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Commemoration of the Historic August 29, 1970 March Against the War & Self-Determination at Home
Today, 40 years later, as is evident by the Nazi-racism openly attacking Raza in Arizona and as the U.S. wages imperialist wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we understand that the need for “organized” struggle continues (la lucha continua!). For this reason Unión del Barrio upholds the statement, “It is on the 40th anniversary of this historical march that the political and ideological struggles of the 1960s and 1970s are more relevant today than ever.” (See, “40th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium March of August 29, 1970”, Guerrillera/os de La Pluma, Journal of the Raza Press and Media Association, Summer 2010).
To commemorate the August 29th March and to organize our community to fight back against the racist-fascist violence that is coming down throughout the United States (Occupied America), Unión del Barrio sponsored a “unity and struggle” forum on Thursday, August 26, 2010. The forum, held at the Centro Cultural de La Raza consisted of a panel of speakers, film, and dialogue.
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Stop Killing Mexicans! San Diego Students Demand
by Rocky Neptun
Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka was just 15, a student at a Secondaria school in Ciudad Juarez, when he was killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer.
Tuesday, June 22, about 40 students from San Diego’s Lincoln High School gathered outside the Border Patrol’s Chula Vista regional headquarters to demand they stop killing Mexicans. Many were the same age as was the young Mexican student. They spoke of the need to remember him, to stand in solidarity with his family and to demand justice.
Joining the demonstration, some younger children carried a banner that asked for justice for Anastacio Hernandez, who was beaten and tasered by at least 20 border agents as he attempted to flee into Mexico at the San Ysidro gates, just two weeks before the shooting death in Ciudad Juarez. The San Diego County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.
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FROM CALIFORNIA TO ARIZONA RAZA PROTEST RACIST LAW SB1070
¡Aqui y Alla, La Raza Vencera!
On Sat. May 29th, demonstrations were held through the United States to expose the growing racism and fascism that is taking place in Arizona. As part this nationwide response, the Comite de Derechos Humanos Digna Ochoa, a mass base group under the leadership of the Emiliano Zapata Base of Unión del Barrio, organized a rally on the corner of 30th and Oceanview, in the community of Logan Heights (San Diego, CA), a mostly Mexicano and African community.
Waving Mexican flags, carrying signs, and shouting chants, over 50 people demonstrated for more than one hour. Several organizations and community residents joined the Comite Digna Ochoa. The organizations present included Chicano Mexicano Prison Project (CMPP), Committee To Free the Cuban Five, Association of Raza Educators (A.R.E.), Padres Por La Justicia Social de Lincoln High School, and the human rights organization, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). The key organizers of the protest were Unión del Barrio members Pablo Aceves and Bryan Constantino.
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Univision cameraman, Cuban exiles assault Los Angeles activists
April 2, 2010
Los Angeles, California, Occupied Mexico- Members of the Southern California Immigration Coalition (SCIC) held a small and peaceful counter-demonstration on Sunday afternoon in response to the anti-Cuban government rally that was taking place in Echo Park at the Jose Marti Statue, organized by actor Andy Garcia and supported by the Mexican comedian George Lopez. The peaceful counter-demonstration soon ended when participants of the “Damas de blanco” rally rushed towards the activists and assaulted them with rocks and even with physical violence (see YouTube video of incident, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPQy1amov4 )…read arricle DOC | PDF
Camarógrafo de Univisión y exiliados cubanos asaltan a activistas de Los Ángeles
2 de abril de 2010
Los Ángeles, California, México Ocupado- Miembros de la Coalición de Inmigración del Sur de California (SCIC por sus siglas en inglés) efectuaron una pequeña y pacifica contra-manifestación el domingo 28 de marzo por la tarde en respuesta a la demostración en contra del gobierno cubano que se llevó a cabo en el Parque Echo enfrente de la estatua de José Martí, y que fue organizada por el actor Andi García y apoyada por el comediante mexicano George López. La pacifica contra-manifestación terminó cuando los participantes de la demostración “Las Damas De Blanco” corrieron en contra de los activistas y los asaltaron con pedradas y con violencia física (ver video de YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPQy1amov4)….leer artículo DOC | PDF
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March 29, 2010
La Verdad Publication- Southern California, Occupied México- On Friday and Saturday March 26 and 27, the International Action Center (IAC) and Unión del Barrio hosted a National Labor Tour coordinated by the US/Cuba Labor Exchange to Southern California. The purpose of the tour was two fold; 1) to bring together workers in the US with those from Latin America to discuss the current social and political problems arising from US Economic Trade Policies (Free Trade Agreements), and 2) to build support for the Bolivarian Alternative for Nuestra América (ALBA) the social and economic integration program for continental unity…read article DOC | PDF
29 de marzo 2010
Sur de California, México Ocupado- Los días 26 y 27 de marzo, el Centro de Acción Internacional (IAC) y Unión del Barrio se sumaron a la coordinación de trabajo con el US/Cuba Labor Exchange para realizar una gira de sindicalistas al Sur de California. Los objetivos de la gira fue precisamente para juntar a obreros y dirigentes de luchas sociales para hablar de la problemática social y política de los acuerdos económicos de los Estados Unidos conocidos como Tratados de Libre Comercio, y de hacer conocer el plan económico alterno que busca la integración social y económico del continente conocido como la Alternativa Bolivariana para Nuestra America (ALBA)…leer artículo DOC | PDF