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History & Analysis: MAY 1ST IS ABOUT STRUGGLE
Link to 2017 UdB May Day Events May 1st, also known as May Day, or Primero de Mayo, is celebrated across the globe as International Workers Day. Precisely because this day commemorates the struggles of working people, this is one of only a few commemorations that spans across borders and touches all humanity. This is true […]
CUBA: Por La Revolución De Los Humildes, Por Los Humildes Y Para Los Humildes
DECLARATION BY THE XII ENCOUNTER OF THE NETWORK OF INTELLECTUALS, ARTISTS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE DEFENSE OF HUMANITY – “VENEZUELA AT THE CROSSROADS: NEW TIMES, NEW CHALLENGES”
Caracas, 11 April 2016 The peoples of our America are suffering the offensive of conservative re-colonization launched by imperialism and local oligarchies. They would like to sweep away all the conquests of the regional progressive processes in the field of social justice, sovereignty, integration and the birth of authentic peoples’ power. In this context, Venezuela […]
VII° ESNA – Declaración de Montevideo
La realización del VII° ESNA se lleva adelante en el marco de una profunda crisis mundial del capitalismo y una brutal ofensiva imperialista contra los pueblos del mundo. En Nuestramérica se pretende terminar con algunos avances en materia de cambio político e integración, caso del ALBA-TCP, la Unasur y especialmente la CELAC, que excluye de […]
En Ocasión Del Día Internacional de la Mujer Obrera Exclamamos: ¡Berta Cáceres – Presente!
San Diego, 8 de marzo de 2016 En conmemoración del Día Internacional de la mujer obrera, Unión del Barrio saluda a todas las mujeres que luchan, que resisten y que sacrifican tanto para lograr un mundo más justo y solidario. La madrugada del 3 de marzo la terrible noticia del asesinato de la compañera Berta […]
LINK: Honduras – Asesinada la dirigente indígena Berta Cáceres
Link: http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=209601 Los gobiernos hondureños siguen asesinando impunemente. Esta vez, la víctima ha sido la dirigente indígena y luchadora ambientalista Berta Cáceres, un obstáculo para quienes forman parte del sistema de dominio y explotación del pueblo hondureño. Como viene sucediendo desde el golpe contra el gobierno constitucional de Manuel Zelaya en junio del 2009, la oligarquía […]
LINK: OXNARD POLICE DEFEATED: FRANCISCO ROMERO “NOT GUILTY” IN 5 CHARGES FROM PROTEST VS. BRUTALITY
The trial of Francisco “Chavo” Romero has ended with the court-ordered rejection of 5 citation tickets issued by the Oxnard Police Department. The “Not Guilty” verdicts are a victory for the Todo Poder al Pueblo Collective in its long-standing fight against OPD brutality, and are a further confirmation of the rights of oppressed communities to […]
Compañera Patricia Marín – October 2, 1952 to December 19, 1995.
On The 20th Anniversary Of Her Passing, We Still Carry The Combative Spirit Of Patricia Marín In Our Hearts and Minds. Patricia Marín 1952-1995: Una Mujer Verdaderamente Revolucionaria
El pueblo francés paga con vidas la histórica política externa del Estado capitalista de Francia
Declaración del ESNA Desde el Encuentro Sindical Nuestra América nos solidarizamos con el pueblo de Francia y las familias de las víctimas por los atentados del 13/11/2015. Rechazamos los métodos utilizados por el terrorismo indiscriminado sobre la población civil, algo muy utilizado en múltiples ataques sobre poblaciones civiles en todo el planeta. Por eso expresamos […]
Día de los Muertos – Honoring UdB Compas That Dedicated Their Lives To The Struggle
Unión del Barrio remembers and honors our Compas that lived a life of struggle and sacrifice. Compa Patricia “Pat” Marín; Compa Marco Anguiano; UdB founder and Secretario General Compa Ernesto “Neto” Bustillos; and Compa Pablo Aceves were each unequivocal in their commitment to struggle when they lived, and our memories of them will continue to […]
“21 millas por 21 Años de Resistencia” – 21 YEARS OF OPERATION GATEKEEPER – 21 YEARS OF RESISTANCE
–Click to download Registration Packet– Unión del Barrio, a community based political organization, that for over 30 years has organized Raza workers to struggle for our self-determination and liberation from US imposed borders, is organizing “21 millas por 21 años de Resistencia” – a bike ride from the Larsen Field in San Ysidro to Chicano Park. […]
August 29, 1970: 45 Years Later & Why the Chicano Moratorium Is Still Relevant Today
August 29, 1970: A Day Every Chicana/o Must Always Remember 2015 marks the 45th Anniversary of the largest raza-led mobilization against the U.S. imperialist war in Vietnam and against the conditions of oppression and exploitation of our historically indigenous people by this colonial settler society on our own land. The August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium […]
LINK: “Social Justice is a verb. It is a sense of community and responsibility that goes beyond the classroom…”
A nombre de Unión del Barrio se felicita al compañero José Lara por el premio recibido. http://ra.nea.org/2015/07/05/california-educator-honored-with-social-justice-activist-award/
TRIAL STARTS WEDNESDAY – Romero vs. Oxnard Police Department
Wednesday, June 17th, 8:30 am. Dept. 23 at the Ventura County Courthouse – 800 S. Victoria Ave. Support Francisco “Chavo” Romero! In 2013 the City of Oxnard and the Oxnard Police Department launched a retaliation campaign against me, by mailing me five traffic citations for marching against police brutality with the community. Now the Ventura County […]
Escuelita Aztlán – Unión del Barrio Saturday School Marks Two Major Accomplishments This June 2015
We first must send “un saludo solidario” to UdB compas in San Diego that are currently wrapping up the 4th consecutive cycle of Escuelita Aztlán (EAZ) in that border city. This cycle of EAZ ran from November 2014 to June 2015, bringing together dozens of junior high and high school age community youth. These young people […]
LINK: DROP THE CHARGES! End the Criminalization of Dissent and Protest! Drop the Retaliatory Citations Against Francisco Romero!
LINK TO ONLINE PETITION: DROP THE CHARGES! End the Criminalization of Dissent and Protest! Drop the Retaliatory Citations Against Francisco Romero! The trial begins Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 8:30 am. Superior Court of California – County of Ventura, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura CA 93009. Department 23 (change of room is likely). ¡RETIREN LOS […]
Ethnic Studies NOW! – A Community Victory In San Diego
June 9, 2015 Unión del Barrio congratulates the Association of Raza Educators (ARE), community organizations, all committed individuals who participated in the victorious Ethnic Studies NOW campaign in San Diego, California. We are especially proud of our Comité Local Francisco Villa – the internal committee that coordinates the work of Unión del Barrio in San Diego, […]
CUMBRE DE LOS PUEBLOS 2015: INFORME DE DELEGACIÓN
Unión del Barrio INVITA: INFORME DE DELEGACIÓN CUMBRE DE LOS PUEBLOS; Sindical y de los Movimientos Sociales de Nuestra América ¡CONOZCA QUÉ PASÓ EN PANAMÁ! EL PASADO MES DE ABRIL TODOS LOS 35 PRESIDENTES DEL CONTINENTE SE REUNIERON EN LA VII CUMBRE DE LAS AMERICAS EN LA CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ PARA HABLAR DE “PROSPERIDAD CON EQUIDAD”. LOS PUEBLOS, REPRESENTADOS POR MAS […]
17th Annual Conference on Prisons and Colonialism
This years conference will address topics that directly impact the Mexicano/Raza Community including the militarization of our schools, the school to prison pipeline, and other topics that impact our Raza’s relationship to the Prison Industrial Complex. The Chicano Mexicano Prison Project – a Project of Unión del Barrio is committed to exposing the attacks on […]