April 5, 1995 By Yolanda Reynolds Photo: by Mary J. Andrade A twisted and tortured mind caused the destruction last Wednesday evening of an exhibit by artists Jamex and Einar de la Torre at MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latinoamericana) in San Jose. The destruction was complete — not one of the fifty pieces …
March 15, 1995 By Yolanda Reynolds Photo: by Mary J. Andrade Now, with the announcement of definite plans to cut government programs for teenagers, children, the poor, and the disadvantaged the New Majority (Republican) Agenda is coming into clear focus. “They (Republicans) are playing reverse Robin Hood,” says Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren. She explains, “They are …
March 15, 1995 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade Decisions in Washington D.C. will affect the present and future of the children On a chilly early spring day, last week in Washington D.C. this writer interviewed U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren. Washington, and the rest of the nation, was in suspense that week over …
Congresswoman Lofgren faces tough challenges as legislator, mother and a woman Read More »
February 15, 1995 By Yolanda Reynolds “War has begun on Mexican soil” say leaders of the New York Committee for Democracy in Mexico/USA. Slowly, more information is being heard regarding Mexican military action in Chiapas against the EZLN (the Zapatista National Liberation Army). Besides an invasion by the military into a Zapatista cease fire zone, …
New factors emerge as Zedillo makes attempts at military control in Chiapas Read More »
February 11, 1995 By Yolanda ReynoIds “Zedillo is desperate,” says Ben Garza, a San Josean and long-time observer of Mexican politics. Garza adds, “Zedillo has made a mistake by declaring war on the people who have every reason to demand changes and democracy for Mexico. To kill the Zapatistas,” Garza says, “will not change the …
U.S. MEXICAN COMMUNITY ABHORS GOVERNMENT ACTION IN THEIR COUNTRY Read More »
January 18,1995 By Yolanda Reynolds Parents whose children attend the Selma Olinder Elementary School at 890 F. William, in downtown San Jose, hard good news from school officials last Wednesday morning. Their school will not be losing an English teacher. They were told that funds had been found to keep a fifth grade English class …
January 4, 1994 By Yolanda Reynolds A San Josean, Henry Morillo, attending the renowned Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe with other arts students, says that the school suffers from mismanagement. Morillo and his group, “Students for Academic Excellence and Equal Rights,” are demanding that their questions be answered and major improvements …
San Jose student questions Indian Institute management in New Mexico Read More »
Bishop Ruiz is appointed as mediator in Chiapas December 28, 1994 By Yolanda Reynolds With the unresolved problems in Chiapas and other southern Mexican states, an erupting volcano and the unrelenting fiscal pressure which has forced the government to abandon its questionable support of the peso; Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, the new president of …
Hope grows for justice and peaceful solutions in Mexico Read More »
December 21, 1994 By Yolanda Reynolds A number of San Jose residents came before the Human Rights Commission last Thursday night to express their feelings of frustration for the lack of “effective review of police misconduct.” As the evenings testimony went on, it was clear that what the “victims of abuse” described in their encounter …
November 23, 1994 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade Last Friday, a statue of the ancient feathered serpent deity, Quetzacoatl, by the Los Angeles sculpture Robert Graham was unveiled in San Jose amid protest. Graham refused to answer any questions regarding the sculpture. It was originally to have been done in bronze a …
Quetzacoatl’s message for unity and learning comes to San Jose Read More »