Liliana Escucha, el Pueblo Esta en la Lucha!

Menudo Fundraiser Por La Dignidad is a success!

-Raza Press and Media Association News Bulletin

Oxnard, Ca

On Sunday November 25, 2007, over 100 community members attended the

Menudo Breakfast Fundraiser organized in support of Liliana

Sanctuario, a 30 year old Mexican women who has been living in a

church sanctuary in resistance to the repressive Migra/ICE raids

unleashed since May 2006.

The fundraiser was organized by Frente Contra las Redadas del

Condado de Ventura FCR-VC (United Front Against the Raids) a local

coalition formed in August of this year to combat and expose the

brutal state terror caused by Homeland Security's Operation Endgame,

a detention and removal plan aimed at deporting 12 million

undocumented workers and their families by the year 2012.

The FCR-VC breakfast fundraiser collected $1000 dollars and donated

immediately to Liliana's family. Sunday's morning program included an

indigenous ceremony by Danza Azteca Kalpuli Huiztilin ihuan Xochitl,

music and dance by Mariachi and Ballet Folclorico Inlakech, as well

as an acoustic guitar presentation by JuanGhoma.

Guest presentations were also made by Oxnard College MEChA, Hermandad

Mexicana of Oxnard, New Sanctuary Movement/CLUE, FCR-VC

representative and Liliana's husband. Also, a recorded video message

from Liliana to the fundraiser supporters, as well as a video clip of

the New Sanctuary Movement.

An FCR-VC representative exclaimed, "The message is made clear here

today, we must organize in our communities to resist these racist

laws and Migra/ICE terror. We must network and build an organized

community response against Endgame."

Tears were drawn and hearts were inspired to struggle when a live

telephone call address by Liliana. Participants listened as Liliana

told her story and how she has been separated from her family unjust

laws. "Thank you for all of your support, the community organizing

efforts, the marches, etc. has impacted our family tremendously. My

children are filled with joy know that there is a struggle in our

support" says Liliana.

If you want to join the Frente Contra las Redadas del Condado de

Ventura, call (805) 436-5901 or email todopoderalpueblo@ yahoo.com.

Next FCR-VC Meetings

Monday December 3rd and Monday December 17th

6pm

Café on "A"

438 South "A" Street in Downtown Oxnard

These raids primarily affect Latinos, but in multi-cultural workplaces, people who are not Latino are also harrassed, arrested, and attacked.

If you want support outside of your ethnic group, you should document and highlight these cases as well, and find allies.

After all, you weren't the first group to be targeted by this "war on immigrants". Middle Eastern and South Asian people were the first victims. This hyper-policing spreads like a disease.

That's just an inaccurate characterization. It's not a "war" aimed at "immigrants" or "Latinos". These are illegal alien raids aimed to root out people who are in the country unlawfully. Period.

I completely agree with Sam. This is not a "war" on any immigrants (illegal aliens are NOT immigrants, despite their constant reference to themselves as such). These people are here ILLEGALLY, and the INS and Homeland Security are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing. If they had been doping their jobs before now, there wouldnt be silly and irritating marches protesting the enforcement of our national laws.

Mexico has abused its friendship with the United States, and it has abused its own people by allowing such squalid conditions to exist, with no hope for upward mobility. The main key seems to be the religious-based policy of "be fruitful and multiply". There are TOO MANY of them here. This has nothing to do with race.

"Mexico has abused its friendship with the United States"

Who are these people who write such puerile flop?

The situation is the criminal corporate cliental relationship with banking capital and the bought-off 'leadership'. Well duh.

Are all of the related comments about ' Mexican corruption' as simple and shallow as this?

No wonder nothing can be done.