Tag: community empowerment

Prop 16 and Prop 17 give notice that we are taking ownership of our fate. While Prop 16 calls for Afro and Latino Americans to have a fair shot at a level playing field, Prop 17 demands that if you’ve already paid your dues in the criminal justice system, you should also have a voice on election day.

Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi is one of the most prolific filmmakers in the Bay Area when it comes to working with working class people in different nations, most times on different continents, and telling their stories. His films deal with music and social movements in Cuba, Colombia and Ghana. If you are not hip to what he has going on, make sure you check out this interview and check him out at the Fist Up Film Festival. Here is Eli in his own words.

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM) co-founder Chokwe Lumumba, in his run for City Council in Jackson, Miss., led eight candidates to win 43 percent of the vote. The runoff is May 19, Malcolm X' birthday, and your help is needed one more time.