Reg825 | Project Economic Refugee

16 Jan

Blog for Choice Day 2010

MakeÂ [abortion] safe, legal, and rare â€¦ And make childbearing safe, economically supported, and surrounded by a loving community that celebrates the mystery and miracle of life and that honors and rewards the parent or parents who have undertaken the difficult...
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6 Jan

“Border Wars”?

I’ve beenÂ seeing a lot of TV ads forÂ the January season premier of “Border Wars“.Â If you haven’t watched it before, it is basically a reality show that follows ICE around and it is told from the perspective of the border...
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5 Jan

Heal the Bay No. 5 in “Top 7 Ways to Volunteer in SoCal for 2010”

Do you live in Southern California?Â Looking for ways to support your community?Â If you happen to live in L.A. County, check out this piece that ABC Channel 7 put together that featured the top 7 good cause organizations to...
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20 Dec

‘Tis the Season

Project Economic Refugee received an early Christmas present: it was published on AlterNet! The project’s post on the Salvation Army denying toys to children of economic refugees was picked up by AlterNet (click here to check it out), a MAJOR...
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16 Dec

A Day Without A Bag

This will be the 3rd annual event that the Heal the Bay staff will have pulled offÂ in L.A. County.Â I remember my first “A Day Without A Bag” event like it was yesterday, being assigned to an El Monte site.Â ...
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14 Dec

The Salvation Army’s War on Christmas

And Jesus said, â€œLet the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.â€ Mark 10:14.Â What would Jesus say about denying toys to children? Would he check for...
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13 Dec

“Undocumented immigrant” term good 1st step for Supreme Court but…

As you all know, I prefer the term “economic refugee” for many reasons, which I explain on this link here. Â Nevertheless, the fact that a SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, namely Sonia Sotomayor, used the more humanized and sensitive term “undocumented...
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5 Dec

A Real Downtown in L.A.

Inner city L.A. (specially downtown), is undergoing a transition, no question about it.Â Some may call it “gentrification“, others may call it “revitalizing development”, others may simply call it “making it look nicer”, and others will say that it’s kicking...
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