SPARC begins a yearlong project to bring awareness to the plight of the 320
plus women of Juarez, Mexico who have been abducted, raped, tortured and
murdered, The intention of the project is to engage and mobilize the general
public on these horrific murders and bring resolution to crimes that to this
day remain unsolved and continue.  (Just last week, the bodies of two more
young women were found.) 

Please support this cause by fowarding this e-mail to your contact lists and
by showing up to the opening exhibit.  We will have different donation boxes
for organizations in Juarez, which you can support financially.  Every penny
is needed, but most importantly, every voice is needed.  It is crucial that
people are aware of this crime against humanity, we need international
pressure to stop the genocide in Juarez, Mexico.

Ni una Mas - Not one More

HIJAS de JUAREZ
November 3, 2002 - January 18, 2003

Sunday, November 3 from 3 - 8 p.m.
Dia de los muertos: honoring the women of Juarez
3 - 4 p.m  blessing and community altar
4 - 7 p.m. memory reception w/opening remarks @ 6:00pm
7 - 8 p.m. candlelight vigil

To pay homage to the women, the first phase of this project is The Hijas de
Juarez exhibition. The exhibit brings together artists who are working with
their own interpretations of the issue and represent a beginning point for
dialogue, personal investigation and speculation for the general public to
reflect and act upon.

Artists Include: adriana alba-sánchez, yolanda amezcua, judith f. baca, raul
p. baltazar, yreina cervantez, chisco, victoria delgadillo, ofelia & elena
esparza, consuelo flores, ester hernandez, jenina, alma lopez, jose lozano,
azul luna, rigo maldonado, lourdes portillo, martha ramirez, victor rosas,
martin sorrondeguy, t. pilar, think again, daisy tonantzin, and patricia
valencia.

Thursday, December 5th from 7 - 9 p.m. @ SPARC
community discussion with artists and activists

Thursday, December 12th at 7 p.m.
dia de la virgen de Guadalupe @ placita olvera
contact sparc to participate in demonstration

Saturday, January 18th from 7 - 9 p.m. $10
Call to action: readings and performances
@ SPARC's neighbor beyond baroque

alicia gaspar de alba, claudia rodriguez, erika elizondo with killsonic and
monica barriga, raquel salinas, and jarocho music

Call SPARC to make reservations (310) 822-9560

Threre has been long time since this sounding cases has gone throught the media all over the world, there has been many speeches (promises too) from polititians about this unsolved case. And many of sospiciuos guys have been put in jai, letting the public opinion believe that the murders would stop then, and they haven't yet. Lies and corruption has hold the true assesiants to be caught up. I believe someone has to do something to stop these crimes, meanwhile, we can't stop protesting for the muders of these women, till the authorities really make justice.

So you're bringing your protest to LA? Maybe you don't realize that we've had over 600 murders here just LAST YEAR ALONE! Why don't you fix that little problem?

I understand your anger---sadly, it is true that women are disappearing from Los Angeles as well. I learned this through organizing the Hijas de Juarez exhibit. Our presentation was a beginning point in which we honored the lives of all women who have been murdered in a world---a world in which no one seems to care. Well---we care. Our idea was to create a community dialogue about the objectification of human lives. I beleive this is a human issue, not a man-woman, nor a United States-Other Countries issue. I realize to most this may seem like a huge endeavor to accomplish----ensuring the safety and respect for all human lives. Yet, my thought is that turning a blind eye filled with anger and resentment paralyzes us to act as a human and thereby creates a stagnant humanity.