Event Announcement
The 5th gathering of Peoples Global Action in Europe this time will take
place in Greece.
A responsibility of organizing and coordinating the discussion that opened
in the last meetings of PGA europe has taken by a decentralized network of
activists and collectives in Balkans. Thats exactly and the essential
advantage of this initiative. The convenor is not a local collective like
other conferences in the past but a vital balkan decentralized network.
On the preparation all of these months several questions , problems as
well as ideas for taking action are allready mentioned by all of us who
No Borders UK
All over the world, refugees and migrants are being locked up in special prisons, disguised under various names, for the only 'crime' of fleeing wars or persecution or wanting to improve their lives. Without trial and with no automatic bail review, they can face months and years of incarceration in terrible conditions, before being forcibly deported to unsafe countries. The very idea of 'administrative detention' is a violation of people's basic human rights and fundamental freedoms. There have also been numerous reports of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of 'staff', lack or denial of medical care, obstruction of detainees' trying to handle their legal matters and so on. In the most extreme cases, these desperate conditions have led migrant prisoners to take their own lives.
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Noontime Rallies Outside of ICE Offices to Say, "No More Raids"
Indybay - February 26th through March 2nd will be a week of protest against the recent ICE raids, against guestworker programs, in support of legalization. Every day, people will gather from 11am to 1pm outside of San Francisco's Homeland Security/ICE Building at 630 Sansome St.  Flyers
Immigrant rights organizations and coalitions will respond to, and resist, the recent immigration raids. They will express their opposition to the proposed guestworker program, and they will say, "yes to legalization for all."
 Video: 1 | 2 |  Photos | Report | Announcement
Monday's activities will consist of an opening rally with communities of faith. On Tuesday, regional Labor Councils, Labor leaders, and day laborer centers of
Northern California will come together to say, "immigrant rights are worker rights!" Wednesday will be family day-- teachers, youth and children will speak out. Thursday will be a protest against the criminalization of immigrants. On Friday, there will be a closing rally, with a march to Congresswoman Pelosi's office. For people who cannot participate during the day, allies are reportedly organizing events every night between 4:00 and 7:00 pm in cities such as Oakland.
Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition
 New Mexico Indymedia
[en] The Borderline Autonomy Collective (BLAC) invites those who share our vision of a world without borders to join us in Tucson this February 16-19, 2007 as we strategize to build a movement against borders and for humanity. This February encuentro is meant to advance the development of the No Border Camp being held near the Calexico/Mexicali border in the Fall of 2007, and the North American No Border Network. more
[es] El Borderline Anarchy Collective (BLAC) les invita a los que comparten nuestro visión de un mundo sin fronteras para juntarse con nosotros en Tucson este Febrero, mientras estrategizamos y avanzamos un movimiento contra las fronteras y por la humanidad. El encuentro es parte del proceso de avanzar el desarollo del Red Anti-Fronterizo de NorteAmérica y el Acampo Anti-Fronterizo que esta planeado para el Otoño del año 2007 cerca de Calexico y Mexicali. mas
from Migrant March I (www.la.indymedia.org)
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
Dissent G8! USA INFOTOUR Schedule at Indymedia.US
Mar 6, 8pm, San Francisco, Station 40
Mar 8, 6:30pm, Berkeley, Long Haul
Mar 9, 6:30pm, Santa Rosa, Free Mind Media
Mar 9, Fresno Cafe Fresno
Mar 10, 6-8pm, Willits, Methodist Church
Mar 12, Sacramento, CA, Sac State, Mariposa 1000 Indybay
Mar 14, Ashland, OR? (help needed)
Mar 15, Eugene, OR
Mar 16, Salem, OR? (help needed)
Mar 16, Eureka, CA, Placebo
Mar 20, Portland, OR, Reed College
Mar 21, Portland, Lewis and Clark
Mar 22, Portland, Liberty Hall
Mar 23, Portland, PSU
Mar 26, Olympia, 4-6pm, Traditions Cafe, 5th Ave. SW, 7-9pm, 610 Columbia Oly Free School
Mar 27, 7-9pm, Seattle, Left Bank Collective
Mar 29, 7:00pm Boston, Boston College
Mar 30, 6:00pm Boston, Spontaneous Celebrations
Mar 31 New Haven, CT, Clash Collective
Apr 1 Penn State, PN
Apr 2 Philadelphia, A-Space, A-space
Apr 3 Baltimore, Red Emma's
Apr 4 DC, Brian Mackenzie Infoshop
Apr 5, 8pm, NYC, Times Up! Times-Up
Apr 5 Duke, NC
Apr 6 UNC, Chapel Hill
Apr 7 Asheville, NC
Apr 8 Greensboro, NC
Apr 9 Asheville, NC
Apr 11 Atlanta, GA
Apr 13 New Orleans, LA
Apr 14 Houston, TX
Apr 15 Austin, TX
ABOUT Dissent! G8 Infotour
Once a year the leaders of the 8 richest nations meet behind closed doors in secret with no publicized agenda or published minutes, to discuss the fate of the world. They’ve been making empty promises for decades about improving the environment, poverty in Africa, and lots more, but the fact is that the G8 is not the solution to these ills, it is the problem! We are preparing in Germany for large scale protests against the G8 meeting this June 6-8, 2007, and plan to come tell you about what is going on here. We have done over 200 presentations in 25+ countries since November 2005, and are now coming to your town!
In case you haven't had a chance to check out the big number of anti-G8 web-sites we have over here in Germany (or got lost on a German language site looking around for more English), we've attached an overview below of what our normal "foreign" presentation consists of. There are also many links below.
 MARCHA MIGRANTE II SCHEDULE AND PURPOSE//ALL PEOPLE’S IMMIGRATION HEARING DETAILS//BORDER WALK ANNOUNCEMENT
Border Angels
www.borderangels.org
MIGRANT MARCH II (February 2-17, 2006) San Diego to Brownsville to San Diego
“MIGRANT MARCH I†was a huge success as a caravan of vehicles crossed the country San Diego to DC and back (February 2-28, 2006) demanding justice for the migrants, no more deaths, asking the communities to take to the street and march against 4437 & support humane and comprehensive immigration reform. In the Spring immediately following MARCHA MIGRANTE I, ( 5 million people marched ! )
Next week…on Friday…MARCHA MIGRANTE II will again start February 2 (anniversary of Guadalupe/Hidalgo treaty and the day of the Candelaria) from San Diego, this time instead of crossing country, they will cross the entire US/MEXICO Border, from San Diego to Brownsville, Texas and back (Feb 2 – 17, 2007) which will culminate with an ALL PEOPLE’S IMMIGRATION HEARING in San Diego on February 17.
The caravan will gather stories along the border journey and share these stories at the February 17th even. Later will take stories directly to Washington DC as “we want humane and comprehensive immigration reform now!, we marched, we voted and now that the Democrats are in control of the house we want action†states Enrique Morones of BORDER ANGELS & GENTE UNIDA the originator of the MARCHA’S MIGRANTE.
MARCHA MIGRANTE II is finalizing plans for this historic trek and welcomes others to join in participation, “this is as grass roots as grass roots gets and its up to the people to say where, when and what we will do during the “MARCH/CARAVANâ€.
MARCHA MIGRANTE II has scheduled special tributes to Oscar Garcia Barrios in San Diego (steps from where he was shot at San Ysidro port of entry May 18, 2006), Douglas, Arizona (where Francisco Javier Dominguez Rivera was shot and killed by border patrol earlier this month) and in Redford, Texas a tribute to Eziquiel Hernandez (shot by Marines in 1997)
“MARCHA MIGRANTE I, was a huge success and we want to thanks all that supported us, this year has again generated tremendous interest and we are looking forward to visiting communities along the entire 10 state US/MEXICO border, on both sides of the border, join usâ€. Enrique Morones
Este documento fue leido en el plenaria final de El Encuentro de Pueblos Zapatistas con el PUeblos del Mundo como un propuesta para un tema en la Intergalactica y tambien como un llamada a accion global.
A: L@s compañer@s zapatistas, al EZLN, a la Comisión Sexta, a l@s adherentes a la Otra Campaña, a la Sociedad Civil Nacional e Internacional, a los pueblos del mundo.
De: Los y las participantes en la red realizando campamentos contra las fronteras en otoño del 2007, presentes en el Encuentro de los Pueblos Zapatistas con los Pueblos del Mundo
Actualmente somos un grupo de migrantes y colectivos anarquistas de Mexico: Tijuana, Ensenada, Mexicali, Ciudad Juarez, D.F., Estado de México, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Chiapas.
Y diferentes colectivos en los Estados Unidos: San Diego, Ciudad de Nueva York, Tucson, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Portland, Durham y Ãrea de la BahÃa de Monterey, quienes estamos en solidaridad incondicional con los indÃgenas, con los y las migrantes del mundo y con los colectivos anarquistas de México.
Muchos de nosotros y nosotras colectivamente e individualmente somos adherentes a la Otra Campaña. Somos anarquistas, estudiantes, maestr@s, trabajador@s, artistas, indigenas, realizador@s de medios, queers (personas radicales que no quieren adoptar los canones establecidos de género), madres, mujeres, hombres y otros.
Junt@s estamos trabajando para crear un mundo sin fronteras, creemos que las fronteras son prisiones y que todos los presos y presas que resultan del cruce “ilegalâ€son pres@s polÃtic@s. Abajo los muros de las prisiones! No estamos todos, faltan los presos!
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