Toxic Furniture

Did you know that all upholstered furniture in California is required to contain fire retardant chemicals that can help slow down fires? In recent years it’s been discovered these chemicals are actually causing more harm than good.   Learn about the dangers of these toxic flame retardants and what Governor Jerry Brown is proposing to change the flame standard and keep us all a little healthier.

Toxic Flame Retardants
Natural Resources Defense Council
415.875.6100
www.nrdc.org

To find out about the new proposed California standards and public meetings, visit
www.bearhfti.ca.gov

Great American No Bull Challenge

Cyberbullying is one of the nation’s fastest growing teen issues, as texting and social networking sites have become a new way to target and abuse teens. One Bay Area mother created a unique organization to combat teen bullying after her own daughter was a victim to harassment by her friends and peers. Tune in to find out more about the No Bull Challenge and how it brought young teens to take action against bullying.

The Great American No Bull Challenger
nobullchallenge.org

Through My Father’s Eyes

The Filipino-American Experience in the 1940s and 1950s is captured by Ricardo Alvarado, a Filipino-American who photographed the community around him as a hobby. He couldn’t have known how important his pictures would one day be.  While searching for a camera in the basement of her family house, Janet Alvarado found over 3,000 negatives that had been carefully stored away by her father.  They showed birthday parties, weddings, family portraits, and Filipino community events.  In her exhibit, “Through MyFather’s Eyes”, visitors gain a window into a burgeoning immigrant community during the mid-20^th century in the Bay Area.

“Through the Eyes of My Father”
Pacific Hotel Gallery
History Park, San Jose
Now through January 6, 2013
408.287.2290                                                                         
historysanjose.org