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News Presentation. By: Jasreet Dhillon. International News. January 7, 2011- Oran, Algeria 2 killed, 300 injured in riot due to price increase in basic foods and housing.
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News Presentation By: Jasreet Dhillon
International News • January 7, 2011- Oran, Algeria • 2 killed, 300 injured in riot due to price increase in basic foods and housing. • Government subsidized many staples in the food industry but trade deficit in Algeria caused a spiraling increase in price. • Riots lead to awareness of the suppression of speech.
National News • Houston, Texas: A Cuban exile is being charged for perjury. • Luis Posadas has been linked to bombings in Havana and the downing of an airliner in the 1970s. • He was deported from the United States and then re-entered in March 2005. • He stands imprisonment in Venezuela and Cuba.
Local News • Marin County is being charged with Civil Rights and discrimination statues by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. • Given $1.7 million dollars by Community Development Block Grants • Plus an additional, $1.2 million from the federal HOME program.
Making a Difference • Sketches of A Memory; Janet Ballelos (Alumni 2003) • Bridging the generation gap between the youth and the elderly. • Students from Moreau Catholic go to Madonna’s Care Home in Union City. • Students create an art piece about their elderly partners story.
News Quiz • How did the riots in Algeria lead to awareness in suppression of speech? • Why does the U.S. believe Luis Posadas lied many years ago? • Why is the case against Marin County hard to argue? • What is the main goal of the Sketches of a Memory program? • Why did the artist use a rollercoaster to portray the job market recovery in the U.S?
Answers • Many bloggers were being shut down and arrested by government officials causing “Journalists without Borders” to bring this issue out into the open. • When asked by an immigration judge, Posadas lied about his whereabouts which what he is initially being prosecuted for. • The amount of money given to Marin County was said to be insufficient for building affordable homes. • To create awareness about the elderly generation being left behind and bridging that gap using art and the youths. • Because roller coasters have their ups and downs. And in the end everything turns out to be okay.
Sources • http://blog.cagle.com/2011/01/07/making-a-movie/ • http://unioncity.patch.com/articles/sketches-of-a-memory-bridges-the-generational-gap • http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/09/algeria.tunisia.protests/index.html?iref=allsearch • http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10posada.html?ref=us • http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/us/07bcmarin.html?ref=sanfranciscobayarea