Connecting Universal Struggles Posted in: Illume Updates, Caffeinated Muslim Bushra Burney | Nov. 24, 2008 | 12:33 AM Bushra Burney is a member of the South Bay Islamic Association Media Committee and is content editor and blogger for Media and Islam On Saturday, November 22, Santa Clara University was home to a panel presented by [...]
Immortal Technique, Hip Hop and the Lost Children of Afghanistan An interview with Shamsia Razaqi From Silicon Valley de bug Magazine By Justin Collins It seems like humanitarian aide can include good music. Omeid International and Project Greenlight have been busy connecting local Hip Hop fans to benefit shows to aide “Afghanistan’s children of war.” [...]
This Sunday (11/16/08) over 200 community members came out to join the 15th annual Peace and Unity March that was organized to demand an end to violence. The event was sponsored by the Watsonville Brown Berets, the Watsonville Peace and Unity Coalition, the Student Empowerment Project. The first March was organized in 1994 after the [...]
From the Santa Cruz Sentinel Donna Jones – Sentinel Staff Writer Posted: 11/21/2008 01:30:29 AM PST Masked figures with raised fists share the space with a flashy bike rider and giant bugs on a wall tucked behind a former furniture store on Main Street. The vivid mural, which draws its inspiration from ancient Aztec culture [...]
