[May 22] Voting for Berkeley Sanctuary / Votación para Santuario Berkeley

El Concilio y el Alcalde de Berkeley votarán para declarar a Berkeley una Ciudad Santuario en apoyo a la comunidad inmigrante

Martes 22 de Mayo a las 6:30 PM
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

(En la entrada de las oficinas del Distrito Escolar)

Quienes: Padres de familia, lideres comunitarios, maestros y niños acompañenos para seguir el ejemplo de otras ciudades del area de la bahía como, Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, San Jose y East Palo Alto: ciudades que se han declarado santuario. Antes de la junta, nos reuniremos en las gradas para apoyar la resolución, habrá oradores y medios de comunicación para difundir el apoyo a la comunidad inmigrante y protestar por las redadas y el terror que causa ICE en nuestras comunidades.

Apoyo: BOCA, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, AFSCME LOCAL 3299 y miembros de la comunidad

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Berkeley's Mayor and City Council will vote to join other Bay Area cities including Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, San Jose and East Palo Alto in declaring itself an immigrant sanctuary

Before the meeting, community members will rally on the front steps of the City Council Chambers

Tuesday May 22, 2007 at 6:30 PM
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way

Who: Immigrant parents, community leaders, teachers and children will be on hand to testify about the terrifying impact of ICE raids on the City of Berkeley and to urge our city leaders to join other cities in reaffirming its support for the civil rights of all of its residents and declaring itself an immigrant sanctuary by way of a new historic ordinance.

Support: BOCA, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, AFSCME LOCAL 3299, and community members

[May 22] Cucapas: People of the River (photo exhibit - SF)

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 6-9 PM
111 Minna - San Francisco

For more info: www.stand4dignity.org
info@stand4dignity.org

[May 16-19] International Conference on the Murders of Women in Mexico, Canada and Guatemala

Stanford University

Conference and all events FREE and open to the public!

The conference Feminicide = Sanctioned Murder: Race, Gender and Violence in Global Context will be examining the murders and disappearances of women in Mexico , Guatemala and Canada that are occurring on an epidemic scale.

The aim and purpose of the conference is to stop the violence and map out ways to bring about justice. Distinguished participants include Elena Poniatowska, one of Mexico’s most eminent writers, whose innovative writing advocates for women and the poor in their struggle for social and economic justice, and Lidia Cacho, who recently received an award from Amnesty International for exposing a net of pederasts linked to the government and big business, and for creating a shelter for the children, victims of trafficking and abuse in Cancún, Mexico.

The conference, presented by Chicana and Chicano Studies of The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University , brings together the most knowledgeable experts on the subject of feminicide in recent years, including mothers of murdered and disappeared women, activists, academics, writers and journalists, human rights lawyers, artists and filmmakers.

In Ciudad Juarez alone over 400 victims have been murdered over the last fourteen years and over 600 have been reported disappeared. In Guatemala, more than 700 women a year are being killed with impunity. Recently, a conference in Canada revealed that over 100 indigenous women have been murdered in a similar manner.

Schedule:

* Killer’s Paradise, the screening of a new Canadian documentary about the feminicide in Guatemala. Discussion following.
When: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Main Quad, Building 260, Room 113

* Candlelight Vigil. People will gather to commemorate the women who have been murdered.
When: Thursday, May 17, 2007
Time: At dusk
Where: White Plaza

* Conference. Panels and featured speakers
When: Thursday and Friday, May 18 and 19
Where: Tresidder Union, Oak West

· Friday, May 18:
Opening speaker: Elena Poniatowska (9:00-10:00 am)
Relatives of Murdered Women (10:00 am-12:00 pm): Paula Flores ( Juarez ), Eva Arce
(Juarez), Gwenda Yuzicappi ( Canada ), Norma Cruz ( Guatemala )
Cover Up: Corruption, Torture and Erasure (2:00-4:00 pm): Marisela Ortiz, Miguel David Meza, Lidia Cacho
Plenary speaker: Rita Laura Segato (4:00-5:00), “Who Is Behind the Murders?”
Art and Human Rights (7:00-9:00): Rosa-Linda Fregoso, Lourdes Portillo, Irene Simmons

· Saturday, May 19:
· Remedies (10:00am – 12:00 pm): Adriana Carmona, Esther Chávez Cano, Judith Galarza
· Judicial Reform (2:00 – 4:00 pm): Lucha Castro, Carlos Castresana Fernández, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (to be confirmed)

*Closing speaker: Marcela Lagarde

NOTE: Simultaneous translation will be provided.

The art installation, ReDressing Injustice by Irene Simmons will be on display in Tresidder Lounge.

For additional information and directions to the conference visit: http://ccsre.Stanford.edu.

[May 17] Fight University of California's development of Hidrogen Bomb

Students at the University of California at Berkeley are doing a fast in solidarity with the UC Hunger Strike by UC Santa Barbara students opposed to the University's role in developing a new Hydrogen Bomb.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_5500489

On May 17, the UC Regents will be meeting. The students at Berkeley have decided to go on a full hunger strike if the UC does not back out of their plans.

Info on attending the Regents meeting on Thursday, May 17th:

Schedule: 8 am - public comment period
If you'd like to make a one-minute statement to the Regents, please call their office during business hours to sign up: 510-987-9220.

10 am - Rally!
ARTivism! Join us outside the meeting for music, speeches, and beautiful art as we call on the Regents to adopt an emergency resolution to sever ties with the nuclear weapons labs.

11:20 - DOE lab oversight committee meets

12:00 - Press conference outside the meeting

Location: UCSF Mission Bay Campus. For driving directions, a campus map, and parking info, please see: http://pub.ucsf.edu/missionbay/directions/

Transportation: For carpool, please email chelseavc@gmail.com.
Public transit: The UCSF Mission Bay campus is served by the Muni T-Third Street line, which stops at the UCSF Mission Bay Station located on Third Street near 16th Street.

For more background on our movement: www.freetheuc.org.

And feel free to visit the fasters at our spot by Wheeler Hall, Monday-Wednesday 11 am - 6 pm!

Please forward this info on to your contacts. We need all the help we can get!

For more info:
http://nonukeshungerstrike.blogspot.com/
http://www.ucnuclearfree.org/
http://detodos-paratodos.blogspot.com/2007/05/huelga-de-hambre-en-la-universidad-de.html

To support us:
http://www.sbantiwar.org/hungerstrike

[May 12] Celebrate Roque Dalton (SF)

Celebration of the life and work of Salvadoran poet and revolutionary
Roque Dalton

Saturday, May 12 - 6-9 PM
312 Valencia St, San Francisco

Poetry, music, and commentary on the current situation in El Salvador / Latin America.

Salvadoran food will also be available.

Sponsored by the FMLN and Veterans of the Roque Dalton Cultural Brigade

[May 4] Noche Rebelde / Night of Rebellion (concert)

ONE STRUGGLE BAND, BROWN BUFFALO PROJECT, DJ AGANA!!
Viernes, 4 de Mayo / Friday, May 4 - 7:00 PM
Intertribal Friendship House (523 International Blvd, Oakland)

Recaudación de fondos para apoyar a la comunidad Cucapá de Baja California, Mexico y para una delegación indígena a Chiapas.
Fundraiser to support the Cucapa community from Baja California, Mexico & an indigenous delegation to Chiapas.

$5 estudiantes/students, $8 general

Para mas información, visita: http://stopthegenocidecampaign.blogspot.com

Una colaboracion de/A collaboration of:
Colectiva Zapatista Ramona ~ Stand for Dignity ~ SFSU Student Group ~ Chiapas Support Committee ~ SFSU MEChA ~ SKINS ~ Estacion Libre de Oakland ~ Intertribal Friendship House Committee

[May 4] Decolonization! An installation of self-rule

Opening reception for

DECOLONIZATION! AN INSTALLATION OF SELF RULE

Friday, MAY 4 - 6 TO 9PM

CORNELIA BELL'S BLACK BOTTOM GALLERY

1018 Pine Street, West Oakland 94607

Village Bottoms Cultural District

new work by marcel diallo, eesuu orundide,
githinji wa mbire, duane deterville & kimara dixon

PLUS:
decolonization suite!
freedom music by
Marcel Diallo, vocals
Ric Alexander, sax
India Cooke, violin
Kimara Dixon, bass
Kele Nitoto, percussion

the black new world
social aid & pleasure club
836 pine street - oakland, 94607
www.blacknewworld.com

[May 3] Atenco no se Olvida (AZ Davis)

Acción Zapatista Davis presents
Atenco no se Olivda

An evening of info & dialogue in solidarity with the victims & political prisoners from Atenco, Mexico

THURSDAY MAY 3rd - 8PM
119 WELLMAN HALL
UCDAVIS

screening the documentary:
ATENCO- BREAKING THE SIEGE

followed by discussion about the situation in atenco,
the otra campaña zapatista & its significance here in the US,
& a chance for folks to dialogue about the may 1st events

One year ago, on may 3rd and 4th, 2006 the mexican city of san salvador atenco was the site of brutal repression by thousands of federal police forces against the local community as well as members of the otra campaña zapatista. the horrific violence included the murder of two young men, rampant police brutality, arbitrary detentions, random raids of private homes, acts of torture, and sexual assault against dozens of women. one year later, 29 political prisoners remain incarcerated at the santiaguito prison, and justice has not been served...

info: laotracalifas@yahoo.com

[May 1] Marcha del 1 de Mayo en Oakland

[ENGLISH BELOW]

Los invitamos a participar en el Dia Internacional del Trabajador, el 1 de Mayo 2007 en Oakland

La MARCHA va empezar a las 10am en la PLAZITA de la FRUITVALE hasta el EDIFICIO FEDERAL en OAKLAND.

Legalizacion para Todos! Alto a las redadas y a las deportaciones!

Muchos grupos estan trabajando juntos prioritzando liderazgo inmigrante para planear esta marcha incluyendo:

CRECE, Lucha Unida de Jornaleros, Casa CHE de la Clinica de la Raza, East Bay Santuario, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Causa Justa, Eastside Arts Alliance, Anew America & BAIRC

Si su grupo tiene interes en apoyar la planificacion de esta marcha por favor entre en contacto con Mujeres Unidas: (510) 261 3398, maria@mujeresunidas.net

http://www.mujeresunidas.net/

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We invite you to participate in International Workers Day, May 1, 2007 in Oakland!

MARCH May 1 at 10am from the FRUITVALE PLAZA to the FEDERAL BUILDING in OAKLAND

Legalization for all now! End detentions and deportations!

Many organizations are working together and prioritizing grassroots immigrant leadership to plan this march including:
CRECE, Lucha Unida de Jornaleros, Casa CHE de la Clinica de la Raza, East Bay Santuario, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Just Cause, Eastside Arts Alliance, Anew America & BAIRC

If your organization is interested in helping to plan this march please get in touch with Mujeres Unidas: (510) 261 3398, claudia@mujeresunidas.net
http://www.mujeresunidas.net/

Check out our new report on the working conditions of household workers! http://www.mujeresunidas.net/media/MUA_rpt.pdf

[May 1] Marcha del 1 de Mayo en San Francisco

¡Celebre el día internacional del trabajador!
¡No trabaje!
¡No vaya a la escuela!

Marcha por la legalización para tod@s
Martes, el 1 de Mayo
12 del medio día
Parque Dolores
Deporten a la Migra se va a juntar en la Dolores y 19.
Busque nuestra manta amarilla.

El 1 de Mayo de 2006 fue histórico en el movimiento pro-inmigrante. Este 1 de Mayo hágalo histórico de nuevo —salga a la calle y únase a la marcha por la legalización y en contra de las redadas.

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Celebrate international worker's day! Don't work or go to school!

March for the legalization for all now!
Tuesday, May 1st - 12 noon
Dolores Park
Deporten a la Migra will gather at Dolores & 19.
Look for our yellow banner.

MAY DAY 2006 will go down in history as the day millions of immigrants took this country back, by marching and boycotting school, work, and commercial products. This MAY DAY come help make history again--march to oppose the anti-immigrant bills proposed in congress and demand just legalization for all.

[Apr 30] On the Eve of El Primero de Mayo / En la víspera del 1o de mayo

(sigue en español)

Conversation with organizers and leaders

about the struggle for Immigrant Rights

in the Bay Area and beyond

Monday, April 30, 2007 - 7:00 pm
522 Valencia St., San Francisco, 3rd Floor Auditorium

The Center for Political Education invites you to participate in a discussion on the Immigrant Rights Movement: join leaders, activists and members of the immigrant rights movement in a dialogue on the eve of the May Day mobilizations across the country.

• Where is the movement at one year after the April/May 2006 upsurge?
• What's the latest analysis about immigration reform, legal battles, deportation and detention and the fight for citizenship and legalization?
• What lessons can be learned from the last year of work and how can the broader left support the movement?
  
  Organizations Invited:
  Deporten a la Migra - San Francisco Organizing Project (Proyecto de Organización de San
  Francisco) - Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (Coalición de Derechos de Inmigrantes del Área de la Bahia) - San Francisco Labor Council (Consejo Laboral de San Francisco) - San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (Red Legal y de Educación de Inmigrantes
  de San Francisco)
  
  $5 donation at door (no one turned away)
  For more information contact: (415) 431-1918 or
  center@politicaleducation.org
  
  **Este evento va tener traducción en español**
  

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  Conversación con organizadores y líderes sobre la
  lucha por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes en el Área de
  la Bahia y más allá
  
  Lunes, 30 de Abril, 2007 - 7:00 pm
  522 Valencia, San Francisco, Auditorio del Tercer Piso
  
  El Centro de Educación Política le invita a participar en esta discusión sobre el Movimiento de Derechos de Inmigrantes: reúnase con líderes, activistas, y miembros del movimiento pro derechos de inmigrantes en la víspera de las mobilizaciones del Primero de Mayo en todo el país.

• ¿Dónde esta el movimiento a un año del surgimiento de Abril/Mayo 2006?
• ¿Cuál es el análisis más reciente sobre la reforma migratoria, batallas legales, deportaciones y detenciones, y la lucha por la ciudadanía y la legalización?
• ¿Qué lecciones se pueden aprender del trabajo de este año, y cómo puede la izquierda más amplia apoyar a este movimiento?
  
  Organizaciones invitadas:
  Deporten a la Migra
  San Francisco Organizing Project (Proyecto de Organización de San Francisco) - Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (Coalición de Derechos de Inmigrantes del Área de la Bahia) - San Francisco Labor Council (Consejo Laboral de San Francisco) - San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (Red Legal y de Educación de Inmigrantes de San Francisco)
  
  Donación voluntaria $5. Todos son bienvenidos.
  Para más información llamar a 415-431-1918 o escribir a
  center@politicaleducation.org
  
  www.politicaleducation.org
  

[Apr 28] El Recorrido/The Journey (The Roxie, SF)

Queridos amigos
Vamos a mostrar la pelicula El Recorrido

We will be showing the movie: El Recorrido Oxkutzcab-San Francisco
Saturday April 28 at 11AM at the ROXIE theatre and it's FREE ADMISSION.
3117 16th St. (at Valencia) in Sn Fco. You can take Bart and get off at 16th St,
Hope to see you all there!!!!

[Apr 28] Immigrant Workers Organize

Bosses use ICE and the threat of deportation to intimidate workers and deny them their rights. Come exercise strategies to defend ourselves from La Migra. This workshop will look at using the law and ways to act beyond the law.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2pm - 5pm" at Corazon del Pueblo at 4814 International Boulevard, E. Oakland

[Apr 26] Escuela Rosa Parks: ¡Conozca sus Derechos!

Conozca sus Derechos de Inmigración

Jueves 26 de abril - 6:30 a 8:00 PM
Escuela Rosa Parks
930 Allston Way - Berkeley

[Apr 24-25] Day of Action to Clean Up Ecuador

APRIL 24th, 2007 6-8pm

Public Speaking Event with Goldman Prize Winner

Luis Macas and Trial attornies Pablo Fajardo and Steven Donziger
World Affairs Council
312 Sutter #200 and Grant San Francisco, CA
At Powell BART

APRIL 25th, 2007 7-11:30am

Rally @ Chevron Headquarters' Annual
Shareholder's Meeting
6001 Bollinger Road, San Ramon, CA
Take Express Shuttle from Walnut Creek BART

Protest @ Chevron's Annual Shareholder's Meeting April 25th

Rally Begins at 7:00am

Shareholders Arrive 7:00am - 8:00am

Shareholder Meeting: 8:00am - 10:00am

Report Back from Ecuadorian Indigenous Leaders Attending Meeting: 10:00am

Rally While Shareholders Depart!

Take the Express Shuttle to Chevron from Walnut Creek BART

To join a carpool from SF, Berkeley, or Oakland, contact Christy Tennery at cetennery@hotmail.com.

THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY IS CLOSE TO VICTORY.

ChevronTexaco is currently a defendant in an historic trial in Ecuador for having deliberately dumped 18.5 billion gallons of toxic waste directly into the rainforest, threatening the survival of indigenous peoples and leaving behind what is likely the worst oil-related disaster on the planet. The crude oil contained in Texaco's contamination is more than 30 times greater than the entire volume of crude spilt in the Exxon Valdez disaster.

Filed on behalf of 30,000 indigenous and campesino people from the Ecuadorian Amazon, the lawsuit (Aguinda v. ChevronTexaco) has the potential to set a precedent that could benefit millions of persons worldwide victimized by human rights abuses committed by private companies. The case implicates important issues of globalization, indigenous rights, and corporate responsibility.

Support communities from at home and abroad, including the Philippines, Iraq, Richmond, and Ecuador, in holding Chevron accountable for human and environmental rights abuses that exact a toll on their lives, land, and culture.

COSPONSORS:
Amnesty International, Amazon Watch, Oil Change International, Anti-War Groups, West County Toxics, Communities for a Better Environment, Richmond Greens, Rainforest Action Network, Global Exchange, Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES CARENOW! Campaign), International Accountability Project

For more information contact:
Zachary Hurwitz at 415-487-9600 or zach@amazonwatch.org
www.chevrontoxico.com
www.amazonwatch.org
www.amnestyusa.org/business/sharepower/chevron

[Apr 25] ¡Vicente Fox, No eres Bienvenido!

[English version below]

Marcha en el Centro de San Diego
Abril 25 2007 a las 6:00 pm

Vicente Fox, el ex-presidente de Mexico, responsable por masacres de gente indígena en Chiapas, por las desapariciones de participantes en la lucha en Oaxaca y por la negligencia en el caso de las mujeres asesinadas en Juarez y Chihuahua, viene a San Diego el 25 de abril para recibir el "Premio de la Democracia y la Paz", dado por el Instituto de las Americas, una organización derechista que está ubicado en el campus de la Universidad de California de San Diego

Como la coalición vAPPOroaxaca, creemos que premiar a Fox es un insulto profundo a toda la gente afectada por las grandes violaciones de derechos humanos hechas por su gobierno.

Como respuesta, hacemos una llamada de accion a toda la comunidad de San Diego a participar en la marcha "Fox, NO eres bienvenido!" que empezará a las 6 pm en frente de la estatua de Benito Juarez en Pantoja Park (en el G Street, entre las calles Kettner y State) y terminará en el Horton Plaza, frente al hotel US Grant donde Fox recibirá su premio. También, habrá un bloc de bicicletas que empezará en el fuente de Balboa Park a las 5 pm y se reunirá con la marcha.

Habrá una reunión para planificar la marcha a las 12 pm el sabado, el 21 de abril durante las festividades del día de Chicano Park.

Si tiene preguntas, por favor mande un correo a vappor-oaxaca@riseup.net.

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Vicente Fox: You're Not Welcome!

March in downtown San Diego.
April 25 2007 at 6:00 pm

Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, responsible for the massacres of indigenous people in Chiapas, for the disappearances of participants in the struggle in Oaxaca and for negligence in the case of the murdered women in Juarez and Chihuahua, is coming to San Diego on April 25th to receive the "Award for Democracy and Peace", given by the Americas Institute, a right-wing organization that is located on the UC San Diego campus.

We in the coalition vAPPOroaxaca believe that giving this award to Fox is a grave insult to all people who have been affected by the gross violations of human rights committed by the his administration. As a response, we are making a call to action to the community of San Diego to participate in the march "Fox, you are NOT welcome!" that will start at 6 pm in front of the Benito Juarez statue in Pantoja Park (on G Street in between Kettner and State streets) and end in Horton Plaza in front of the US Grant hotel where Fox will receive his award. Also, there will be a bike blocthat will start at the fountain in Balboa Park at 5 pm and meet up with the march. There will be a planning meeting for the march at noon on Saturday, April 21, during the Chicano Park day festivities.

If you have any questions, please send an email to vappor-oaxaca@riseup.net.

[Apr 21] Decolonization and Autonomous Solutions

An open dialogue by and for indigenous people, immigrants and other people of color; Let's strengthen autonomous solutions towards decolonization.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2pm - 5pm at Corazon del Pueblo at 4814 International Boulevard, E. Oakland

[Apr 20] 2nd Annual Expressions of Queer People of Color

SFSU QPOC PRESENTS
2nd Annual Expressions of Queer People of Color
Friday April 20th 2007 - 6-9 pm
Jack Adams Hall (SFSU Student Center)
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco,CA

$3-5 donation at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds)

An evening of live performances:
Spoken Word
Theatrical Comedy
Dance
Music
Films
Open Mic
Art
Drag
Raffle
Free Food and more!!!!

[Apr 19] Verdades y Mentiras sobre la propuesta de ley Gutierrez-Flake

Este evento esta dirigido a inmigrantes que no conocen el contenido de esta
propuesta de ley

Jueves 19 de Abril 7:00 p.m

New College, Teatro principal

Calle Valencia 777 - San Francisco

(Entre Calle 18 y 19 cerca de la
estacion de BART de la Calle 16 y Mission)

Invitada especial Angie Junck, Abogada del Inmigrant Rigths Resource Center.
Especialista en leyes de inmigracion y quien nos explicará detalladamente (y en español) el contenido de esta nueva Propuesta.

En la vispera de la presentacion del señor Luis Gutierrez, quien es creador y promotor de la "STRIVE act of 6 2007", en la ciudad de San Jose California el proximo 21 de abril, es importante para los trabajadores sin documentos, saber por parte de una especialista los apartados de esta controvertida propuesta de ley, y de ese modo los propios inmigrantes podran determinar si los beneficia o perjudica.

Invitamos a todos los interesados a venir e informarse.

Contacto: (415) 368 8542

Convoca: Alianza Latinoamericana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes (ALDI)

[Apr 19] Dismanteling Monoculture: Tale of Ants and Economics in the Americas

An evening with the Beehive Collective

The Beehive Collective is a political graphics workshop based in Maine, known for creating accessible, powerful imagery to explain important issues of our time in an easily digestible manner. Since 2001, the Bees have been working on a trilogy of posters on corporate globalization. Parts one and two dealt with the proposed FTAA trade agreement and Plan Colombia, the catchall name for U.S. military and corporate intervention in that South American country. The third poster will focus on PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA (PPP), a mega-infrastructure development project for southern Mexico and Central America designed to facilitate corporate exploitation of the region, paving the way for the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

With three giant illustrated portable murals, a six foot tall fabric storybook “slideshow”, and an engaging narrative (available in Spanish or English), the Bees will take us on an interactive VISUAL tour of the connections between COLONIZATION, MILITARIZATION, and RESOURCE EXTRACTION in the Americas. Join us they deconstruct the complex and overwhelming issues that are shaping our world, using bioregionally accurate depictions of animals and insects as metaphors to link cultural and ecological diversity.

Thursday, April 19th, 2007 - 7:30 PM
AK Press
674-A 23rd Street
Oakland, CA 94612

This event is free of charge.

For more information call the Chiapas Support Committee 510/866-4981 or email rmflynn79@gmail.com.

www.beehivecollective.org
www.chiapas-support.org
www.akpress.org