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		<title>Pdub Productions Video Screening and Jeepney Tours Fri. August 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mblockstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Us on Friday, August 13th, 2010 MOBILE HI FI JEEPNEY TOURS: 6:00 and 7:00 pm Suggested donation $10. Seating is limited. To rsvp please contact smayo@pwcsc.org. VIDEO SCREENING: 8:00pm FREE! Venue: Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC) 153 Glendale Blvd. (at corner of Rockwood) Los Angeles, CA 90026 http://www.pwcsc.org 213.250.4353 The Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC) and Public [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=679&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PUBLIC MATTERS NOMINATED FOR 2010 GRANT FOR CHANGE</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bradshawim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The team at Public Matters is happy to announce that we have been nominated for the Nau Clothing Company 2010 Grant for Change.  For those of you who are not familiar with the company, Nau is a clothing company based in Portland, Oregon that designs sustainable urban and outdoor apparel.  Every year a grant is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=675&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ECOLOCALIZER EXPLORES HOW PUBLIC MATTERS IS GREENING FOOD DESERTS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bradshawim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rhonda Winter talks about Public Matters in her Ecolocalizer blog! Ecolocalizer examines issues pertaining to sustainability and political change, particularly from the perspective of local participatory action. Read her entry on how Public Matters is working to develop sustainable changes with local communities in the Los Angeles area.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=646&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SUSTAINABLE SUNDAYS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bradshawim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Matters had a busy week! We are happy to say that we had a pleasant weekend at the Natural History Museum&#8217;s &#8220;Sustainable Sundays.&#8221; During our time there, we discussed the Market Makeovers project with museum visitors; also, Public Matters was joined by South LA HEAC Youth Ambassador, Magali Bravo, and former South LA HEAC [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=660&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PDUB HARANA PROJECT ON EXPERIENCE TALKS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bradshawim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, KPFK&#8217;s radio show, Experience Talks, hosted by Connie Corley, aired an interview about the PDUB Harana Project. Public Matters Creative Director, Reanne Estrada, PDUB student, Xochilt Sanchez, Silver Lake Adult Day Health Care Center Program Director, Mila Anguluan-Coger, and Harana Mentor, Pedro Estrada, discussed how community members are working to reshape the way people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=655&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IS PUBLIC MATTERS EMERGING INTO THE REALM OF CITY/CULTURE?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bradshawim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nature/culture has a new partner! Next American City&#8217;s electric new column, City/Culture, explores the imploding worlds of public art and community development. Jeremy Rosenberg, the author of the column, is working on a piece about Public Matters, so make sure to visit him and tell us what you think.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=651&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IT’S SHOWTIME: THE PDUB HARANA PERFORMANCE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reanneestrada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, March 27th, 2010, the Silver Lake Adult Day Health Care Center on Temple Street was filled with the romantic melodies of the traditional Filipino haranas or serenades. PDUB Youth and Elders from The Silver Lake Adult Day Health Care Center, dressed in traditional Filipino finery, put on a spirited performance for “Celebrating Our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=541&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smile! It&#8217;s PDUB Harana Portrait Day!</title>
		<link>http://publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/smile-its-pdub-harana-portrait-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reanneestrada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Historic Filipinotown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Matters intern + photographer extraordinaire Ingrid Cruz dropped by to shoot our haranistas during the dress rehearsal for the March 27th performance. Tagged: haranas, portrait day<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=592&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PDUB Harana Workshops</title>
		<link>http://publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/pdub-harana-workshops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>reanneestrada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Historic Filipinotown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Tuesday and Thursday, our haranistas (experienced and budding) met at the Silver Lake Adult Day Health Care Center. Here they are hard at work, learning and rehearsing haranas and exchanging stories. Tagged: haranas, PDUB<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=580&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Public Matters Starts A New Market Makeover Project in East L.A.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mblockstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we started working on a new Market Makeovers project in East Los Angeles. East L.A. is a classic food desert. The prevalence of childhood obesity in East L.A. is 32.2%, among the highest in L.A. County. According to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, it has the County’s highest diabetes rates. In East [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=publicmattersgroup.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8343874&amp;post=522&amp;subd=publicmattersgroup&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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