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Nican Tlaca Stand Up to Cowboys
by Leslie Radford
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 at 5:17 PM
leslie@radiojustice.net
In a protest against the minutemen, the Mexica Movement defies modern conquerers intent on dividing their nation.
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BURBANK November 26, 2005--In a formidable display of organization and
discipline, at 9:00 a.m. fifteen members of the Mexica Movement and a handful
of their supporters stood in opposition to thirty-five minutemen at the intersection
of West Alameda and West Olive Avenues.
With matching T-shirts, their flag, an 8-foot banner, and
carefully crafted signs, Mexica Movement stretched their forces along forty feet
of the corner, in somber and determined contrast to the minutemen to the south,
some of whom bounced from foot to foot waving small U.S. flags over their heads
to old Beatles tunes.
About fifteen Burbank police oversaw the demonstration. One, at least,
seemed not unhappy at protecting the Mexica Nican Tlaca
of the Anahuac nation: when asked if he understood the inherent racism of the
minutemen, he responded that he was second-generation Italian.
The minutemen were outside of the NBC studios
protesting a recent episode of "Law and Order," in which a fictional
group called The Countrymen murdered border crossers. The
minutemen's bullhorn was commandeered by two of the four African-Americans
standing with them. One was homeless advocate Ted Hayes, sporting a U.S.
flag draped around his neck. Hayes, who once tried to have Food Not Bombs
members arrested for feeding the homeless, had concocted a short-lived plan with
Border Watch leader James Chase to transport homeless people to the Minutemen's
border actions. Today Hayes broadcast, "Uncle Tom was the good
guy. Hitler was good at first. Then he started killing
people." He and the other spokesperson called on the Mexica Movement
to debate them. They added, "I thought Black people couldn't be
racist."
Mexica Movement maintained their discipline with only occasional
shout outs to members for "calma." Chant sheets and clear
leadership kept the Nican Tlaca in solidarity with chants of "our land, our
continent" and "NBC was right: Minutemen are racist."
Two minutemen crossed the broad boulevard to provoke
the Mexica Movement crew, but they responded by keeping their sings between
themselves and the provocateurs and forcing the intruders to the side of the demonstration.
Two police officers ordered the two to return to their side of the street.
Fox News, Telemundo, two independent filmmakers, and a
bevy of minutemen photographers recorded the protest.
At noon, the minutemen erupted into a chorus of
"God Bless America" and drifted away. Mexica Movement waited
them out, did one last press interview, and packed up their gear.
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| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
DATE |
| Hey Lesile, GO.... (edited) |
Report |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 7:14 AM |
| Pictures of the Minutemen |
Report |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 7:43 AM |
| What I Want |
Leslie |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 8:30 AM |
| please |
Me |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 9:09 AM |
| This was
This was Mexico |
Ruth |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 11:01 AM |
| For the LOVE of sweet baby buddah! |
Don Silva |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 12:43 PM |
| The Philistines |
Goliath |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 2:42 PM |
| Formidable, Organized |
Cipactli |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 2:52 PM |
| The US is Formidable |
gotit |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 3:00 PM |
| A Beer for the Empire |
Cipactli |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 3:24 PM |
| ABSURD |
Minutewoman |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 3:35 PM |
| More comments from the racists |
Reporting |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 4:26 PM |
| to "the gang" |
Leslie |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 4:53 PM |
| Why should I benefit? |
Leslie |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 7:04 PM |
| Reparations is like Inheritance |
johnk |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 8:36 PM |
| THEY'RE ALL DEAD? WHAT A LYING EXCUSE! |
Cipactli |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 11:13 PM |
| It's the old inheritance debate |
johnk |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 11:22 PM |
| Correction |
johnk |
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005 at 11:28 PM |
| Money? |
pete nice |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 5:11 PM |
| That would not help you very much |
< guess > |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 6:23 PM |
| Leslie |
Tramp |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 6:56 PM |
| It was Mexico for 37 years |
Border Raven |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 7:42 PM |
| JohnK |
Border Raven |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 8:07 PM |
| BA Logic |
johnk |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 8:14 PM |
| Nican Tlaca Scheduled Appearances |
Border Raven |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 8:15 PM |
| AU Estate Tax = None |
johnk |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 8:31 PM |
| Bill Gates |
johnk |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 8:47 PM |
| morals? |
pete nice |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 10:18 PM |
| Capitalism |
johnk |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 11:17 PM |
| Black Americans Pimp-Slap Mexican Racists |
Vic |
Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at 11:48 PM |
| Exploitation? |
pete nice |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 8:14 AM |
| To Vic |
El Chivo |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 8:21 AM |
| As usual |
pete nice |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 10:39 AM |
| BA |
pete nice |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 10:46 AM |
| Did any bring their Nazi flags? |
Fredric L. Rice |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 4:59 PM |
| Identify with this |
AyatollahGondola |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 5:15 PM |
| why does it need explaining |
pete nice |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 5:49 PM |
| Small Pea Brains |
Mexica |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 6:53 PM |
| PSHAW |
An american |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 8:40 PM |
| phsaw |
an american |
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005 at 8:42 PM |
| Exploitation |
johnk |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 3:06 AM |
| Moving Jobs Overseas |
johnk |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 3:23 AM |
| Apple didn't invent it |
johnk |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 8:51 AM |
| If any of you were as literate as Ted Hayes |
Reader |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 8:53 AM |
| Another thing... |
johnk |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:10 AM |
| How amusing |
frice@skeptictank.org |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 11:38 AM |
| Good Guy for Whom |
johnk |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 7:33 PM |
| Small Pea Brains |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 8:09 PM |
| Minutemen Exposed By Their Own |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:00 PM |
| Minutemen Exposed By Their Own |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:04 PM |
| MinuteMan Mingle with Nazis |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:11 PM |
| MinuteMan Want to Kill Mexicans |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:22 PM |
| Nazis, racists join Minuteman Project |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:30 PM |
| MinuteMan with Chemical weapons, Heavy Guns |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:38 PM |
| FBI fails to Screen MinuteMan and Neo Naziz for Weapons |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 9:46 PM |
| Racist Minutemen Terrorize Hispanics and Latinos within the United States |
Mexica |
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 11:29 PM |
| Worthless Points of View |
Quizling |
Thursday, Dec. 01, 2005 at 10:27 AM |
| mexica is a sham |
canat |
Thursday, Dec. 01, 2005 at 4:01 PM |
| I love this |
Evil Bastard |
Thursday, Dec. 01, 2005 at 4:19 PM |
| meaningless jabber |
MJ |
Thursday, Dec. 01, 2005 at 6:42 PM |
| Debate |
Mexica |
Thursday, Dec. 01, 2005 at 10:03 PM |
| Mexica you are a racist |
Border Raven |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 12:34 AM |
| A racist calling me a racist |
Mexica |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 7:29 AM |
| Mexica_Canat and the like. |
Quizling |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 10:28 AM |
| Also |
Quizling |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 10:37 AM |
| Racist Minutemen with Minds of an ANT! |
Mexica |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 8:15 PM |
| Mexica get a DNA Test |
Border Raven |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 9:28 PM |
| DNA Test |
Mexica |
Friday, Dec. 02, 2005 at 10:24 PM |
| Top U.S officials and Racists white soldiers kill Iraki Prisoners |
Mexica |
Saturday, Dec. 03, 2005 at 8:46 AM |
| White racists have nothing but racism to be proud of. |
Mexica |
Saturday, Dec. 03, 2005 at 9:47 AM |
| Racist Gaden Grove Police are evil |
Mexica |
Saturday, Dec. 03, 2005 at 10:10 AM |
| racists dont respond to DNA test |
Mexica |
Sunday, Dec. 04, 2005 at 2:05 PM |
| Racist brainwash European |
Mexica |
Sunday, Dec. 04, 2005 at 6:26 PM |
| If you want it... |
Pres. Polk |
Monday, Dec. 05, 2005 at 10:18 AM |
| racist rhetoric from a slime ball |
Mexica |
Monday, Dec. 05, 2005 at 5:25 PM |
| racist KKK ready to vote for HITLER |
Mexica |
Monday, Dec. 05, 2005 at 6:05 PM |
| whoohooo! |
canat |
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 at 7:07 PM |
| p.s. |
canat |
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 at 7:08 PM |
| ANT community responds to Mexica! |
Futile border wall strategy of Minutemen/SOS |
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007 at 3:26 PM |
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Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007 at 1:24 PM |
| Pharmacy product online |
Pharmacy product online |
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at 4:30 AM |
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