Public Hearing: Blackwater Training Facility in San Diego?
Lance/reposts,

Blackwater, a multi-million dollar mercenary company owned exclusively by a right-wing Christian billionaire, is trying to develop an 824-acre military training facility in the rural community of Potrero in southeast San Diego. All of the land is either within the Cleveland National Forest or an Agricultural Preserve.

The citizens of Potrero are trying to stop its construction but are having a hard time stopping the political power of Blackwater. --Read More--

Thursday, April 5
Demonstration 4:30PM, Public Hearing 5:30PM
Planning Commission Hearing Room
5201 Ruffin Road, Suite B.

Comments on Previous Articles Include
s t a r r: I work in the Cleveland National Forest, hiking with kids every day through the very meadowlands you describe. There is no way in hell Blackwater USA, war profiteers, Inc. are going to invade our public lands... Not only should Blackwater be dismantled, their activities in Iraq should be revealed. They send mercenaries in to kill, maim, and injure, and then deny negligence when their people get killed and dragged through the streets...--Read More--

Connie: Just what we do not need is the crazy making of war here in Southern California. Why is it that money talks so loud, there is no benefit to the citizens of the area, it is not bringing new revenue or jobs to the area. The land is better used as farm land, we need food not weapons. The Potrero Planning Committee have been seduced into believing this is in their best interest. I am wondering how many of them were enticed with favors and money? The military already have a training facility in that area, they take up a huge portion of the land with their military training. The sound carries for miles, the chopper activity, etc is heard everywhere. --Read More--

Further Information: 1 | 2 |3
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Is this part of Mexico?
a worker in the US,

Tired of white guilt, race baiting and nationism over immigration. Stop dividing and start unifying. Get busy or get out of the way.
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Minuteman Search Warrant Affidavit Unsealed
Diane,

Jeff Schwilk, founder of the San Diego Minutemen, asked a superior court judge yesterday to unseal an affidavit of support for a search warrant executed on his house in connection with the vandalism of three migrant camps. The judge granted the motion, but it may not be the victory Schwilk hoped for.
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Friends of Day Laborers Benefit Show
Friends of Day Laborers,

Friends of Day Laborers is having benefit show which will go to support day laborers in San Diego who are daily fighting harassment and physical abuse from Minutemen (a local racist hate group). Please join us for live muic and dance performance, drag show, video, food and a silent art auction.
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The Racist War on Immigrants
Stephen Lendman,

The war in America on Latino immigrants.
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Illegal Minutemen
Diane,

Criminal Charges Filed Against Minuteman SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges yesterday against 36-year-old John Monti, a member of the Minuteman Project, for acts of violence against two day laborers at a Rancho Penasquitos hiring site in November 2006. --Read More--

Minuteman Search Warrant Affidavit Unsealed Jeff Schwilk, founder of the San Diego Minutemen, asked a superior court judge yesterday to unseal an affidavit of support for a search warrant executed on his house in connection with the vandalism of three migrant camps. The judge granted the motion, but it may not be the victory Schwilk hoped for. --Read More--


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Locals Visit Cucapá Community
sdimc volunteer,

Since approximately 9000 years ago the Cucapá have lived in the land adjacent to the Rio Colorado, dedicated fundamentally to fishing. Eighteen years ago the Mexican federal government began passing laws that made it nearly impossible for the indigenous Cucapá to live in these lands. The rivers near the Cucapá are drying out because of the dams that have been built on the US side of the Colorado River. Therefore, the current fishing grounds have become a last resort for their survival. In addition, in these waters, fishing of any type of marine species has been prohibited. With the implementation of this decree, the life of the Cucapá has been gravely affected; putting at risk the existence of the Cucapá as indigenous people in Baja California.*

*previously posted for full press release CLICK HERE

a san diego indymedia volunteer got an opportunity to interview Fernanda Rios (collective zapatista, california coalition against poverty) and Andrea Donez (collective zapatista) who have contributed time to organize support for the Cucapá camp and who recently traveled to the Cucapá community

Q: How did you hear about the Cucapá situation?

F.R.: Sup came to the border and told us we should be supporting the indigenous communities nearby.

A.D.: After the commission visited the Cucapá, Delegate Zero said, “We have decided to send an urgent message to the Mexicans and Chicanos north of the Rio Grande to come here in order to maximize the number of people here, create a safe space, and protect the Cucapá and Kiliwa community during the fishing season.”

Cucapá Benefit Show Sat March 31 7PM A+E/North Park | Donations for Cucapá Camp - Dropoff at Chican@ Perk | Cucapá Camp Video
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freEtech2007, City Heights, Sun, Mar25, flyer
borderlands hacklabber,

Free Computer Classes, Workshops and Skillshares!

March 25th, 10am – 4pm
At the City Heights Free Skool!
4246 Wightman St, in City Heights
On the corner of Van Dyke and Wightman
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New Search Warrants in Migrant Camp Vandalism
Diane,

SAN DIEGO—Detectives from San Diego Police Department served two more search warrants this morning in connection with the vandalism of migrant camps in McGonigle Canyon. Vandals entered the camps on January 27, and slashed new clothing, tents, blankets, sleeping bags, and other personal property.

The search warrants were served at the homes of Jeff Schwilk, founder of the San Diego Minutemen, and Julie Adams, resident of Rancho Penasquitos and one of the organizers of the November 2006, McGonigle Canyon anti-migrant protests.

Previous Coverage: Vandals Target San Diego Migrant Camps | I guess the minutemen aren't big pacifists...
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Mexican Native Speaks for American Nativists
Diane,

In the past year, Claudia Garcia Spencer has emerged as a new voice in the anti-immigration movement, which relies on Spencer’s Mexican heritage to add a patina of legitimacy to known nationalist organizations. Spencer, who says she speaks on behalf of the majority of American Hispanics and Latinos, claims that the American way of life is threatened by “hordes of shameless, ungrateful, illegal foreigners,” who are turning US cities into “third-world cesspool[s].”
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Support the Cucapa Camp of the Other Campaign
repost by dj lotu5,

Local support for the Cucapá Communities

Since approximately 9000 years ago the Cucapá have lived in the land
adjacent to the Rio Colorado, dedicated fundamentally to fishing. Eighteen years ago the Mexican federal government began passing laws that made it nearly impossible for the indigenous Cucapá to live in these lands. In effect in 1993 the zone was declared an ecological reserve, protected by the general law of ecological equilibrium...

Today there are only 304 Cucapá left. They face immanent extermination
and now they rely on the support of La Otra Campaña with the purpose of
continuing the only productive activity for self sustainability.
Therefore from February 28, to May 3, 2007, in the immediate surroundings of the communities of El Mayor and El Zanjón located in the area of “la Bocana or Delta del Rio Colorado”, the adherents of La Otra Campaña will install a camp of support for the Cucapá community.
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May 1st - Great American Boycott II
Pachuco,

Major Events in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, and more!
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The Search For The Authentic Pancho Villa
Mark Walter Evans,

According to an account by Woodrow Wilson's personal Liaison to Pancho Villa, in a supressed book about the Mexican Revolution,"Pancho Villa did not invade the United States at Columbus, New Mexico, on March 9, 1916, as is commonly believed," he wrote, "I happen to know this for a fact, because we were eight hundred miles away, in the mountains of Coahuila."
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Ex-Minister Director at Foundation for Change
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

John Fanestil, the new executive director at the San Diego Foundation for Change, discusses (in a longer version of his interview in the March 2007 Zenger's Newsmagazine) his 15 years as a Methodist minister, his view of the struggle between progressive and Right-wing Christianity, his interest in issues concerning the border and the nuts-and-bolts of running a nonprofit foundation that funds progressive causes in a city known for its conservatism.
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Sonia Nazario Brings Enrique's Journey to Lif
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Los Angeles Times reporter Sonia Nazario spoke at the San Diego Public Library February 12 to promote her book "Enrique's Journey," about a 17-year-old Honduran boy who successfully journeyed from his native country through Mexico to reach his mother, who had left him behind on her own journey to the U.S. 12 years earlier. Sonia later duplicated Enrique's dangerous journey through Mexico by stowing away on the tops of freight trains, and her book puts a human face on the controversial issue of undocumented immigratio. At the same time, she questions the conventional wisdom on both sides of the immigration debate and says the only long-term solution is to improve the economies and job opportunities in Central American countries so their citizens won't want to immigrate.
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Why Minutemen/SOS Leaders Ignore NAFTA/WTO
Protest Cargill, not Mexican immigrants!!,

The leaders of the Minutemen/SOS claim to be operating in the best interest of the US, though their scapegoating of immigrants and refusal to critique NAFTA/WTO free trade agreements as responsible for increasing undocumented immigration makes the Minutemen/SOS leaders likely CIA stooges..
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G8 Dissent! Tour in San Diego Friday
stop the g8,

Hey everyone! Here is a reminder to get the word out for the G8 Dissent
Tour! at the Rubber Rose!

We look forward to seeing you at the Rubber Rose!

G8 DISSENT! TOUR
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
7-10 PM
$5 SUGGESTED DONATION

@ THE RUBBER ROSE
3812 Ray st.
San Diego, CA

Come learn about QUEER, FEMINIST, BIKE, BLOCKADE, CLOWN AND ANTI-RACIST
resistance to the G8!

The G8 is the annual meeting of the leaders of the 8 richest nations in
the world. These leaders are creating policies of war, migration control
and environmental destruction all over the planet.
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Marcha Migrante II Headed Towards San Diego
repost from Border Angels: borderangels.org,

Marcha Migrante II is collecting border stories as they journey along the u.s.-mexico border from San Diego to Brownsville and back. The caravan currently is a few days out of San Diego, with stops in San Antonio, New Mexico and Los Angeles planned before returning for the People's Immigration Hearing on Saturday, February 17, 11:30AM at Border Field State Park.

From Border Angels: McAllen to Brownsville (2/9): Hundreds gathered to say welcome and join the caravan !!! We held a rousing rally, heard heartbreaking testimonials and had car after car join the caravan!!! It was a beautiful sight as 30+ autos joined MARCHA MIGRANTE II and went from McAllen to Weslaco to Brownsville for presentations and to hear testimonials. Eagle Pass (2/10): We meet with the Institute of Mexican Abroad, Border Commission. We are again welcomed with wonderful kindness and support. We attend meetings and forums with locals, local authorities and discuss realities, policies and here stories of why we need the humane immigration reform NOW! Towards San Antonio (2/11): Stormy weather but nothing like what our brethren face when they travel North... Tomorrow I fly to Nebraska to debate F.A.I.R. president Dan Stien, others go to HUTTO PRISON for protest vigil and others attend Human Rights Border conference.

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I guess the minutemen aren't big pacifists...
redhotchilimando,

the minutemen of san diego have recently been arguing. and now, it's not with the day laborers at the home depot. it's with themselves!
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Border Fence- The Cost is Far Too High
Stewart A. Alexander,

A study released last December by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service says a proposed 700 mile stretch of fence, along the 2,000 mile U.S. – Mexico border, could cost an estimated $49 billion. But what the report fails to say, U.S. –built walls on the border would cost both the U.S. and Mexico trillions of dollars in economic losses over the predicted 25-year lifespan of the fence, and non-monetary damage to political and cultural relations between the two countries would also last for decades.
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THE MONSTERS ARE COMING!!!
MINI Art Collective,

Monsters Against Borders! A call to action...

THE MONSTERS ARE COMING! THE MONSTERS ARE COMING!
THEY'RE COMING TO TEAR DOWN THE BORDERS!!!

We are monsters. We are demonized. We are othered. We have genders
forced on us by others. We are alien. We are always striving to be
human, but are never good enough. We are all kinds of hybrid:
human-animal, human-machine, human-plant...

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Migrant March II Update
Border Angels (repost),

MARCHA MIGRANTE II is a caravan traversing the entire MEXICO/US border from San Diego (Feb 2) to Brownsville Texas (Feb 9) and back (Feb 17). The caravan will gather stories along the border journey and share these stories at the People's Immigration Hearing in San Diego on the 17th as well as take these stories directly to Washington DC. The goal is humane and comprehensive immigration reform.

Initial Reports: (via Enrique Morones, Border Angels) San Diego (2/2): We planted the first of 4400 crosses and honored Oscar Garcia Barrios killed at border May 18th, 2006 as a very emotional letter was read (by Micaela Saucedo) from his mother. We then said good bye to all and 25 autos joined the MARCHA MIGRANTE II as we headed to our first stop the Holtville cemetery. Holtville (2/2): We planted 440 crosses for the unidentified but not forgotten migrants buried there. Yuma (2/3) We were met by 100 local community members and we placed 100 crosses for those that have died in the region the last 2 years alone. Phoenix (2/3): In the evening 500 people met us as we camped out and joined Elias Bermudez and other Arizona locals on a "fast for justice" 464 more crosses on the fences surrounding the camp site. Tucson (2/4): Isabel Garcia shares two heartbreaking stories of the tragic deaths of two children. Father Carney, Kat Rodriguez, Alexis Mazon and all of us were moved to tears as 12 year old Mathew (the youngest of the caravan group, asked "why we killing all these people" as 200 crosses laid in the middle of our circle. Douglas (2/4): Deliver supplies to migrants and to remember the tragic murder of Francisco Javier Dominguez (killed in the region, last month).

--Read More-- | Marcha Migrante II Schedule
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G8 Dissent Tour! coming to San Diego
j,

Come learn about QUEER, FEMINIST, BIKE, BLOCKADE, CLOWN AND ANTI-RACIST resistance to the G8!

G8 DISSENT TOUR! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD 7-10 PM
$5 SUGGESTED DONATION @ THE RUBBER ROSE



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Vandals Target San Diego Migrant Camps
Diane,

SAN DIEGO--More than a half dozen migrant camps in the Rancho Penasquitos area have been vandalized in the past week, leaving many of the camps’ residents without clothing, blankets, or shelter.

In all cases, intruders entered the camps while the migrants were away and used knives or scissors to slash tents, tarps, and bicycle tires, slit open sleeping bags, and cut up blankets, shoes, and clothing. Many of the damaged items were new, some with the tags still attached. The camps’ residents who were interviewed asked not to be identified, but one said that even his pencils had been broken in half. He said he “just can’t fathom the hearts and minds of people who would do something like this.”

Video: Vandalism in Migrant Camps

Related: Minutemen Swarming San Diego Day Labor Sites | Resistance to Minutemen in Socal | "Border War" Protest Video | Operation "Where's the War!?" | Video of Operation W.T.F (Where's the Fence) | Racist Violence in National City Saturday | Residents Celebrate as National City Becomes Sanctuary | | Border Patrol and SDPD Arrest Day Laborers | The Minuteklan Rallies: Observer Arrested | A(nother) Weekend with the Minutemen | The Homeland War
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Camping 2007
Camping2007,

Are you going to summer camp this year?! There are so many fun camps to go to! You can learn about hiking, sewing, knot tying, wall climbing and anti-capitalist blockades!
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Dissent G8! USA Infotour in San Diego
repost from DeleteTheBorder.org,

@ the Rubber Rose, Friday, February 23rd, 7-9pm. Come hear organizers from Germany talk about Queer, Feminist, Bike, Blockade, Clown and Anti-Racist strategies of resistance against the G8!

We'll get you excited!
See Also: Dissent G8! USA Infotour Schedule

The G8 is an annual gathering of the leaders of the 8 richest countries in the world, who are responsibile for the world's murderous immigration policies. Resistance to the G8 this year in Germany has been planned for years, will be massive and Freedom of Movement will be a main focus of the mobilization.

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mighter military ship i cannot c
mark,

ozone hole winks on an off like ballon fill and pop--------th irerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr of some god the ozone hole winks on and off
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A(nother) Weekend with the Minutemen
a(nother) anti-racist,

I wonder how many people know that there are a lot of organizers who spend almost every morning with the Minutemen and almost every weekend with them as well. Well, not a lot every morning at 7am, but on the weekends, we're all pretty busy.

This weekend with the Minutemen started on Saturday morning at 7am. First, the usuals went to the Home Depot on Fairmount in mission gorge. The Minutemen go there daily and harass day laborer and anti-racist organizers go there every morning since the Minutemen have been responsible for pepper spraying, assaulting and threatening people with physical and sexual violence on numerous occasions.

My Saturday began when we went to Gabriel Pollach's barbershop at noon. Gabriel is the Minuteman who pepper sprayed about 10 non-violent artists and activists in National City, with absolutely no response from the police. So, a bunch of us decided to visit him at his place of employment. We figure that since the Minutemen spend everyday stopping day laborers from geting work and feeding their families, we should do the same...

Related: 1 | 2 | 3
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Nunca se Acaben La Cosecha de Maiz!
general giggles,

The Boredom Patrol of the rebel clown army performs at the Zapatista Corn Harvest festival in Escondido, CA. The performance shows the horizontality of the Zaptistas and the dangers of GMO corn which motivated the Mother Seeds in Resistance project to create GMO free corn sanctuaries around the world.

The video is in spanish and english with spanish subtitles, but we may post an english subtitled version soon if people want one.

//

La Patrulla Aburrida del Ejercito de Paysa@s Rebeldes hace una performance en la Festival de Cosecha de Maiz Zapatista en Escondido, CA. La performance mostra la horizontalidad de los Zapatistas y las amenazas del maiz transgenico, que motivo el proyecto Semillas Madres en Resistencia para crear santuarios para maiz Zapatista sobre el mundo.

El video es en español y ingles con titulos en español, pero podemos hacer una con titulos in ingles si gente quieres.

Low quality youtube version | High quality quicktime at video.indymedia.org | Zapatista Corn Festival at La Milpa Organica | Zapatista Corn
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Is The Official San Diego Martin Luther King Jr Parade Too Official?
Repost- San Diego Peace and Justice Coalition,

This year the Peace Resource Center and San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice have decided to not participate in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.

Why not? Over the years we have participated in the parade to honor MLK's values and vision and as a counter to the militarization of the local parade, which includes the FBI, Border Patrol, Homeland Security contingents as well as many JROTC units. This militarization of the parade continues and has been increasing--discussions with parade organizers have fallen on deaf ears. The parade has been increasingly marginalized in the community, first moved to Harbor Drive, then to a route around the outside of Petco Park--with fewer and fewer people attending the parade. --Read More--

Martin Luther King, Jr Day Events on Monday:
--MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY COMMUNITY RALLY+PICNIC Mon Jan 15 1-4PM, MLK JR PARK, 6401 Skyline, Sponsored by King/Chavez Coalition for Justice and Unity. Info: KingChavezunite@yahoo.com
--ALL PEOPLE'S BREAKFAST Mon Jan 15 7AM, Golden Hall, Downtown. Azi Khamisa, Tukufu Kalonji and Jason Russell. Limited ticket availability- Call 619-236-6413 for tickets or info
--WORLD BEAT CENTER MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CELEBRATION Mon Jan 15 11AM-5PM World Beat Center, 2100 Park Blvd, Balboa Park. Reggae, R&B, Gospel

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