on to www.arclightcinemas.com throughout the months of April/May for updates, showtimes, locations, etc.
Cost: $10-$20
Official Site: https://www.arclightcinemas.com
Event for Friday the 4 of May 2008:
::AFI's Music Documentary Series
@Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd , Hollywood, CA
at 7PM
The American Film Institute will showcase their usual spring Music Documentary Series, for the seventh year, at Arclight Hollywood. For six weeks you can delve into the lives of your favorite music icon(s) directed by talented film documentarians. Scott Hicks gives us a chance to see what makes music composer, Phillip Glass tick; Nicholas Campbell warrants the late and great Reggae star, Peter Tosh's heaven and hell; and David Hausen reveals why The Red Hot Chili Peppers are so frickin' awesome. This only the beginning of the documentary series. Log on to www.arclightcinemas.com throughout the months of April/May for updates, showtimes, locations, etc.
Cost: $10-$20
Official Site: https://www.arclightcinemas.com
Event for Friday the 6 of May 2008:
::AFI's Music Documentary Series
@Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd , Hollywood, CA
at 7PM
The American Film Institute will showcase their usual spring Music Documentary Series, for the seventh year, at Arclight Hollywood. For six weeks you can delve into the lives of your favorite music icon(s) directed by talented film documentarians. Scott Hicks gives us a chance to see what makes music composer, Phillip Glass tick; Nicholas Campbell warrants the late and great Reggae star, Peter Tosh's heaven and hell; and David Hausen reveals why The Red Hot Chili Peppers are so frickin' awesome. This only the beginning of the documentary series. Log on to www.arclightcinemas.com throughout the months of April/May for updates, showtimes, locations, etc.
Cost: $10-$20
Official Site: https://www.arclightcinemas.com
Event for Friday the 8 of May 2008:
::AFI's Music Documentary Series
@Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd , Hollywood, CA
at 7PM
The American Film Institute will showcase their usual spring Music Documentary Series, for the seventh year, at Arclight Hollywood. For six weeks you can delve into the lives of your favorite music icon(s) directed by talented film documentarians. Scott Hicks gives us a chance to see what makes music composer, Phillip Glass tick; Nicholas Campbell warrants the late and great Reggae star, Peter Tosh's heaven and hell; and David Hausen reveals why The Red Hot Chili Peppers are so frickin' awesome. This only the beginning of the documentary series. Log on to www.arclightcinemas.com throughout the months of April/May for updates, showtimes, locations, etc.
Cost: $10-$20
Official Site: https://www.arclightcinemas.com
Event for Friday the 10 of May 2008:
::AFI's Music Documentary Series
@Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd , Hollywood, CA
at 7PM
The American Film Institute will showcase their usual spring Music Documentary Series, for the seventh year, at Arclight Hollywood. For six weeks you can delve into the lives of your favorite music icon(s) directed by talented film documentarians. Scott Hicks gives us a chance to see what makes music composer, Phillip Glass tick; Nicholas Campbell warrants the late and great Reggae star, Peter Tosh's heaven and hell; and David Hausen reveals why The Red Hot Chili Peppers are so frickin' awesome. This only the beginning of the documentary series. Log on to www.arclightcinemas.com throughout the months of April/May for updates, showtimes, locations, etc.
Cost: $10-$20
Official Site: https://www.arclightcinemas.com
Event for Friday the 18 of May 2008:
::After Sex...La Conversation
@Hollywood Fight Club Theater
6767 W. Sunset Blvd. 6, Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
The Hollywood Fight Club Theater presents "After Sex...La Conversation." The comedy, written by a group of playwrights and screenwriters, follows seven couples in their post-coital conversation in this critical and comical look at intimacy.
The play runs for two weeks. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8pm; Sunday shows are at 3pm. Check out the Hollywood Fight Club's website to reserve your tickets.
Cost: $16
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::After Sex...La Conversation
@Hollywood Fight Club Theater
6767 W. Sunset Blvd. 6, Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
The Hollywood Fight Club Theater presents "After Sex...La Conversation." The comedy, written by a group of playwrights and screenwriters, follows seven couples in their post-coital conversation in this critical and comical look at intimacy.
The play runs for two weeks. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8pm; Sunday shows are at 3pm. Check out the Hollywood Fight Club's website to reserve your tickets.
Cost: $16
Event for Friday the 14 of May 2008:
::After Sex...La Conversation
@Hollywood Fight Club Theater
6767 W. Sunset Blvd. 6, Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
The Hollywood Fight Club Theater presents "After Sex...La Conversation." The comedy, written by a group of playwrights and screenwriters, follows seven couples in their post-coital conversation in this critical and comical look at intimacy.
The play runs for two weeks. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8pm; Sunday shows are at 3pm. Check out the Hollywood Fight Club's website to reserve your tickets.
Cost: $16
Event for Friday the 12 of May 2008:
::After Sex...La Conversation
@Hollywood Fight Club Theater
6767 W. Sunset Blvd. 6, Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
The Hollywood Fight Club Theater presents "After Sex...La Conversation." The comedy, written by a group of playwrights and screenwriters, follows seven couples in their post-coital conversation in this critical and comical look at intimacy.
The play runs for two weeks. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8pm; Sunday shows are at 3pm. Check out the Hollywood Fight Club's website to reserve your tickets.
Cost: $16
Event for Friday the 10 of May 2008:
::After Sex...La Conversation
@Hollywood Fight Club Theater
6767 W. Sunset Blvd. 6, Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
The Hollywood Fight Club Theater presents "After Sex...La Conversation." The comedy, written by a group of playwrights and screenwriters, follows seven couples in their post-coital conversation in this critical and comical look at intimacy.
The play runs for two weeks. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8pm; Sunday shows are at 3pm. Check out the Hollywood Fight Club's website to reserve your tickets.
Cost: $16
Event for Friday the 8 of May 2008:
::After Sex...La Conversation
@Hollywood Fight Club Theater
6767 W. Sunset Blvd. 6, Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
The Hollywood Fight Club Theater presents "After Sex...La Conversation." The comedy, written by a group of playwrights and screenwriters, follows seven couples in their post-coital conversation in this critical and comical look at intimacy.
The play runs for two weeks. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8pm; Sunday shows are at 3pm. Check out the Hollywood Fight Club's website to reserve your tickets.
Cost: $16
Event for Friday the 13 of May 2008:
::Joe Jackson
@Orpheum Theatre
842 South Broadway , Los Angeles, CA
at 8PM
Pianist Joe Jackson's songs run the gamut of pop/punk ditties like 'Sunday Papers' and 'Is She Really Going Out With Him.' to intricate compositions and chamber music. His pop career hit a major high with 1982's 'Night and Day,' featuring singles like 'Steppin' Out' and 'Breaking Us In Two.'
Cost: $35-$45
Event for Friday the 10 of May 2008:
::CLUB SOULSIDE!
@Club Soulside
FAISDODO 5257 ADAMS LA
at 9:30PM
Cost: 10 bucks
DJS PLAYING THE BEST OF SOUL ,REGGAE AND SKA!
Event for Friday the 12 of May 2008:
::Film School
@Viper Room
8852 Sunset Blvd. , West Hollywood, CA
at 8PM
Cost: $10
Currently on tour with British Sea Power, Film School, will be playing the strip's Viper Room along with LA's own Castaneda and The Savages.
Official Site: http://www.myspace.com/mondayscheck...
Event for Friday the 13 of May 2008:
::Rent
@The Grove of Anaheim
2200 East Katella Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806
at 7:30PM
Jonathan Larson's "rock opera" Rent will be coming to Southern California in May. The Tony Award-Winning musical, loosely based off Giacomo Puccini's opera La boheme, will appear at the Grove of Anaheim for just three days.
Cost: $60-$75
Event for Friday the 15 of May 2008:
::Afro Funke
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 9PM
'Afro Funke' features deep-rooted funk music from around the world.
Cost: $7
Event for Friday the 15 of May 2008:
::The Time of Your Life
@Pacific Resident Theatre
703 Venice Blvd. , Venice, CA
at 8PM
This is a comedy by William Saroyan about a group of people who are determined to live every day to its fullest. The story is set in a San Francisco bar in 1939.
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::Miyavi
@Avalon Hollywood
1735 N. Vine St. , Los Angeles, CA
at 8PM
Japanese rock innovator Miyavi announced his first ever world tour, named after his latest release (March 2008), "This Iz The Japanese Kabuki Rock." There's really nothing quite like Miyavi's sound that's mainstream...the guy is arguably a genius, and seeing him at the Avalon will be a sonic and visual experience well worth the thirty bucks, I'm sure.
Cost: $30 (adv); $35 (door)
Event for Friday the 5 of May 2008:
::URBAN DEATH: TORTURED ABYSS
@ZJU Theatre
4850 Lankershim Blvd , North Hollywood, CA
at 8:30PM
Zombie Joe's Underground's terrifying new production delves into the depths of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities, and the disturbed spirits walking among us.
Cost: 12
Event for Friday the 9 of May 2008:
::URBAN DEATH: TORTURED ABYSS
@ZJU Theatre
4850 Lankershim Blvd , North Hollywood, CA
at 8:30PM
Zombie Joe's Underground's terrifying new production delves into the depths of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities, and the disturbed spirits walking among us.
Cost: 12
Event for Friday the 11 of May 2008:
::URBAN DEATH: TORTURED ABYSS
@ZJU Theatre
4850 Lankershim Blvd , North Hollywood, CA
at 8:30PM
Zombie Joe's Underground's terrifying new production delves into the depths of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities, and the disturbed spirits walking among us.
Cost: 12
Event for Friday the 15 of May 2008:
::URBAN DEATH: TORTURED ABYSS
@ZJU Theatre
4850 Lankershim Blvd , North Hollywood, CA
at 8:30PM
Zombie Joe's Underground's terrifying new production delves into the depths of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities, and the disturbed spirits walking among us.
Cost: 12
Event for Friday the 17 of May 2008:
::URBAN DEATH: TORTURED ABYSS
@ZJU Theatre
4850 Lankershim Blvd , North Hollywood, CA
at 8:30PM
Zombie Joe's Underground's terrifying new production delves into the depths of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities, and the disturbed spirits walking among us.
Cost: 12
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::Radio 4
@Spaceland
1717 Silverlake Blvd , Los Angeles, CA
at 8:30PM
This New York 'danceable-punk' 5-piece has a new EP coming out and shows across the country to suport its release. Their politically-aware songwriting to danceable beats a la Gang Of Four will get you passionately grooving.
Cost: $12
Event for Friday the 19 of May 2008:
::The Adicts
@House of Blues - Sunset Strip
8430 Sunset Blvd. , West Hollywood, CA
at 7:30PM
The Adicts are a UK punk institution, having been together since 1975. Known for their distinctive 'Clockwork Orange' "Droog" image, their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics helped set them very much apart from the rest of the genre.
Cost: $17.50-20
Event for Friday the 21 of May 2008:
::The Adicts Punk
@House of Blues - Sunset Strip
1530 S. Disneyland Dr. ,Anaheim, CA 92802
date : Wed, May 21
door : 7:00pm
show : 8:00pm
price : $20.00 - $22.50
The Adicts are a UK punk institution, having been together since 1975. Known for their distinctive 'Clockwork Orange' "Droog" image, their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics helped set them very much apart from the rest of the genre.
Event for Friday the 27 of May 2008:
::THRICE WITH CIRCA SURVIVE Punk Alternative Rock
@House of Blues - Sunset Strip
1530 S. Disneyland Dr. , Anaheim, CA 92802
door : 5:30pm
price : $17.50 - $21.50
THRICE WITH CIRCA SURVIVE, PELICAN AND AUSHUA
Event for Friday the 2 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 6 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 4 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 8 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 10 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 14 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 12 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 18 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 20 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 22 of May 2008:
::Global Warming Themed Juried Art Showing until may 22
@2nd City Council Art Gallery
435 Alamitos Ave , Long Beach, CA
at 7PM
EARTH is a Global Warming Themed Art Show that is opening on April 26 in Long Beach California . The is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.
The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.
The show runs from 4/19/2008 until 5/22/2008 at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach . The artists reception is Saturday April 26 from 7-9 pm.
Cost: FREE!
Event for Friday the 21 of May 2008:
::B.I.G. Tribute
@Crash Mansion LA
1024 S. Grand Avenue , Los Angeles, CA
at 9PM
This could go either way, but Crash Mansion does pretty good with filtering out complete shit, so I'm guessing good...The tribute features live performances by hip-hop locals U-N-I, Gomez Warren IV, DJ Journey, and more.
Cost: $10 (adv); $13 (door)
Event for Friday the 21 of May 2008:
::Delicious
@Arena
6655 Santa Monica Blvd , Hollywood, CA
at 9:30PM
Delicious at the Hollywood Arena has become one of the hottest hip-hop spots in the club scene.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 21 of May 2008:
::The Kills Rock
@El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Boulevard , Los Angeles, CA
at 9PM
Official Site: http://www.thekills.tv/
Event for Friday the 22 of May 2008:
::French Kicks
@The Echo
1822 W Sunset Blvd , Los Angeles, CA
at 8PM
These college educated New Yorkers deliver a mix of garage rock, post-punk and modded pop with hints of Joy Division and The Pixies.
Cost: $13
Official Site: http://frenchkicks.com
Event for Friday the 30 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 27 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 25 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 19 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 13 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 5 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 2 of May 2008:
::Bossa:Nova
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 10PM
Zanzibar breaks it up with Trip hop, House and Electronica - this club night never fails to impress.
House, Trip Hop, Downtempo, Electronica, Breaks
Cost: $10-$15
Event for Friday the 28 of May 2008:
::Rapper Ludacris & Rocker Tommy Lee
@Greek Theatre - Los Angeles
2700 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027
at 7:30PM
A concert with a cause?! Oh yeah!
Music's heavy hitters, Ludacris and Motley Crue member, Tommy Lee, are on a crusade to help revive Griffith Park, which was ravaged by the latest wildfires. The benefit concert ties in with Battleground Earth-- Planet Earth's reality TV series where rockstars challenge one another to a musical duel to "go green or go home." Luda and Lee, along with many musicians, are raising awareness about the negative impact that touring musicians add to our environment.
Cost: $25.00 - $75.00
Event for Friday the 29 of May 2008:
::Afro Funke
@Zanzibar
1301 Fifth St , Santa Monica, CA
at 9PM
'Afro Funke' features deep-rooted funk music from around the world.
Cost: $7
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::Shark Lagoon Nights
@Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way , Long Beach, CA
at 8PM
Editors' Take
Looking for an unusual date night? Why not try the Shark Lagoon at the Aquarium in Long Beach? The Persian cat in your lap is probably overkill, though.
Join us on Friday evenings when Shark Lagoon will be open until 9:00 p.m. Enjoy dessert and coffee, drinks, or a light meal on our Harbor Terrace overlooking beautiful Rainbow Harbor. Listen to live music outdoors in Shark Lagoon.
Event for Friday the 2 of May 2008:
::Shark Lagoon Nights
@Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way , Long Beach, CA
at 8PM
Editors' Take
Looking for an unusual date night? Why not try the Shark Lagoon at the Aquarium in Long Beach? The Persian cat in your lap is probably overkill, though.
Join us on Friday evenings when Shark Lagoon will be open until 9:00 p.m. Enjoy dessert and coffee, drinks, or a light meal on our Harbor Terrace overlooking beautiful Rainbow Harbor. Listen to live music outdoors in Shark Lagoon.
Event for Friday the 30 of May 2008:
::Shark Lagoon Nights
@Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way , Long Beach, CA
at 8PM
Editors' Take
Looking for an unusual date night? Why not try the Shark Lagoon at the Aquarium in Long Beach? The Persian cat in your lap is probably overkill, though.
Join us on Friday evenings when Shark Lagoon will be open until 9:00 p.m. Enjoy dessert and coffee, drinks, or a light meal on our Harbor Terrace overlooking beautiful Rainbow Harbor. Listen to live music outdoors in Shark Lagoon.
Event for Friday the 6 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 26 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 23 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 30 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 21 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 24 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 9 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 4 of May 2008:
::CARNIVÁLE NEVER ENDS
@SADDLEBACK COLLEGE
McKinney Theatre - 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo
Tel. 949-582-4413
Featuring internationally-acclaimed singers Ana Gazzola and Sonia Santos with their 5-piece jazz band, Brasil Brazil delivers the fervor, enthusiasm and excitement of popular Brazilian music - tinged with jazz and spiced with Latin and African drumming.
Event for Friday the 30 of May 2008:
::Casa do Samba every Friday
@Good Hurt nightclub
12249 Venice Blvd
West LA, CA 90066
Tel.: (310) 973-7893
Time:11:00pm
Information:
$ 10 cover charge/ 21yr & over
Event for Friday the 16 of May 2008:
::Casa do Samba every Friday
@Good Hurt nightclub
12249 Venice Blvd
West LA, CA 90066
Tel.: (310) 973-7893
Time:11:00pm
Information:
$ 10 cover charge/ 21yr & over
Event for Friday the 2 of May 2008:
::Casa do Samba every Friday
@Good Hurt nightclub
12249 Venice Blvd
West LA, CA 90066
Tel.: (310) 973-7893
Time:11:00pm
Information:
$ 10 cover charge/ 21yr & over
Event for Friday the 31 of May 2008:
::Sambajah - live samba and pagode! every saturday
@Bellagio Ristorante
11800 Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Tel. (714) 356-8542
SATURDAY NIGHTS ARE GETTING HOT WITH SAMBAJAH!
Dance all nite to the live samba sounds of Sambajah every Saturday at the beautiful Bellagio Ristorante in Culver City.
Free with $10 drink minimum
Event for Friday the 17 of May 2008:
::Sambajah - live samba and pagode! every saturday
@Bellagio Ristorante
11800 Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Tel. (714) 356-8542
SATURDAY NIGHTS ARE GETTING HOT WITH SAMBAJAH!
Dance all nite to the live samba sounds of Sambajah every Saturday at the beautiful Bellagio Ristorante in Culver City.
Free with $10 drink minimum
Event for Friday the 7 of May 2008:
::Brazilian films EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH
@UCLA
James Bridges Theatre
1409 Melnitz Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Tel: (310) 825-4571
BRAZILIAN FILMS SERIES AT UCLA
Please, see schedule of films at www.international.ucla.edu/lac/
Event for Friday the 3 of May 2008:
::Sambajah - live samba and pagode! every saturday
@Bellagio Ristorante
11800 Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Tel. (714) 356-8542
SATURDAY NIGHTS ARE GETTING HOT WITH SAMBAJAH!
Dance all nite to the live samba sounds of Sambajah every Saturday at the beautiful Bellagio Ristorante in Culver City.
Free with $10 drink minimum
Event for Friday the 3 of May 2008:
::Disorderly Conduct: Art In Tumultuous Times until jun 1
@Orange County Museum Of Art
850 San Clemente Drive , Newport Beach, CA
at 11AM
The current fascinating exhibit at OCMA features painting, video, and installation projects by both local and international artists whose works reveal the political and cultural malaise of our current changing times. Artists on display are: Pilar Albarracin, Karen Finley, Pearl C. Hsiung, Glenn Kaino, Mike Kelley, Martin Kersels, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Rodney McMillian, and Robin Rhode.
Cost: $10
Event for Friday the 3 of May 2008:
::Hip Hop SENSES
@The Terrace
443 East Colorado Blvd , Pasadena, CA
at 9PM
SENSES
Groove to the sounds of Classic Hip Hop . R&B Soul . Electro House
provided by DJ Giant Squid . Jason Mixed . DJ Equip . DJ Clutch
Event for Friday the 3 of May 2008:
::Wax
@The Larchmont
5657 Melrose Ave , Hollywood, CA
Editors' Take
Lace up your docs and start pogo'ing, cause London's calling at this UK underground club night.
Melrose Avenue goes UK and NY underground with this unique club night.
Latest News and InformationsLATEST NEWS & ARTICLES
LA, 05.11.08 ( By MPP) -
Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has renewed his commitment to protecting medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail
On the verge of becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has renewed his commitment to protecting medical marijuana patients from arrest and jail.
Here is a quote from Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt from an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle:
''Voters and legislators in the states — from California to Nevada to Maine — have decided to provide their residents suffering from chronic diseases and serious illnesses like AIDS and cancer with medical marijuana to relieve their pain and suffering. Obama supports the rights of states and local governments to make this choice — though he believes medical marijuana should be subject to (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulation like other drugs.”
With Sen. Obama now widely expected to win the Democratic nomination and in a year when Democrats are favored to win the White House, this means we might be only eight months away from having a White House that stands with us on medical marijuana access.
You can also watch a video of Sen. Obama talking about medical marijuana here.
In the months leading up to the New Hampshire Democratic primary election, MPP helped persuade all of the Democratic presidential candidates and three of the Republican candidates to pledge to end the arrest of patients in states with medical marijuana laws.
In response to questions from MPP on the campaign trail, Sen. Obama stated that arresting medical marijuana patients is not a good use of resources and promised to end the federal raids on state medical marijuana patients and their caregivers.
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) has also promised MPP that she would end the raids.
Unfortunately, the Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), earned a grade of “F” from MPP for his inhumane stance on medical marijuana. In response to repeated questions from MPP on the campaign trail, Sen. McCain incorrectly stated that a majority of medical experts oppose medical marijuana, and he also gave a patient who was politely questioning him a glimpse of McCain's famous temper.
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who also remains in the Republican race, has been an outspoken opponent of marijuana prohibition and has consistently voted in favor of legislation to end the DEA's raids on patients.
Please visit ,
MPP's campaign site
, for statements from each of the candidates.
MPP is the only drug policy reform organization that's systematically influencing the presidential candidates to take positive positions on medical marijuana — and punishing those who don't. Would you please consider making a donation to support our work today?
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LA,25.03.08 (Por Junia d'Affonseca) -
O prazo para atualização do título de eleitor este ano termina dia 7 de maio de 2008.
O TRE só deverá reabrir para recadastramento no próximo ano após as eleições. Avisem os amigos e parentes para se atualizarem a fim de evitar problemas no futuro.O voto é obrigatório a TODOS os brasileiros alfabetizados, maiores de 18 e menores de 70 anos. O voto é facultativo aos brasileiros analfabetos, jovens entre 16 e 18 anos e aos idosos com mais de 70 anos.
A lista de embaixadas e repartições consulares brasileiras poderá ser acessada pela página Web do
Ministério das Relações Exteriores.
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LA, 03.14.08 ( By Biorn Maybury-Lewis, Ph.D.* ) -
Freedom to Associate: A Fundamental Human and Academic Right under Pressure
Two master’s degree students from IUPERJ, Patrícia Rangel and Pedro Luiz Lima, were detained in early March at Madrid’s international airport while on their way to present scholarly papers at the Portuguese Political Science Association meeting scheduled for Friday, March 7. Brazilian citizens do not need visas to fly to European Union capitals, and the students reported having round-trip air tickets, funds to cover their trip
expenses, and documentation of their planned participation in the upcoming meeting. But Spanish authorities did not allow them to proceed to Lisbon, and the Brazilians were eventually deported to Rio de Janeiro.
A similar incident had occurred February 10, involving a master’s degree student in physics from USP, also detained at Madrid’s international airport. After three days in a large holding area for detained people in transit, the student, Patricia Camargo Magalhães, was deported to Brazil.
In two apparently retaliatory incidents, Spanish citizens on business were detained and eventually deported from the international airports of Salvador and Fortaleza, although they reported having round-trip tickets, credit cards, funds for their stay and legitimate reasons for visiting Brazil.
The growing tension between Spanish airport authorities and their counterparts in Brazil is now becoming a priority issue for both countries’ foreign ministries. The debate on the questions of detention and deportation is now all over the Brazilian and European press.
Such debate and diplomatic activity reflect the groundswell of pressure from poor countries to guarantee the free movement of people across borders in the same way capital is already free to circulate in a “globalized” world. In both Europe and the United States immigrants are increasingly under attack for the perceived “burdens” they present—especially for public schools and healthcare systems, as well as labor markets.
Yet much scholarly research suggests that the contributions of immigrants far outweigh any burdens they may impose on host countries. The “burden” argument also ignores the histories of conquest and colonialism that have left some countries far better off than others. Citizens of poorer countries are obliged to find ways to deal with the consequences, sometimes by emigrating. Thecastigation of immigrants, both in Europe and the United States,
is understandable only as part of a historically blinkered mind set. In North America residents are all either immigrants or descendants of relatively recent immigrants—except for indigenous peoples and our African-American compatriots, who were forcibly brought to this continent.
As an academic organization BRASA is concerned about the implications of this broad trend of intolerance. It now affects Brazilian scholars who have no apparent interest in emigrating to Europe but nonetheless are detained and deported from a hitherto-friendly European capital while trying to carry on essential academic work: meeting with colleagues at conferences. For some time this trend has been obstructing Brazilian scholars’ efforts to participate in normal academic activities in the USA. Although they are not normally deported from U.S. airports, their enormous
difficulty in obtaining visas from U.S. consulates is well known. These problems effectively diminish the ability of Brazilian scholars to travel to and from the United States.
As academics we must strongly support academic freedom. We all know that one of the most important liberties is the freedom to associate without the capricious constraints of state authorities. It behooves us to encourage the Brazilian, U.S. and European Union authorities to take the wise path: to safeguard,not diminish, this fundamental right of democratic societies. The incidents in Madrid, Fortaleza and Salvador, and the ongoing
difficulties at U.S. consulates in Brazil, suggest that we cannot take our academic freedom for granted and must actively defend it.
* Biorn Maybury-Lewis, Ph.D.
BRASA Task Force on Human Rights Coordinator
Member of the Executive Committee
Dean of Academic Affairs, New England Institute of Art
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LA, 02.21.08
Wanderley Luxemburgo lança sua Faculdade do Futebol
Para os brasileiros residentes nos Estados Unidos, chegou a hora de fazer parte do Instituto Wanderley Luxemburgo (IWL). A instituição, que atuará como uma faculdade do futebol, traz cursos de extensão e pós-graduação em diversas áreas do esporte, com o objetivo de unir o conhecimento prático e científico de grandes profissionais, oferecendo aos alunos uma base sólida para transformar o esporte numa profissão.
Coordenado pelo próprio técnico Wanderley Luxemburgo, o IWL oferece mais de 45 cursos divididos em diversas especializações. As aulas de Técnicas e Táticas de futebol serão ministradas por Luxemburgo, que também traz cursos que envolvem outras áreas do conhecimento esportivo, como Marketing, Direito, Jornalismo, Educação Física, Fisioterapia, Fisiologia e Psicologia. Além disso, há cursos para Agente FIFA e Arbitragem. Todos os cursos já estão reconhecidos pelo Ministério da Educação e da Cultura (MEC).
As aulas são telepresenciais, os conteúdos são disponibilizados via internet e perguntas são respondidas por e-mail. Além de oferecer a oportunidade de estudar em sua língua mãe, os cursos oferecem flexibilidade de horários, o que possibilita o aluno a criar sua rotina de estudo.
O Instituto irá contar com nomes de peso como Nilton Petroni (Filé), Joaquim Grava, José Carlos Brunoro, Roberto Perassi, Suzy Fleury e Luiz Carlos Gomes Godoi. Sob a coordenação de Luxemburgo, os professores darão aulas ao vivo com transmissão simultânea para todo o Brasil.
Nos Estados Unidos, o IWL terá escolas em Miami, Pompano Beach e Boston. Os interessados já podem obter informações sobre cursos e inscrições. Basta acessar o site do Ipett (www.ipett.com).
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LA, 09.04.07 (By Ana Lourdes Alvarenga) -
Her Grandma Has a Video Camera, what about yours?
Have you been trying to understand brazilians but you can't get it right for some reason.... This is the movie you need to watch in other to understand a bit more about the brazilian immigrant ''persona''. These are the foot prints where our steps will meet one day.
Grandma Has a Video Camera Tania Cypriano, 56 min. Brazil/U.S. 2007
For over 20 years, a family of Brazilian immigrants in the United States used their home video camera to record first-hand how they saw their new world and struggled to establish themselves. Fast paced and funny, this documentary presents a touching portrait of migration, displacement and the search for identity.
* Schedule for the
WEST COAST, Northern California
Sunday, September 9 - 6pm
Thrusday, September 13 -11pm
Truly California
Channel 9, KQED
For the schedule of other exhibitions of Grandma Has a Video Camera, also on KQED
click here.
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LA, 07/15/07 ( Ana Lourdes Alvarenga) -
UCLA Film & Television Archive will feature the acclaimed Brazilian documentary 'MANDA BALA'
On Monday, August 6, 7:30 pm the UCLA Film & Television Archive is screening the acclaimed Brazilian documentary MANDA BALA, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. It’s a stunningly inventive film tracing the tangled web linking crime, policing and government corruption in Brazil. The film will screen as part of our First Mondays series of advance previews of new releases. For more detailed information visit
UCLA website
ABOUT THE SERIES FIRST MONDAYS
On ten Mondays over the course of the year, usually on the first Monday of the month, the Archive will present an advance screening of a new release. Cineclub members get in free!
Detailed event info :
Film: MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET) US, 2007
When: Monday August 6 , 7:30 pm
Where: Billy Wilder Theater
10899 Wilshire Blvd. at Westwood Blvd.
(courtyard level of the Hammer Museum).
dir: Jason Kohn. prod: Joey Frank, Jared Goldman, J. Kohn. cin: Heloísa Passos.
Former Errol Morris protégé Jason Kohn’s directorial debut is a fascinating, provocative and highly original exploration of violent crime and government corruption in modern Brazil. Winner of the documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Manda Bala is a breathtaking portrait of Sao Paolo, where crimefighting has spawned an entire industry: car bulletproofing and helicopter shuttles to combat carjackings, and plastic surgery specialists who re-create the missing ears of ransomed kidnapping victims.
Format TBA, 85 min.
TICKETS: Advance tickets are available for $10 at www.cinema.ucla.edu.
Tickets are also available at the Billy Wilder Theater box office starting one hour before showtime: $9, general admission; $8, students and seniors; FREE to Cineclub members.
PARKING: $3 in the lot under the theater. Enter from Westwood Blvd., just north of Wilshire. More Info: www.cinema.ucla.edu / 310.206.FILM
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LA,07/14/07 (Ana Lourdes Alvarenga) -
Life beyond Venice Beach - In July 31st 6 black students from Jena,Louisiana, may be sentenced to life in prison for crossing the lines of a racial divided playground.
On September 1st, 2006 - the morning after 3 black students attempted to integrate Jena High School's playground by sitting in the traditionally all white area - three nooses were found hanging from branches. After that ''inside joke/warning'' among high school students, racial tension rose beyond school grounds and fights broke out around town.
A white man pulled a sawed-off shotgun on black students at a convenience store (they wrestled it away from him), and someone burned down most of the school. When the boys who hung the nooses were caught and the superintendent brushed it off as a ''harmless prank,'' every black student in school crowded under the tree in protest.
The District Attorney was called into the school to end the protest. Flanked by police officers he held a pen in the air and told them all ''I can end your life with the stroke of a pen.'' A week later he tried to make good on his promise. On December 4th, another fight broke out at school and the DA charged six black students with attempted second-degree murder. He wrote an open letter to the students in the town's only paper that ''when you are convicted, I will seek the maximum penalty allowed by law.''
The six teenagers are facing 80-100 years in prison without parole. They range in age from 15-17 years old.
Their names are: Bryant Purvis, Jesse Beard, Carwin Jones, Mychal Bell, Theodoore Shaw and Rovert Bailey. All of the boys were college-bound, most with offers of scholarships for various achievements. Mychal Bell was recently convicted of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery. An all-white jury took less than 2 days to convict him. He faces up to 22 years in prison. His sentencing is set for July 31.
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LA, 07/05/07 ( By Cary Thompsom) -
SFFW is back in town
San Francisco Fashion Week™ uniquely unites the city’s growing contingent of established and up-and-coming local fashion designers under an official, one-of-a-kind platform that brings fashion to the forefront of San Francisco’s distinct culture. It is an up-close and personal look at the city’s fashion influencers, with a series of professional fashion shows, industry workshops and a boutique featuring a range of local design talent – all adding to San Francisco’s image as a city full of people who are innovative, creative and with a distinct style that reflects an irreverent yet intelligent vibe.
San Francisco Fashion Week will be held from August 22 to 26, 2007 at The Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center (101 Henry Adams Street), and will showcase Spring 2008 Collections from up to twenty of the top emerging and established fashion designers from the Bay Area.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT FASHIONWEEK-SF.COM
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LA,05/18/07 (Por Aaron Glantz) -
EEUU: Soldados latinos hablan contra la guerra en Iraq
Un paramédico del ejército de Estados Unidos que se negó a portar su arma en Iraqe y luego escapó de una base en Alemania, volvió a su hogar en Los Angeles esta semana, tras pasar seis meses en una prisión militar.
Agustín Aguayo, de 31 años, nació en México y creció en el sur del estado estadounidense de California. Luego de graduarse de la escuela secundaria, se casó y tuvo gemelas.
Aguayo relató a IPS que se unió al ejército en noviembre de 2002 mientras trabajaba de noche en un banco para mantener a su familia, y asistía a una facultad comunitaria durante el día.
''Trabajaba de noche cuando oí un anuncio en la radio de la Guardia Nacional, y eso sembró la primera semilla en mi cabeza: trabaje dos semanas al año, un fin de semana al mes, gane dinero extra, sirva a su país. Eso era exactamente lo que necesitaba'', dijo.
Así que Aguayo se dirigió a una oficina local de reclutamiento del ejército. Estados Unidos ya había derrocado al movimiento islamista Talibán en Afganistán (octubre de 2001) y el presidente George W. Bush hablaba de una guerra con Iraq, que se concretó con la invasión de marzo de 2003.
Aguayo señaló que el reclutador restó importancia a los peligros de ser enviado al frente con el ejército.
''Era un veterano de la primera Guerra del Golfo (1991) y compartió su experiencia conmigo. Dijo que serían apenas cuatro meses, y que no estaba mal. También dijo que más que nada se dedicó a leer'', recordó Aguayo.
Sin embargo, la emoción de Aguayo comenzó a menguar una vez que comenzó el entrenamiento básico. Se sintió perturbado por los cánticos del campamento militar, como ''izquierda, derecha,izquierda, derecha, maten'' y, aunque se había alistado como auxiliar médico, se dio cuenta de que tendría que portar un arma
y dispararla contra otros seres humanos cuando fuera necesario.
Ese sentimiento de malestar se intensificó luego de que su unidad recibió órdenes de desplegarse en Iraq. Antes de partir hacia Tikrit, el pueblo natal del ex presidente Saddam Hussein (1979-2003, ejecutado en 2006), realizaron ejercicios de entrenamiento en Alemania.
''Dábamos vueltas en convoyes por los bosques de Alemania en un área de entrenamiento, constantemente aparecían objetivos y les disparábamos desde la ventana. Hacíamos esto día tras día,
por la noche. Yo era parte de un batallón de infantería. En ese punto me quedó claro que en el ejército de hoy un paramédico no es solamente alguien que ayuda a las personas; es un soldado de
infantería, un hombre armado que tiene algunas habilidades médicas'', dijo.
Para el momento en que Aguayo llegó a Tikrit, ya había pedido la baja en calidad de objetor de conciencia. Dijo que se dio cuenta de que no podría matar a nadie y salió en una patrulla a cumplir con una guardia sin cargar su arma.
''Parecía como si todo el objeto de esos recorridos fuera simplemente comenzar un tiroteo. Es como un círculo vicioso que continúa. Estamos allí porque hay conflicto, y hay conflicto porque estamos allí. Es un ciclo sin fin'', opinó.
Aguayo dijo a IPS que lo que vio en Iraq fortaleció su oposición a matar y a la guerra.
''Una vez estábamos conduciendo por la ciudad, estableciendo puestos de control, y escuchamos una explosión, así que fuimos a ver qué ocurría. Un vehículo de la policía iraquí había sido atacado. Mi unidad se quedó atrás y pude ver personas heridas a la distancia'', evocó.
''Me pareció extraño que permaneciéramos lejos. No podía comprender por qué estábamos parados allí, por qué no podíamos ayudar a las personas. Solamente podíamos ayudarlas cuando las
heríamos nosotros'', explicó.
Aguayo sobrellevó su estadía en el frente y regresó a Alemania. Luego supo que el ejército le había negado el estatus de objetor de conciencia y decidido enviar su unidad de regreso a
Iraq.
Pero Aguayo no pudo soportar la idea de ir a Iraq por segunda vez. Así que corrió, escapando por una ventana de su base en Alemania. Unas semanas después se entregó en Fort Irwin, California, con la esperanza de recibir un tratamiento más benévolo.
El ejército le puso grilletes, lo recluyó en confinamiento solitario y lo hizo volar de regreso a Alemania para someterlo a juicio. Acabó cumpliendo una condena de seis meses en una prisión militar.
''Fue un momento conmocionante. Nunca me había metido en problemas de ninguna clase. Pero también fue un momento de paz en el que pude reflexionar, y estoy realmente en paz porque finalmente tengo aquello que quise durante mucho tiempo. Quise ser separado del ejército porque moralmente no podía seguir por este camino'', señaló.
Luego de ser liberado, en una gira por California se le unieron otros tres objetores de conciencia: Pablo Paredes,Camilo Mejía y Robert Zavala.
Mejía fue uno de los primeros veteranos de Iraq en negarse a regresar al frente y estuvo casi nueve meses en prisión por suposición contra la guerra.
Paredes se negó a embarcarse a Iraq desde la Estación Naval de San Diego en 2005. Ahora es consejero sobre los derechos de los soldados estadounidenses y activista contra los reclutamientos.
Zavala es un infante de marina a quien hace poco un juez federal concedió la baja en calidad de objetor de conciencia, tras pelear por casi cuatro años para ser reconocido como tal.
Como Aguayo, Mejía, Paredes y Zabala son de origen latinoamericano.
''La evidencia es tan clara que hay mucha resistencia de los latinos, en parte porque fuimos desproporcionadamente destinados a tareas de alto riesgo: roles de combate, de infantería.
Ocupamos un porcentaje muy pequeño de los puestos de elite, como los oficiales y los Ángeles Azules (un escuadrón de la aviación naval). Representamos apenas cuatro por ciento del cuerpo de
oficiales, pero cuando comenzó la invasión éramos 20 por ciento de la infantería'', dijo Paredes a IPS.
''Así que, cuando se trata de cuestionar, la población de latinos es la que sabe realmente lo que es la guerra'', dijo. (FIN/2007)
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LA,6/01/2007 (By Anthony de Romero) -
Senator Harkin introduced a bill to close the Guantanamo Bay prison 120 days after passage.
This is a huge step in the right direction, but we have to act now to keep the momentum.
Email Congress: Support Senator Harkin's bill to close the Guantanamo prison.
If Congress hears from enough of us, the bill to shut down the Guantanamo detention facility could really pick up momentum by June 26th. On that day, activists around the country will join the ACLU for our Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice.
Senator Harkin's bill, which was just introduced, is an excellent, comprehensive solution. It would close the Guantanamo prison and end indefinite detention by requiring the government to get its act together and finally charge anyone alleged to have committed a crime.
( Font: ACLU)
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LA,05/23/2007 (By Justice for Immigrants) -
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATORS Take Action!
Background: On Thursday, May 17, 2007, Democratic and Republican senators announced a compromise immigration proposal, the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act of 2007, which will be considered on the Senate floor beginning the week of May 21.
In a statement released May 17, Bishop Gerald Barnes, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, expressed “significant” reservations with the legislation, citing problems with the legalization program of Title VI, the temporary worker program in Title IV, and family reunification in Title V. He stated that the U.S. bishops would work to make changes in these areas.
Title IV – Temporary Worker Program
Legislation: S. 1348 fails to provide a path to citizenship for temporary workers and their families. It also limits to two years the time temporary workers can bring their family members with them to the United States. A worker is eligible for up to 6 years. It also requires that a worker return home for a year after working for two years (two working, one at home, etc.), which could lead to visa overstays and an increase in the undocumented population.
Title V --- Family Reunification
Legislation: Title V of S. 1348 eliminates several categories of family immigration (1,2b, 3, and 4) and reduces the number of green cards available to parents of U.S. citizens to 40,000 a year. It clears up backlogs in the family preference system for anyone who applied prior to May 2005, but penalizes those who filed after that date. It replaces the family preference system with a “point” system skewed to highly educated and highly skilled workers
Title VI --- Legalization Program
Legislation: Title VI of S. 1348 would provide a “Z” visa for undocumented persons and allow them to apply for permanent residency within 8 years. Unfortunately, it would not allow immediate family members to join the eligible worker until a green card application is approved, a minimum of eight years. It also requires the visa holder to return to his/her country of origin to apply for a green card.
Please email, fax or call your Senators today (202) 224-3121 or to
sign the petition click here
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LA, 05/09/07 (Da Redação) -
Brasil de Fato Reports: 11 Years After Police Massacre of 19 Landless Nobody Has Been Punished
Brazilians just commemorated the 11th anniversary of the Massacre at Eldorado dos Carajas on April 17, 2006. On this day, 19 rural workers were assassinated in the state of Para, in nothern Brazil. Under the order of then governor Almir Gabriel and under the command of Major José Maria Pereira and Colonel Collares Pantoja, 155 military police circled a group of landless workers who were marching for agrarian reform and opened fire.
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LA, 05/07/07 (Da Redação) - No projeto de reforma abrangente das leis de imigração chegou a hora de agir!!!
U.S. SENATE TO CONSIDER IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION - -CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TODAY
Take Action!
Background. Democratic and Republican Senators, along with the Bush Administration, are currently negotiating compromise immigration reform legislation which could be considered on the floor of the U.S. Senate beginning the week of May 14. Should these negotiations falter, the Democratic leadership could choose to bring the STRIVE Act, or a similar bill, to the floor for immediate consideration. It is important that you contact your Senators in the next few days and ask for their support for a just and humane immigration reform bill.
USCCB Position. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and other organizational members of the Justice for Immigrants (JFI) Campaign are working to ensure that any compromise immigration legislation includes the principles set forth by the U.S. bishops. Any legislation which would warrant USCCB support would include:
1. a legalization program for the undocumented which includes family unity and a realistic path to citizenship;
2. a new worker program with worker protections and a path to citizenship; and
3. the preservation of family reunification as a cornerstone of our immigration system and the elimination of family backlogs and waiting times.
To contact your Senators, call 202-224-3121. The sample letter can be accessed via the JFI website at
Justice for Immigrants.org or can be faxed to the Senators’ offices.
Click Aquipara ser parte da solução:
If your email program does not recognize the URL as a link,
copy the entire URL and paste it into your Web browser.
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LA, 04/22/07 (Da Redação) -
FREE GEEK - the ''NGO Pick of the Week'' - Donate your old ol ''best mac or PC friend'' to the ones in need Hi-tech recycling is the low effort solution for modern environmental issues.
Free Geek was founded in February 2000 (and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in April 2000) to recycle computer technology and provide low and no-cost computing to individuals and not-for-profit and social change organizations in the community and throughout the world.
In the four years since its formation, Free Geek has recycled over 360 tons of electronic scrap and refurbished over 3,000 computer systems that are now in use by individuals and organizations in the community.
Free Geek does most of this work with volunteers (at any given time, about 200 are active). The volunteers disassemble the donated equipment and test the components, which are either recycled as electronic scrap or recycled into refurbished systems. These refurbished computers are then loaded with Open Source Software, such as GNU/Linux, Open Office, and other Free Software.
If you want to learn more about FREE GEEK, please join one of the informative tours they offer at noon and six pm Tuesday through Saturday in Oregon!!!. To find out more about Free Geeks in YOUR AREA
check out their page.
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LA, 04/18/07 (By Joceli Meyer) -
Itamaraty lança portal consular de apoio aos brasileiros no exterior -
O objetivo da iniciativa seria começar a desburocratizar os serviços prestados
O Itamaraty está lançando o Portal Consular, uma homepage inteiramente voltada para o apoio aos brasileiros no exterior, que faz parte de um amplo projeto de modernização e informatização da rede consular brasileira.
Na página, desenvolvida em parceria com o Serpro, poderão ser encontradas, dentre outras, informações sobre como agir em caso de emergências, orientação para quem vai viajar e para os que retornam ao Brasil, endereços e telefones de todas as embaixadas e consulados brasileiros no mundo, respostas a perguntas freqüentes e uma seção especial, denominada ''Fale Conosco'', através da qual o cidadão poderá encaminhar suas dúvidas e sugestões à área consular do Ministério.
Desburocratização
De acordo com nota divulgada pelo Ministério das Relações Exteriores (Itamaraty), essa iniciativa representa um importante passo para a desburocratização dos serviços prestados pelos Consulados e Embaixadas brasileiras. “Com a informatização dos serviços notariais, os funcionários terão mais tempo para se dedicar às demandas específicas dos brasileiros no exterior, o que poderá resultar num melhor atendimento ao público de forma geral”, ressalta o informe.
Assistência
O Portal permitirá acesso à página própria de cada embaixada e consulado brasileiro, onde estarão disponíveis instruções relativas aos diferentes serviços prestados por aquelas repartições no Exterior, tais como obtenção de passaporte, legalização de documentos e registros notariais de nascimentos e casamentos, além de recomendações importantes, horários de atendimento e telefones de plantão consular e calendário com os eventos de interesse da comunidade brasileira.
Com essa iniciativa, o Itamaraty pretende proporcionar aos brasileiros no exterior um atendimento e uma assistência mais modernos e eficientes.
O endereço do Portal Consular é http://www.abe.mre.gov.br
Receita Federal simplifica orientações para viajantes
A Receita Federal elaborou um link chamado ''Viajantes'', o qual dá acesso a novas páginas com todas as informações sobre o tratamento tributário aplicável aos viajantes e suas bagagens e demais assuntos a eles relacionados. As novas páginas respondem às constantes dúvidas sobre a legislação e os procedimentos aplicáveis aos viajantes. Nelas se encontram, por exemplo, informações sobre os regimes tributários aplicáveis e como os viajantes devem proceder na saída do país e na sua chegada, além de algumas dicas importantes. Com a simplificação desses dados a Receita tem por objetivo facilitar a vida de milhares de pessoas que entram e saem do Brasil anualmente, ajudando no cumprimento das exigências legais.
Atenção
Todo viajante que ingressa no Brasil, ou dele sai, com recursos em espécie, cheques ou cheques de viagem, em moeda nacional ou estrangeira, em montante superior a dez mil reais é obrigado a apresentar a Declaração Eletrônica de Porte de Valores (e-DPV).
No retorno ao Brasil, pode-se levar mercadorias sem o pagamento de tributos, desde que estejam incluídas no conceito de bagagem, não permitam presumir importação com fins comerciais ou industriais e observado o limite de valor global de: $500 dólares ou o equivalente em outra moeda, quando o viajante ingressar no país por via aérea ou marítima; e $300 dólares ou o equivalente em outra moeda, quando o viajante ingressar no país por via terrestre, fluvial ou lacustre.
Serviço
Para acessar o link Viajantes
click aqui
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NYC, 04/16/07 ( Redação) - EMENDA CONSTITUCIONAL TENTA CORRIGIR O ERRO QUE LEVA FILHOS DE BRASILEIROS NASCIDOS NO EXTERIOR A SE TORNAREM APÁTRIDOS
O atual dispositivo constitucional sobre reconhecimento da nacionalidade tem sido objeto de fortes críticas por permitir a possibilidade de que filhos de brasileiros nascidos no exterior se tornem apátridas. Em resposta a essas críticas, foi elaborada uma Proposta de Emenda Constitucional para restabelecer a possibilidade de aquisição de nacionalidade brasileira aos nascidos no estrangeiro, de pai brasileiro ou de mãe brasileira, desde que sejam registrados em repartição brasileira competente. Trata-se da Proposta de Emenda Constitucional n. 272, de junho de 2000 (PEC 272/00).
Sobre o atual regime jurídico, cabe observar:
(1) No Brasil, o reconhecimento de nacionalidade originária se dá exclusivamente pelos critérios estabelecidos na Constituição, sendo impossível a criação de hipótese aquisitiva de nacionalidade originária pela lei.
(2) Os critérios para o reconhecimento de nacionalidade originária estabelecidos pelo legislador constituinte são, em primeiro lugar, o ius soli (critério pelo qual a nacionalidade é decorrência do local de nascimento), que estabelece ser brasileiro nato todo aquele que nasce em território nacional, independentemente da nacionalidade dos pais ou ascendentes. Cabe observar, contudo, que a Constituição exclui a nacionalidade brasileira ao nascido no território brasileiro, cujos pais, estrangeiros, estejam no Brasil a serviço de seu país.
(3) O legislador constituinte também adotou parcialmente o critério do ius sanguinis (critério pelo qual a nacionalidade decorre da nacionalidade dos genitores), ao determinar que serão brasileiros natos os filhos de brasileiros que estejam no exterior a serviço do Brasil,.
(4) De forma similar, o legislador constituinte adotou parcialmente o critério do ius sanguinis ao estabelecer que também serão brasileiros natos os nascidos no exterior, de pai brasileiro ou de mãe brasileira, desde que venham a residir no Brasil e optem, em qualquer tempo, pela nacionalidade brasileira.
Diante desse quadro constitucional, surge a possibilidade de que filhos de brasileiros sejam apátridas, caso tenham nascido no território de um Estado que adote como critério de atribuição de nacionalidade apenas o ius sanguinis, e, seus pais, ambos brasileiros, não estejam a serviço do Brasil. Tal possibilidade decorre da supressão, pela Emenda Constitucional de Revisão n. 3, de 07/06/1994, da hipótese de aquisição originária da nacionalidade para os nascidos no exterior, de pai brasileiro ou mãe brasileira, desde que fossem registrados em repartição brasileira competente.
Tratava-se da adoção do critério do ius sanguinis somado ao requisito do registro do nascimento perante repartição brasileira competente, ou seja, Embaixada ou Consulado, independentemente de qualquer outro procedimento posterior. A alteração constitucional de 1994 eliminou a possibilidade de que o filho de brasileiros, nascido no exterior, venha a ser registrado em repartição brasileira competente, para fins de aquisição de nacionalidade. Atualmente, tal registro realizado no exterior opera efeitos apenas de identificação civil. Em decorrência disso, será apátrida o filho de brasileiros que nascer em um Estado que adote apenas o ius sanguinis como critério de atribuição de nacionalidade, caso não venha, por qualquer motivo, a residir no Brasil e não faça a referida opção
Por isso, os Consulados brasileiros, ao transcreverem os registros de filhos de brasileiros nascidos no exterior ou ao emitirem seus passaportes, mencionam, no corpo do respectivo documento, em atenção à Emenda Constitucional de Revisão n. 3/94, que a aquisição da nacionalidade condiciona-se à verificação de dois eventos: residência no Brasil e opção pela nacionalidade brasileira.
Sobre a Proposta de Emenda Constitucional n. 272, de junho de 2000 (PEC 272/00), cabe observar que:
- Em junho de 2000, a Proposta de Emenda à Constituição, PEC 272/00 (originalmente PEC 24, de 31/03/1999), de autoria do então Senador Lúcio Alcântara, foi aprovada pelo Senado Federal;
-Em setembro de 2001, a referida PEC, que dá nova redação à alínea “c”do inciso I do Art. 12 da CF/88 e acrescenta artigo ao Ato das Disposições Constitucionais Transitórias, assegurando o registro, nos Consulados, de brasileiros nascidos no exterior, foi aprovada pela Comissão de Constituição e Justiça e Cidadania da Câmara dos deputados (CCJC);
-Atualmente, a PEC 272/00 aguarda a instalação de Comissão Especial, onde será apreciada e votada. Posteriormente, passará pela apreciação e votação, em dois turnos, do Plenário da câmara, último estágio da tramitação de Emenda à Constituição no Congresso Nacional;
-As iniciativas tomadas a respeito do assunto já estão devidamente encaminhadas e encontram-se em curso no âmbito do Poder Legislativo, com vistas à alteração do quadro normativo em vigor;
-Independentemente da aprovação da PEC, os filhos de brasileiros nascidos no exterior podem ser registrados nas Repartições Consulares ou nas Secções Consulares das Embaixadas e poderá ser-lhes concedido documento de viagem