News that Grand Lake Theatre owner Allen Michaan pulled Olympus Has Fallen from movie lineup.
This Week’s Passion is Leanne’s blog—commentary on current issues and happenings.
Stop Airing “Olympus Has Fallen”
I am giving the letter below to a local movie theatre owner (of Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland, CA) to urge him to stop airing the violent and racist movie, “Olympus Has Fallen.” I ask you to do the same at your local theatre. And by the way, DON’T see the movie. Dear Mr. Michaan: I [...]
Defacing Adult Education: California Schools Threatened with Extinction
Adult education is a vital public service, but it’s on the chopping block in California.
Bird blog
So I enter Progressive Grounds café in the San Francisco Mission district for a reading from “Love, InshAllah, the Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women,” when a bird walks in. Not just any old bird, but a blue and gold macaw. It sits down, well, perches, on the top of a chair. His owner [...]
Occupy our Food Supply
Occupy our Food Supply blog in solidarity with RAN’s day of action.
Year of the Dragon 2012
Celebrating the Lunar New Year 2012 at the Oakland Museum of California.
Accordion Babes
You don’t even have to like accordion music to love the Accordion Babes. Together and individually, the Babes each fully occupy their own distinct musical personas. Their annual Revue rocked the house recently at Rhythmix Cultural Works, a center in Alameda for entertainment and workshops wild and unusual. Amber Lee, with flowing red hair, writes her [...]
