November 2004

Healing Hands

Your Friendly Neighborhood Healers
The Community Healing Project makes wellness affordable for all. by MARY ANN MARSHALL

Simple Skin Sense
Chinese medicine offers an alternative to the standard prescription of wash, rinse, repeat. by LINDA LA ROCHE

Grading Our Governator:
Lean, Mean... and Green?

Has California’s real life action figure risen to defend the environment? by MARIA FOTOPOULOS

Out of the Voting Booth, Into the Fire
Don’t expect the White House to get the job done. Why grassroots progressives like us must lead the crusade to rejuvenate civic participation. by ANDRE CAROTHERS

Act Up L.A.!
Now that you’ve cast your ballot, don’t hang up your hat. WLT’s guide to changing the world, one SoCal issue at a time. by ELIZA THOMAS

Spotlight: SOVA Food Pantry Program
The kindness of one local visionary has evolved into a mitzvah with an ecumenical, city-wide reach. by ELIZA THOMAS

Mystic Movement
Dancing their prayers of universal peace, L.A. Sufis invoke blessings for the world. by JUDITH GABRIEL

Backwords: Gymboree’s Corporate Lull-a-Buy
A new mother’s search for “mom stuff” brings her back home. by L.J. WILLIAMSON