Freedom Schools LA Potluck, Fundraiser, & Celebration

To celebrate the first Freedom Schools session & all the wonderful folk who participated in ALL capacities, we will be having a two-part extravaganza!

At 6pm we will be having a veggie friendly potluck style dinner party with a suggested donation of $5 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds). We will also be raffling off some goodies. Oh and the dinner is a kid friendly event so bring your families!

At 9pm we will be switching it up to party hard & really celebrate all of our efforts, learning & growth. Kegs will be on hand with a donation of $5 for an all you can drink cup =). We will be jamming to the sounds of old school hip-hop with live DJ (Thanks Drew & Co.!).

Look forward to partying hard with everyone to celebrate this first of many Freedom School's sessions.

High school valedictorian lets the school system have it.

High school valedictorian lets the school system have it. Her speech resonates with many of the reasons why we created FSLA. 

Full speech text can be found here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/pr/valedictorian-against-schooling.html

The Radical Legacy of Black and Chicana Feminism EXTENDED!

The Radical Legacy of Black and Chicana Feminism EXTENDED!

That's right, two days was simply NOT ENOUGH to discuss Chicana and Black Feminism! So FSLA and Radical Women and all our participants have agreed to extend the class by one more session.

The present fight to save public education and social services in California has been largely organized and led by women of color. This is why this class will be dedicated to highlight the hidden history of Black and Chicana feminism. We will cover the legacy of Black feminism in the Civil Rights Movement and Chicana feminism in the Chicana/o Movement. The goal of this class is to have lively discussions on working class women of color feminist theory and activism, obstacles in overcoming resistance to feminism, and examine how feminism relates to race, class, and sexuality struggles. We will develop strategies to confront sexism as well as draw out the lessons learned in this history for the present Civil Rights battles (education, immigration, LGBT, workers, abortion, etc.)! and for the liberation of all people!! All genders are welcome.

Facilitator(s): Yuisa Gimeno & Beatriz Paez

Date: Monday, August 16, 2010

Time: 6:30pm

Where: Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Bl. Los Angeles, CA

TODAY, Friday August 13 - Last Day for these classes! Come and Support!

Last Class Sessions! The following classes will have their last class sessions today:

An Interactive Walking Geography of Los Angeles

Today's topic: This Hybrid Existence.... "Awakening an Inner Geo- Narrative With Land: Discussions and (inner/external) Visions of Our Experiences With Earth." Please come and participate in discourse making as we create new ways to talk about geographical thought.

Facilitator: Eva Ríos-Alvarado
Date: Friday, August 13, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location:  Tierra de la Culebra, 240 South Avenue 57, Los Angeles, CA

Chess and Ethnobotany

Today's Topic: We will peruse the fascinating history of Chess and Ethnobotany finding such beautiful parallel junctions in Indian Betel nut use, neurotransmitters, the elephant piece and knight patterns. We may collaborate with a local chess club and/or have a casual tournament if people are interested. It should be open to any and all levels and interests, the trajectory been gained from feedback during the 1st class

Facilitator: Miguel Olivares
Date: Friday, August 13, 2010
Time: 6:00pm
Location:  Eastside Café, 5469 Huntington Dr North, Los Angeles CA

ATTENTION: South Central Farmers TONIGHT, AUGUST 5, 2010 @ 7PM!

IMPORTANT NEWS: TONIGHT, The "Browning and Yellowing of Whiteness" and "Communities in Resistance" will come together welcome a special presentation by THE SOUTH CENTRAL FARMERS! 

Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010

Time: 7PM

Place: Tierra de la Culebra, 

          240 S. Avenue 53

          Los Angeles, CA 90042.

Come out and support!

New Workshop: The Radical Legacy of Black and Chicana Feminism

Radical Women, LA Branch & Freedom Schools - Los Angeles Present:

The Radical Legacy of Black and Chicana Feminism

The present fight to save public education and social services in California has been largely organized and led by women of color. This is why this class will be dedicated to highlight the hidden history of Black and Chicana feminism. We will cover the legacy of Black feminism in the Civil Rights Movement and Chicana feminism in the Chicana/o Movement. The goal of this class is to have lively discussions on working class women of color feminist theory and activism, obstacles in overcoming resistance to feminism, and examine how feminism relates to race, class, and sexuality struggles. We will develop strategies to confront sexism as well as draw out the lessons learned in this history for the present Civil Rights battles (education, immigration, LGBT, workers, abortion, etc.)! and for the liberation of all people!! All genders are welcome.

Facilitator(s): Yuisa Gimeno & Beatriz Paez

Organization: Radical Women, Los Angeles Branch

Date(s): Monday August 9 & Wednesday August 11

Time(s): 6:30-8:30pm

Location: Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90018

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CLASS REMINDER: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 - WOMEN AND REVOLUTION

Tonight's topic: Feminism and All Its Branches. What is Feminism? Can men be feminists? How is Feminism Essential to a Revolution? Come and discuss!

Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Time:  7:00pm-8:30pm
Place: Tierra de la Culebra, 240 S. Avenue 57, Los Angeles, CA

REMINDER: Art Class Today - Make Your Own Musical Instrument!

CLASS REMINDER: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 - ART SERIES

Come to Make Your Own Musical Instrument!
(if you come, feel free to bring any kind of containers, beans, rice, beads, buckets, big coffee cans, and generally anything that you can clank on or shake) 

Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Time:  5:00pm-7:00pm
Place: Tierra de la Culebra, 240 S. Avenue 57, Los Angeles, CA