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[Jun 26] The Militarization of Mexico

the chiapas support committee presents:

The Militarization of México

Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 7:30 pm

Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists

1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley

(Corner of Cedar & Bonita)

Video: Looking Towards Inside; the militarization in Guerrero

(Spanish with English subtitles)

Both houses of the United States Congress passed different versions of President Bush’s Billion Dollar Mérida Initiative, dubbed “Plan Mexico” because of its similarity to the failed Plan Colombia. This video shows the impact of militarization on indigenous communities in the state of Guerrero. Report and Discussion. Update on recent Military incursions in Zapatista territory.

Donation Requested: $5 - $10

No one turned away. Proceeds benefit Zapatista Health Care

Wheelchair Accessible

For more Information, please call:

Chiapas Support Committee (510) 654-9587 or email: cezmat@igc.org

P.O. Box 3421

Oakland, CA 94609http://www.chiapas-support.org

[Jun 20] Noche de Película: "Buscando a Leti"

Deporten a la Migra presenta

NOCHE de PELICULA con PALOMITAS*
"Buscando a Leti"
Viernes, 20 de Junio
6pm
Parque Ninos Unidos
en la esquina de la 23 y Folsom
San Francisco

"Buscando a Leti": una historia de una nina de 10 anos que vive con sus
abuelos mientras sus padres buscan una mejor vida en los Estados Unidos.

[Jun 19] Speak out Against Budget Cuts to Homeless Programs

Location: SF City Hall Room 250
Date/Time: Thursday June 19 @ 5:00 p.m.

What: Board of Supervisors public hearing on proposed budget cuts

Come early to get in line!

*About issue if time:

Mayor Newsom released a budget that will terminate critical health and human services, while pumping up salaries for police by 25% and adding many new high paid patronage positions into his own administration. We need the board to stand up and do the right thing - restore the devastating cuts some highlights of the devastating impact of the budget include:

1) Closure of Ella Hill Hutch shelter serving up to 100 people every night in the western addition.

2) Closure of caduceus outreach services, a mental health treatment and wrap around support program for severely disabled homeless adults with co-existing addictive disorders.

3) Close tenderloin health homeless drop-in serving 300 poor people daily

4) Almost total elimination (66% cut) of sro families united program for families with dependent children living in hotels.

5) Cut of 22% of residential substance abuse and mental health treatment programs budgets.

A. Removal of support from Conard supportive housing program for severe psychiatric disabilities.

B. Closure of Cortland acute diversion unit for individuals in psychiatric crisis.

C. Loss of 12 out of 24 community based medically supported detox beds

6) Cut of 30% to all outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment

7) Closure of two large shetlers during daytime hours -episcopal/next door

8) Almost total elimination of stop treatment program.

9) 1,600 people losing mental health treatment through private provider network.

Brought to you by the People's Budget Collaborative - working for a fair city budget for poor people in SF

[Jun 14] Indigenous Permaculture Project

Intertribal Friendship House Presents:

Indigenous Permaculture Project
Saturday June 14,2008
*Time: 10:00am-1:00pm*

*Intertribal Friendship House *
*523 International Blvd*
*Oakland, CA 94606*

Come this Saturday to meet with folks and to help beautify the I.F.H. garden.

Bring clothes to get dirty in and food to share for the community potluck!

Donations of Garden Tools, Seeds and Supplies welcome.

Goals:

- mapping of I.F.H garden
- composting
- gardening
- cleaning of I.F.H garden.
- recycling!

contact info: cesar6898@gmail.com

[Jun 14] Celebrate Father's Day and help support the resistance in Oaxaca!

Accion Latina Presents:

Songs for Oaxaca!

Amnesia, a local rock en español group, will sing original compositions and raise their voices against injustice.

Oaxacan troubadour, Rafael Turincio will perform his own compositions along with traditional songs from his homeland in the Zapotec language.

Community Music Center
544 Capp st, between 20th and 19th streets
Saturday 14th, 8pm
$10, or $5 for students and seniors

[Jun 13] Rebels Rock on for Iraqui Refugees - El Balazo

"REBELS ROCK ON FOR IRAQI REFUGEES" AT EL BALAZO FRIDAY JUNE 13TH

"Rebels Rock On For Iraqi Refugees", a collaborative effort by Mission district activists will kick off Friday, June 13th at El Balazo Gallery 2183 Mission Street at 17th starting at 8 PM.

On hand to rock on will be punk troubadour and event-instigator Tommy Strange (solo electric set); Beltaine's Fire, a fusion of Celtic folk music and hip-hop (myspace.com.beltainesfire); and The Countless Others (myspace.com.thecountlessothers), described by Strange as "a manic charged fuzz garage punk band." Also on stage will be veteran Mexico City-Mission district poet, activist, and globetrotting troublemaker John Ross who traveled to Baghdad in 2003 as a human shield to interpose his body between the bombs of Bush and the Iraqi people.

All proceeds from "Rebels Rock On For Iraqi Refugees" will be donated to the Collateral Repair Project, a grassroots organization that seeks to repair some of the damage inflicted upon the Iraqi people by George Bush's illegal war. The Collateral Repair Project delivers person-to-person material aid to damaged populations both in Iraq and amongst the nearly 1,000,000 refugees who have been forced into Jordan. For further information consult
www.collateralrepairproject.org)

"Rebels Rock On For Iraq Refugees" gets underway at 8 PM. Donations at the door ($5 to $50) go directly to Iraqi refugees.

[Jun 13] Reunión sobre migración / Meeting on Immigration

[English below]

Una reunion para discutir la situacion sobre inmigracion

"El impacto humano y economico de las redadas de Inmigracion y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos:

La Congresista Barbara Lee va a dirigir un foro de discusion acerca de inmigracion para escuchar los varios exponentes acerca de las redadas
recientes de Inmigracion y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) en la comunidad. Un panel de dirigentes de la comunidad expondran
personalmente sus preocupaciones y se invita a la comunidad que proporcione declaraciones escritas sobre sus experiencieas de las redadas
de ICE en el noveno distrito. Los detalles del acontecimiento son como sique:

Fecha: viernes 13 de junio de 2008
Tiempo: 5 p.m. a 6:30 p.m.
Lugar: Inglesia Santa Columba, 6401 San Pablo Ave. (a la calle 64), Oakland

Los trabajadores, los padres y los dirigentes de la comunidad que han experimentado las consecuencias de las redadas de ICE entregaran
testimonio en los resultados y el impacto en las familias, las comunidades y las respectivas organizaciones laborales. Favor de confirmar su
asistencia antes del Martes 10 de Junio.


Town Hall and Listening Session on Immigration
"The Human and Economic Impact of ICE Raids"

Congresswoman Barbara Lee will host a Town Hall to listen to reports from several constituents on the recent Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Raids in the community. A panel of community leaders will deliver their concerns in person and the community is invited to provide written
statements about their ICE raid experiences in the 9th Congressional District. The event details are as follows:

Date: Friday, June 13, 2008
Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Place: St. Columba church, 6401 San Pablo Ave. (at 64th St.), Oakland

Workers, parents and community leaders who have experienced the consequences of the raids will deliver testimony on the outcomes and
impact on families, communities and worker organizing.

RSVP by Tuesday, June 10, seating is limited

[Jun 11] Film and discussion on criminalization of youth of color in SF

Sation 40
3030 16th Street (at Mission)
San Francisco

Films and discussion on criminalization of youth of color in San Francisco.
Event sponsored by CISPES

[Jun 10] Taller: Resistir las redadas de la migra / Resist ICE raids

[English below]

RESISTIR LAS REDADAS DE INMIGRACIÓN

Un taller para organizadores y líderes del movimiento laboral

Martes, 10 de junio
5-7:30 pm
UNITE HERE Local 2
(209 Golden Gate Ave esquina de Leavenworth)

En los últimos meses, ICE (el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas) ha aumentado sus redadas en sitios de trabajo, en el área de la bahia y por todo el país – deteniendo y deportando a miles de hombres y mujeres por el supuesto delito de trabajar para mantener a sus familias.

Los sindicatos estan enfrentando el desafío de responder a las preguntas y preocupaciones de sus miembros, ayudarles a defender a sus compañeros, y construir un movimiento político que pueda parar estos ataques a la gente trabajadora.

Este taller enseñará:

Entrenar a los trabajadores a afirmar sus derechos con los agentes de inmigración.
Preparar a los representantes sindicales y otros líderes a apoyar a los demás trabajadores durante una redada
Responder a las redadas: organizar protestas de respuesta inmediata que son seguras y eficazes, usar servicios legales y sociales, y abogar por trabajadores detenidos.

Organizado por la Coalición Laboral pro-Derechos de Inmigrantes y el Centro de Recursos Legales para Inmigrantes.

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English:

RESISTING ICE RAIDS
a workshop for activists in the labor movement and in the community

Tuesday, June 10
5-7:30 pm
UNITE HERE Local 2
(209 Golden Gate Ave at Leavenworth)

In the past few months, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has been stepping up workplace raids in the Bay Area and around the country - imprisoning and deporting thousands of men and women for the “crime” of working to support their families. Unions are faced with the challenge of addressing members’ questions and fears, helping them stand up for each other effectively, and building a political response that can end these attacks on working people.

This workshop will address:

Training workers to assert their rights when dealing with immigration agents
Preparing shop stewards and leaders to support other workers during a raid
Responding to raids: running safe and effective rapid response protests,accessing legal and social services, advocating for detained workers.

Sponsored by the Bay Area Labor Coalition on Immigration and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

[June 7th] East Oakland Radio Benefit

[May 27] STOP THE RAIDS AND DEPORTATIONS!

On May 2, 63 immigrant workers from El Balazo Taquerias were raided and detained by ICE. Yesterday, 17 people were rounded up at their homes by ICE in San Rafael. Enough is enough!

Please join immigrant rights groups, Labor, faith-based groups and many others for a press conference and rally to denounce the Bay Area raids, and to support the taqueria workers on the day of their court hearing!

WHEN: Tuesday, May 27, 10 am.
WHERE: Homeland Security Building, 630 Sansome St., downtown San Francisco

For more information, write to renee@lrcl.org

[May 23] Crisis at the Border (San Rafael)

Members of a recent delegation to the US-Mexico border will give a photo and film presentation focusing on the most recent forms of exploitation of undocumented immigrants at mafia-controlled crossing points and privately owned prisons.

The report will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 9 Ross Valley Drive at Fourth Street, San Rafael, on Friday, May 23, at 7:30 PM and is sponsored by the Task Force on the Americas.

A $5-10 donation is requested. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

For information call 415/924-3227, email mitf@igc.org or go
to www.mitfamericas.org.

[May 10, 17] Teatro: La Carpa del FEO

[May 4] Sustaining Community across the Border/Sosteniendo la comunidad a traves de la frontera (& Enrique Chagoya!)

Ofrecido conjuntamente con la exposición, “Enrique Chagoya:
Borderlandia,” en el Museo de Arte de UC Berkeley:

Sustaining Community Across the Border /
Sosteniendo la comunidad a través de la frontera

SUNDAY / DOMINGO, MAY 4, 3 p.m.
A Community Roundtable / Una plática comunitaria

Museum Theater / Teatro del Museo

¡La entrada al museo será gratis todo el día!

En este programa, miembros de sociedades binacionales, estudiantes, y
otros de familias y comunidades ubicadas en ambos lados de la frontera
relatarán sus proyectos para enriquecer y sostener comunidades sin
barreras. Invitamos a la comunidad a compartir sus experiencias e
ideas para sostener estos lazos hacia la próxima generación. Beatriz
Leyva-Cutler, director ejecutivo de BAHIA, moderará la discusión.

Algunos proyectos que serán presentados:

-un libro bilingüe para niños, escrito e ilustrado por tres jóvenes
Chicanas de Oakland, inspirado por su niñezes en dos comunidades y por
algunos viajes a sus pueblos natales de México. (Patricia Sánchez,
Tomasa Dueñas Contreras, Tomasa Dueñas Tovar, Montserrat Becerra)

-un programa inovador de verano que busca conectar jóvenes
mexicoamericanos de Napa, California con jóvenes de Los Haro,
Zacatecas, y la comunidad de orígen de sus familias en México. (Participantes será
arreglado.)

-una biblioteca y centro comunitario para los niños en San Martin
Tilcajete, Oaxaca, organizado por una pareja de Oakland, uno de ellos
nació y fue criado en San Martin Tilcajete. (Lamberto Roque-Hernandez
y Alice Wagner)

-códices hechos por estudiantes de escuelas de arte locales para
ilustrar sus propias historias de la diáspora y de la identidad. (Celia Herrera
Rodriguez y estudiantes)

Este será un programa bilingüe, con traducción disponible. Las visitas
a la exposición estarán abiertas al público a partir de la 1:00 p.m., y
disponibles en español, antes del programa.

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Admission to the museum is free all day!

In this program, people from binational associations, students, and
others involved in families and communities that stretch across the border
will share projects designed to strengthen and sustain trans-border
communities. We invite you to come and share your ideas about the
challenges and possibilities for sustaining these ties into the next
generation. Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, executive director of BAHIA, will
moderate the discussion.

Projects to be presented include:

-a bilingual children's book, written and illustrated by three Chican
teens from Oakland, inspired by visits to their home communities in
Mexico and their own bicultural experience. (Patricia Sánchez, Tomasa Dueñas
Contreras, Tomasa Dueñas Tovar, Montserrat Becerra)

-an innovative cross-border summer program that connects teens from
Napa, CA with teens in Los Haro, Zacatecas, their families' community of
origin in Mexico. (participants to be arranged)

-a library and community center for the children of San Martin
Tilcajete, Oaxaca, organized by an Oakland-based couple, one of whom was born and
raised in San Martin Tilcajete. (Lamberto Roque-Hernandez & Alice Wagner)

-codices made by local art students to illustrate their own stories of
diaspora and identity (Celia Herrera Rodriguez & students)

This will be a bilingual program, with translation provided. Bilingual
tours of “Enrique Chagoya: Borderlandia” will be available before the
program, starting at 1 p.m.