Posts Tagged as "community"

The Peace Builders: Chris Covington

Feb. 4, 2013 / By
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Twenty-one years old, Long Beach City College Public Policy and Communications major Chris Covington, is a man about town...

Report from the Dream Brave Summit

Feb. 3, 2013 / By
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I didn’t really know what to expect when I met with other young people from Long Beach to go to the Dream Brave Summit...

Cautious Hope After Obama’s Immigration Reform Speech

Jan. 30, 2013 / By
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By BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Unincorporated

COACHELLA, Calif. – The immigration issue is not about numbers for Esperanza Navarro...

Season For Nonviolence Kicks Off

Jan. 30, 2013 / By
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By VoiceWaves Beat Reporter Patrick Moreno

It was a regular day at a grocery store in Long Beach until gunshots rang...

What Does Building Peace in the Community Look Like?

Jan. 26, 2013 / By
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This Sunday is the kick-off event for Long Beach’s local campaign for ‘Season for Nonviolence.’ The campaign is 64-day-long grassroots, media, and educational campaign beginning on Jan...

MLK Parade Draws Hundreds in Long Beach

Jan. 24, 2013 / By
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Photos by Chris Rusanowsky

The Lakewood High School marching band ‘thrilled‘ Long Beach residents of all ages Saturday, performing a rendition of Michael Jackson’s classic hit ‘Thriller’ during a parade marking the end of peace-week celebrations this year in Long Beach...

Long Beach Youth Dance for Peace

Jan. 20, 2013 / By
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Dance For Peace youth hip-hop dancers from Homeland Cultural Center blessed the community with some fresh break dancing and pop locking last Monday...

Season for Nonviolence (SNV13) Kick-off Event

Jan. 19, 2013 / By
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January 19, 2013
Press Release
Media Contact: Broc Coward (562) 570-6684

Long Beach, CA: Youth, religious and community leaders will join Councilmember Suja Lowenthal, PeaceBuilders, VoiceWaves, Junior League of Long Beach and The Center Long Beach for the official kick-off of the Season for Nonviolence 2013 (SNV13)...

Palacio De Long Beach Jan/Feb 2013

Jan. 19, 2013 / By
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Palacio De Long Beach Jan/Feb 2013

 

Message from the Publisher, Andrea Sulsona

As we begin our 4th year of publication, this is our 22nd issue of Palacio de Long Beach Magazine...

Local Community Leaders React to Mayor’s State of the City

Jan. 18, 2013 / By
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While some community leaders have showed support after Mayor Bob Foster’s optimistic 2013 State of the City, some still have reservations about how firmly he patted his own back and those of city staffers during the speech...

LB Community Remembers Those Lost to Violence

Jan. 17, 2013 / By
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As a kick-off to Peace Week, about 150 Long Beach residents gathered to hold the 5th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr...

The MLK Jr. Peace and Unity Parade

Jan. 16, 2013 / By
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You are invited to participate in commemorating the memory of one of our nation’s greatest heroes, Dr...