Defending Human Rights in Mexico: The Indigenous Region of Chiapas

WE TALK TO A HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER FROM THE POLITICALLY REMOTE JUNGLES OF CHIAPAS, LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST MEXICO. HE TALKS ABOUT DOCUMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT OCCUR IN THE REGION, HOW INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THERE ORGANIZE TO DEFEND THEIR LAND FROM GOVERNMENT REPRESSION, AND HOW HIS ORGANIZATION HOPES OF BRINGING JUSTICE THROUGH COMMUNITY TRIBUNALS. HIS NAME IS PABLO OBANDO AND HE WAS ON A THREE-WEEK SPEAKING TOUR SPANNING VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. HIS CENTER, FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS, IS BASED IN CHIAPAS. HE ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE MEXICO SOLIDARITY NETWORK, BASED IN THE UNITED STATES.

Not Democrat, Not Republican: Campaign Promises of a Radical Activist

WE FOLLOW UP WITH RON GOCHEZ ON HIS PLANS IF ELECTED TO THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. THESE ARE THE CAMPAIGN PROMISES OF A GRASSROOTS ACTIVIST FROM SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. ELECTIONS FOR LOS ANGELES WILL HAPPEN ON MARCH 5TH. IF RON WINS, IT WILL BE CONSIDERED HISTORIC GIVEN HIS ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT BACKGROUND IN COMMUNITY POLITICS.

John Carlos, '68 Olympic Athlete, Endorses Activist for City Council

THE WORLDS MOST POLITICALLY FAMOUS ATHLETE HAS SPOKEN UP AND ENDORSED CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE, RON GOCHEZ. IN 1968, JOHN CARLOS MADE SPORTS HISTORY WHEN HE RAISED HIS FIST IN A SOLUTE FOR BLACK POWER AT THE OLYMPICS TO PROTEST RACISM. JOHN CARLOS WAS IN LOS ANGELES LAST WEEK TO FORMALLY ENDORSE RON GOCHEZ. THANKS TO JORGE LOPEZ FOR AUDIO AND PHOTOS.

Mini-Stories of Everyday People, People Who Ride LA's Trains (March Episode)

WE ONCE AGAIN RIDE THE TRAINS AND BUSES OF LOS ANGELES, HEARING THE STORIES OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE, THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE GETTING BY IN THE CITY. THIS IS THE VOICE OF LOS ANGELES.

Annie Greenfeld: Stories of the Holocaust, Civil Rights, and Growing a Garden.

                 A STORY OF A GIRL BORN IN A DISPLACEMENT CAMP IN GERMANY. A STORY OF HER PARENTS SURVIVAL THROUGH THE HOLOCAUST. A JOURNEY, OF COMING TO AMERICA, REJOINING  FAMILY, BUT BEING CONFLICTED BY THE DISCRIMINATION EVER-PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL WHO SAW DR. KING TALK ABOUT A DREAM WITH HER OWN EYES, A GIRL, BEING SO YOUNG AND UNAWARE OF THE HISTORY UNFOLDING AROUND HER.TO HONOR HER PARENTS LEGACY, SHE CONTINUES DREAMING OF EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. A WOMAN WHO SAW THE POVERTY IN HER COMMUNITY, AND CONSTRUCTED A PEACE GARDEN. A GARDEN FLOURISHING WITH PLANTS TALL AND SMALL, AND WITH SEEDS OF MANY CULTURES. THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE WOMAN BUT THE HUGE HISTORY BEHIND HER. THIS IS THE STORY OF ANNIE GREENFELD.

South Central Activist Runs for City Council; Tells Radical Life Story

WE HEAR THE RADICAL LIFE STORY OF A CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. HES A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND LONG-TIME COMMUNITY ACTIVIST WHO WAS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES TO AN UNDOCUMENTED MOTHER. A MOTHER WHO FLED CIVIL WAR IN EL SALVADOR. AS A CHILD, HE VISITED HIS MOTHERLAND, SAW THIRD WOLD POVERTY AND COMPARED IT TO THE RELATIVE POVERTY IN HIS OWN STREET. THEREBY, HE ALSO REALIZED THE CONTRADICTIONS OF A SOCIETY PROMISING GREAT WEALTH BUT DELIVERING LITTLE. HE ALSO REFLECTS ON HIS MANY EXPERIENCES IN COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, AND SHOWS US HOW PEOPLE ORGANIZED TOGETHER AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, CAN IGNITE CHANGE AT THE TOP.

South Central Woman, 71, Evicted From Home After Years-Long Battle Against Banks

               WE TALK TO A SENIOR-AGED WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN EVICTED FROM HER HOME IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT HER CONFRONTATIONS WITH LOS ANGELES SHERIFFS, AND HEAR ABOUT HER YEARS-LONG BATTLE AGAINST THE BANKS WHO HAVE TRADED HER HOME BETWEEN MULTIPLE INVESTORS. IN EFFECT, THEY PREVENTED HER FROM RECEIVING ADEQUATE LOAN MODIFICATIONS TO KEEP HER HOME. SHE HAS BEEN WITHOUT HER HOME SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY.