EZLN in Tijuana - repost from EnlaceZapatista
repost by borderlands hacklaber,

Jornada de trabajo del 19 de Octubre en Tijuana

Audio y fotos aqui:  http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/la-otra-campana/516/

"Buenas noches Tijuana.

No, el honor es mío de haber estado en estas tierras. Voy a contarles una mentira, que es la que estamos viviendo en todo el país. Porque muchos de ustedes, si no es que todos, están trabajando y cada día que pasa ven que nada mejora. Y resulta que hay negocios y empresas aquí en Tijuana y en todo el país. Y hay un negocio y una empresa que no paga impuestos y que está llena de corruptos, que son los partidos políticos..."
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La Otra Campaña in Tijuana/San Diego
sdimc volunteer,

The EZLN Sixth Commission, as part of La Otra Campaña, will be holding meetings at Multikulti in Tijuana on Wednesday through Thursday, October 18-19. The events will include meetings with Maquiladora workers, open and closed meetings with Adherents to La Otra Campaña and the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle (background and links, click here) and concerts both evenings. Additionally, Adherents in San Diego will have the opportunity to address the meeting through 1hour webcasts at 1PM and 5PM from Voz Alta.

The parallel meeting in San Diego on Thursday will begin with registration at 9AM and include discussions and films, as well as webcasting with the Sixth Commission meeting.

Tijuana Site: Multikulti, Avenida Constiucion, parallel to Av. Revolucion between 7 and 6 streets.

Tijuana Schedule: español english

San Diego Site: Voz Alta 1544 Broadway 1 block from City College

San Diego Webcasts: Thursday October 19 1-2PM and 5-6PM
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Zapatista Corn Harvest Festival
Schools for Chiapas,

Public Service Announcement for the Zapatista Corn Harvest Festival.
Please play on your Pirate, Internet and Community Radio Stations.


Paz,
Schools for Chiapas
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The Zapatista Other Campaign in San Diego: Request for Financial, Technical and Media Assistance
sdimc volunteer,

The Sixth Commission of the EZLN will be visiting Tijuana as part of La Otra Campaña October 18-19 (for background and links, click here). On the 19th, a live video stream between Voz Alta in San Diego and the Sixth Commission meeting at Multikulti in Tijuana will allow those on this side of the border to participate directly in the event.

We are asking for your assistance with finances, technical matters and media coverage for this historic event.

Because of the need for high speed internet on both sides of the border, the cost for setting up streaming is expected to exceed $600. We are seeking techies to help us set up, respond quickly to problems and provide backup alternatives. We are seeking independent media volunteers to help cover the event on both sides of the border and to help participants document their stories on indymedia. San Diego Indymedia will be running an open media center at Voz Alta on the 18th-20th (times forthcoming).

Please donate today to help us get the real story out about this important historic event. We need the support of the community! Any size donation helps! To donate with a credit card, click here and hit the "Make a Donation" button. Specify that your donation is intended for the EZLN visit in the comments box. To donate by other means, come to the media center at Voz Alta.

To volunteer for technical assistance or media coverage, please write with specifics on how you would like to help to
imc-sd At lists d0t indymedia d0t org

The cross-border aspect of the meeting is being organized by Colectivo Zapatista de San Diego, borderlands hackLab, Voz Alta Project and San Diego Independent Media Center.

Live Video Streaming, Thursday October 19 1-2PM, 5-6PM NOTE CHANGED TIMES
Open Media Center, Wednesday October 18 - Friday October 20, times TBA. (We will be streaming NarcoNews audio from the meeting).
both at:
Voz Alta
1544 Broadway, one block from City College in San Diego.
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Student/Farmworker Alliance National Days of
SFA,

1-2 Punch!
Nationwide McDonald's actions Oct. 27-28th
From 'sweet spot' to sore spot!...

This October 27-28th, join students and young people across the country in standing with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to end sweatshops and modern-day slavery in the fields!

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EZLN Sixth Commission/La Otra Campaña in Tijuana October 19
repost from e-mail,

Thursday, October 19th, The official caravan of The Other Campaign of the Zapatistas, which includes Delegate Zero, will be in Tijuana holding a public event discussing the struggles of the local community and The Other Campaign. The event will be in the evening at Multikulti. Details to be announced soon.

In addition, in San Diego, those who can't make it to Tijuana can come to Voz Alta for a live video simulcast hosted by the Colectivo Zapatista of San Diego, Voz Alta, the borderlands Hacklab and San Diego Indymedia. If the technology gods don't smile upon us, it may be an audio simulcast, but there will definitely be a way for those in San Diego to participate in the events of the Other Campaign. This event probably will take place 7-10pm, with more details to be announced soon.

Updated info at:
 http://sandiego.indymedia.org
 http://laotrasandiego.blogspot.com/

San Diego side of Trans-border Zapatista Encuentro for the Other Campaign
October 19th 7-10pm
Voz Alta
1544 Broadway
Corner of 16th and broadway next to landlord jim's


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Student Activist DISSAPEARED in Oaxaca!!
Cha-Cha from Worcester, MA, in Chiapas, MX,

Pleasedemand immediate freedom for political prisoners, including Pedro Garcia who has been disappeared in Oaxaca. Translation above, original Spanish below. Traduccion en ingles esta arriba, español original esta abajo.
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Stop the G8+5, Defend Oaxaca! Virtual Sit-In!
edt, blhl, rtna,

The borderlands Hacklab [ http://sdhacklab.org], Electronic Disturbance
Theater [ http://www.thing.net/~rdom/ecd/ecd.html] and Rising Tide North
America call for a virtual sit-in against the websites of the G8+5 and
the Mexican government during the G8+5 meetings on October 3-4th,
2006 in Mexico.

To join the action, click here:  http://sdhacklab.org/oaxaca

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The First Cross-Border Encuentro of La Otra Campaña: Summary
queer-j brad,

The First Cross-Border Encuentro of La Otra Campaña was held in Tijuana and San Diego September 15-17.

A key component of the Zapatista Other Campaign, originating with the Sixth Declaration of the Selva Lacandona, is a tour of Mexico to offer an alternative to the farce of electoral politics, by documenting the struggles of and listening to "the simple and humble people" - a national program of struggle from Below.

The EZLN Sixth Commission's tour has been suspended since the brutal attack by state and federal forces on the people of San Salvador Atenco May 3-4. Local groups working with La Otra Campaña organized the Cross-Border Encuentro as the Sixth Commission focused its attention on solidarity with the people of Atenco.

In Tijuana, 250 compañer@s heard from activist panels discussing women in resistance movements; indigenous struggles; autonomy; culture and art; culture and media; resistance against borders; and resistance against climate change and environmental destruction; as well as music, dance and theater from the struggle.

In San Diego, parallel meetings on the 15th and 17th were organized as freeflowing, participatory roundtable discussions that covered diverse topics, including women, patriarchy and machismo; personal connections with La Otra; listening as a tactic; maquiladora workers; struggles and resistance north of the border; and community building vs. armed revolution.

The Sixth Commission recently announced that it will resume its journey on October 9, following the arrival of reinforcements to work for the release of Atenco prisoners, and will travel to Tijuana for a cross-border meeting planned for October 19.

Reports: Tijuana español-1, english-1 español-2, english-2 | San Diego english

Photos: 1 2 3

Audio from Tijuana, Day 2 (español): 1 2 3 4 5 6

Announcement: español, english

Sixth Commission of the EZLN Proposed Itinerary: español, english

Background: Sixth Declaration español, english | La Otra Campaña Documents thru June | Up to Date Reports Indymedia Chiapas, EnlaceZapatista, NarcoNews | La Otra Tijuana | Colectivo Zapatista San Diego

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San Diego Side of the First Cross-Border Encuentro: Part One
queer-j brad,

As part of the First Cross-Border Encuentro of La Otra Campaña, the Colectivo Zapatista de San Diego organized a meeting on the San Diego side at Voz Alta. On Friday, Sept 15, about 20 compañer@s watched a film about the Zapatistas and La Otra, and participated in a discussion regarding Zapatismo, listening, women in revolutionary movements, organizing in San Diego and other topics. A partial transcript of the discussion follows.

"One thing I learned from the Zapatistas is that over here in the Estados Unidos we overanalyze a lot of things. If something didn't work, it's like WHY DIDNT IT WORK? ~~~ One thing we do have to learn from each other here is how to listen, how to step back and listen. ~~~ It is hard to really believe in something right now. With organizing and mobilizations, we lose momentum in a lot of things we do, and this movement seems like it continues its momentum in terms of its organizing. ~~~ We do live in a patriarchical society and world. I think it is very important for us mujeres to say ya basta, it's time to speak up and for people to listen. ~~~ Sometimes it is not so much like women's problems, but fucking machismo. And you know machismo is just like egocentrism. The taking up of space from other people and not stepping back, ever. ~~~ A lot of the time movements take into consideration women as a question or something that is secondary. In the Zapatista movement, they play a primary role. ~~~ There are a lot of people who are like "oh, the Zapatistas are coming, wow, let's go!" Yeah that's also a part of it, so we can also learn from them, but it's how can we bring it back home? ~~~ These people in business suits making all these big decisions, and those kinds of ways of thinking are in me."

"Every time through history, we analyze history, every time we change the political structure of a country, it's through revolution. ~~~ Another thing that we lack is the basic understanding of collectivity. You said the Zapatistas should take power, but when I think about the compañer@s that I have worked with all my life, seriously, I don't trust any of the organizations that I work with, even though I have given my life to them, to take power. ~~~ On this side we are inside the belly of the beast. So, what can we do here, so that we can build an anti-capitalist movement here, that can parallel and support the movement that is being created in Mexico? ~~~ I don't think that revolution should be the next step. What good is it to be killing each other. Who is going to be left for us to build our world? ~~~ You gotta have your good times, you can't fight a revolution just being bitter about things, you have to have your culture, you have to have your music, you gotta apply all of these things within your revolution, or its not worth having. If we start building community, the struggle will come within that, and we will be there together."

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Bush and His Masters Trying to Co-opt 9/11 Tr
Samizdat,

Are Bush and his masters trying to co-opt the 9/11 Truth Movement? See the video clip in which Bush blurts information allegedly extracted from Khaled Sheik Mohammed.
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Photos from day 2, 1st cross-border encuentro
lotu5,

Photos from day2 a multikulti of opening dance, forums and various cool techie stuff. Please post your photos too!
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Photos 1st night of Transfronterizo Encuentro
general giggles and pipi,

Photos from the Tijuana side of the first Cross Border / Transfronterizo Encuentro of the Other Campaign. The theme of the forum was women in resistance. Speakers were from Atenco, Tijuana, Los Angeles and Arizona. There was also a short, but powerful theater piece demonstrating the violence of the mexican government against the people of Mexico.

Announcement | San Diego Satellite Event

UPDATE - Audio from Day 2 by radioActive sanDiego + borderlands hacklab: mesa indigena | mesa autonomia | mesa de cultura | mesa de cultura y medios | mesa de derribemos las fronteras

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San Diego Side of Cross-Border Encuentro
zapatista collective of san diego,

The Other Campaign will be holding a meeting in Tijuana Fri Sept 15 - Sun Sept 17 (more information here). A two day satellite event will create a space where people on the San Diego side can hook up to the actual encounter happening in Tijuana. Everyone interested in the Other Campaign is welcome.

Voz Alta, 1544 Broadway, one block from city college in downtown san diego

Friday, September 15, 2006, 6-9pm
Sunday September 17, 9am-1pm


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Roots of Resistance Camp
repost from Project Steev/detritus on flickr/lotu5,

From Project Steev:"This past weekend I and 4 other Tucson activists drove to San Diego for the Roots of Resistance Summer Camp. The Organic Collective had organized it to get people, mostly border activists, to come and share skills and talk about plans. It was a really great time and really inspiring... I took a few photos, not only of the camp but our brief visit to the border wall on the beach - where there are gaps in the wall right now big enough that people can easily squeeze through, and do. Mexicans were casually slipping over and wandering the sand, but a border patrol truck on the hill was making sure no one went too far. We played soccer and talked with some of the Tijuanans for awhile. It was really cool. The whole weekend was just really really awesome.

From lotu5:"I spent this past weekend at the o.r.g.a.n.i.c. collective's Roots of Resistance Camp, rootcamp. It was an amazing experience, with people there from Arizona, Los Angeles, Orange County and lots of new and old faces from San Diego."

event announcement

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A Place Called Chiapas (1998).DVD-rip.XVID.av
x,

A Place Called Chiapas (1998).DVD-rip.XVID.avi
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Primer Encuentro Transfronterizo de Adherentes a La Otra Campaña/First Cross-Border Encuentro of The Other Campaign
La Otra Campaña/The Other Campaign,

Las organizaciones, grupos, colectivos y personas en lo individual que a ambos lados de la frontera México-Estados Unidos forman parte de La Campaña Nacional con Otra Política por un Programa Nacional de Lucha de Izquierda y por una Nueva Constitución (La Otra Campaña), convocan a comp@s adherentes y simpatizantes a la Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, a chambeadores, jóvenes, indígenas, luchadores sociales, intelectuales, artistas, y a todas y todos aquellos que se identifiquen con las luchas desde la izquierda y desde abajo, a participar en el Primer Encuentro Transfronterizo que tendrá lugar en Tijuana, B.C. México, los días 15, 16 y 17 de septiembre de 2006.
leer mas

The organizations, groups, collectives and individuals from both sides of the US-Mexico border who are part of the National Campaign with the Other Politics for a National Program of Leftist Struggle and for a New Constitution (The Other Campaign), call to friends and adherents and sympathizers of the 6th Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, to workers, youth, indigenous, those in social struggle, intellectuals, artists and all those out there who identify with struggles from the left and from below to participate in the First Cross-Border Encuentro, taking place in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on the 15, 16 and 17 of September, 2006.
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UPDATE:
New locations in Tijuana:
Friday:
Sótano de Rita
Av. Revolución casi esquina con calle 4a.

Saturday-Sunday:
MULTIKULTI
Av. Constitución (paralela a la Av. Revolución) entre 6a y 7a

La Otra San Diego with Borderlands HackLab and San Diego Indymedia might be presenting an audio or video simulcast of some of the events in Tijuana. radioActive sanDiego might be broadcasting from the event. More details available soon...
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First Cross-Border Encuentro of The Other Campaign
The Other Campaign,

The organizations, groups, collectives and individuals from both sides of the US-Mexico border who are part of the National Campaign with the Other Politics for a National Program of Leftist Struggle and for a New Constitution (The Other Campaign), call to friends and adherents and sympathizers of the 6th Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, to workers, youth, indigenous, those in social struggle, intellectuals, artists and all those out there who identify with struggles from the left and from below to participate in the First Cross-Border Encuentro, taking place in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on the 15, 16 and 17 of September, 2006.

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Work-Party Campout at La Milpa Organica
Schools for Chiapas,

Let's get ready for the Zapatista Corn Harvest Festival!
Work-Party Campout at La Milpa Organica
October 7th to 8th 11AM Sat to Sun afternoon

Join Schools for Chiapas and La Milpa Organica for a celebration of the corn harvest, our local food systems, and indigenous cultures. This festival supports the Schools for Chiapas, Mother Seeds in Resistance Project. Threatened by GMO contamination in Chiapas, we are growing heritage Mayan corn around the world. Mother Seeds in Resistance saves mother corn seeds of the indigenous Mayan people of Chiapas, Mexico, advocates community-based sustainable agriculture, raises awareness about the dangers of NAFTA to small and indigenous farmers, and education for activists.

Volunteers will be have beverages taken care of and be treated with farm fresh Brick Oven Pizza for dinner and an outdoor screening of 20 y 10!

RSVP (619)528-8060

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Soma: An Anarchist Therapy screening
Nick,

screening
8/22 "The Onion" - Sepulveda Unitarian Church, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills, CA 91343
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Government Assassinates CIPO Member in Oaxaca
repost from list,

Indian Organizations for the Human Rights in Oaxaca - OIDHO

Member of the collective direction of the provisional Popular Assembly of
the People of Oaxaca (APPO), according to the agreement of this Assembly
to spread at all costs possible to the wave of intense repression against
the popular movement oaxaqueño, today, 10 of August of the 2006, we make
the following

URGENT DENUNCIATION
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Palast Skewers Democrats in New Book
Mark Gabrish Conlan/Zenger’s Newsmagazine,

Journalist, economist and activist Greg Palast came to San Diego June 10 in defiance of his publishers to promote his new book, "Armed Madhouse." The book attacks American politicians of both major parties and celebrates independent figures like Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, former U.S. Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot and the late Louisiana governor Huey Long. It also offers a provocative explanation of what the war in Iraq is really about — not getting Iraq's oil, but quite the contrary: keeping it off the market in order to raise the price and increase the already swollen profits of Big Oil.
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Updates from Mexico, July 3rd, 1AM
deletetheborder.org,

Lunes 3, el subcomandante Marcos por la Radio
 http://vientos.info/cml/?q=node/4206

Mexican Election Authorities, With No Result to Declare, Bring on a Crisis
From Atenco to Oaxaca, State Repression Is Punished Severely at the Ballot Box
 http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2006/7/3/3213/40582

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Informe preliminar de CCIODH. México/ Atenco
bu'ul,

Presentación del informe preliminar de la Comisión Civil Internacional de Observación de Derechos Humanos ante La Otra Campaña.
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We are all Atenco -- Todos somos Atenco!
reposted from email,

July 6th, 6 p.m., at the San Ysidro Civic Center: A Forum about the history of the Zapatista struggle, the reasons to be, the Lacandon jungle declarations, the situation in Atenco and the relationship with you.
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May Day Rally, San Ysidro, VIDEO
Jonathan,

On May 1, 2006, people all over the U.S. and Mexico protested unfair immigration policy in the United States. This video is from a protest that took place in San Ysidro, California, only a few steps north of the U.S. / Mexico border. People from both sides of the border took the day off from work and school to participate in this protest and to change the world! This film was made by the San Diego Independent Media Center. Music is by the B-side Players.
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Help the Farmers in South Central LA!
jonathan,

There is a 14-acre Community Garden located in South LA on Alameda and 41st Street that is being threatened with closure. 300-predominately low-income gardeners face eviction. Please show your support for this unique urban garden. Check out these links, tell your friends, donate at one of the websites, and call the Mayor of LA.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa:  mayor@lacity.org or call (213)978-0600

Red alert posted to SDIMC:
 http://www.sdimc.org/en/2006/05/115930.shtml

Check out the daily coverage at LA IndyMedia:
 http://la.indymedia.org

An excellent short video can be seen on i-films:
 http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2718434?htv=12&htv=12

For more info visit:
 http://www.southcentralfarmers.org
 http://www.saveourgarden.com
 http://www.southcentralfarmers.com

If you would like to help SDIMC provide technical support email us at sd-imc(at)lists(dot)indymedia(dot)org

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Intl Human Rights Observers Needed in Atenco
repost,

An International comission of human rights observers is being formed by a group in Barcelona. People can volunteer to participate and groups can sign on to endorse the comission.

 http://cciodh.pangea.org/


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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTIONS FOR ATENCO
erasmo,

SUMMARY FROM THE INTERGALACTIC COMMISSION OF THE EZLN OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS HELD IN SOLIDARITY WITH ATENCO
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Protest for Atenco, Friday at noon.
Mark,

INTERNATIONAL MOBILIZATION DAY FOR ATENCO!

Friday, May 19th at 12 noon
In front of the Mexican Consulate, 1549 India Street in Little Italy

To demand immediate freedom for all political prisoners, and cancellation of the arrest warrants.
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