Break The Chains Of Injustice - A Romper Las Cadenas De La Injusticia

June 16, 2001

(Bulletin No. 2)

The struggle against the vicious-racist capitalist based Prison Industrial Complex and for the human rights of Raza prisoners, continues. This June 16, 2001, the “6th Annual Conference On Raza Prisoners and Colonialism (CRPC)" held at Oxnard College, Oxnard, Califaztlan will continue the struggle to expose the crimes against our gente in Occupied Mexico/Aztlan. This year's conference will be organized by the Committee On Raza Rights, Chicano Mexicano Prison Project, and Union del Barrio.

The past conferences have been central in exposing the role that prisons play, in not only locking up Raza (Mexicanos, Centro Americanos, and other indigenous people) and other oppressed nationalities, but in keeping our whole community, through the threat of imprisonment, in a state of subjugation and colonial oppression. The conferences have become centers of information, networking, and resistance, for those progressive and revolutionary forces committed to ending all forms of oppression within our communities.

The objectives of this conference; (1) Continue our efforts to build the Raza Prison Network, (2) Educate ourselves and the community on the question of prisons and the colonialism in which our nation exist and (3) Produce a manual/document which includes articles, organizing tips, and addresses/contacts within the Prison Rights movement; the title of the manual will be "Break The Chains Of Injustice!"

The workshops will be the following; (1) Political, Social And Economic Questions Of Colonialism And Prison Industrial System and (2) Organizing For Justice And Freedom Now!!

This conference is endorsed by: Raza Rights Coalition, Alvaro Hernandez Defense Committee, Brown Berets de Aztlan, Barrio Defense Committee, Jose Luis Avina Defense Committee, African People's Socialist Party, Voz Fronteriza, National Chicano Moratorium Committee, Lost Identity and Comite Ricardo Flores Magon - Mexico.

Demonstration:

Stop The Militarization Of Our Community

In Front Of The Oxnard Police Station (Corner Of 3rd Street And C Street)

10:30am-11:30am

Oxnard, Califas

Conference:

Break The Chains Of Injustice - A Romper Las Cadenas De La Injusticia

Oxnard College

4000 South Rose Ave

Oxnard, Califas

12:00-12:15 - Registration

12:15-12:30 - Welcome, Review Of Agenda And Objectives Of Conference

Francisco Romero (Committee on Raza Rights)

12:30-1:00 - Keynote Speakers

Cecilia Uvilla (Committee For World Democracy)

1:00-2:10 - Political, Social And Economic Questions Of Colonialism And Prison Industrial System

Cathy Espitia (Chicano Mexicano Prison Project)

Ernesto Bustillos (Union del Barrio)

David Rico (Brown Berets de Aztlan)



2:10-2:40 - Solidarity Statement

Sobukwe (African People's Socialist Party)

2:40-3:00 - Break

3:00-4:10 - Organizing For Justice And Freedom Now!!

Francisco Romero (Committee on Raza Rights)

Francisco Soto (Chicano Mexicano Prison Project)

Maria Oritz (Barrio Defense Committee)

Representatives - Alvaro Hernandez Defense Committee And Ramses Muniz Defense Committee

4:10-4:20 - Break

4:20-4:30 - Closing Statements

Jose Moreno (Committee on Raza Rights)



4:30-5:00 - Performance By Lost Identity

For More Information:

Oxnard:

(805) 939-5541



San Diego:

(619) 696-9224



E-Mail:

udb@burn.ucsd.edu

udb2000@hotmail.com

crr1995@hotmail.com

Web Site:

http://burn.ucsd.edu/~udb/cmpp/index.html

http://raza_rights.tripod.com/cmpp/index.html