Chiapas Support Calendar of Events

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Dear friends, I am working on this tour and invite you all to come out to at least one of the events. La Pena and the Women's Building will probably be the most in-depth speaking events. The Friday dance will be very fun if you want to come dance and party. We will have an dinner event for the Indian community at IFH on Sunday, Feb 6th, details to come.
From Chiapas to California...One World Where Many Worlds Fit
February 4 - 11th, 2005

The Chiapas Support Committee is pleased to announce a California tour with:

Ramon Peñate Díaz,
La Red de Defensores Comunitarios por los Derechos Humanos (the Network of Community Defenders for Human Rights),
Chiapas, Mexico

And

Miguel Pickard,
Center for Economic and Political Research for Community Action (CIEPAC), Chiapas, Mexico


Ramon Peñate Díaz is a human rights defender from the Chol-speaking community of Emiliano Zapata in the municipality of Tila, where the Mexican Army camp located within the community has caused violations of human rights and indigenous cultural values. Mr. Peñate Díaz will speak about his work with the Community Defenders Network, which is composed of human rights defenders from indigenous and campesino communities who participate in legal training and then return to their communities to advise the residents on human rights issues and to document incidents affecting human rights. http://www.defensorescomunitarios.org

Miguel Pickard is an investigator with CIEPAC, a non-profit research group which explores economic and political realities throughout Mexico, Central America and Latin America, such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the increased militarization and privatization of natural resources. Miguel recently received a Project Censored award for his article on the Plan Puebla Panama.
http://www.ciepac.org

Here is a complete list of events where Ramon and Miguel will be speaking. We hope to see you there!

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Friday, February 4th

Welcome Dance Party! The Bay Area honorably welcomes our guests with an evening of music, spoken word, and dancing.

Live cumbia music by: La ENEKA
poetry and spoken word by:
Arnoldo Garcia and Ananda Esteva

Fellowship of Humanity Church
390 27th street (near the 19th street bart)
Oakland
8pm - midnight
$10-15 sliding scale

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Saturday, February 5th

Corazon del Pueblo
4814 International Blvd.
Oakland
1pm - 3pm
free

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT WILL BE SPANISH-SPEAKING ONLY. For more information call (510) 402-3075.

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Saturday, February 5th

Event in Sacramento
Location: Lung Association Building
Conference Room, 1st Floor
909 12th St. # 118
Sacramento, CA 95814
7pm - 9pm
free

Sponsored by Zapatista Solidarity Coalition
For more information please contact: (916) 443-3424 or zapa [at] zsc.org

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Tuesday, February 8th

The Women's Building
3543 18th Street (between Valencia and Guerrero)
San Francisco
7pm - 9pm
$7-10 sliding scale

With special guest Betita Martinez
Co-Sponsored by the Mexico Solidarity Network

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Wednesday, February 9th

La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave. (at Woolsey)
Berkeley
7:30pm - 9:30pm
$5-10 sliding scale

including poetry and spoken word by:
Arnoldo Garcia and Ananda Esteva

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Thursday, February 10th

Santa Rosa Peace and Justice Center
467 Sebastopol Ave.
Santa Rosa
7:30 pm
free

For more information call (707)824-1207

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Friday, February 11th

Humboldt State University Campus
Kate Buchanan Room of the Student Union
Arcata
6:30pm 9:00pm
free

Sponsored by Accion Zapatista

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

The Chiapas Support Committee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We support indigenous and campesino organizations, autonomous communities and non-governmental organizations in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. We certify international human rights observers, organize delegations, fund autonomous projects and do public education in the Bay Area and throughout California regarding the situation in Chiapas.

Chiapas Support Committee
PO Box 3421 Oakland CA 94609
For more information: (510) 654-9587
cezmat [at] igc.org

Amanda Bloom <AmandaB [at] nativehealth.org>

Saturday, February 5th

Event in Sacramento
Location: Lung Association Building
Conference Room, 1st Floor
909 12th St. # 118
Sacramento, CA 95814
7pm - 9pm
free


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Sponsored by Zapatista Solidarity Coalition
For more information please contact: (916) 443-3424 or zapa [at] zsc.org