The 45th annual Chicano Park Day celebration will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10 am to 5 pm in historic Chicano Park, located in the Barrio Logan community, south of downtown San Diego, under the San Diego-Coronado bridge. The theme will be “El Movimiento Continues: 45 years of Protesta, Cultura, y 40 […]
-message repeats in english- A las Tres Delegaciones de la Caravana 43 A las Organizaciones Políticas A la Comunidad Internacional –19-22 de marzo en Los Angeles (esp) – Los Angeles (eng)– –23-24 de marzo en San Diego (esp) – San Diego (eng)– –más información-more information– Las luchas de los pueblos no conocen fronteras. Los imponentes muros entre EEUU y […]
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 […]
Base Ernesto Che Guevara (BECG), the Base of Unión del Barrio in San Diego that focuses on youth oriented work, has been very busy these last few months. Since the end of November 2014, we have organized three sessions of Escuelita Aztlán (EAZ), an independent Saturday School organized by educators and youth organizers of Unión […]
Link To Article. On Saturday, October 25th union members, community leaders, and student organizers gathered at Lincoln High School to attend the San Diego Troublemakers Conference, hosted by Labor Notes and the Coalition for Labor & Community Solidarity (CLCS). The event attracted a wide array of attendees from multiple unions, neighborhoods, and campuses to address […]
Although not at all written from a community perspective, the linked essay provides important information about the history of the Border Patrol and its massive uncontrolled expansion since 2001. It is especially important because it points to the corruption, impunity and culture of violence that is dominant within this largest of all federal agencies (CBP). Of […]
Discurso del 15 de Septiembre, 2014 Rosiangela Escamilla – Unión del Barrio “En 1492, la armadura colonial piso la tierra de este, nuestro continente, para dejarnos un legado de despojo, una religión ajena y brutal a la naturaleza de los pueblos y civilizaciones originarias. Los poderes europeos se repartieron el continente y lo dividieron, enriqueciendo así […]
VOLANTE/ FLYER Grito Por Nuestra Verdadera INDEPENDENCIA 15 de septiembre, 2014 Únete y Celebra con Nosotros ¡El Grito! Lunes 15 de septiembre 5 – 9 pm Chicano Park en San Diego CA. para más información: info_sd@uniondelbarrio.org 619-923-3685
FLYER/ VOLANTE (PDF) —– BIKE RIDE REGISTRATION/ REGISTRACION 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 a bike ride “20 millas por 20 años de Resistencia” from Larsen Field Park in San Ysidro to […]
Thursday, September 4, 2014 To Striking Workers Who Are Fighting For 15 & A Union, To The Unions That Support The Workers, To The Organized Sectors Of Our Community: On behalf of Unión del Barrio please receive this fraternal and combative statement of workers unity to your cause – one that we embrace as our […]
La Verdad Publications releases expanded biography about Compañero Ernesto Bustillos… On the occasion of the 33 anniversary of the founding of Unión del Barrio, La Verdad Publications publishes a expanded biography describing the revolutionary legacy of compa Neto. This is still a work in progress, and will in its final form fill a new chapter in […]