A Time of Justice – Praxedis Guerrero
Praxedis Gilberto Guerrero died on the morning of December 30, 1910. He died a hero for the cause of revolution in his deeply troubled homeland, Mexico.
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Weaving the Past Receives its First Review!
On February 6, the media team for Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery had a private screening of the film at Santa Monica Screening in Santa Monica, CA. There was a deep sense of accomplishment among our team, as the film is what we set out to make, and more. Also, Tommy Lightfoot Garrett, an industry […]
Historic formal apology Ceremony For the 1930s Mexican American Deportations
Sunday February 26, 2012, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, 501 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012-2828: Historic formal apology ceremony and plaque installation to survivors and or family members of the 1930s Mexican American deportations and repatriation which is part of Calif. SB 670. The apology became law in 2006. These expulsions often […]
Vaclev Havel 1936-2011
This holiday week also marks the passing of one of the great freedom fighters of the last fifty years. As a dissident playwright in what was then the satellite country of Czechoslovakia in the Soviet Union – an empire of incredible and brutal suppression of individual rights and free self-expression – Havel courageously led the […]
Michael Heralda: Passing on a Native Philosphy Through Stories
The story of Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery is also a story of heritage and ethnic roots. On this Saturday at 4:30pm at the Autry National Museum (Griffith Park, LA) do not miss an opportunity to learn how to access your own “indigenous” roots, through a fantastic presentation with Michael Heralda, an Angeleno with […]
The Power of the Word
“The pen is mightier than the sword” is an old saying that rings truer than ever as we witness the people of Egypt rise up, facing tanks, bullets and armed thugs, to bring an end to the decades-long tyranny of dictator Hosni Mubarak. Yesterday, the demonstrations in Tahrir Square in Cairo, and elsewhere in that […]
The Treaty That Changed California
Albert Camarillo, PhD, Historical Consultant for Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles has written in his groundbreaking history book, Chicanos in a Changing Society: “The search by Americans for their ethnic, cultural, and family roots has become especially prevalent in recent years. Black Americans, for example, have looked to their African origins and to […]
New Gallery: Production Photos From Weaving The past
Gallery of production photos from Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery. Included are some behind the scenes pictures of re-enactment shoots, historic sites, and people met on location in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest while making the documentary.