Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.bronx.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.bronx.com/files.php?file= http://www.bronx.com/ http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2678.html Society Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:27:00 -0500 December 6th was celebrated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. This was established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, and marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal. It is said that they paid the ultimate price simply because they were women. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2392.html Society Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:57:00 -0400 I was minding my own business in my kitchen the other day, tossing some eggshells into the small garbage pail that sits underneath the sink. Suddenly I heard a rustle coming from the plastic lining the garbage pail. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2278.html Society Mon, 21 May 2012 08:31:00 -0400 In January 2012, Picture The Homeless issued a report, "Banking on Vacancy: Homelessness and Real Estate Speculation" documenting the outstanding amount of underutilized housing stock that is available in just a third of New York City. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2196.html Society Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:34:00 -0400 WSWS reporters spoke with residents of the Melrose neighborhood of the South Bronx in New York City, where police harassment is pervasive. This overwhelmingly working class and minority area is among the city’s poorest areas, with the median household income barely reaching $20,000. The official poverty rate is 42 percent; official unemployment stands at 16 percent. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2176.html Society Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:44:00 -0400 The young black man who arrived at the Bronx Zoo in the summer of 1906 cut a striking figure. Barely dressed, he was carrying a wooden bow, a quiver of arrows, and a chimpanzee. He stood 4’ 11” tall and weighed 103 pounds, and when he smiled, he revealed a set of pointy whittled teeth, like a piranha’s. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2166.html Society Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:49:00 -0400 Celebrating the end of Women's History Month, Prep 4 Success (under the auspice of Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corp. [NIDC]) & the Young Women's Leadership of Collegiate Institute for Math & Science presents a professional networking opportunity along with an abundance of youthful potential for a powerful event on the Christopher Columbus High School campus. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2098.html Society Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:12:00 -0500 When most people hear the words domestic violence they think that its about a man battering a woman and how its not their problem. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2029.html Society Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:09:00 -0500 As distributed by Occupy Bronx: http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/2016.html Society Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:03:00 -0500 On Friday February 3, 2012 the Thessalonia Worship Center will host a private screening for "Speedsuit," a new independent film with a fresh take on teen bullying. http://www.bronx.com/news/Society/1955.html Society Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:58:00 -0500 Two recent demonstrations in the Bronx present a study in contrasts. The Bronx Times & Bronx.com