Monthly Archives: April 2011

Uri Avnery on Middle East Peace Prospects

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  Uri Avnery, April 30, 2011 One Word IN ONE word: Bravo! The news about the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas is good for peace. If the final difficulties are ironed out and a full … Continue reading →

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Human Trafficking in Mexico

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  Migrants forced to be sex slaves in Mexico By Agence France-Presse Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 — 8:50 am TAPACHULA, Mexico — Locals call them “merchandise” and that is how criminal gangs treat the Central American … Continue reading →

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A Quiz for Those of Hispanic Origin

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  At the outset, this quiz is going to sound off the wall. There is method to the seeming madness however and I will explain soon in a follow up blog what these questions (and the … Continue reading →

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Hope Foye @ Pacific Unitarian Church

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  See the following past blogs: <http://janbtucker.com/blog/2011/02/22/red-hope-one-award-in-the-bag-one-maybe/> <http://janbtucker.com/blog/2011/02/11/red-hope-nominated-for-best-documentary/> <http://janbtucker.com/blog/2010/10/19/blacklisted-hope-foye-was-one-of-many-victims/> Yesterday there was a screening of Red Hope: The Blacklisting of Hope Foye at the Pacific Unitarian Church, where Hope and Constance are members. Constance, who’s been … Continue reading →

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Femenista Conferencia @ CSULB

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  At California State University Northridge (CSUN) Chicano Studies Department in the 70′s I took two courses with legendary femenista pedagogue Anna Nieto Gomez, along with Norma Ramirez and Estela Ayala, who are now great femenista … Continue reading →

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Hitler’s Birthday

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  April 20 is the birthday of Adolf Hitler. Every April 20 I am reminded of events a couple of decades ago and then some, when I became the target of David McCalden, the psycho-puppy founder … Continue reading →

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How to Trump Donald Trump

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  The whole premise of Donald Trump’s “Apprentice” programs on NBC network are made to order to trump Donald Trump. All it takes is one prospective “apprentice” who knows anything about basic labor law to maneuver … Continue reading →

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Priorities of the Democratic Party

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Rough Draft Priorities There is a Difference between One and Ten By Rodolfo F. Acuña In the mid-sixties, I attended a lecture by Dr. Ernesto Galarza. Someone in the audience asked him why politicos and those in social movements didn’t … Continue reading →

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L.A. Bureaucracy Enforces Discrimination

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  Tuesday, April 14, 2011 The Honorable Kamala D. Harris ~ Attorney General Office of the Attorney General CA Dept. of Justice 1300 “I” Street Sacramento, CA 95814-2919 RE: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, BIAS AND PREJUDICE IN THE … Continue reading →

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Environmental & Social Impacts of Government Records Laws

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Jan Tucker

Leave Blank:Do Not Change:Your email:  The Environmental & Social Impacts of Government Records Laws In the real world, access to public records are restricted based upon several factors. These include (1) laws and constitutional requirements that specify what records are … Continue reading →

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