Jason Cortez, CCSF Alumnus and Firefighter-Paramedic, Dead at 42
Jason Cortez was a 13-year veteran of the San Francisco Fire Department. His life as a public servant was simply extraordinary, enriched by those who loved him and those he served.
Culture
Fashion Community Week’s 1st Ever Virtual Fashion Show
Due to this ongoing pandemic, Fashion Community Week is hosting their first ever Virtual Fashion Show throughout the weekend of Sept. 24-27. This includes the International Couture Fashion Show, which features hand made gowns. Anshula Dixit, a current City College fashion student is part of the core
Neon Girls: Professor Worley’s First Union
City College English Professor Jennifer Worley’s recently published memoir shares a history of ground up organizing for change. “Neon Girls: A Stripper’s Education in Protest and Power” describes how Worley and her colleagues united to push for workers’ rights, forming a powerful and effective strip
Professor Light Captures Darkness at the Border
Mothers handcuffed to their children, a full-grown man stuffed into a drainpipe, a family of three crammed together in the boot of a car. Under the cover of night they were found and detained by border patrol officers, their moments of fear and loss caught in the glow of Ken Light’s Hasselblad camer
The Surplus Property of Fort Mason
Since the closure of the Fort Mason Campus, there has been a lot of talk about the disposal of various art supplies that were provided for the students and faculty at the Fort Mason Campus. It’s still a bit unclear of what the Board of Trustees have decided to do, since there has been lots of specul
Virtual premiere debuts Disability Visibility for new Oaklash 2020!
2020 pandemic has prevented the Oaklash event meeting in person, but organizers have adapted, producing their first festival all via Twitch, featuring long awaited Disability Visibility forum debut.
Immigrants should teach their children their native language
Immigrants and other people who speak a different language should speak to their children in that language, so their children can reap the benefits of bilinguality.