Internationalist Solidarity Is Felt In Southern California On Friday May 1, 2015, International Workers Day, the Mexican and Latin American communities of Los Angeles and San Diego organized and mobilized for a march through the centers of these two cities. The marchas disrupted some of the most luxurious and bourgeois areas of their respective locations. […]
2015
LINK: Open Letter From Maria Puga – Help Us Stop Border Brutality…
On May 28, 2010, my husband and father of my 5 children was brutally beaten and tortured at the San Diego border by federal agents. Days later Anastasio Hernandez Rojas died. The San Diego coroner’s office described Anastasio’s death as a homicide and found that he had “several loose teeth; bruising to his chest, stomach, […]
LINK: ROMERO VS. Oxnard PD – TRIAL STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 8TH!
Over one year and a half ago, the City of Oxnard, and the Oxnard Police Department (OPD) – in the most cowardly and shameless attempts to silence and intimidate the local community protests against police brutality, issued five whack-lame “traffic” citations against Francisco “Chavo” Romero. El Chavo has been an outspoken critic of local Oxnard […]
Baltimore 2015: We See Black Rage But We Need Black Power
Do we support protests against police terror? Absolutely. Will we denounce people for raising hell? Absolutely not. Meanwhile, opportunistic media commentators, dishonest politicians from both parties, and liberal representatives from dozens of social service agencies are now rushing to Baltimore to denounce the “rioting.” What is different about Baltimore is that the standard “peaceful” protests, candlelight vigils, […]
History & Analysis: MAY 1ST IS ABOUT STRUGGLE
May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated globally as International Workers Day, one of a few commemorations that spans across borders and touches all humanity. Every year on this day there are huge demonstrations, marches, and rallies throughout Nuestra América and the world. Unión del Barrio, in collaboration with […]
2015 May Day Events in Los Angeles & San Diego
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Herman Baca to Keynote Chicano Park 45th Celebration
For Immediate Press Release April 22, 2015 The Chicano community will celebrate the 45th Anniversary on Saturday, April 25, 2015 (a historical day) of world renowned Chicano Park that is listed on both the CA Register of Historical Resources, and the National Register of Historic Place. Tommie Camarillo, Chairperson of the Chicano Park Steering Committee […]
San Diego ZM2015: Zapata Lives in the Rebellious Spirit of our Youth
San Diego Zapata March 2015 On Saturday April 11th 2015, over 200 San Diego youth took over the streets of Barrio Logan to take a stand against all violations of human rights, to reject state terrorism, and to defend OUR right to a College/University education. The event included cultural and political performances, from the hip-hop […]
Declaración Final Cumbre de los Pueblos, Panamá 2015
Cumbre de los Pueblos, Sindical y de los Movimientos Sociales de Nuestra América Nosotros, los Pueblos de Nuestra América, convocados en la Cumbre de los Pueblos, Sindical y de los Movimientos Sociales reunidos en la Universidad de Panamá entre los días 9, 10 y 11 de 2015, con más de 3,500 delegados/as representando a centenares de nuestras […]
Eduardo Galeano: estamos hechos de historia y no de átomos perdidos
Nos tejió en su utopia al decirnos que América no fue descubierta, si no que nació libre y volverá a serlo. Nos recordó que los pueblos originarios nunca cesaran de existir mientras sigamos soñando en el futuro en que América volverá a ser libre. Que la libertad es un destino irreversible, sólo que apenas nacen […]
DN! LINK: Mumia Abu-Jamal Commentary on Walter Scott Shooting
Democracy Now! Link – Exclusive: Mumia Abu-Jamal Releases New Prison Radio Commentary on Walter Scott Shooting http://www.democracynow.org/2015/4/10/exclusive_mumia_abu_jamal_releases_new
LIGA: ¡Que Viva La Lucha De Los Jornaleros Del Valle De San Quintín!
LIGA: La Jornada Baja California – Cierran bodegas de Driscoll’s en EU, en solidaridad con jornaleros de San Quintín http://jornadabc.mx/tijuana/04-04-2015/cierran-bodegas-de-driscolls-en-eu-en-solidaridad-con-jornaleros-de-san-quintin “En la manifestación participaron integrantes del Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB), del Proyecto Organizativo de la Comunidad Indígena/Mixteco (MICOP), y de Unión del Barrio, entre otras agrupaciones.” Nota: Queremos reconocer que los compas del Colectivo Todo […]
2015 Marcha de Zapata: ¿Qué Sigue?
El deber es de organizar a nuestro pueblo para defender los derechos humanos y democráticos y oponernos a toda clase de opresión y terror colonial. Como sector juvenil de la Raza nos organizamos bajo el concepto de la auto-determinación. Varias organizaciones en San Diego se han unido para denunciar la guerra continua en contra de […]
Saludo Al Frente Obrero Campesino Y Popular Del Estado De Puebla
Compañeras y compañeros del Frente Obrero Campesino y Popular del estado de Puebla: Desde la Alta California , en el México Ocupado, reciban un fraternal saludo de la organización política Unión del Barrio. Este 10 de abril, en que se conmemora una ves más el asesinato del general Emiliano Zapata, nuestro pueblo a ambos lados […]
Otra Muerte de Hombre Africano a Manos de la Policía es Captada en Video
El sábado, 14 de abril de 2015, Walter Scott de 50 años fue baleado ocho veces por la espalda por un oficial del Condado de Charleston en Carolina del Sur. El violento asesinato se dio después que el oficial detuvo a la víctima por una violación de transito. Podemos esperar protestas, vigilias, #hashtags, discursos apasionados […]
Another Police Killing of Black Man Captured on Video
On Saturday April 4, 2015, 50 year old Walter Scott was killed after being shot eight times in the back by a Charleston County police officer in South Carolina. The killing took place after a routine traffic stop was escalated to deadly violence. We can expect protests, candlelight vigils, #hashtags, passionate speeches, and justified public anger and […]
2015 SAN DIEGO ZAPATA MARCH: WHAT’S NEXT?
WE MUST ORGANIZE OUR PEOPLE TO DEFEND OUR DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN RIGHTS FROM ALL FORMS OF COLONIAL OPPRESSION AND TERROR As working class raza youth, organized under the banner of self-determination, organizations in San Diego have united to stand up and denounce the ongoing war against poor people in our city, throughout the United States […]
Representaciones Populares Del Pensamiento Unionista
En algunas ocasiones se nos pregunta como militantes de UdB, ¿cual es el significado de la lucha de clases, o nuestra relación con los pueblos originarios de Nuestra América, o nuestra conexión con el movimiento Chicana/o de los 1960s/70s? Se puede descargar nuestro programa politico aquí, pero si aun no queda claro, se puede dar respuesta […]
The Legacy of Compañero Ernesto Bustillos – ¡PRESENTE- AHORA Y SIEMPRE!
“Ernesto Bustillos was the only founding member of Unión del Barrio to remain active in the organization throughout his entire life – he dedicated 30 years of organized liberation struggle to UdB and never once did he separate from the organization from the day it was founded to the last day of his life.” Continue […]
SAN DIEGO MARCHA DE ZAPATA 2015
10:00 am. Saturday, April 11, 2015. Chicano Park SD. 10:00 am. Sabado, 11 de abril de 2015. El Parque Chicano SD.