Archive for October, 2007
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
No More Victims, and medical care to Iraqi children
(cross-posted at Cure This) Iraq to Catalina Island, Salee Allawe and her father. Photo by Allen Schaben, LA Times. The 10-year-old girl lost her legs in what her family said was a U.S. air strike on the outskirts of Baghdad last November. Salee, who was discovered by her mother dragging herself over a pile of [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in california,healthcare access,iraq,war and health by anjali
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
“Pull up the people, pull up the poor”
M.I.A. just performed in NYC at the CMJ Music Festival (an awesome festival I used to go to when I lived on the eas’ coas’), and I’m excited to see Nate Chinen’s review of her show, given I’m going to see her in November here in Los Angeles (yay!): Populism often takes the form of [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in beats,los angeles by anjali
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
the largest city in the US to call for an end to war, yup that’s los angeles!
Woohoo! Didya hear that? Los Angeles is the largest city in the US to pass a resolution against the war. Who you callin’ vain? It’s exciting — the city of West Hollywood already voted for a resolution like this, and now it’s big bad Los Angeles’s turn: LA City Council Adopts Resolution To End Iraq [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in iraq,los angeles,nonviolent resistance by anjali
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
PJ Harvey’s one woman show tomorrow in Los Angeles
PJ Harvey ROCKS. The above video of her performing “Rid of Me” at the Big Day Out Festival in Australia says it all — angst and passion and sensuality and twistedness and an amazing performance. My brother and I off to experience a PJ Harvey performance tomorrow at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. She’s [...]
No Comments » - Posted in art for the masses,beats,los angeles by anjali
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Denver area health care leadership institute
Denver area folks (and friends of people living in Denver) — check out the upcoming gathering this month, of passionate doctors, allied health professionals, and community members, and please pass on the message to anyone and everyone you know who might be interested in participating: Attention Denver Area Health Professionals & Community Members- Are you [...]
No Comments » - Posted in healthcare access by anjali
Saturday, October 6th, 2007
Live blogging from Washington, DC…
…where I’m surrounded by 30 amazing progressive and passionate doctors, at the National Physicians Alliance board and committees meeting!We’re having some serious discussions and strategizing together on health care issues, advocating for our patients and the public’s health, and building a more robust organization in the process. The NPA does not accept ANY money from [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in global public health,health insurance,healthcare access,nonviolent resistance,race and health by anjali
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Photos: Bright Eyes and M Ward; Hollywood Bowl setup
Photos from pretty damn close to the stage, at the Hollywood Bowl (Bright Eyes + LA Philharmonic, M Ward performing): Above: Bright Eyes (Conor Oberst) and M Ward performing “Smoke without Fire” – Hollywood Bowl. Above: M Ward performing at Hollywood Bowl Above: Setting up the LA Philharmonic after M Ward’s performance and before Bright [...]
