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"Word began to spread as we researched the school and discovered what we had here was indeed a school of assassins, a school for dictators. These soldiers came here to learn counter insurgency. Who were the insurgency? They were the poor, the religious leaders, labor leaders, and many others. And then when the torture manuals were discovered in the curriculum, that got a lot of front-page coverage. Word began to spread, and our numbers in the movement grew." -- Father Roy Bourgeois, founder, School of the Americas Watch
The story of the School of the Americas, or School of the Assassins is a disturbing tale of such organized and planned terrorism; one would never believe it was real. Every year in Fort Benning, Georgia the people protest. This year we brought it to LA. Read Reports: by LadyMadonna | by Ross Plesset and Anna Kunkin | more pics by Anna & Ross
The winter 2007 AntiMall took place in Highland Park at La Culebra community space. (Other locations have included the South Central Farm, the Southern California Library, and the El Sereno Community Garden.) . . . The items on sale came from numerous places from “Chiapas to Afghanistan to Venezuela.” Food from the South Central Farmers was available as well. Live performers included In Lak Ech, Zocalo Zue, and Quincy McCrary, with DJs including Black Shakespeare, Songo Electriko, and Vampiro Fronterizo. La Culebra has served as a community space for many years for events such as sweat lodges, poetry readings, and women’s circles.
From the newsire: Winter AntiMall (photos/report) by RP| |
Winter AntiMall (additional pix) by RP
". . . They used the Southern California Anarchist show as an excuse to attack the work of the Centro.
The Centro de Accion Popular has English classes for the community and does community, educational, and cultural events out of the center. They will not be able to do all that anymore until we are able to make the space 'fire safe' and add another door in the rear. . . ."
Story: Southern California Anarchist Show Shut Down by Police by Joaquin Cienfue
UPDATE: Despite police interference at Sunday night’s closing show most reports indicate that the conference was a success. No other serious disruptions of the conference’s presentations and workshops have been reported. The workshops are said to have been informative and well attended. Highlights included an animal rights activist workshop, women’s self defense classes, and special panel comprised of three founding members of the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Panther Party. Even some members of the LA Indymedia Collective were on hand for a short presentation. From the newswire: Photos from the ANARCHIST CONFERENCE in L.A. by Organic Tofu
On Tuesday December 11, 2007, I joined in a community effort to welcome and support a coalition of Native American Nations and environmental
justice groups in their ongoing effort to defend Arizona's San Francisco
Peaks from proposed ski area development. The coalition had traveled
from Arizona in order to be present for a Federal Appeals Court hearing
in which developers would challenge a precedent-setting court victory
won by the coalition, which halted plans to expand the skiing business
by making fake snow out of sewage waste. This case is viewed as
precedent-setting in the realms of religious freedom and public health,
and particularly in establishing an interpretation for the 1993
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
As a person of faith, what struck me about the gathering is how deeply
important the theme of religious freedom was.... Full report from
newswire: This is how we
(could) pray by Amy L. Dalton
Report on the court
proceedings: Tribes &
Environmental Groups Defend Religious Freedom & Human Health in Federal Court | | Report with photos: March and Vigil
to Save the San Francisco Peaks by Self-Hating Caucasian | |
More
photos: by
Raul Roa | | Related: A Native
American
on How Non-Indigenous People Can Stop Colonialization
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