On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 5:30 am, a group of committed individuals representing various community organizations took to the streets to kick off early morning community patrols (Patrullajes Comunitarios). Unión del Barrio, a community-based political organization, leads an urgent effort of community resistance and self-defense to disrupt the hostile immigration raids and police terrorism […]
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History & Analysis: MAY 1ST 2021 IS ABOUT WORKING CLASS STRUGGLE
Links to UdB-Sponsored May Day 2021 Activities in Southern California: – Two Locations: San Diego & North County San Diego – – Los Angeles – Los Angeles – Union del Barrio and the Comités de Resistencia continue to organize in the LA area to build true community self defense. We are going to begin our […]
La Raza, Barrio Self-Defense & Real Political Power
Ten Difficult Lessons Unión del Barrio Takes Away From Trumpism/COVID-19 — Introduction — The Events of Jan 6th — How We Got Here — What Comes Next — INTRODUCTION: The goal of this analysis is to provide a critical/self-critical assessment of the repression suffered by our communities […]
UdB Urges UTLA Members to VOTE NO on the Tentative Agreement to Reopen LAUSD Schools
Union del Barrio is a political organization founded nearly 40 years ago, and today we continue our work of defending the rights of our community and all working-class people. In Los Angeles, many of our members are educators and proud members of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teacher’s union of the Los Angeles Unified […]
UdB Guidance Regarding the Ongoing Political Crisis in the U.S.
Communique for the membership of Unión del Barrio and our allies: Given the critical political situation that has taken shape since the violent acts of January 6 in Washington D.C., and keeping in mind ongoing threats of political violence elsewhere, the Comité Central feels it is necessary to reissue our five-point guidance published at the […]