Invitacion de "El Combatiente Anonimo"

Comite de base Efemelenista de Minnesota.“ Combatiente Anonimo”les invitan a la:



Presentacion y Recaudacion de Fondos.



•Dia: Sabado 10 de Noviembre
•Lugar: Waite House(2529 13th Ave S.)
•Hora:5:30 pm



•Invitados Especiales:
Sonia Umansor (Coordinadora deWashington)
Consuelo Gomez (Coordinadora de Maryland)



Nota: los fondos recaudados durante este evento seran utilizados para promover la campaña politica del FMLN rumbo a las elecciones 2009 en El Salvador.




Para mas Informacion llame: 651. 497 .1634_612.702.5637
O fmlnminnesota@gmail.com


Una invitacion de CISPES...

Support the Solidarity Cyclers 2007 Ride!


Sunday, 05 August 2007

New! Support the Solidarity Cyclers at a potluck on Sunday, October 14

Support the Solidarity Cyclers 2007
Ride!100 Mile Loop outside Washington D.C. , October 13-14

This October, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) and the Haiti Reborn program of the Quixote Center will be cycling for solidarity! We'll spend two days on a fun, beautiful ride in the rural areas around Washington D.C. The main goals of the ride are to raise money for important solidarity work and to celebrate the community of solidarity activists. Find out more about our work at www.cispes.org and www.haitireborn.org see below for more informaiton about how to contribute. How do I support the riders?

Make a pledge online at https://chavez.mayfirst.org/cispes/ and write "cyclers" next to the amount. If you're writing a check make sure its payable to “CISPES Education Fund" with "cyclers" in the memo line, and send it to:
1525 Newton St. NW
Washington DC 20010

What’s the route and plan?

We’re going to do a loop outside Washington DC and into Virginia. All the cyclists will gather early Saturday morning (October 14) with bikes and camping gear. We’ll ride 50 miles or so to a beautiful spot to rest for the night and on Sunday we’ll complete the loop, biking back into the city. We’ll end the ride with a big public event and reception late Sunday afternoon at the La Casa Community Center in Mt. Pleasant with a report on the ride and on CISPES and Haiti Reborn’s work. More information about the Sunday Potluck is here.

http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=51


Week of Action to Protest Anti-Terrorist Law and Repression in El Salvador


Thursday, 04 October 2007

check out media from the week of action hereOctober 6 -13 marks an international solidarity week of action to demand that terrorist charges against Salvadoran protestors be dropped. On July 2, fourteen people were arrested in Suchitoto , E l Salvador for taking part in a protest against water privatization. Police brutality against the peaceful demonstration and the arrests of 14 of them produced international outrage, and ultimately this pressure forced the Salvadoran government to temporarily release the detainees. Nevertheless, protestors continue to be charged under the “anti-terrorism” law and could face up to 60 years in prison. This draconian law that criminalizes different forms of public protest as acts of terrorism is being used to silence the social movement in El Salvador , criminalizing acts that do not in any way constitute terrorism!
In El Salvador different sectors continue to resist the anti-terrorism law, claiming that the way it is being employed, both against the social movement in general and against the 14 demonstrators in particular, represents a step back from the 1992 Peace Accords. Three judges declared last week that the law is “too confusing” and, more importantly, declared that “simple street protests are not acts of terrorism”. Despite the repression against the Salvadoran social movement, people continue to organize against privatization and economic and political repression.
The trial of the Suchitoto protesters was scheduled for the first week of October but has been delayed for six months while the prosecutors build their “terrorism” case. However, it is obvious that the trial was delayed for lack of evidence, since those arrested were in the streets to voice their opinion against water privatization.
The United States government has a responsibility to speak out against the way the anti-terrorism law is targeting and criminalizing the social movement. However, the government has consistently supported the implementation of the law, while bolstering El Salvador ’s repressive National Civil Police through the US-sponsored International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). Your action is critical in defending the right to organize, in solidarity with those who are struggling to keep water accessible and public in El Salvador (see below)! Community leaders and non-violent protestors are not terrorists.
Take Action!
1. Organize an action at the Salvadoran Consulate in your city! Distribute this action alert and the call-in script on the back side.
2. Call the State Department and demand that the United States government hold the Salvadoran government accountable for these acts. Contact Jeremy Cornforth at the U.S. State Department’s El Salvador desk at (NEW NUMBER: 202 647 4087). See below for sample script.
3. Call the Salvadoran Ambassador to the U.S. and let him know that you hold the Salvadoran government accountable for these acts. Contact Rene de Leon at 202-265-9671 in the Salvadoran Embassy and demand that terrorist charges against the Suchitoto protestors are dropped.
Call Script for El Salvador Desk at the U.S. State Department
You can use the following “script” to talk to Mr. Cornforth. If at any point you get cut off, be sure to ask the final question – “will you call the ambassador and assure that he calls for the terrorism charges be dropped?”
1) I’m calling because I am very concerned about the July 2 arrests of the people protesting water privatization in Suchitoto , El Salvador .
2) The Salvadoran police violently captured community leaders – shooting rubber bullets and tear gas at close range – and local community members and is now charging them with terrorism.
3) The Salvadoran government’s disproportionate reaction raises serious concerns about human rights and the freedom of organization and expression.
4) The U.S. government has publicly supported the Salvadoran government, including supporting the passage of the anti-terrorism law last September.
5) It is extremely important that the U.S. stand up for human rights everywhere and not let protest be criminalized in the name of a so-called fight against terrorism.
6) Will you call Ambassador Rene de Leon and tell him to call for the terrorism charges to be dropped and the protestors to be freed?
More background information about Suchitoto Arrests can be found at www.cispes.org or www.elsalvadorsolidarity.org
watch the video of the recent Consulate Action in Boston ! http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=257&Itemid=29

http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=286&Itemid=27






















De un correo mandado por la companera de lucha Erika Zurawski
(abajo en ingles)

La Coalicion por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes de Minnesota les invita participar en un....

Dia de Resistencia: 515 años de lucha

Viernes 12 de Octubre

5:00 - 8:30pm

Iglesia Espiritu de los Lagos
2930 Lake St S, Minneapolis (esquina Lake con 13th)

Vengan a participar en una celebracion de 515 años de resistencia por la dignidad y justicia social de los pueblos indigenas y la comunidad inmigrante. Vengan a decir un NO mas a las redadas, un NO a las cartas "No Match" y un SI a la legalizacion para todos ahora!

Disfruten musica y arte popular presentado por:
Susana de Leon y el grupo Kalpulli QuetzalCoaltlieue
Los Palabristas
Cypha Squad y Lirica Secreta
Y mucho mas!
Para mas informacion visiten la pagina web http://www.mnimmigrantrights.net/ o llamen a 651.389.9174

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The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition invites you to participate in a...

Day of Resistance: 515 years of Struggle

Friday, October 12

5:00 - 8:30pm

Spirit of the Lakes Church
2930 Lake St S, Minneapolis (corner of Lake & 13th)

Come and join in a celebration of 515 years of resistance for the dignity and social justice of indigenous peoples and the immigrant community. Come to say NO more raids, NO to the "No Match" letters and YES to legalization for all now!

Enjoy music and popular art by:
Susana de Leon y the group Kalpulli QuetzalCoaltlieue
Los Palabristas
Cypha Squad and Lirica Secreta
And much more!
For more information visit our website http://www.mnimmigrantrights.net/ or call 651.389.9174




Invitacion de los compas de MOVIMIENTO SALVADOREÑO DE MINNESOTA
Lessons from the fight for free speech and the right to organize in El SalvadorTo confront growing resistance from the people, the Government of El Salvador has resorted to a wave of repressive legislation to criminalize protest through its own local implementation of the U.S. “War on Terror”. On July 2 of this year in the context of a forum organized to debate the privatization of water 10 rural community members and 4 national leaders of CRIPDES were violently arrested by police, and are now accused under El Salvador’s new Anti-Terrorism law. Each face up to 60 years in jail.Pedro Juan Hernández, from the Association of Rural Communities for the Development of El Salvador, will be visiting the Twin Cities to talk about the political situation in El Salvador and the struggle of the Suchitoto 13.Thursday, October 11th Waite House (2529 13th Ave S, Minneapolis)7:00pm Pupusa Einner7:30pm Presentation by Pedro Juan HernandezSponsored by the Movement of Salvadorans in Minnesota (MSM)For more information or questions contact:The MSM at elsalvador.Minnesota@gmail.com or 612.708.7879http://www.movimientosalvadoreno.blogspot.com/Lecciones de la lucha para la libre expresión y el derecho de organizar en El SalvadorPara confrontar una resistencia creciente del pueblo, el gobierno de El Salvador ha empezado una ola de legislaciónes represivas para criminalizar las protestas a través de la implementación local de la “Guerra Contra el Terrorismo” impulsada por los Estados Unidos. El 2 de julio de este año en el contexto de un foro organizado para discutir la privatización del agua, 10 miembros de comunidades rurales y 4 dirigentes nacionales de CRIPDES fueron arrestados de manera violenta por la policía, y ahora estan acusados bajo la nueva ley anti-terrorismo de El Salvador. Cada uno enfrente hasta 60 años en la cárcel.Pedro Juan Hernández, de la Asociación de Comunidades Rurales para el Desarrollo de El Salvador, vendrá a visitar las Ciudades Gemelas para hablar de la situación política en El Salvador y la lucha de los 13 de Suchitoto.Jueves, 11 de Octubre Waite House (2529 13th Ave S, Minneapolis)7:00pm Cena con Pupusas7:30pm Plática de Pedro Juan HernandezOrganizado por el Movimiento de Salvadoreños en Minnesota (MSM)Para más información o con preguntas comuníquese con:El MSM a elsalvador.Minnesota@gmail.com o al 612.708.7879http://www.movimientosalvadoreno.blogspot.com/