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The Minutemen have demonstrated that they are willing to change their plans out of fear of disruption by Anarchists. The Minutemen have experienced continuous disruption from the Buenas Noches Brigade in Campo, and are changing the way they operate as a result.
In July and August, our affinity group, the Buenas Noches Brigade, successfully engaged in night time interventions using sound, music, light, anti-racist literature and poetry to completely disrupt the activities of the Minutemen. In Arizona over a hundred migrant people were caught. In California, only two migrant people were caught, and they were picked up hitchhiking. Nevertheless, in California two migrant people were mysteriously shot in the area where the Minutemen were patrolling, while the Minutemen operation was going on. Although Mexican authorities claim that it was a "bandit", nothing was stolen and the assailants used laser scopes.
Every time we interacted with the Minutemen, we had multiple video cameras with us and some of the footage was sent to and aired by the corporate media. Even a small group with some bullhorns, video cameras, cell phones and determination can destroy the silence and darkness that the Minutemen need to hunt migrant people.
In September, starting on Mexican independence day, September 16th, the Friends of the Border Patrol, a vigilante group with ties to the Minutemen, have announced that they will be patrolling three locations: Calexico, Campo and "Smuggler's Gulch", near Border Field State Park.
In addition, the California Minutemen will begin a patrol on September 11th in Campo, California, playing on the anti-terrorist rhetoric which has drained our country's resources and heightened anti-immigrant and racial tensions.
As it will be difficult to organize mass numbers of people to intercept the Minutemen in these various areas, we are calling on people to organize themselves into small affinity groups and do autonomous direct action to disrupt and stop the Minutemen patrols. For more info on affinity groups, try this: http://www.rncnotwelcome.org/agroups.html
Also, here are some more ideas for organizing autonomously:
http://www.crimethinc.com/features/10.html
http://www.rncnotwelcome.org/daction.html
You can see maps of the areas here:
Calexico
Border Field State Park, San Ysidro
Campo
Consider this an invitation. Consider this a list of targets. Consider this a playbill. Do as you will. Come up with the tactics you and your group are comfortable with, and which fulfills your feelings towards the racist vigilantes.
Take some good photos or video. Wear a sexy mask. Be safe. Don't get caught. Or do! Whatever you think will be the most effective to stop these racist vigilantes from ever coming out of their holes again. Smash the Minutemen. Or, just read them poetry at 3am. Or, cross the border and shine lights back at them. Fireworks are interesting at night as well. We must let them know that we will do what it takes to stand up for the human rights and the freedom of migrant people.
Some good places to share the stories from your actions are sandiego.indymedia.org deleteTheBorder.org anarchistnews.org and infoshop.org
As we see more refugees and more internally displaced people all over the world from economic disasters, natural disasters and war in all its forms, we must all defend their right to migrate, to stay and to go as they please, and to be treated with dignity and humanity.
There will also be more centralized actions that you can take part in. In San Diego and Calexico, there will be large marches and rallies and a No Border Camp. More information about these events is available at deleteTheBorder.org .
We will take action for Freedom of Movement, Autonomy and Dignity for all people in September. Join us, to end the rise of fascism in our communities.
From A Buenas Noches Brigade, to a Buenas Noches Army!
- The Buenas Noches Brigade
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How do you know that they were shot using laser scopes? First of all, there are laser sights and night scopes but unless you are calling in an airstrike, no laser scopes can be used on conventional weapons. Next, your stats are wrong on how many illegal aliens were apprehended during the time period the minute men were in East County. Get your facts right, you sound like an idiot.
nathan
If you wear a mask while doing a crime or while conspiring with others to do a crime, then you can get a $10,000 felony enhancement. Also Bring bail money and the phone numbers to your legal team, so they can meet you at the jail.
The MM have studied and critiqued previous operations. They are changing strategy, tactics, and upgrading equipment. Your presence will be managed differently, than in past operations.
ciao
BorderRaven
Fireworks are highly illegal in San Diego county and highly dangerous in the eyes of residents. If you join with the smugglers in threatening our homes with fire, I guarantee you that a whole lot of people who previously ignored you will come down on you like a ton of bricks. Do this and count on going to prison.
If you do this and get away, you will live forever - assuming you have any conscience at all - with the guilt of grievously harming people who are already victims of the U.S. border policy.
I can't believe that anyone who views himself as "humanitarian" would even suggest such a thing! Disgusting!
Somebody's Mother
As if fireworks was any more dangerous than some Jim Bean tanked redneck, sitting around a fire shoting his gun toward percieved targets of nasty immigrants. Get real mom, your Carl Rove/George Bush, fear inspired nightmares, would be better spent worring about the corporate food/garbage you eat. I have firing off fireworks in the desert for almost 60 years. If anyone wants the addresses of places to buy them in Tijuana, please e-mail me. In the meantime everyone, kick some minuteman, redneck ass. See you in Calexico.
rocky
rocky neptun
 e-mail:: rockyneptun@yahoo.com
...your ignorance is showing. Perhaps you should make an effort to learn what's really going on before you start trying talk with the grown-ups.
Somebody's Mother
The suggestion that protesters wear masks or shoot fireworks is a very telling commentary on those who oppose the Minutemen and like minded American citizens. While trying to occupy the moral high ground by touting compassion for refugees of war or economic policies, you are stigmatizing yourselves by simultaneously demonstrating a disregard for laws meant to protect people from injustice/harm and a willingness to harm people or property by your protest actions. This has been evident in numerous clashes between open border advocates and those in favor of more rigidly enforced borders. In fact, you are exemplifying the kind of lawlessness and disregard for others that is evident in the illegal alien community and is fueling the support for stricter border policies by the majority of American citizens including naturalized, legal immigrants. Please keep up these tactics. American citizens in favor of tighter border controls need you to keep stigmatizing your open borders movement and making it clear that stereotypes are not always entirely inaccurate.
apostate
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