Posts Tagged as "community"

Violence Prevention Planning Launches

Mar. 11, 2013 / By
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A crowded room of Long Beach residents listened to city officials describe the development process for a Violence Prevention Strategic Plan at Chavez Recreation Center on March 9...

Q&A: Rene Castro Gets to the Root of Community Violence

Mar. 8, 2013 / By
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Over the years, Long Beach has gained somewhat of a reputation as a violent city.

Just last year, Long Beach was named by the Centers for Disease Control as one of the top five cities in the nation with gang violence...

Latino Parents Shifting Black-White Paradigm in Memphis-Area Schools

Mar. 8, 2013 / By
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hispanic parents in this city care about the education of their children just as much as any other ethnic group, declared one Hispanic mother, Marta Lopez, during a recent town hall discussion on education...

Public Access Television Returns to Long Beach!

Mar. 2, 2013 / By
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 Charter Channel 32 & Verizon Channel 41

MISSION

The Long Beach Public Access Digital Network’s (PADNET) mission is to empower Long Beach residents with quality resources to create and share locally produced news, information and entertainment that fosters community pride and civic engagement...

Florida Task Force on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Gives the Controversial Law a Vote of Confidence

Feb. 27, 2013 / By
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by Jamilah King, ColorLines

In the year since George Zimmerman followed, fought and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, Florida’s Stand Your Ground law has been under national scrutiny...

Long Beach Violence Prevention Plan

Feb. 25, 2013 / By
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The City of Long Beach invites you to learn about the Long Beach Violence Prevention Plan (LBVPP)...

Community Action Plan Update: The Video

Feb. 23, 2013 / By
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Community members gathered on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 4:30pm until 7:00pm
at Roosevelt Elementary School, 1400 E 20th st, Long Beach, CA

They lent their voices and shared their vision for a healthier Long Beach!..

The Peace Builders: Long Beach Immigrants Rights Coalition

Feb. 21, 2013 / By
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Long Beach is a city known for its diversity: in people, music, and food. Regarded as a global city, it is a definite epic center of migration, with migrant workers commonly found in the booming hotel Industry and numerous foreign-born students attending the CSULB and Long Beach City College campuses...

Spotlighting Local Business: Dong Mai Cambodian Market

Feb. 21, 2013 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Sandy Brambila, Chie Uraki, Katrina Guevara and Brianda Sanchez

In July of 2007, the mile-long area along Anaheim Street and between Junipero Avenue and Atlantic Avenue was appointed, Cambodia Town.  ..

CCEJ Celebrates Healing and Forgiveness After Violence

Feb. 16, 2013 / By
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Last Tuesday the California Center for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) held their 22nd annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast at the Long Beach Convention Center...

The Peace Builders: Michelle Molina

Feb. 14, 2013 / By
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“An expert in peace,” words used by Second District Council Person Suja Lowenthal to describe Michelle Molina...

National Alliance Calls for End to School Closures

Feb. 8, 2013 / By
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The Washington Informer, News Report, Dorothy Rowley

A highly-vocal and growing alliance of public education advocates have united to end what they describe as the discriminatory shuttering of schools in black and Latino neighborhoods...