At approximately 4:30 pm on May 26, 2016 we received word that a threat was being circulated by a known racist group from north of San Diego. Within an hour of receiving that initial information we were able to independently confirm the validity of the threat from multiple additional sources. At that point the decision […]
Organizational Updates
May 15th is Revolutionary Teacher’s Day: ¡Maestra/o Luchando, También Esta Enseñando!
Since the founding of Unión del Barrio in 1981, educators have played a central role in the evolution of the organization. Evidence of this is how compañero Ernesto Bustillos, the principal founder of Unión del Barrio, worked as a teacher for the majority of his life, and was among the original founders of the Association […]
Unión del Barrio Stands With The People & Workers Of Brazil To Defend Dilma Rousseff From The Right Wing Coup
May 12, 2016 Unión del Barrio expresses our solidarity with the masses of Brazil who are now mobilizing to defend democracy and resist the coup against the popularly elected President Dilma Rousseff. We stand in unity particularly with the organized working class and the revolutionary parties and movements that have achieved significant victories such as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Día del Maestro Revolucionario: ¡Maestra Luchando, También Esta Enseñando!
Desde la fundación de Unión del Barrio en 1981, los educadores han desempeñado un papel central en el desarrollo de la organización. Prueba de ello es cómo el compañero Ernesto Bustillos trabajó como profesor durante la mayor parte de su vida, y fue uno de los fundadores originales de la Asociación de Educadores de la […]
Revolutionary Teacher’s Day: ¡Maestra/o Luchando, También Esta Enseñando!
Since the founding of Unión del Barrio in 1981, educators have played a central role in the evolution of the organization. Evidence of this is how compañero Ernesto Bustillos worked as a teacher for the majority of his life, and was among the original founders of the Association of Raza Educators (ARE). Even today, a […]
Baltimore 2015: Vemos La Rabia Afroamericana Pero Necesitamos “Poder Negro”
Traducido del inglés por Sara Plaza y S. Seguí – Rebelión ¿Apoyamos las protestas contra el terrorismo policial? Totalmente. ¿Denunciaremos a la gente por montar bronca? De ninguna manera. Mientras tanto, oportunistas comentaristas mediáticos, deshonestos políticos bipartidistas y representantes progres de docenas de organismos de servicio social acuden a toda prisa a Baltimore para denunciar los […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unión Del Barrio Acompaña “La Caravana De Los 43 De Ayotzinapa” Por El Sur De California
Unión del Barrio acompaña “La Caravana de los 43 de Ayotzinapa” por Los Angeles y San Diego el 19-24 de marzo 2015. Unión del Barrio accompanies “La Caravana de los 43 de Ayotzinapa” through Los Angeles and San Diego from March 19 – 24, 2015.
Día Internacional de la Mujer Trabajadora
El Día Internacional de la Mujer Trabajadora es celebrado en la mayoría de los países a través del mundo el día 8 de marzo de cada año. Es una celebración importante que se relaciona con los logros económicos, políticos y sociales de las mujeres. La idea de tener un día internacional de la mujer trabajadora […]
International Working Women’s Day
March 8th marks International Working Women’s Day, a date celebrated by many peoples of the world. It is a major global celebration that acknowledges the economic, political and social achievements of women and the just demands for equality, justice and dignity. The first celebration of International Working Women’s Day was put forward at the turn […]
The Central Committee of UdB wishes you all the best in 2015. ¡Que tengan todas y todos un revolucionariamente feliz año nuevo – 2015!
December 31, 2014 Compañeras y Compañeros Militantes of Unión del Barrio, Supporters & Friends: On behalf of the Central Committee we extend this end of year message in hopes that it finds you and your family happy and in good health. We also hope that you enjoy spending time with your loved ones as we […]
August 29, 2014 – UdB Turns 33
Compañeras & compañeros of Unión del Barrio, Supporters, Allies, and Friends: The Central Committee extends a revolutionary greeting on this, the 33rd Anniversary of the founding of Unión del Barrio, and the 44th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. We take this moment to recognize the participation and sacrifice that each of you makes to further […]