June 2006 - Beyond Chron

Commentary: Mexico’s Election, 2006

Posted June 30, 2006 by Bobbi Lopez

On Sunday, July 2, Mexicans will be voting for their next president. After the historic vote of 2000, unseating the ruling party of more than seventy years, the question remains whether the country will be lead by free-trade, neo-liberal elites Read More »

“Government Piece of the Pie, Gay Pride and Project 20…”

Posted June 30, 2006 by

Editor On June 22nd 2006 a group of 40 seniors and people with disabilities are standing outside City Hall with yellow hard hats on. They are the Healthcare Action Team (HAT!) They plan to distribute pizza to the Board of Read More »

No Need For Civility

Posted June 30, 2006 by Tommi Avicolli Mecca

I like my sex safe and my politics raw. That certainly applies to Supervisor Chris Daly’s proposed charter amendment to compel the mayor to sit down every month for a public Q&A session with the Board of Supervisors. The matter Read More »

Seniors and Disabled to Rally Against Ellis Act Evictions

Posted June 30, 2006 by

This Monday, July 3, a group of activists headed up by Senior Action Network will stage a protest at the Bank of America at Market and Powell. The event will call attention to the fact that banks such as Bank Read More »

“An Evening with Robert Anbian and E. Doctor Smith” Comes to CounterPULSE

Posted June 30, 2006 by Staff Writer

On Monday, July 3rd, San Francisco poet, writer Robert Anbian, and electronic musician, percussionist E. “Doctor” Smith, will combine Anbian’s political and thought provoking poetry from his critically acclaimed “We” series, with video, and Smith’s twenty-year avant garde musical retrospective, Read More »

Todd Berman DA Arts June 19- July 22, 2006

Posted June 30, 2006 by Wilma Parker

Since its inception this spring, DA Arts has attracted a group of highly educated and talented local artists. Tod Berman is a case in point. A Brown University grad, he has traveled in Greece, a Classical education. He now teaches. Read More »

Five Singers ‘Put it Together’ in Sondheim Show, Singer Shawn Ryan Makes Round Two on America Has Talent

Posted June 30, 2006 by Buzzin' Lee Hartgrave

Stephen Sondheim, the witty tunesmith, actually put “Putting it Together” himself by using songs from his stage musicals like Company, Follies and Sunday in the Park with George and others to create a revue about a middle aged couple who’s Read More »

Progressive Soccer Fans, Latin America, and the World Cup

Posted June 29, 2006 by Bobbi Lopez

Within the progressive community, there have been long-standing critiques of sporting events. As a key ingredient in the formation of national identity, sporting events have long perpetuated images of self, nation, patriarchy, and the system of labor. Many see soccer Read More »