Archive for October, 2009
San Francisco agrees to suspend policy of deporting youth
2:07 pm By la Macha · Immigration · Comments Off
21 Oct 2009Vivir Latino reported earlier about the San Francisco protest against the deportation of immigrant youth without due process. Well, it turns out that the protests actually resulted in good things happening!
via Democracy Now!
San Francisco Halts Ordering Police to Report Suspected Undocumented Youths
In California, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted to end a policy that orders police officers to contact immigration agents whenever they arrest a youth who they suspect is an undocumented immigrant. Critics say the law had led to the deportation of innocent youths and deterred immigrants from reporting crimes.
It’s just like Bill Moyers said about grassroots organizers. The powers that be know the power of mass base of power. The Republicans know the power of a mass base of power–that’s why they’re always ridiculing “community organizers.”
One person at a time may take a long time–but it works. Congratulations to the campaign in San Francisco–and to the rest of of us–COURAGE!
CNN: BASTA DOBBS!
1:56 pm By la Macha · media justice · 16 Comments
21 Oct 2009via the Basta Dobbs campaign comes news of nationwide protest events that will be taking place on October 21rst! See below and at the link for further information–and if you can make it to an event, let us know how it goes!
On the eve of the broadcast of CNN’s “Latino in America,” we’re holding events across the country to call on CNN to cut ties with Lou Dobbs. On Wednesday, October 21st, 18 cities will be holding events, including yours! The event near you will be at the following location. Please join us, and bring your friends and family.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
12 PM NOON @ National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102ATLANTA, GA
10 AM @ CNN Building Downtown
190 Marietta St. Atlanta, GA 30303BOSTON, MA
11 AM @ Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02133CHICAGO, IL
12 PM NOON @ Casa Michoacan
1638 S. Blue Island Ave. Chicago, IL 60608DENVER, CO
12 PM NOON @ Colorado State Capital
200 E Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80203GREENVILLE, NC
12 PM NOON @NCCE Lenoir County Center
1791 Hwy 11/55, Kinston, NC 28504HOUSTON, TX
11:30 AM @Houston City Council
900 Bagby St. Houston, TX 77002LAS VEGAS, NV
5 PM @ Hermandad Mexicana Transnacional
740 N. Eastern Ave.- Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89101LOS ANGELES, CA
10 AM @ Carecen
2845 West 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005MIAMI, FL
12 PM NOON @ Center for Immigrant Orientation
2610 SW 8th St. Miami, FL 33135NEW YORK, NY
4 PM @ CNN Building Downtown
10 Columbus Cir. New York, NY 10023PHOENIX, AZ
12 PM NOON @ 802 N. 7th St. Phoenix, AZ 85004SACRAMENTO, CA
12 PM NOON @ Cesar Chavez Plaza Park
J St & 10th St, Sacramento CA 95814SAN ANTONIO, TX
12 PM NOON @ Esperanza Peace & Justice Center
922 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78212SAN DIEGO, CA
American Friends Service Committee
Available for Interviews- 619-233-4114, Pedro RíosSAN FRANCISCO, CA
12 PM NOON @ Sun Rise Restaurant
3126 24th St. San Francisco, CA 94110TUCSON, AZ
12 PM NOON @ El Tiradito in Old Barrio
on South Main St. between W. Cushing St. & W. Simpson St. Downtown Tucson, AZ 85701WASHINGTON, DC-TBD
NYC On the Clock : Lives at Work
7:34 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Labor|Media|New York City · Comments Off
21 Oct 2009Local NYC PBS station Channel 13 is highlighting how the city that never sleeps does it through videos featuring those that keep it moving.
New York on the Clock: Carlos, Coffee Man from Thirteen.org on Vimeo.
On the clock is a euphemism for on the job, working. Pero isn’t this how so many see Latino faces already in NYC and around the country? Immigrants who work? I guess I’m a little tired of what I see as the work personal divide. I want to know is Carlos making ends meet? Is he sending money back to Mexico? He works in a busy section of NYC catering to business types pero where does he live? Most likely in a community like where I live and that is the side that most people don’t see.
Via / NY On the Clock
Speaking of PBS’s Latino Music series, last night’s show featured (among others) La India and Marc Anthony. I’d forgotten how much I love La India and really really hate Marc Anthony. It also reminded me of the very first time I heard India sing–with the incomparable Celia Cruz.
La India, Celia Cruz & Tito Puente – Guantanamera from http://chrysalide.vox.com/
Bill Moyers highlights Latino Health Access
20 Oct 2009PBS has been surprisingly good the past few weeks. It has highlighted Latino heritage month in a way that is relevent and interesting–usually it feels more like you get a month worth of stories about music. Not saying I have a problem with that, and I’ve really enjoyed PBS’s Latino Music series. But it’s nice to know that Latinos are beginning to be recognized in complex interesting ways that reach past ‘typical’ Latino fair (i.e. we’re all Mexicans, immigration is the only political issue on our landscape, we all like tejano music, etc). Read more…
NYC, Support Independent Rican Radical Films : Machetero
9:47 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Events|Media|Movies|New York City · Comments Off
20 Oct 2009Our own Bianca Laureano reviewed the independent film Machetero over on her site a few months ago. I haven’t yet seen the film (single mamis with toddlers and movies rarely mix) pero as Bianca’s latest review on VL demonstrates, popular support of independent films coming out of our communities is important. I got this email from Vagabond, creator of Machetero.
MACHETERO is back in NYC after the Irish premiere and award last month. It will be playing as a part of the New York International Independent Film And Video Festival Thursday, October 29th @ 8PM.
i just received word that if we sell out the MACHETERO screening on Thurs. Oct. 29th @ 8PM we will get a 2nd screening. However we need to sell out the theater by this Fri. Oct. 9th. The theater seats 150 people… Can we do it?
Let’s try! Buy your tickets now to this 1st screening and let’s gets a 2nd screening of MACHETERO scheduled! Let’s show and prove NYC that self-financed, independent, artistic, politically minded films about the de-colonization of a Latin American nation has an audience in NYC…
If 75 people could step up and bring someone else with them to the screening… (who likes going to the movies alone?) we could make this goal of selling out this screening (150 seats) of MACHETERO before Friday the 9th.
NYC Event : Oscar Hijuelos and Esmeralda Santiago at the New El Museo del Barrio Tonight
6:53 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Arts|Events|literature|New York City · 1 Comment
20 Oct 2009
In collaboration with the New York Times, highlighting the ever-growing influence of Latinos on culture and literature, don’t miss a conversación with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos (Dark Dude and Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love) and award-winning writer Esmeralda Santiago (When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir and Almost a Woman). Authors will share insights into their sources of inspiration, delve into the influence of culture on their works, and discuss the evolving use of language. Moderated by New York Times reporter Mireya Navarro.
Free admission. Reserve your spot here.
Stop the Deportation of Youth Without Due Process
2:03 pm By la Macha · Immigration · 1 Comment
19 Oct 2009This video explains what is going on to immigrant youth in San Francisco. In short, they’re being deported without due process:
There will be a rally tomorrow at 2PM in San Francisco! If you’re there, let us know how it went!
VL At The Cine: The Ministers
1:59 pm By BiancaLaureano · Arts · 4 Comments
19 Oct 2009
***SPOILERS AHEAD***
Have you heard of the film The Ministers? I didn’t either until last Tuesday when John Leguizamo sent a tweet about the film. I immediately went to search for more information on the film and watch the trailer.
Once I realized that it was a new Franc. Reyes film, had an all-star cast of people of Color, and centered the stories of people living in NYC I knew I wanted to see the film. I very quickly began to realize that I had never heard of the film because I had not heard anyone talk about it nor had I seen any trailers. Marketing for the film was/is less than exceptional. All the more reason to have my time and money counted for on opening day.
As the week progressed and Friday got closer, lots of media was created online about how the film was not receiving any marketing as other films coming out the same day. One of the main contributors to the online community voices was Casper Martinez with Latino Film Chatter. Commentary went from anger to the lack of marketing for the film, to encouraging communities to see the film, to boycotting AMC theaters (specifically 42nd Street which is one of two theaters showing the film in NYC). The boycott did occur later in the evening on Friday, but I was not there to participate. You may view a video created by and with folks at Being Latino here.
Read more…
Monday Movie Clip, Voces : Special Circumstances
7:58 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Chile|crime|history|Media|military|Raices|Violence · Comments Off
19 Oct 2009While a restless toddler jumped on the bed, I watched pedazos of this documentary last night on Voces on my local PBS station.
Special Circumstances follows Chilean exile Héctor Salgado as he returns to Chile from the USA to seek and confront the men who imprisoned him and tortured and killed his friends after the coup of 1973. Through his journey, audiences will come to understand the legal, political and social obstacles standing in the way of a nation’s attempt, thirty years later, to overcome its brutal history. Throughout five years of determined digging, Héctor finds old friends and family members, victims’ families, survivors and others who express divided and passionate opinions about Chile’s past.The resulting film not only tells a dramatic story of Héctor’s encounters with former military personnel, but also gives audiences a rare look at contemporary Chile and the nation’s efforts to reconcile its troubling history.
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