by unapocha | Jan 6, 2021 | Desmadre, Dreamocracy, Movies
Arizona’s WOTAN guy in Washington DC Revolution or Ridiculous? Today was a surreal day. It started normal enough, Payan was watching the vote for our next President from Washington DC, and I was streaming a Selpioli workshop from La Paz, Bolivia. Next thing we...
by unapocha | Dec 3, 2020 | Homelessness, La Lucha, Latino Urbanism, Santa Ana, Urban Development
My formerly homeless friend, ChefJason Mercado of Sweet Mission Cookies I have a long and engaged history with folks who choose to live outside of the conventional social infrastructure. In America we call these people “homeless” and it’s akin to...
by unapocha | Nov 26, 2020 | Homelessness, Latino Urbanism, Quarantine Life, Urban Development
Today is a difficult day. Last night we were horrified to hear that CHP was in El Sereno, a lovely community East of LA. They were evicting homeless families who were sheltering in place in State-owned homes. CalTrans had acquired hundreds of homes in the path of a...
by unapocha | Nov 20, 2020 | Comida, Film Lust, Quarantine Life
We’re going into a month-long curfew period, so today was a final hurrah. I’ve got to plan out a good creative strategy for the new period of social isolation or I’ll piss this golden time away. Today I picked up my homegirl for a long overdue visit....
by unapocha | May 16, 2020 | Dreamocracy, Quarantine Life
The California Lockdown is over! For LA, the lockdown was extended until May 15, which was yesterday. But I was too caught up in this week’s Dreamocracy In America to write about it. Our guest was the fabulous Sandra Lilia Velasquez, lead singer of Pistolera! To...
