Come & Join us to celebrate the 99th Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution of 1910!

Where: Lichen Autonomous Archive

Lichen is 1921 S. Blue Island (near Benito Juarez)

When: Friday November 20, 2009

 Time: 7:00pm till 10:00pm

Somewhere between a Myth & Reality is the belief and wish that Zapata would return in 2010.

100 years since the Mexican Revolution.

Given the deep crisis and suffering of the majority of people in Mexico is hard to dismiss the need for such an event.

The crisis is certainly not a myth. Economic, Political, Social (Narco / Kidnapping), Ecological, etc, crisis are deepening everyday with not a single hint of better times.

The conditions are here but, are we ready for Zapata’s return?

Activists of La Otra Campaña, seem to believe we need to be ready anyway!

More info: Rafa (312) 316-6759

 

!Protesta en contra del golpe de estado en Honduras -Solidaridad con el pueblo!
Protest the military coup in Honduras- Stand with the Honduran people!
Wednesday - July 1 de Julio 5pm
4439 West Fullerton, Chicago

La Voz de los de Abajo
(312)656-8655

PRESS STATEMENT
June 28, 2009
La Voz de los de Abajo, Chicago, IL
Contact: Alexy Lanza: 312-656-8655

We condemn the military coup d’etat in Honduras on Sunday, June 28, 2009 against the constitutional government of Manuel Zelaya Rosales and against the Honduran people and their deepest aspirations.

This act represents a desperate act on the part of the right-wing and its allies to stop the peoples’ search for democratic paths for a national transformation of Honduras.

The reactionary political forces have tried frantically to stop the consultative National Poll that was to be held on Sunday, June 28th. The question to be voted on by Honduran people was whether they approve the installation of a Fourth Urn (ballot box) during the upcoming general elections in November 2009 for a referendum on whether or not to have a National Constituent Assembly to revise the Honduran constitution.

The coup d’etat was planned and executed by a grouping consisting of a section of the National Congress, the communications media and its owners, the Public Ministry, the most powerful businessmen in the country and the Armed Forces.

We also denounce the military’s return to the role of being an instrument of destabilization and repression, similar to that played in the 1980’s.

We are enormously preoccupied with what may be happening in the campesino and indigenous peoples’ communities in the countryside. As of this moment, we know that electricity and radio and television communication has been cut.

Many representative elected by the people have been threatened and arrest orders are being issued for leaders of organizations that have been fighting for a new Honduras – a Honduras with justice and equity.

We support the popular organizations’ struggle for the National Popular and Democratic Constituent Assembly and recognize President Zelaya as the sole constitutional president of Honduras.

We call on the international community to show a decided opposition to this aggression against the Honduran people and to express solidarity and support so that the human rights of the Honduran people are not violently disregarded and violated.

La Voz de los de Abajo
Chicago, IL, USA
June 28, 2009

Translation in english below

Hola a Tod@s

Evento para Conmemorar el día Internacional de la Mujer En Solidaridad con las Mujeres de Atenco

Acompáñenos el Sábado 7 de Marzo
a partir de las 8:00 PM
Lugar Décima musa 1900 S, Loomis

Contaremos con la participación de Claudia Hernández Martínez, ella es una de las 45 Mujeres que fueron detenidas, en masivo ataque policíaco en San Salvador Atenco México el 3 y 4 de mayo del 2006,

Programa:

Bienvenida
Presentación de Video sobre las Mujeres de Atenco
Conversación con Claudia Hernández
Música y Poesía

Recordemo que El Silencio es despues de la Palabra el Poder mas Grande del Mundo. Los esperamos.

Auspiciadores del evento:
La Voz de los de Abajo, Amnistia Internacional y ChicagOtra

A la vez les hacemos un llamado a participar en la protesta organizada por Amnistia Internacional.

Consulado de México Viernes, 6 de marzo, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm

Únete a nuestra protesta y dile al gobierno mexicano que no nos quedaremos callados hasta que se tomen acciones apropiadas.

Tambien habra un foro el Jueves, 5 de marzo, de 4-6pm en el Student Center de la Universidad en Depaul
http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/midwest/forum-on-justice-for-the-women-of-antenco/page.do?id=1092101

En mayo del 2006, tras un operativo policial contra unas protestas por una organización campesina en San Salvador Atenco, México, más de 45 mujeres fueron detenidas sin explicación, docenas de ellas fueron sujetas a violencia física, psicológica y sexual por la policía, y más de 2 años después, ninguno de los funcionarios responsables de esos abusos han sido procesados. Las mujeres todavía esperan justicia. Este es un escándalo que si hubiese pasado en EEUU el público estaría exigiendo una investigación y que se lleve ante la justicia a los responsables. Queremos que se dé a conocer el caso en México y EEUU para que el público presione al gobierno a actuar.¡Ya no nos quedaremos callados!

Para mas informacion:
http://www.es.amnesty.org/paises/mexico/sucesos-de-atenco
http://www.chicagotra.org
http://atencofpdt.blogspot.com

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Please join us to Commemorate International Women’s Day in Solidarity with the Women of Atenco

Saturday, March 7th
at 8:00pm
at Decima Musa, 1900 S. Loomis

Claudia Hernandez Martinez, one of the 45 detained women in Atenco, will speak about the case and the campaign to support the victims abuse in Atenco.

Sponsored by:
La Voz de los de Abajo, Amensty International and ChicagOtra

Also, a reminder that the day before, there will be a protest at the Mexican consulate to demand justice in Atenco!

Mexican Consulate Friday, March 6, 2009 204 S. Ashland Ave.

Also, there will be a forum on Atenco, Thursday, March 5th, from 4-6pm at the Student Center of Depaul University, more info at:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/midwest/forum-on-justice-for-the-women-of-antenco/page.do?id=1092101

Join us and let the Mexican government know we will not stand quiet until the Mexican government takes appropriate action. In May 2006, following a police crackdown on protests by a peasant organization in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, over 45 women were arrested without explanation, dozens were subjected to physical, psychological and sexual violence by the police, and more than 2
years later, none of the officials responsible for their abuse have been prosecuted. The women still wait for justice. Had this scandal occurred in the USA, the public would be outraged and would demand that those responsible be brought to justice. We will be silent no more!

http://www.amnestyusa.org/individuals-at-risk/priority-cases/the-women-of-atenco/page.do?id=1361019
http://www.chicagotra.org
http://atencofpdt.blogspot.com (spanish)

Volante en español

Chicago Otra invites you to commemorate-celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising.

When: January 1st at 1pm

Where: Little Village Arch (26th and Albany, Chicago)

Then music and food 3-6pm at Colibry Gallery at 2032 W 18th St.

Another world, another path, from below and to the left

English below (ingles abajo).

Volante en Espanol:

Flyer English:

La gira de Teaching Rebellion llega a Chicago esta semana con la participacion de Gustavo Vilchis

Sobre el libro: “Acompañado por fotografia y arte politico, Teaching Rebellion es una copilacion de testimonios de organizadores de hace tiempo, maestros, estudiantes, amas de casa, lideres religiosos, miembros de sindicatos, niños de escuela, activistas de comunidades indigenas, artistas, reporteros, y muchos otros que participaron en lo que se volvio la Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca.”

Sobre Gustavo: “Un nativo de vecino estado de Guerrero llego a Oaxaca como un fotografo independiente, buscando cubrir la resistencia y proveyendo cobertura alternativa a la ofrecida por los medios comerciales. El a colaborado extensamente con la Liga Mexicana de Derechos Humanos. Muchas de sus fotografias y sus testimonios estan presentados en el libro.”

miercoles, 5 de noviembre
Universidad de Northwestern en Evanston
Kresge 2-359

Jueves, 6 de noviembre a las 7:00 pm
Restaurante Decima Musa
1901 S. Loomis, Chicago
Patrocinado por ChicagOtra, Maestros por Justicia Social,
Radios Populares, y La Voz de los de Abajo

Viernes, 7 de noviembre a las 7:30 pm
Tienda de Mercado Justo Maya Essence
Maya Essence Fair Trade Store
4357 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
Sponsored by Casa Guatemala and ChicagOtra

Please Forward Widely

The Teaching Rebellion Speaking Tour is Coming to Chicago Nov. 5th, 6th and 7th!

“Once you learn to speak, you don’t want to be quiet anymore,” an indigenous community radio activist said. Accompanied by photography and political art, Teaching Rebellion is a compilation of testimonies from longtime organizers, teachers, students, housewives, religious leaders, union members, schoolchildren, indigenous community activists, artists and journalists—and many others who participated in what became the Popular Assembly of the People’s of Oaxaca. This is a chance to listen directly to those invested in and affected by what quickly became one of the most important social uprisings of the 21st century.

The Teaching Rebellion speaking tour aims to foster dialogue among activists from Oaxaca and the U.S. around organizing strategies and movement building utilizing the experience of Oaxacan organizers, who brought together labor, indigenous, women’s, youth, and neighborhood organizations to build a powerful movement for democracy and accountability. Speaker Gustavo Vilchis will join us from Mexico, accompanied by co-facilitator and translator Rachel Wallis to speak about the book, present art and photography from Oaxaca and promote discussion and reflection on the former and current political climate in Oaxaca and its relevance to organizing in their own communities.

Speaker: Gustavo Vilchis, a native of neighboring state of Guerrero arrived in Oaxaca as an independent photographer, seeking to cover the people’s resistance and provide an alternative to the coverage offered by the commercial media. An eyewitness to the 2006 murder of Indymedia Journalist Brad Will by plainclothes Oaxacan police officers, Gustavo is speaking out against recent attempts to charge protesters for Brad’s murder.

Come hear Gustavo’s testimony and see an exhibit of his photographs of the Oaxacan movement

November 5th 6 pm
Northwestern University
Kresge 2-359

November 6, 7pm
Decima Musa Restaurant
1901 S Loomis St
Sponsored by ChicagOtra, Teachers for Social Justice, Radios Populares and La Voz de Los de Abajo

November 7th 7:30 pm
Maya Essence Fair Trade Store
4357 N. Lincoln Ave
Sponsored by Casa Guatemala and ChicagOtra

For more information Contact Rachel Wallis at Rachel.a.wallis@gmail.com or by phone at 202-557-1449

Or check out the Teaching Rebellion Tour Blog:
http://www.teachingrebellion.wordpress.com

ChicagOtra Presents

Oaxaca Rebelde:
Fotos de la Resistencia de Oaxaca
Photos from the Oaxacan Resistance

Photographers Eleuterio Garcia and Ilaria Gabbi document the Oaxacan teachers’ movement and the uprising it inspired.

Fotógrafos Eleuterio Garcia y Ilaria Gabbi documentan el movimiento magisterial de Oaxaca, y el levantamiento que éste inspiró.

At Maya Essence
4357 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago
August 1- September 5th

Exhibit Closing: September 5th 7pm - 10pm
Maestros Sin Fronteras: Discussion about teachers’ movements for social justice in Oaxaca and Chicago followed by music and closing celebration

For more information
www.Chicagotra.org or contact Rachel Wallis at Rachel.a.wallis@gmail.com

This exhibit was made possible by a grant from the Fire This Time Fund

ChicagOtra Presents

Oaxaca Rebelde:
Fotos de la Resistencia de Oaxaca
Photos from the Oaxacan Resistance

Photographers Eleuterio Garcia and Ilaria Gabbi document the Oaxacan teachers’ movement and the uprising it inspired.

Fotógrafos Eleuterio Garcia y Ilaria Gabbi documentan el movimiento magisterial de Oaxaca, y el levantamiento que éste inspiró.

At Maya Essence
4357 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago
August 1-31

Exhibit Opening: August 1 at 7pm

For more information
call Rachel Wallis at 202-557-1449