Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

Set to begin this month on December 14th this year’s Southern California Anarchist Conference seeks to present creative and positive alternatives to the state, with an emphasis on people of color as well as people from the community during a weekend that will be both fun and educational.

The three day conference is open to both anarchists and non-anarchists who are interested in learning about radical ideas, options, alternatives, and support systems. Not only will alternative ideas be presented but the conference will also focus on what concrete work is being done locally and with anarchist groups in other regions and other countries. From the calendar

This 7th Really Really Free Market in Santa Barbara included not only free items and dinner from Food Not Bombs, but also an array of workshops and demonstrations, ranging from free guitar lessons to how to live off the grid through bike power. The Market was visited by the Ginger Ninjas, a group of traveling bikers who generate both the power for their own personal needs and for running sound systems completely independant of the grid! After running all the power needed for a music show at the Bicicentro the night before, they graciously volunteered to give an in-depth workshop on how to build a system of converting the energy from the spinning of the tires into volts which can be stored or used at the time to power electronics such as recharging laptop batteries and sound systems. This was certainly the main attraction of the day! Full article & pics from the newswire: Santa Barbara Hosts Another Really Really Free Market by Ang

On Tuesday, November 20, the Writers Guild of America held a march on Hollywood Boulevard in which they invited their brothers and sisters in the labor movement to come out in support of their strike, now in its third week. Three huge teamster trucks led the march, and behind them gathered members of SAG, United Healthcare Workers, the Musicians Union, Unite HERE, the United Farm Workers, and many others. Sparsely present were members of the "behind the camera" unions, who according to one disgruntled member, cannot technically support the strike due to a clause in their contract.

But by far the biggest turnout aside from WGA members and friends was the purple-clad Service Employees International Union... From the newswire: "Solidarity Works!" Purple and Red Join Forces in Writers' Guild March by Amy L. Dalton

MORE REPORTS: EEUU, GUIONISTAS Y LOCURA by J.STONE | | Video from the WGA picket line at Sony Pictures by A | | Report from a WGA Picket Line by A | | Video from the WGA strike picket lines by A | | MP3 Audio- Interview with a Writer on Strike by A

Beverly Hills, November 13th: In support of disappeared Haitian grassroots activist Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine, 30+ people gathered in front of the Brazilian Consulate to publicly launch a 24-hour rolling fast. At least 12 of us had red ribbons on our arms signifying our commitment to forego eating. (Additional fasters, who couldn’t be there, pledged to wear red ribbons as well). Those who could not commit to fasting helped by their mere presence and holding signs to educate the Brazilian Consulate and passersby. (There has also been a call to sign a petition for Pierre-Antoine’s release, which can be accessed here. ) Throughout the event, we caught the attention of motorists, and there was steady honking. People on tour buses looked at us with interest, as did pedestrians, some of whom stopped to talk to us. There was no overt police presence.
From the newswire: Message to Brazil: Help Find and Release Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine by Ross Plesset

Several hundred people participated in the No Borders Camp in Mexicali/Calexico during the week of November 7-11. Actions during the camp included a rally and march on November 9 at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in El Centro, CA and a memorial service on November 10 at a cemetery in Holtville, CA where the remains of about 600 migrants who have died crossing the border are buried. All activities during the camp were peaceful and intended to build connections across borders. On the evening of November 11th, US Border Patrol brutally attacked activists on the US side of the wall at the end of the closing march. The demonstration was peaceful until Border Patrol agents attacked with pepper-powder pellets and batons, arresting three and injuring several.

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more info / más info: San Diego Indymedia | No Borders Camp | Centro de Medios Libres | Regeneracion Radio

More Coverage of November 5th - 11th:
Text: Comuncado del Campamento Contra las Fronteras | Communique from the No Borders Camp | Day One Zine | Segundo Comunicado | Day 1 | 2nd Letter from Mexico Side (w/ photos) | Another Day deleting borders | Comunique 2 from the NBC (South side) | Day One & Two Update (w/ photos) | Much Ado About Breakfast!: Update 11/9 | Blogger's Dispatch from a Borderless World | Breaking News from Nov. 9 | Base Camp No Borders! | No Borders Landscape | Rally and March Against I.C.E. and Border Partrol In El Centro and Calexico/Mexicali | comunicado 3 del lado sur del campamento | Comunique 3 from No Borders Camp south-side | Day Two Zine | Blogger's Second Dispatch from a Borderless World | Day Three Zine | 'Borders & Ecology' workshop | Autonomous Action Against Border Wall Construction Company

Photos: NoBc First Day/ Primer Día de Sin Fronteras | Day One | day 2 | Nov 8 | Day 2 | From the NBC | Day One, Two and Three | sin fronteras / without borders | Day 3 - Breakfast Standoff and ICE Detention Center | from the Border | Desayuno at NBC | Demo at ICE Detention Center | Surveillance at El Centro Protest | Art from the U.S. Side

Audio: Conversations at the Wall | From the NBC: What It Is And Where We Are | From the Mexicali IMC | Breakfast at the Border | Interview with NBC Participant

Video: video from day 1 | NBC Solidarity Statement | Nov. 10 | The Week In Context | The Start, Nov. 7 | Binacional Breakfast Standoff

Solidarity Actions: Montreal | Chiapas | Tacoma