Unión del Barrio’s 1st AnnualBanquet in Los Angeles
Thursday, November 17 · 6:00pm
Salon Acapulco | 1929 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA, 90011
In Celebration of Six Years of Struggle in Los Angeles!
Union Del Barrio first appeared on the LA political scene in 2005. We are now becoming a significant political force. Join us to celebrate our victories and the work that we continue to advance!
Dinner! | Live Music! | Speakers! | Awards! | Raffles!
Tickets are only $25 per person. All funds will go towards advancing the political work of Union Del Barrio and the Centro Cultural Francisco Villa!
If you cannot attend this dinner but would like to sponsor a student or community member, please make your donation at our Paypal page.
8a Conferencia Laboral
Cuba/EEUU/México y Latinoamérica
2, 3, y 4 de Diciembre
Estamos en un periodo de movilización a nivel mundial. La gran masa humana responde a las condiciones escalofriantes que impone el sistema capitalista, un sistema moribundo, en crisis permanente. Alrededor del mundo, los pueblos se movilizan para rechazar los planes de austeridad que proponen los gobiernos de los países capitalistas, donde rescatan a los bancos y sus dueños, nacionalizando las perdidas de empresas privadas y acumulando grandes ganancias de estos rescates, mientras recortan los servicios de salud publica, educación, seguridad social, pensiones y el derecho a la negociación colectiva.
Con el objetivo de profundizar nuestro conocimiento sobre la respuesta de los trabajadores y las trabajadoras Latinoamericanos/as, se convoca a una serie de cursos los días: 29 y 30 de noviembre y el 1 de diciembre; así como una conferencia laboral los días 2, 3, y 4 de diciembre, para compartir, explorar y dialogar sobre alternativas económicas, basadas en experiencias vividas por los pueblos que ya han decidido construir una economía que prioriza las necesidades humanas (educación, vivienda y salud), para las grandes mayorías y dejar atrás modelos económicos que sólo benefician a unos cuantos.
Dentro del contexto de la ofensiva económica, política e ideológica contra los y las trabajadores/as por el capitalismo neo-liberal, a través del continente americano están construyendo instituciones de aprendizaje, expandiendo y liderando en la batalla de ideas para resolver los problemas en relación a los derechos de los y las trabajadores/as para vivir con dignidad. Este año la Conferencia Laboral incluye tres días de Cursos que cubrirá los siguientes temas para profundizar la conciencia de clase, la unidad de los trabajadores/as, y los trabajadores en el poder!
• Caracterización de la coyuntura política, económica y social en México, EE.UU. y Cuba: Su impacto en el ámbito del trabajo. Respuestas del movimiento sindical y de trabajadores. Experiencias de lucha y construcción de alternativas. La unidad de acción. La Revolución Cubana, experiencia de la actualización de su modelo económico, político y social.
• Integración: Nuevos procesos de integración en la región. La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA). Caracterización política; solidaridad, complementariedad, justicia social y cooperación como valores. Principales resultados y beneficios alcanzados.
• Encuentro Sindical Nuestra América (ESNA): Caracterización y desarrollo de la lucha obrera Latinoamericana. Plan de Acción 2011-2012 en defensa de las re-vindicaciones políticas por el interés de los trabajadores, la solidaridad, el internacionalismo y la unidad.
8th U.S./Cuba/Mexico/Latin America
LABOR CONFERENCE: DECEMBER 2, 3, & 4
We are in a period of mass mobilizations around the world. The masses of humanity are responding to the vicious effects imposed by a dying capitalism in permanent crisis. Across the globe people are mobilizing in outrage at the austerity plans that national governments have put in place to bailout banks and corporations- nationalizing corporate debts, while they amass huge profits- and, at the same time, eliminating social protections such as healthcare, education, social security, collective bargaining rights, and pension plans.
From November 29th – December 4th, workers and their organizations, will convene for three days of training (Nov. 29, 30 and Dec.1st) and three days of discussion (Dec. 2, 3, 4) to explore how some Latin American countries have chosen to create an economic alternative that integrates economies focused on human needs (healthcare, education, housing), and not corporate profits.
In the context of heightened economic, political and ideological attacks on working people, workers throughout the American continent are building institutions of learning that are expanding political ideas to solve some of today’s growing problems as it relates to the rights of all workers to live with dignity and revert the relations of power from corporations – and their drive for unscrupulous profit- to workers, and their needs for a dignified existence. This year’s Labor Conference will include a three day seminar that will cover the following themes towards deepening working class consciousness, working class unity, and working class power!
• Political, social and economic characterization and articulation of México’s, United States’ and Cuban economies: Its impact on workers, workers’ organization and their responses. Experiences in the struggle to build economic alternatives to neo-liberal capitalism. Unity of worker’s action. The Cuban Revolution: experience in modernizing its economic, political and social system.
• Integration: New process of economic and social integration throughout for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean by way of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) that puts emphasis on solidarity, complementarity, economic justice and cooperation; its principal results and benefits.
• Trade Union Meeting of Our America (ESNA): Character and development of Latin American worker’s movement. 2011-2012 plan of action for the defense of fundamental class interests, solidarity, internationalism and unity.
In December of 2007, community members, activists and volunteers embarked on a walk to raise consciousness of the atrocities that were a result of Operation Gatekeeper, a 17 year US government initiative to militarize the border with US Border agents and walls. Operation Gatekeeper and like-minded initiatives that attack our communities are responsible for the death of thousands of migrant workers.
The walkers in 2007 trekked through the neighborhoods of Logan, National City, Chula Vista and San Ysidro, and raised funds to support the work of Unión del Barrio to struggle against migra terror and community self-defense.
This December 10, 2011, Unión del Barrio once again calls on our community and all justice-seekers to join us for the 18-mile walk. We will walk for our right to defend our communities, and to denounce Operation Gatekeeper and all attacks directed against our people.
¡AQUÍ ESTAMOS, ORGANIZADOS, Y NO NOS VAMOS!
From the U.S. México Border to Chicano Park
Saturday, December 10, 2011
8:00 a.m. (walkers should anticipate walking until 6:00 p.m.)
El 10 de diciembre del 2007, miembros de la comunidad, activistas, y voluntarios tomaron la iniciativa de crear conciencia de las atrocidades que han resultado del mortífero Operativo Guardian, operativo militar de los Estados Unidos para sellar la frontera con migra y muros. El Operativo Guardian e iniciativas racistas similares son responsables de la muerte de migrantes trabajadores Mexicanos y Latinoamericanos.
Los caminantes del 2007 viajaron por las comunidades de Barrio Logan, National City, Chula Vista, y San Ysidro, con patrocinio para recaudar fondos del trabajo de Unión del Barrio para luchar contra el terror de la migra y por la auto-defensa de la comunidad.
Este 10 de diciembre, Unión del Barrio hace el llamado a nuestro pueblo y a todos quienes creen en la justicia social, a que se unan en esta caminata de 18 millas. Caminaremos por nuestro derecho a la auto-defensa de nuestra comunidad, para denunciar el Operativo Guardian, y todos los ataques dirigidos en contra de nuestro pueblo.
¡AQUÍ ESTAMOS, ORGANIZADOS, Y NO NOS VAMOS!
de la Frontera EE.UU.-México al Parque Chicano
sábado 10 de Diciembre de 2011
8:00 a.m. (los que caminan deberían anticipar de caminar hasta las 6:00 p.m.)
The Pastors for Peace Friendship Caravan to Cuba is coming to Oxnard!
De Pueblo a Pueblo! People to People! Solidarity and Unity with Cuba
July 11, 2011 | 6pm
Café on “A”/Acuña Gallery and Cultural Center
438 South “A” Street
Downtown Oxnard, CA
With guest speakers, food, drinks and live Cubano-style music…
Witness for Peace-Southwest Region and Unión del Barrio-Oxnard will be hosting the arrival of this years 22nd Pastors for Peace Caravan in Ventura County in special honor of Reverend Lucius Walker, Jr. who led dozens of caravans to Cuba in defiance of the U.S. blockade and recently passed away in 2010. LUCIUS WALKER, PRESENTE!
This summer, July 2011, the Pastors for Peace Caravans will travel in school buses, trucks and cars along 12 different routes visiting 130 U.S. and Canadian cities. At every stop we will educate people about the cruel blockade while collecting construction supplies and tools, medical supplies and equipment, educational and cultural supplies to be donated to our brothers and sisters in Cuba.
For more information please contact:
Witness for Peace-Southwest Tanya Cole: wfpsw@witnessforpeace.org (805.421.9708)
Unión del Barrio-Oxnard: todopoderalpueblo@yahoo.com
NOW IS THE TIME TO END THE U.S. BLOCKADE!
*The World Wildlife Fund declared Cuba the only sustainable country on the planet.
*Every Cuban citizen receives free healthcare as well free education through graduate school.
*More than 10,000 students from Africa, Asia and the Americas, including the U.S., are in Cuba, training to be doctors on full scholarship!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CARAVAN TO CUBA PLEASE VISIT PASTORS FOR PEACE AT: http://www.pastorsforpeace.org/
As part of the Save Our Barrios Coalition (SOBC) efforts to inform the Mexican-Raza community of the process of Gentrification or so-called community “Redevelopment” (which in fact is nothing but the destruction of working class communities for the benefit of the rich corporate developers and middle/upper class white people) organized a “Walk Through The Barrio”.
The walk, organized under the slogan “El Barrio No Se Vende –Se Defiende!” (We Don’t Sellout Our Community –We Defend It!) took place on Sat. June 4, 2011 and consisted of members of the SOBC walking through the community of Logan Heights, handing out pamphlets on the truth behind “redevelopment”, and speaking one-on-one to community people on the issues affecting our communities.
In Celebration of Six Years of Struggle in Los Angeles!
