El Corazón de nuestra gente esta en la comunidad y como comunidad nos unimos con un solo corazon en solidaridad con nuestros hermanos en Arizona, por nuestra comunidad en el Condado de La Naranja y el resto del pais. We come together as mothers, students, workers, teachers, indigenous peoples, leaders and community members to proclaim that “Another World is Possible”/ “Otro Mundo es Posible”.

Immigration Reform is not the only struggle that affects our community but rather we are communities of color that face many struggles. The May Day March aims at not only acknowledging the current discrimination and oppression found in our streets but to celebrate Human Rights. We are a community of many colors and diversity. We cannot forget the hard-working mother that works two minimum-wage low end jobs to feed and clothe her three children or the immense sacrifices that undocumented AB540 students carry out in order to fight for their education and the DREAM Act. Our workers, including day laborers, need our support and action to ensure that they receive respect and human treatment and dignified living wages. Our communities cannot afford our schools to perform poorly and so we must connect the parents and local politicians to the education system in order to move our students forward.

Hate has no place in our neighborhoods, and as gente unidad we do not welcome racist individuals like sheriff John Arpaio nor do we support businesses like Original Mike’s who choose to bring racism into our neighborhoods. We DEMAND immigration raids to end. The well-being of our families and friends is found in unity not separation. Automobiles need to stop being impounded away from hard-working individuals without legitimacy. Our community needs to stop being victims of greedy institutions like the Santa Police Department and individuals like Mayor Pulido. Our youth needs creative and cultural spaces to organize and have their voices heard. We DEMAND that our youth no longer be treated as criminal and thus incarcerated. At the same time, we cannot ignore the self-discrimination we manifest against our own gente, nuestra comunidad LGBTQ Latin@. We cannot kill our people. We have to make every business owner, police officer, politician, student, teacher and every member of our community accountable for the positive progress of our entire community. In order for change to occur, we must at all times be inclusive and not forget any person or group behind.

De esta manera y con el Corazon de nuestra comunidad en nustras manos podemos empezar a caminar juntos y gritar que “OTRO MUNDO ES POSIBLE”. ¡Si se Puede!

DEATH OF THE BUSH ERA: What Next?
November 1st, 2008 – Saturday, 7 – 10pm

CALL TO ARTISTS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Monday, October 27th

The SPARC Gallery would like to invite multi-media artists, from around the corner and around the world, to submit to our online gallery. We are seeking digital representations of your work, be it film, paintings, graphics, or sound works for SPARC’s exhibit “Death of the Bush Era: What Next?” Works will be selected for their appropriateness to the theme and will be featured on a large plasma screen during the November 1st exhibition.

As in the 2004 exhibit Elect This!, SPARC will once again summon the power of art to inspire people to collectively mobilize towards social change. For over 30 years, SPARC’s progressive programs have stimulated dialogue and encouraged social and political inquiry. In keeping with SPARC’s philosophy, the exhibition seeks to foster awareness, exploration, and reflection on the times in which we live.

In an effort to reach out to artists across the country and abroad, ONLY digital submissions will be accepted. The multifaceted exhibition will examine the global transformation prompted by the eight-year George W. Bush administration, the upcoming election, economic recession, illegal immigration, and the Iraq war.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

To be considered, please submit digital representations of your work to the
link below. In the respective fields, you will need to enter the following
information:

1) Your Name and Email Address
2) Photo Title
3) 2 – 4 jpgs of Your Work (*When sending jpgs, make the filename: “artist name and title”)
4) A Brief Description about your submission, including: title, height x width (inches), medium, price. (If applicable, add Link to your website or YouTube video.)

5) More Description: Add your Biography (include phone number and mailing address here)

For more info click here

LOS ANGELES — R.E.M., Modest Mouse, Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie, Jarvis Cocker, The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine, and Fleet Foxes are just a few of the artists whose handmade signs featured in Under the Radar’s Protest Issue will be auctioned off beginning September 30th to benefit War Child International.

Earlier this summer, Under the Radar magazine published its Protest Issue, which featured an array of musicians sharing their thoughts on today’s political climate. Along with interviews, Under the Radar conducted photo shoots with those artists, each holding protest signs of their own making. Beginning September 30th, Under the Radar will host a 7-day eBay auction of the protest signs featured in the issue. All proceeds will go to benefit War Child International, a nonprofit that helps children in areas of conflict across the globe. This auction provides individuals with an opportunity to purchase a one-of-a-kind piece of art while also contributing to a worthwhile cause.

Musicians whose art will be featured in the auction include The Protest Issue’s cover stars R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock, Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla, The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy, and Spoon’s Britt Daniel, as well as Billy Bragg, British Sea Power, Built to Spill, Jarvis Cocker, Death Cab for Cutie, The Dresden Dolls, The Duke Spirit, Elbow, The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, Fleet Foxes, Foals, Michael Franti, Sharon Jones, Talib Kweli, Jamie Lidell, Metric, Moby, My Morning Jacket, Neon Neon, Noah and the Whale, OK Go, Peter Bjorn and John’s Peter Morén, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Rilo Kiley, Rogue Wave, Shout Out Louds, Stars, St Vincent, Supergrass, and more.

Under the Radar is published by husband and wife Mark and Wendy Redfern and is distributed across North America.

To view all the signs up for auction, click here

For a more detailed look at The Protest Issue click here

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