international solidarity
From Guadalajara, where we have come to the sad news of the assassination of Alberta Darling, Betty., Human rights defender CACTUS organization in the Mixteca region .... She was with the caravan of peace that led to the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala ... a big hug to Oaxaca to fellow Cactus, Omar Esparza.
condemn the attack by the paramilitary wing of the peace caravan, we join the demand for the clarification of the death of Betty and Juri Jaakola, Finnish observer.
share this urgent action is sending CACTUS and asked them to disseminate ...
There are no words to this criminal act and wild.
civil mission included members, human rights advocates, civilian observers and journalists, the Vocal Collective, the Center for Community Support Working Together (CACTUS), Radio Network and Communities of Southeast Mexico, Master Teacher Section 22, council members of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) and Contralínea Journal reporters who accompanied a caravan of International Human Rights Observer with people from Finland, Italy, Belgium and Germany.
The Caravan left the community Huajuapan de Leon, in the direction of the Municipal Agency of San Juan Copala, in the state of Oaxaca. The Caravan was traveling aboard three vans to provide cover for teachers who return to teach in this county. In addition, the Caravan was designed to document human rights violations suffered by indigenous communities Triquis, originating in the region.
Reportedly, the caravan was ambushed, around 16:00 hrs, by a heavily armed group in a place called "La Sabana", a community located just before reaching San Juan Copala. The attack has left two people balance dead, Beatriz Alberta Darling, leader of the Collective CACTUS, and Tiry Antero Jaakkola, Finnish citizen who accompanied the International Caravan, plus at least 15 people reported injured, including students, members of organizations that accompanied the caravan and the Civilian Mission. You reported an undetermined number missing, among which are the reporter and photographer Erika Ramírez David Cilia, Contralínea the Journal, and who covered the journey of the Caravan, as well Viris Meni Jaakkola and Morne, citizens of Finland ; David Casinori, a citizen of Italy, Martin Santana, a citizen of Belgium, and David Venegas Mexican Reyes, Ruben and Noah Valencia Bautista. Exact amount is unknown and the names and human rights defenders who have been victims of this attack.
The information has been provided by the Regional Centre for Human Rights Bartolomé Carrasco and Human Rights Centre Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez.
Please send a copy of urgent action to Commission on Human Rights and Labor of the Tehuacan Valley AC ------ santoxantil@yahoo.com-------
Target Directory:
Solidarity URGENT CALL Nacional e Internacional
A la sociedad civil
A los medios de comunicación
A los organismos civiles de derechos humanos
El 27 de abril una Misión de Observación de Derechos Humanos integrada por al menos 25 observadores pertenecientes a diversas organizaciones civiles y medios de comunicación tanto nacionales como internacionales, fue violentamente atacada a tiros por un grupo de hombres armados presumiblemente pertenecientes a la organización paramilitar UBISORT mientras se dirigía al municipio autónomo de San Juan Copala, región triqui, Oaxaca, a fin de documentar las terrible situación que viven residents of that locality, and to deliver clothes, food and medicine to the isolation and the systematic harassment orchestrated by the Social Welfare Unit organization for the region and endorsed Triqui-UBISORT impunity by the state government of Oaxaca, Ulises control Ruiz Ortiz, long time.
in the attack were brutally murdered Baby Betty Trujillo, director of Center for Community Support Working Together (CACTUS), and the Finnish activist Yyry Jaakkola, Organization Uusi Tuuli Ry (Nine Wind), there were several wounded bullet and still absolutely unknown whereabouts and status of Noah Bautista Jimenez and David Venegas Reyes "El Alebrije" of the organization Oaxacan Voices Constructing Autonomy and Freedom (VOCAL), as well as Soemi Erika Ramirez and David Cajeme Cilia Pardo García, journalists from Contralínea, missing until now.
Therefore it is an urgent call to all brothers and sisters in solidarity, individuals and national and international civil organizations, as well as media to carry out actions of public protest from April 29 and until May 3, abroad, in embassies of Mexico in their respective countries within the country squares, parks or public offices, with the following demands:
Stop paramilitarization Triqui Region. Research
immediate punishment for the murderers of Alberta Darling and Yyry Jaakkola,
immediate search and immediate submission of the missing alive Noé Bautista Jimenez, David Venegas Reyes, the organization Oaxacan Voices Constructing Autonomy and Freedom) and Erika Soemi Ramirez and David Pardo García Cajeme Cilia, journalists from Contralínea.
Punishment for UBISORT paramilitary and the government headed by Ulises Ruiz Ortiz to protect these groups and refusing to timely intervention in the conflict in the region despite Triqui have been made known repeatedly, thereby facilitating the action of paramilitary groups.
If we touch one, touch us all!
Stop the repression against the Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala!
Respect Indigenous Rights and Culture!
Fraternally
CENTRE Communal Support AC (CACTUS)
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April 28, 2010.
URGENT APPEAL to the National and International Solidarity
A civil society
A media
A civilian agencies of human rights
April 27 Mission Observation of Human Rights composed of at least 25 observers from various civil society organizations and the media both nationally and internationally, was violently attacked and killed by a group of armed men presumably belonging to the paramilitary organization as it headed UBISORT autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala, Triqui region, Oaxaca, to document the terrible situation faced by the residents of this town, and to deliver clothes, food and medicine to the isolation and the systematic harassment orchestrated by the Social Welfare Unit organization for the region and endorsed Triqui-UBISORT impunity by the state government of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz command, for quite some time.
in the attack were brutally murdered Baby Betty Trujillo, director of Center for Community Support Working Together (CACTUS), and the Finnish activist Yyry Jaakkola, Organization Uusi Tuuli Ry (Nine Wind) There were several bullet wounds and is still absolutely unknown whereabouts and status of Noah Bautista Jimenez and David Venegas Reyes "El Alebrije" of the organization Oaxacan Voices Constructing Autonomy and Freedom (VOCAL) and Erika Pardo and David Ramirez Soemi Cajeme Celia García, journalists from Contralínea, missing until now.
Therefore it is an urgent call to all brothers and sisters in solidarity, individuals and national and international civil organizations, as well as media to carry out actions of public protest from April 29 until 3 May abroad, in Mexico's diplomatic representatives in their respective countries within the country in squares, parks or public offices, with the following demands:
Stop paramilitarization Triqui Region. Research
immediate punishment for the murderers of Alberta Darling and Yyry Jaakkola,
immediate search and immediate submission of the missing alive Noé Bautista Jimenez, David Venegas Reyes, the organization Oaxacan Voices Constructing Autonomy and Freedom) and Erika Soemi Ramirez and David Pardo García Cajeme Cilia, journalists from Contralínea.
Punishment for UBISORT paramilitary and the government headed by Ulises Ruiz Ortiz to protect these groups and refusing to timely intervention in the conflict in the region Triqui despite them repeatedly made known, thus favoring the actions of paramilitary groups.
If we touch one, touch us all!
Stop the repression against the Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala!
Respect Indigenous Rights and Culture!
Fraternally
CENTRE Communal Support AC (CACTUS)
Constitutional President of Mexico
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa
Official Residence of Los Pinos Casa Miguel German, Col. San Miguel Chapultepec, CP 11850, Mexico DF. Tel: +52 55 27891100 Fax: +52 55 50934900. E-mail: @ presidencia.gob.mx
felipe.calderon
Secretary General of the Interior.
Mr. Fernando Gómez-Mont Urueta
Bucareli 99, 1st. floor, Col. Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, Mexico DF, CP 06600, Mexico, FAX +52 (55) 5093 34 14. Email: secretario@segob.gob.mx
Attorney General's Office Mr. Arturo Chavez Chavez
Attorney General's Office, Paseo de la Reforma n º 211-213, Piso 16, Col. Cuauhtémoc, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico DF, CP 06500, Fax: +52 55 53 46 09 08; + 52 55 27 89 11 13 (if a voice answers, say "fax tone, please), Email: ofproc@pgr.gob.mx / wmaster@pgr.gob.mx
Oaxaca State Governor Mr. Ulises Ruiz Ortiz
Carretera Oaxaca-Puerto Angel, Km 9.5, Santa María Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Oaxaca CP 71254, MEXICO Fax: +52 951 502 0530 (if a voice answers, say "fax tone, please" ) E-E.: gobernador@oaxaca.gob.mx
Attorney General of Oaxaca Lic
Evencio Nicolás Martínez Ramírez, Avenida Luis Echeverría s / n, Col. La Experimental, San Antonio de la Cal, Oaxaca, Oaxaca 71236, Mexico, Fax: +52 951 511 5519 E-mail : buzonciudadano@pgj.net
Secretary of Public Security of the State of Oaxaca
Mr. Javier Vázquez Rueda, E-mail: secretario@e-oaxaca.gob.mx
President of the National Human Rights Commission Dr. Raul Plascencia
Villanueva
National Human Rights Commission Fax +52 (55) 5681 7199, correo@cndh.org.mx
Unit for the promotion and protection of human rights SEGOB,
Dr. José Antonio Guevara Bermudez, Head of Unit
Av Paseo de la Reforma 99 Piso 19 Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc, Distrito Federal, 06030, Tel: (55) 5551-28-00 Ext: 11863, Email: E-mail:
jguevara@segob.gob.mx
Regional Centre for Human Rights "Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño, Mariano Azuela
barcadh09@gmail.com AC 203, Col. Jose Vasconcelos, Oaxaca, Mexico
Human Rights Centre Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez, AC (Centro PRODH) prodh@centroprodh.org.mx
Serapio Rendón 57-B, Col. San Rafael, Mexico City, Mexico
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
30 Birthday Invitation Wording
Tales from the blue border Blues Root
And that old friend? Welcome to Tijuana
The ironing was .. Welcome my love
per plate denim
De
overnight has been one
Welcome to Tijuana!
TIJUANA, the long border ....
At The Beginning, There Were no borders ...
Go to the border inevitably makes you vulnerable to tears or action, because that is the border, does not forgive indecision, you just throw it to stay looking just does not work.
And so was the trip to Tijuana, a tour and perform in a desired complicated by cold weather and the situation in the country in the "War on Crime", the crisis management. However there was no time to wait, it was December and colleagues from CITTAC (Information Center workers and workers) had given us the green light, and women in defense of women, of San Quentin, for share blue work within their organizational processes.
We stayed at the home of working-class culture and from there we moved to different locations:
-Van as blue chronicles not only collect all the great learning that this experience has given us and the struggles of workers, laborers, laborers and organizations working in the defense of labor rights, but also one of many stories of independent theater and dream of taking the Playhouse Theatre, appropriating public areas, intervene and find an audience that is not close to theater.
words, those who saw this work not only reflected or indignant with us, but also asisitieron a un hecho escénico profesional y eso nos llena de alegría.
-Sindicato de Telefonistas: Im sorry, Im going de Shopping o I can´t believe it
Esta función fue programada para los miembros del sindicato de telefonistas, ya que estaban muy interesados. Sin embargo asistió todo tipo de público, incluyendo el universitario y gente de organizaciones civiles, de hecho fue poca gente del sindicato.
Fue sorprendente enterarse durante el diálogo con el público que pese a que Tijuana es maquilapolis, muchas mujeres no sabían lo que viven las obreras dentro de las maquilas. Se discutió también la importancia de la organización, no sólo sindical.
At the end we approached a group of middle-class women very impacted by what they had seen and considered vital message to people who consume denim universities.
However, this function is not entirely a success story, because when we asked where was the bulk of union people who are for those who took the role, the representative said we probably had gone to San Diego Shopping !.
I can not believe it, but it was. But as to what stage I want to comment that it was a very good function.
Colonia Lagunitas: the stench coming from the factories, the desire to organize and rain that flooded the room.
In the colony Lagunitas we get: Carmen Durán, promoting labor rights. She is part of those interviewed in the documentary "Maquilapolis," which was filmed in this Colony to which we arrived after a while. (As apart from that we could not find a taxi that would get into those intricate and chaotic roads of the colonies that hide among the hills, their service is expensive]
We arrived at night and from what little we saw, (given the lack of public lighting) to reach the colony is itself difficult, not only by the lack of public transport but because the roads are unpaved mud has become rain, forming paths almost impassable in the perfect combination aguatierra, bare wires, stones., etc. These conditions were 10 people made the first function, as the rain, cold and everything described above resulting in missing attendees.
Yet what has been said, Carmen Durán insisted: "This is no way, not just fight the bosses and the government but also with ourselves @ s, because rain discouraged us, and so it will pull us very easy. "
This woman is truly amazing, never tires and is not willing to water, rain, cold or anything, stop.
is also surprising, the fact of how you feel itchy nose in the neighborhood of Colonia Lagunitas, with factories Pacific Industrial Park and toxic waste that they are breathing in the air.
Still, people are organized to follow his life.
That night the play was a great excuse to talk about why not organize to stop, to remember why it is important to know your rights. Also to take stock of evil have made the government assistance programs that people tend not to go to something if there is not a store or something, a placebo to forget what we live every day. Tonight also spoke of the factories and industrial parks that are there, the working conditions of some of these factories.
In these roles in the Colonia Lagunitas, that going to the pictures (use acting to be true @ s, the time to act), left superfluous. The reality was there: the pollution from the maquiladoras, the daily lives of working men and women needed only to open our eyes and heart.
was interesting that the functions in Lagunitas, attended by men who dared to speak and express solidarity with their fellow workers and also to recognize them at the factory are also vulnerable, or that some contantito power and abuse of others and the others, as the case of a boy who harassed her co-workers and was well known in the colony.
The following function was in the day and allowed us to confirm what our eyes half were at night. Equally difficult was it to get a ride, just that all this was added the fact that the room where we would present to us was completely flooded, so we had to remove water and dry the floor to do our job. That wet adversity was very valuable as they get there, with the inhabitants of the colony and to give a function was a huge job for tod @ s who were in the organization of functions, but , therefore, the taste of everything that was planted in a collective manner and to hear and see the work of years of organizations: Factor X, CITTAC, The Feminist Collective, La Otra Campaña, etc., in this difficult environment, was dramatic, yet inspiring, despite the bare wires, mud and itchy nose. SAN QUINTIN
... sewing fertilizers, crop sweat.
or history of the place where to get one for love ...
How far the land where I'm born
Welcome to Tijuana
Immense sadness fills my mind Welcome
my love And see me so lonely and sad
a leaf in the wind In overnight
I mourn, I would die, of feeling ... Welcome my love
WELCOME TO TIJUANA ..
labor rights promoters and their friends and family.
The shadows are laborers and farm laborers, picking tomatoes in a greenhouse.
This experience has been perhaps one gives the strongest of the entire project, among other things, because unfortunately the know about the working conditions of agricultural laborers and see that the workers the maquila also go through the same thing has been outrageous. At this time, working in the field and in the maquila does not make much difference, as you run out of health, as you explode, just sweat. The difference is perhaps to be in an open or closed, but from there on out the operation is sewn, vintage and stained in the same way.
Women in defense of women and Seamstresses of dreams, we finally carry out planned over a year ago, arriving at San Quentin and have a presentation with the agricultural laborers and the Human Rights Labor promoters, which are being formed in the diploma that the organization of San Quentin made through seeds. Ie, both groups owe it to seed and the efforts of all those involved in both projects have reached this overall plan
history in that place joined other pieces of the history of migration, not only migrated to the city, will also to the field, like our countrymen and countrywomen Mixtec people of the country of the clouds, to become part of day laborers in agriculture, land of the pesticides, but also the organization and solidarity.
In San Quentin, hip hop maquilerojornalero was song of longing for the land, a song tinged with the smell of absence and a pact that we hope will bear fruit this year as the promoters and organizers want to do your own work of the agricultural laborers and thus trying to theater as a tool of education and awareness on the subject. That
outdoor function was an embrace of solidarity and fellowship opportunity (not that they were those directly involved, ie the workers) through us, the feelings, sorrows, struggles and achievements shared by women. We are happy to be part of this in a communication link and good fellowship also the dreams and struggles of women who do theater with the struggles and dreams of other women.
It fulfilled the dream of getting there, where in the words Amalia Tello, "you come because you love very much"
WATER EYE: the role with the colonists and settlers, children, and she is the only one who has understood that the work is a pair:
The first track of the trip: The Chapel.
function.
To get to the spring is to get a taxi that accepts almost out of Tijuana, after 45 minutes to get to a point in the path where "is the chapel of the holy death and sell fish seared" Then you need to go quite another stretch of road pavement to finally get "the big tree, type ahuehuete" That is the point where you can ask anyone where is the function displayed and then yes, follow the final instructions to reach the colony of Paula. Paula
belongs to a group of colonists and settlers organized. Paid with the sweat to acquire decent housing that is far from be and not who live there who work every day supporting the moisture that sneaks into their houses with roof unisel. Yes, the much longed housing promised by a government program and an abusive employer, were a scam that had a direct impact on the health of tenants and tenants, most patients respiratory tract, or on the way to get sick, but that while having to withstand moisture in their bodies and cold in Tijuana for more than a month was much greater than we now live with the cold fronts in the Midwest .
Among the many things that makes Paula (such as settler organization, working for their children, etc) Paula decided to organize a theater, along with Jaime Cota and CITTAC Carmen Valadez. This presentation is probably the most special features in the city of Tijuana. I say this not because the other ones have been less, but because this function was attended by a mostly young audience: 20 children and about 13 older adults who endured bitter cold to see the monologues. The children apparently were only funny because they laughed, commenting, appealed directly to those on stage, we acted street, also died of cold. But no, these children and children have been among the most committed public that we had. Devoured everything, every image, sound, timing, gesture. These functions we put children in apparent complications when to act, because the work is not designed specifically to ell @ s. But part of our job is to work in the here and now and who we are. For better our nerve and not betrayed us in the end it was comforting to hear one of the leaders of the settlers during the final debate said that the work had not been better for ell @ s (s them children), since that is the immediate future with "maquila", which the sooner they know what they are going to run into is better than this type of work are those that must be brought into the schools so that children will train, educate and do not let them run over their rights, including to value the opportunity to some and some of them have, to study.
On the other hand, was completely missed this feature because it made us a way to empathize with children, have fun and forget the cold.
It is also important to say that a little girl told her mother to finish work, "and sewed the pants." This is the only girl in the whole journey we have made you understand that the work is a metaphor for the assembly of trousers, she probably understood better than us and brought us back the curiosity and magic to our work. This function, with its old tree, with the laughter of children and the presence of a white poodle who joined the function, is unique, like all others, but this is a tattoo that has a baby face.
's home or working culture pica These pants me:
"These pants bites me, I want it removed, were the words of a young assistant to the last of the presentations in Tijuana, the Casa de la Cultura working. This was said in the discussion following the presentation of the monologues. She added that there was no thought of everything behind a pair of pants and now I knew, I felt that your article was itching and he wanted to remove.
Back in La Casa de la Cultura Obrera, (which was also our home for a week), we see the work of CITTAC and close a week of presentations and meetings so strong personal and as a group, they put us on the border of thinking how, where, why and what make this work. This function also made a brief historical overview in Tijuana and how the textile industry is already very low and prevails electronics, but still prevalent the abuse and lack of respect for labor rights. Something that also spoke and said an adult woman's age is how this work of the maquila MOonólogos, also speaks of violence against women in all its aspects, not just labor.
In this role, we also had the opportunity to talk with Marianne, an actress belonging to the Free Workshop Northern Street Theatre and together with Ines Castillo, performed a play about maquila work, such work, according Palabé of Mariana, is inspired by the maquila Monologues, the documentary MAQUILAPOLIS and his own work in the process of organizing rights and women's human contact with factory workers.
So in good time, we are happy that there are other works or proposals to readdress the issue of maquila and are embedded within the organizational processes of human rights advocacy work.
Back in Tijuana, talked with Oscar Chavez Cultural Center Ylos Alborada friends (with whom we hope to build a season This year, in step and a scenario that is becoming one of the largest independent theater in Tijuana and country.)
Over there was also the opportunity to greet and meet Fran Ilich, digital artist, writer and active member of the Other Campaign and a caring human being, to greet and meet again to Lilian Jiménez, defender of human rights of migrants, originally from Tijuana and artist of the camera lens and rediscover good friends or meet others.
Many thanks to Jaime Cota, Carmen and Manuel who gave us the keys to the House of the working culture, (we feel and our) for all the attention and learning that they gave us. From here I agree that Barney (donkey zebra for now living in Mexico City.) is fine, but strange.
Thanks to each and everyone who made this trip possible: to all the companions of the seeds, the Solidarity Network of the maquila, Ana Enriquez, to Lilian Jiménez, Oscar Chavez, Fran Ilich, Carmen Durán, Paula, people of the colony Lagunitas, Manuel, Alborada, Esther Ramirez, Amalia Tello, Paty, Margarita and all friends of the house of the woman All: THANK
Thanks also to my colleagues: Erendira, Gigi, Abi, Karina for their commitment and talent.
Tijuana, we do not despedimo. There remains a role in Playas de Tijuana, Barney is a bit nostalgic, so I will go back, I do not get sick, and also drank water from the dam ....!
Good Night.
And that old friend? Welcome to Tijuana
The ironing was .. Welcome my love
per plate denim
De
overnight has been one
Welcome to Tijuana!
TIJUANA, the long border ....
At The Beginning, There Were no borders ...
Go to the border inevitably makes you vulnerable to tears or action, because that is the border, does not forgive indecision, you just throw it to stay looking just does not work.
And so was the trip to Tijuana, a tour and perform in a desired complicated by cold weather and the situation in the country in the "War on Crime", the crisis management. However there was no time to wait, it was December and colleagues from CITTAC (Information Center workers and workers) had given us the green light, and women in defense of women, of San Quentin, for share blue work within their organizational processes.
We stayed at the home of working-class culture and from there we moved to different locations:
-Van as blue chronicles not only collect all the great learning that this experience has given us and the struggles of workers, laborers, laborers and organizations working in the defense of labor rights, but also one of many stories of independent theater and dream of taking the Playhouse Theatre, appropriating public areas, intervene and find an audience that is not close to theater.
words, those who saw this work not only reflected or indignant with us, but also asisitieron a un hecho escénico profesional y eso nos llena de alegría.
-Sindicato de Telefonistas: Im sorry, Im going de Shopping o I can´t believe it
Esta función fue programada para los miembros del sindicato de telefonistas, ya que estaban muy interesados. Sin embargo asistió todo tipo de público, incluyendo el universitario y gente de organizaciones civiles, de hecho fue poca gente del sindicato.
Fue sorprendente enterarse durante el diálogo con el público que pese a que Tijuana es maquilapolis, muchas mujeres no sabían lo que viven las obreras dentro de las maquilas. Se discutió también la importancia de la organización, no sólo sindical.
At the end we approached a group of middle-class women very impacted by what they had seen and considered vital message to people who consume denim universities.
However, this function is not entirely a success story, because when we asked where was the bulk of union people who are for those who took the role, the representative said we probably had gone to San Diego Shopping !.
I can not believe it, but it was. But as to what stage I want to comment that it was a very good function.
Colonia Lagunitas: the stench coming from the factories, the desire to organize and rain that flooded the room.
In the colony Lagunitas we get: Carmen Durán, promoting labor rights. She is part of those interviewed in the documentary "Maquilapolis," which was filmed in this Colony to which we arrived after a while. (As apart from that we could not find a taxi that would get into those intricate and chaotic roads of the colonies that hide among the hills, their service is expensive]
We arrived at night and from what little we saw, (given the lack of public lighting) to reach the colony is itself difficult, not only by the lack of public transport but because the roads are unpaved mud has become rain, forming paths almost impassable in the perfect combination aguatierra, bare wires, stones., etc. These conditions were 10 people made the first function, as the rain, cold and everything described above resulting in missing attendees.
Yet what has been said, Carmen Durán insisted: "This is no way, not just fight the bosses and the government but also with ourselves @ s, because rain discouraged us, and so it will pull us very easy. "
This woman is truly amazing, never tires and is not willing to water, rain, cold or anything, stop.
is also surprising, the fact of how you feel itchy nose in the neighborhood of Colonia Lagunitas, with factories Pacific Industrial Park and toxic waste that they are breathing in the air.
Still, people are organized to follow his life.
That night the play was a great excuse to talk about why not organize to stop, to remember why it is important to know your rights. Also to take stock of evil have made the government assistance programs that people tend not to go to something if there is not a store or something, a placebo to forget what we live every day. Tonight also spoke of the factories and industrial parks that are there, the working conditions of some of these factories.
In these roles in the Colonia Lagunitas, that going to the pictures (use acting to be true @ s, the time to act), left superfluous. The reality was there: the pollution from the maquiladoras, the daily lives of working men and women needed only to open our eyes and heart.
was interesting that the functions in Lagunitas, attended by men who dared to speak and express solidarity with their fellow workers and also to recognize them at the factory are also vulnerable, or that some contantito power and abuse of others and the others, as the case of a boy who harassed her co-workers and was well known in the colony.
The following function was in the day and allowed us to confirm what our eyes half were at night. Equally difficult was it to get a ride, just that all this was added the fact that the room where we would present to us was completely flooded, so we had to remove water and dry the floor to do our job. That wet adversity was very valuable as they get there, with the inhabitants of the colony and to give a function was a huge job for tod @ s who were in the organization of functions, but , therefore, the taste of everything that was planted in a collective manner and to hear and see the work of years of organizations: Factor X, CITTAC, The Feminist Collective, La Otra Campaña, etc., in this difficult environment, was dramatic, yet inspiring, despite the bare wires, mud and itchy nose. SAN QUINTIN
... sewing fertilizers, crop sweat.
or history of the place where to get one for love ...
How far the land where I'm born
Welcome to Tijuana
Immense sadness fills my mind Welcome
my love And see me so lonely and sad
a leaf in the wind In overnight
I mourn, I would die, of feeling ... Welcome my love
WELCOME TO TIJUANA ..
labor rights promoters and their friends and family.
The shadows are laborers and farm laborers, picking tomatoes in a greenhouse.
This experience has been perhaps one gives the strongest of the entire project, among other things, because unfortunately the know about the working conditions of agricultural laborers and see that the workers the maquila also go through the same thing has been outrageous. At this time, working in the field and in the maquila does not make much difference, as you run out of health, as you explode, just sweat. The difference is perhaps to be in an open or closed, but from there on out the operation is sewn, vintage and stained in the same way.
Women in defense of women and Seamstresses of dreams, we finally carry out planned over a year ago, arriving at San Quentin and have a presentation with the agricultural laborers and the Human Rights Labor promoters, which are being formed in the diploma that the organization of San Quentin made through seeds. Ie, both groups owe it to seed and the efforts of all those involved in both projects have reached this overall plan
history in that place joined other pieces of the history of migration, not only migrated to the city, will also to the field, like our countrymen and countrywomen Mixtec people of the country of the clouds, to become part of day laborers in agriculture, land of the pesticides, but also the organization and solidarity.
In San Quentin, hip hop maquilerojornalero was song of longing for the land, a song tinged with the smell of absence and a pact that we hope will bear fruit this year as the promoters and organizers want to do your own work of the agricultural laborers and thus trying to theater as a tool of education and awareness on the subject. That
outdoor function was an embrace of solidarity and fellowship opportunity (not that they were those directly involved, ie the workers) through us, the feelings, sorrows, struggles and achievements shared by women. We are happy to be part of this in a communication link and good fellowship also the dreams and struggles of women who do theater with the struggles and dreams of other women.
It fulfilled the dream of getting there, where in the words Amalia Tello, "you come because you love very much"
WATER EYE: the role with the colonists and settlers, children, and she is the only one who has understood that the work is a pair:
The first track of the trip: The Chapel.
function.
To get to the spring is to get a taxi that accepts almost out of Tijuana, after 45 minutes to get to a point in the path where "is the chapel of the holy death and sell fish seared" Then you need to go quite another stretch of road pavement to finally get "the big tree, type ahuehuete" That is the point where you can ask anyone where is the function displayed and then yes, follow the final instructions to reach the colony of Paula. Paula
belongs to a group of colonists and settlers organized. Paid with the sweat to acquire decent housing that is far from be and not who live there who work every day supporting the moisture that sneaks into their houses with roof unisel. Yes, the much longed housing promised by a government program and an abusive employer, were a scam that had a direct impact on the health of tenants and tenants, most patients respiratory tract, or on the way to get sick, but that while having to withstand moisture in their bodies and cold in Tijuana for more than a month was much greater than we now live with the cold fronts in the Midwest .
Among the many things that makes Paula (such as settler organization, working for their children, etc) Paula decided to organize a theater, along with Jaime Cota and CITTAC Carmen Valadez. This presentation is probably the most special features in the city of Tijuana. I say this not because the other ones have been less, but because this function was attended by a mostly young audience: 20 children and about 13 older adults who endured bitter cold to see the monologues. The children apparently were only funny because they laughed, commenting, appealed directly to those on stage, we acted street, also died of cold. But no, these children and children have been among the most committed public that we had. Devoured everything, every image, sound, timing, gesture. These functions we put children in apparent complications when to act, because the work is not designed specifically to ell @ s. But part of our job is to work in the here and now and who we are. For better our nerve and not betrayed us in the end it was comforting to hear one of the leaders of the settlers during the final debate said that the work had not been better for ell @ s (s them children), since that is the immediate future with "maquila", which the sooner they know what they are going to run into is better than this type of work are those that must be brought into the schools so that children will train, educate and do not let them run over their rights, including to value the opportunity to some and some of them have, to study.
On the other hand, was completely missed this feature because it made us a way to empathize with children, have fun and forget the cold.
It is also important to say that a little girl told her mother to finish work, "and sewed the pants." This is the only girl in the whole journey we have made you understand that the work is a metaphor for the assembly of trousers, she probably understood better than us and brought us back the curiosity and magic to our work. This function, with its old tree, with the laughter of children and the presence of a white poodle who joined the function, is unique, like all others, but this is a tattoo that has a baby face.
's home or working culture pica These pants me:
"These pants bites me, I want it removed, were the words of a young assistant to the last of the presentations in Tijuana, the Casa de la Cultura working. This was said in the discussion following the presentation of the monologues. She added that there was no thought of everything behind a pair of pants and now I knew, I felt that your article was itching and he wanted to remove.
Back in La Casa de la Cultura Obrera, (which was also our home for a week), we see the work of CITTAC and close a week of presentations and meetings so strong personal and as a group, they put us on the border of thinking how, where, why and what make this work. This function also made a brief historical overview in Tijuana and how the textile industry is already very low and prevails electronics, but still prevalent the abuse and lack of respect for labor rights. Something that also spoke and said an adult woman's age is how this work of the maquila MOonólogos, also speaks of violence against women in all its aspects, not just labor.
In this role, we also had the opportunity to talk with Marianne, an actress belonging to the Free Workshop Northern Street Theatre and together with Ines Castillo, performed a play about maquila work, such work, according Palabé of Mariana, is inspired by the maquila Monologues, the documentary MAQUILAPOLIS and his own work in the process of organizing rights and women's human contact with factory workers.
So in good time, we are happy that there are other works or proposals to readdress the issue of maquila and are embedded within the organizational processes of human rights advocacy work.
Back in Tijuana, talked with Oscar Chavez Cultural Center Ylos Alborada friends (with whom we hope to build a season This year, in step and a scenario that is becoming one of the largest independent theater in Tijuana and country.)
Over there was also the opportunity to greet and meet Fran Ilich, digital artist, writer and active member of the Other Campaign and a caring human being, to greet and meet again to Lilian Jiménez, defender of human rights of migrants, originally from Tijuana and artist of the camera lens and rediscover good friends or meet others.
Many thanks to Jaime Cota, Carmen and Manuel who gave us the keys to the House of the working culture, (we feel and our) for all the attention and learning that they gave us. From here I agree that Barney (donkey zebra for now living in Mexico City.) is fine, but strange.
Thanks to each and everyone who made this trip possible: to all the companions of the seeds, the Solidarity Network of the maquila, Ana Enriquez, to Lilian Jiménez, Oscar Chavez, Fran Ilich, Carmen Durán, Paula, people of the colony Lagunitas, Manuel, Alborada, Esther Ramirez, Amalia Tello, Paty, Margarita and all friends of the house of the woman All: THANK
Thanks also to my colleagues: Erendira, Gigi, Abi, Karina for their commitment and talent.
Tijuana, we do not despedimo. There remains a role in Playas de Tijuana, Barney is a bit nostalgic, so I will go back, I do not get sick, and also drank water from the dam ....!
Good Night.
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