May 13, 2009

Alberto Gutierrez, former LAUSD teacher talked about his lawsuit vs. LAUSD. For more info see: http://articles.latimes.com/2006/aug/26/local/me-recruit26.

In this week's installment of "Politics or Pedagogy?" - the Los Angeles Unified School District is "rolling out" a long-awaited component of the computer-based ISIS program.

Calixto Cabrera was in the Marine Corps from 1965-1971. He spoke at Pasadena City College over the weekend.

Arlene Inouye provides our weekly Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS) commentary. This week she addresses the National Network Opposing the Militarism of Youth (NNOMY) National Counter-  Recruitment and Demilitarization Conference which is taking place July 17-19th in Chicago.

AB540/Dream Act Students adress the founding of the Dream Act.

Las Grandes de East Los Angeles and  Boyle Heights is a documentary based on an oral history project  directed by Dr. Dionne Espinoza, Professor of Chicano/a Studies at Cal State Los Angeles in collaboration with Claudia Rodriguez, Teacher, writer, poet, and performer as well as Louis Easton, graduate of CSULA TV and Film. Las Grandes featured in the documentary are Ofelia Esparza, Susana Reynoso, Juana Gutiérrez, Martha Soriano, and Josefina Lopez. Screening this Sunday 1PM at CSU Los Angeles.

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