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Events for the month of April 2005

Highlights for the month...

Author Reading & Signing with
Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval
April 9th, Sat. 2 pm
Globalization And Cross-Border Labor Solidarity In The Americas: The Anti-Sweatshop Movement and The Struggle for Social Justice by Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval, deals with some of the obstacles that contemporary anti-sweatshop movements currently face.

Zapatismo in Communities of Color
April 14th, Thursday. 7 to 10 pm
Speaking tour on Zapatismo in communities of color with ex-political prisoner and Black Panther-Ashanti Alston.

Closing Art Reception
Santos of the Valley - by Michael Walker
April 16th, Saturday. 3 to 5 pm
Come meet J. Michael Walker. View and discuss his works. Refreshments served! Santos of the Valley. The History of a Place Resides in its Names.
United for Education Fundraiser
April 16th, Saturday. 6 to 10 pm
Help M.E.Ch.A. de LA. Mission College raise funds for AB540 scholarships. Live musical performances by local musicians URBAN MENACE, EL VUH, and KEMA.
$5 donation at the door
SAVE THE DATE! Author Reading & Signing: Luis J. Rodriguez
April 30th, Saturday. 4 to 6 pm
From the award-winning author of the contemporary classic memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A., and The Republic of East L.A., comes Luis J. Rodriguez's long-awaited first novel, MUSIC OF THE MILL. The novel takes the reader from the cultural and industrial boom years of the 1950s and 1960s, to its downward spiral in the 1970s, to the present day world of wireless technology and its resulting social upheavals.

"Control Room" FILM NIGHT
April 6th, Wed., @ 7:30 PM
Chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraqi War,
courtesy of Al Jazeera.

OPEN MIC
April 8th. Fri., @ 7:30 PM
Current & aspiring writers, singers, poets, rappers & musicians perform their art.

Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval: Author Reading & Signing
April 9th, Sat. @ 2 PM
See "Highlights for the Month" above.

AZTEC DANZA LESSONS
April 11th, Mon., @ 7PM
EARTh Company offers lessons for anyone interested in a good workout for the body and soul!

"The Motorcycle Diaries" FILM NIGHT
April 13th, Wed., @ 7:30 PM
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, this film recounts the adventures he and his best friend had while crossing South America by motorcycle.

"Zapatismo in Communities of Color" SPEAKING TOUR
April 14th, Thurs., @ 7 to 10 PM
See "Highlights for the Month" above.

OPEN MIC
April 15th, Fri., @ 7:30 PM
Current & aspiring writers, singers, poets, rappers & musicians perform their art.

Closing Art Reception with artist J. Michael Walker
April 16th, Sat., 3 to 5 PM
See "Highlights for the Month" above.

United for Education Fundraiser
April 16th, Sat., 6 to 10 PM
See "Highlights for the Month" above.

AZTEC DANZA LESSONS
April 18th, Mon., @ 7 PM
EARTh Company offers lessons for anyone interested in a good workout for the body and soul!

"Koyaanisqatsi" FILM NIGHT
April 20th, Wed., @ 7:30 PM
Koyaanisqatsi, a Hopi term for "life out of balance", uses time lapse photography, to make comparisons between different types of physical motion.

OPEN MIC
April 22nd, Fri., @ 7:30 PM
Current & aspiring writers, singers, poets, rappers & musicians perform their art.

AZTEC DANZA LESSONS
April 25th, Mon., @ 7 PM
EARTh Company offers lessons for anyone interested in a good workout for the body and soul!

"Ramo De Fuego" FILM NIGHT
April 27th, Wed., @ 7:30 PM
A 16mm feature-length documentary film about the legendary people of Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico.

OPEN MIC
April 29th, Fri., @ 7:30 PM
Current & aspiring writers, singers, poets, rappers & musicians perform their art.

SAVE THE DATE! Luis J. Rodgriguez: Author Reading & Signing
April 30th, Sat. @ 4 to 6 PM
See "Highlights for the Month" above.

Tia Chucha's Centro Workshops
Conga Lessons- Tues., 7-9PM Info: Ariel (818) 754-2402
Jarocho Workshop- Wed., 7-9PM Info: Louie (818) 272-3141
Guitar lessons- Sat., 11am-1pm Info: Alejandro Laborde (818) 644-5375
Young Womyn Circle- Sun., 12-2PM Info: Wendee (818) 362-7060

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