EL NOTICOTO MAGAZINE

Educating California students fairly 18th Annual Law Luncheon On June 8, we'll be honoring the many committed advocates and activists  leading the fight for civil liberties  in Southern California, featuring video presentations by The Daily Show's  Aasif Mandvi and the activist rock band  Rise Against . BUY TICKETS Across California, public school students are suspended and expelled at alarming rates -- often for minor misbehavior that used to mean a trip to the principal's office or a talk with a school counselor. It's a disturbing trend and it doesn't work. Research shows that severe discipline does nothing to make schools safer or to improve graduation rates. Students of color, students with disabilities and LGBT students are particularly likely to be suspended or expelled. There’s no evidence that the excessive discipline these students face is due to higher rates of misbehavior. Tell your assemblymember to support effective school disci...

By Tony Franco The 4 th  annual  Hola Mexico Film Festival .  HMFF  will be held May 20 th  to May 30 th  at the famed  Ricardo Montalban Theater  in Hollywood, California.   More than 20 films will be screening during the  whole week including  the best films that have emerged from the halls of Mexico. People that love good action films, dramas, comedies and real stories that have changed our society, will have a chance to enjoy all of these great movies this year at the Hola Mexico Film Festival. In 2011, this Film Festival welcomed more than 11,000 attendees. This year organizers anticipate over 15,000 guests and film aficionados.  "We are proud to say  ADIOS CLICHES  and  HOLA MEXICO . Our goal is to showcase the real Mexico and transmit our vision of what life in Mexico is on a day-to-day basis. Mexico is not what is seen on current television networks or select news reports. We invite you to ...

The   Original   CINCO DE MAYO  In a unique observance of Mexican history in the USA, La Union de Poblanos en el Exterior (UPEXT), who has been the organization in charge for the   past 10 consecutive years of organizing this festivity.  This year UPEXT will received a special recognition from the City of Los Angeles for their work efforts with the immigrant community. On this occasion joining in partnership with The Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, UCLA, David Geffen, School of Medicine, will present and host a traditional, cultural and artistic event celebrating the 150th year of a tradition in a very authentic way:  Original   CINCO DE MAYO . A celebration showcasing the actual real version of this Mexican tradition uniting Mexican immigrants, Chicanos, and Latinos alike in a feeling of honor and respect for accurate history and culture. The even includes music, food and family entertainment, featuring as the main event, t...

By Tony Franco El NotiCOTO Magazine has joined  the GO ORANGE for Animals cause to help spread awareness on animal cruelty.  We invite you to get involved  by inviting your friends and others to join this cause. By doing this, we will be able to reach more people worldwide, about the horrific cruelty that innocent animals face each day, and to help do something to bring about a humane change! You probably know, that animals that perform in circuses around the world, are forced to travel for hours in small cages, where they have hardly any space to move. Many of them are not trained with love and affection, in fact, many suffer cruelty by their trainers, who make animals perform after many painful training days that in many cases, include beating. Cases of starvation are common, and animals are not given enough water, to avoid urinating while performing.   Cases of cruelty on baby elephants have been found in some instances.       ...

JOAN SEBASTIAN, PEPE AGUILAR AND SHAILA DURCAL ANNOUNCED THEIR TOUR DEJANDO HUELLA…UNA HISTORIA MUSICAL COMING UP THIS COMING JUNE HISTORY MAKING TOUR BRINGS SUPERSTAR PERFORMANCES PLUS EQUESTRIAN & JARIPEO TRADITIONS TO ARENAS IN THE U.S. SHAILA DURCAL WILL OPEN IN MOST MARKETS, SILVESTRE DANGOND IN NYC LOS ANGELES, CA - Two giants of Mexican music, the legendary Joan Sebastian and acclaimed Pepe Aguilar, announced that they        will tour in concert together in DEJANDO HUELLA... UNA HISTORIA MUSICAL, kicking          off June 22 in Washington D.C. The show is produced by Viva Entertainment Network, the most diverse Latin entertainment company in the U.S, in conjunction with CMN            and Agave Promotions. Shaila Durcal, the spanish singer daughter of famous Rocio             Durcal, will open in most markets. Silvestre Dangond a  very po...