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Oaxaca en Crisis: APPO representantes a la reunión de los Brown Berets (10/12) 
Indigenous representatives from Oaxaca, Mexico are speaking in Watsonville on the very critical situation in the state of Oaxaca. Come and learn about the Mexican government’s attempt to send in the Mexican military as a solution to crush the peoples’ right to demand the resignation of Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz. Ruiz Ortiz uses police and paramilitary squads to inflict violent acts of fear and intimidation against people who oppose the Oaxacan state government....
Posted: Mon, Oct 9, 2006 1:26am PDT
SACRAMENTO OAXACA PRESS CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE OF OAXACA,MEXICO WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC FORUM IN SACRAMENTOON OCTOBER 6,2006, AS TO THE ONGOING POLITICAL CRISIS AND GIVE A PRESENTATION AS TO WHY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO FIND RESOLUTION TO THE ONGOING HIGHLY VOLATILE SITUATION AT THE PRESENT TIME AND WHY THE U. S STATE DEPARTMENT HAS DECLARED THE STATE OF OAXACA AS AN UNSTABLE SITUATION OF POLITICAL UNREST, BY ENCOURAGING U. S TOURISTS NOT TO TRAVEL AT THIS TIME TO THE STATE OF OAXACA,MEXICO...
Posted: Tue, Oct 3, 2006 11:53am PDT
Immortal Technique- "Stop the Raids & Strengthen the Community" (9/30) 
WHAT: ORGANIZING MEETING & EDUCATIONAL FORUM
WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th, 2006
WHERE: CABRILLO COLLEGE WATSONVILLE CENTER, 318 Union St. (by plaza), in Watsonville
TIME: 2pm-6pm...
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2006 12:50pm PDT
Sacramento: 107 rounded up, 98 deported so far Details are slowly leaking out over the mainstream press of ICE immigration raids in the Sacramento are that have picked up 107 people for immigration ‘violations’ as part of operation ‘return to sender’, the government’s propagandic and disgusting campaign to tear apart families and keep people of color living in fear...
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2006 10:44am PDT
Immortal Technique- "STOP THE RAIDS & STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY" Cabrillo College
318 Union Street (on the main plaza)
Watsonville, CA 95076...
Event Date: Sat, Sep 30, 2006 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2006 8:52am PDT
voices contra la migra watson (audio/mpeg 5.3MB) The voices of the folks who participated in the protest of la migra in Watsonville on Sunday September 24th...
Posted: Tue, Sep 26, 2006 1:00am PDT
ICE Go Home! Justice for All 
A protest against "Operation Return To Sender" took place in the Watsonville Plaza on September 24th. Cars honked in support as people lined Main Street holding signs calling for a world without borders, dignity for workers, black and brown unity and solidarity with immigrants. A circle was formed and people from Watsonville discussed how the community has been affected by immigration raids. Watsonville city council candidate Mireya Gomez and councilman Manuel Bersamin, Santa Cruz city counci...
Posted: Mon, Sep 25, 2006 11:23pm PDT
revolutionary sister drops knowledge (audio/mpeg 3.1MB) listen to our companera talk about the local issue facing our central coast community, immigration raids....
Posted: Mon, Sep 25, 2006 11:19pm PDT
FSRN: Watsonville Rally Denounces Immigration Raids (audio/mpeg 1.8MB) Story produced for FSRN, covering 9/24 Watsonville ICE protest. Anchor lede included. 3:50...
Posted: Mon, Sep 25, 2006 8:13pm PDT
Photos: Immigration Raid Protest in Watsonville Today! 
ABOUT 500 PEOPLE JOINED THE PROTEST THIS SUNDAY IN WATSONVILLE PLAZA AGAINST THE RECENT INS (I.C.E.) RAIDS IN WATSONVILLE, SANTA CRUZ, AND HOLLISTER!...
Posted: Sun, Sep 24, 2006 8:18pm PDT
A letter condemning the Sentinel lack of coverage Damn Sentinel not covering the real news...
Posted: Thu, Sep 21, 2006 10:40am PDT
Immigration Raid Protest in Watsonville!! (9/24) 
JOIN US FOR A PROTEST AGAINST THE RECENT INS (I.C.E.)
IN WATSONVILLE, SANTA CRUZ, AND HOLLISTER!
WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREVENT FUTURE RAIDS!...
Posted: Mon, Sep 18, 2006 11:37pm PDT
Reclaiming The Streets of Santa Cruz for Immigrant Rights 
With only 24 hours of notice, people from all walks of life were invited to an emergency Reclaim The Streets protest in response to the recent mass-arrest of 107 immigrants in Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Hollister. On September 15th, a Reclaim The Streets protest marched from the post office down Pacific Ave and all around the Beach Flats. Not knowing how the Beach Flats community would respond to the protest, demonstrators raised their fists and chanted against deportations and la migra. Com...
Posted: Mon, Sep 18, 2006 10:39pm PDT
Speak Out Against Immigration Raids in Santa Cruz 
On September 15th, an emergency protest was held at the County Government Building in Santa Cruz. Community members, including teachers, students and workers, spoke out against the recent immigration raids in Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Hollister. A bilingual elementary school teacher explained that her students are very scared to go out in public. Other speakers talked about racism in our society and ongoing attacks against workers through imperialism and capitalism....
Posted: Mon, Sep 18, 2006 7:38pm PDT
Immigration Raid Protest in Watsonville!! (9/24) JOIN US FOR A PROTEST AGAINST THE RECENT INS (I.C.E.)
IN WATSONVILLE, SANTA CRUZ, AND HOLLISTER!
WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREVENT FUTURE RAIDS!...
Posted: Mon, Sep 18, 2006 6:23pm PDT
Religious Leaders Speak Out For Immigrant Rights 
In response to raids in Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Hollister by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE aka INS, la migra) agency of the federal government, religious leaders with Communities Organized for Relational Power (COPA) held a press conference on September 13th to speak from their religious traditions about immigration. ICE sweeps, detentions and deportations, called "Operation Return to Sender," took place on September 7th and 8th according to the corporate media. However, th...
Posted: Mon, Sep 18, 2006 12:03am PDT
S.F. City and County Prohibits Immigrants from Organizing in their Own Community The City and County of San Francisco has denied a permit to immigrants that was originally applied for May 10 for a Rally, September 16, in solidarity with Mexican and Latin American Independence Day. The permit was denied based opon lies told by the representative of the Mission Police Station to the Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) who issue such permits....
Posted: Sat, Sep 16, 2006 7:52am PDT
emergency response RECLAIM THE STREETS! September 15th @ 6 PM On Friday, September 15th, there will be an emergency response Reclaim The Streets in response to the recent mass-arrest of 107 immigrants in Santa Cruz County. We will meet at the Clocktower downtown (Pacific St. & Water St.) at 6:00 PM....
Posted: Thu, Sep 14, 2006 6:25pm PDT
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