Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March for America - Washington DC - March 21st 2010

On March 21, 2010, 200,000+ immigrants and their allies marched on Washington, DC for immigration reform for new American families and economic justice for all American families. This was the largest mobilization of people on any issue since the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2008.

To learn more go to:
http://reformimmigrationforamerica.org/blog/march-index/

Monday, March 29, 2010

Terrorizing the World - National March on Washington D.C. - March 20th 2010

On Saturday, thousands of people converged at the White House for the March 20th March on Washingtonthe largest anti-war demonstration since the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000 protesters.Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now, Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti andNo sanctions against Iran as well as Money for jobs, education and health care!

Speakers at the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American community.

Following the rally, a militant march led by veterans, active-duty service members and military families made its way through the streets of D.C. carrying coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi, Pakistani, Somali, Yemeni, Haitian and U.S. flags, among those of other countries, as a symbol of the human cost of war and occupation. Coffins were dropped off along the way at Halliburton, the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and other institutions connected to the war profiteering, propaganda, and human suffering. The final coffin drop-off was at the White Housethe decision-making center of U.S. imperialism.

The A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Organized this event;

Visit the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Website for More Information: http://AnswerCoalition.org

The Taking of Rights - Fascist American Nazi Police Arrest Cindy Sheehan, Matthis Chiroux & Elaine Brower

On March 20th 2010 protesters gathered in front of the White House to exercise their rights to speak out against the war crimes perpetrated by the Obama administration, done in the name of Americans.

But the heavy police presence cracked down on peaceful protesters and made arrest as well as pushing protesters around like brutal thugs. I (the camera man) was treated like a criminal just for standing and filming the arrest of Cindy Sheehan, Matthis Chiroux & Elaine Brower.

Sadly I believe we have entered an age where Americans are loosing their rights while standing up for others rights and the U.S. police force is used against the people.

http://answercoalition.org


Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Burning of an Empire - IVAW & Military Families Speak Out - Washington DC March 20th 2010

On Saturday, thousands of people converged at the White House for the March 20 March on Washingtonthe largest anti-war demonstration since the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000 protesters.

Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now, Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti andNo sanctions against Iran as well as Money for jobs, education and health care!

Speakers at the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American community.

Following the rally, a militant march led by veterans, active-duty service members and military families made its way through the streets of D.C. carrying coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi, Pakistani, Somali, Yemeni, Haitian and U.S. flags, among those of other countries, as a symbol of the human cost of war and occupation. Coffins were dropped off along the way at Halliburton, the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and other institutions connected to the war profiteering, propaganda, and human suffering. The final coffin drop-off was at the White Housethe decision-making center of U.S. imperialism.

The A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Organized this event;

Visit the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Website for More Information:
AnswerCoalition.org

To read Bobby Whittenberg's blog "Burning Flags and Tearing Down Walls" about this event go to:

http://veteranarchy.blogspot.com/2010/03/burning-flags-and-tearing-down-walls.html

Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Blooming of a Movement - March 20th 2010 ANSWER Coalition Rally - Washington D.C.

On Saturday, thousands of people converged at the White House for the March 20 March on Washingtonthe largest anti-war demonstration since the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000 protesters.
Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now, Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti andNo sanctions against Iran as well as Money for jobs, education and health care!

Speakers at the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American community.

Following the rally, a militant march led by veterans, active-duty service members and military families made its way through the streets of D.C. carrying coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi, Pakistani, Somali, Yemeni, Haitian and U.S. flags, among those of other countries, as a symbol of the human cost of war and occupation. Coffins were dropped off along the way at Halliburton, the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and other institutions connected to the war profiteering, propaganda, and human suffering. The final coffin drop-off was at the White Housethe decision-making center of U.S. imperialism.

The A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Organized this event;

Visit the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Website for More Information:
AnswerCoalition.org

Friday, March 26, 2010

Interview with Bobby Whittenberg - March 20th 2010 ANSWER Coalition Protest in D.C.

On Saturday, thousands of people converged at the White House for the March 20 March on Washingtonthe largest anti-war demonstration since the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000 protesters.
Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now, Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti andNo sanctions against Iran as well as Money for jobs, education and health care!

Speakers at the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American community.

Following the rally, a militant march led by veterans, active-duty service members and military families made its way through the streets of D.C. carrying coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi, Pakistani, Somali, Yemeni, Haitian and U.S. flags, among those of other countries, as a symbol of the human cost of war and occupation. Coffins were dropped off along the way at Halliburton, the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and other institutions connected to the war profiteering, propaganda, and human suffering. The final coffin drop-off was at the White Housethe decision-making center of U.S. imperialism.

Read Bobby Whittenberg's Blog...
Burning Flags and Tearing Down Walls
On March 20, 2010, on the seventh anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq, at a rally across the street from the White House, before an anti-war march, veterans Robyn Murray, Matthis Chiroux, and mother of a Marine Elaine Brower burned an American Flag in protest of the violent, aggressive United States Government. As a combat wounded veteran and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, I fully support, endorse, and encourage this symbolic protest. It is important for the general public to see veterans committing non-violent acts of dissent and I hope to see more of it in the future.

This has sparked a controversy among people with more fascistic sympathies. Matthis has received threats of violence, rape, and death. Such threats truly show the character of people loyal to the American flag and the American government. Very few things are more quintessentially American than "Fall in line or we will beat you, rape you, or kill you." Just ask native americans, or african americans, immigrants, women, or the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Haiti, etc. Violence, dominance, rape, and murder are the American way and when Matthis Chiroux, Robyn Murray, and Elaine Brower lit that flag, it is exactly that type of ethos that they were challenging. If people are more upset over the burning of a piece of cloth than the death and destruction of people, then certainly their priorities are out of order. With this type of repression of radicalism, it is no surprise that this movement has been only marginally successful thus far.

The image of two veterans and the mother of a Marine burning the flag of the American empire is a powerful and striking one. It causes people to ask questions. It causes people to look beyond the lies told by the media and the administration. It is a call to arms and needs to be heeded.

Some have called this action "divisive" or "alienating." This is a clear attempt to universalize their own misguided allegiances and to push their own agenda masked in the thin veil of "propriety." Fortunately most people are capable of deeper thought than these petulant patriots. It is not always in the moment that we see the results of an action. We do ourselves and others no justice if we posit that our knee jerk reaction is necessarily the best one, and the most accurate indication of the long term affects of an action. Most of us are capable of performing a deeper analysis of things that may initially shock us long after the fact. We turn things over in the heads and ponder and analyze them. People are less often changed and moved by things that are commonplace, or everyday, but are most moved and changed by things that jar them out of their comfort zone for a moment. It is impossible to know what will inspire and what will alienate different people, as not all people are the same. What repulses one may inspire many others.

One can not help but note how appropriate it is that those who support the burning of the flag are pushing for an illumination of consciousness, a stepping into the light, while those who favor repression and suppression would wish to extinguish the flames of burning flags and the fires that burn in our hearts, driving us to seek peace and justice. To anyone with a complete and accurate analysis, the burning of an American flag symbolizes the destruction of walls built between people. It symbolizes love for all people, regardless of national origin, and is indicative of international solidarity.

Patriotism and nationalism are no different in principle than racism and they need to be challenged and combated accordingly. Let us all step into the light of a million burning flags, putting behind childish allegiances that have kept us divided. Let us burn all flags, cross all borders, and take down all walls that divide us. Let us destroy that which destroys us. Let us unite for peace and justice. Let us create a new world.


Peace, Love, and (A)narchy,
Bobby Whittenberg

END US WARS at March 20th 2010 Antiwar Rally in Washington D.C.

www.EndUSWars.ORG
We are a new coalition of antiwar organizations, peace and justice advocates, and citizens of conscience who challenge our elected leaders to end the US wars of aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq and bring our troops home.

Purpose of End US Wars

We call for active, non-violent non-cooperation with US war policy. As we vigorously oppose a military escalation in Afghanistan, we encourage mass political mobilization and high-profile antiwar political actions across the country. As America continues to commit war crimes for the profit of the few and at the expense of the many, we engage and energize our fellow citizens to become disablers of war party mentality. We reject defeatist thinking and futile rationales by promoting effective war protest. We break cycles of hopelessness by engaging in immediate and direct actions, consistent with our commitment to non-violence. We believe our actions will produce the best methods for securing peace in our country and the world, and we direct our allegiance to that end.

A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition

On Saturday, thousands ofpeople converged at the White House for the March 20 March on Washingtonthe largest anti-war demonstration since the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000 protesters.
Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now, Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti andNo sanctions against Iran as well as Money for jobs, education and health care!

Speakers at the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American community.

Following the rally, a militant march led by veterans, active-duty service members and military families made its way through the streets of D.C. carrying coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi, Pakistani, Somali, Yemeni, Haitian and U.S. flags, among those of other countries, as a symbol of the human cost of war and occupation. Coffins were dropped off along the way at Halliburton, the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and other institutions connected to the war profiteering, propaganda, and human suffering. The final coffin drop-off was at the White Housethe decision-making center of U.S. imperialism.

March 20th 2010 ANSWER Coalition Protest in Washington D.C. - Interview with Liz Welch

On Saturday, thousands of people converged at the White House for the March 20 March on Washingtonthe largest anti-war demonstration since the announcement of the escalation of the Afghanistan war. By the time the march started at 2 p.m., the crowd had swelled up to 10,000 protesters.
Transportation to Washington, D.C., was organized from over 50 cities in 20 states. Demonstrators rallied and marched shoulder to shoulder to demand U.S. Out of Iraq and Afghanistan Now, Free Palestine, Reparations for Haiti andNo sanctions against Iran as well as Money for jobs, education and health care!
Speakers at the Washington rally represented a broad cross section of the anti-war movement, including veterans and military families, labor, youth and students, immigrant right groups, and the Muslim and Arab American community.
Following the rally, a militant march led by veterans, active-duty service members and military families made its way through the streets of D.C. carrying coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi, Pakistani, Somali, Yemeni, Haitian and U.S. flags, among those of other countries, as a symbol of the human cost of war and occupation. Coffins were dropped off along the way at Halliburton, the Washington Post, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and other institutions connected to the war profiteering, propaganda, and human suffering. The final coffin drop-off was at the White Housethe decision-making center of U.S. imperialism.

The A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Organized this event;

Visit the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition Website for More Information: AnswerCoalition.com

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Remembering Rachel Corrie 7-Year Anniversary Memorial & Music with Joe Carr

Austin activist and musician Joe Carr was with Rachel Corrie when she was
crushed to death by an Israeli Military bulldozer as they stood
nonviolently preventing the demolition of Palestinian civilian homes in
Gaza on March 16th, 2003. Today marks the 7-year anniversary of her
murder, and coincides with an ongoing civil trial in Israel for the Corrie
family's wrongful death lawsuit against the Israeli Military.

Joe Carr will share stories, pictures, poetry and music about his
experiences working with the International Solidarity Movement in occupied
Palestine, Rachel Corrie's life and death, updates from the trial, and
information about the local Palestinian-rights movement. His presentation
will be followed by an open-mic speak out session.

Please bring items for a memorial alter, like something that reminds you
of her, Palestine, nature, or anything you think she would have liked or
has spiritual meaning for you.

For more info on the trial go to www.rachelcorriefoundation.org.

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010, 7pm
Resistencia Bookstore
1801 South 1st Street

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Whatcha Really Want Whatcha Really Need?

Washington D.C. March 20th 2010, Anti-Empire Day!

Joe Carr on 91.7 FM KOOP Radio - Hornsby Austin

People United hears from former International Solidarity Movement activist Joe Carr, about the life and death of his friend Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979-March 16, 2003), an American killed by the Israeli Defense Force in Rafa seven years ago while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian home. (Her family's civil case against the Israeli Defense Ministry began trial in Haifa two days before this broadcast.)

Amy Goodman a Women Saying No To War: Building Peace in War Zones Around the World

Amy Goodman a Women Saying No To War: Building Peace in War Zones Around the World; with Eve Ensler, Amy Goodman with Democracy Now, Pramila Jayapal with OneAmerica, Congresswoman Donna Edwards and singer Pam Parker, Angelica Salas with Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) & others to mark the 7th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq

Saturday, March 20, 2010
7 PM
Busboys & Poets Restaurant
1025 5th Street NW (@ K St)

CODEPINK emerged out of a desperate desire by a group of American women to stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq. Over the years, through our work with individuals and organizations around the world, we have worked relentlessly to help highlight the reality of this illegal and immoral occupation. Join us to end the US occupations in the Middle East!

For more information email: codepink.nancy@gmail.com

Code Pink Speaks Out at BUSBOYS & POETS: Building Peace in War Zones Around the World

Women Say No To War: Building Peace in War Zones Around the World

with Eve Ensler, Amy Goodman with Democracy Now, Pramila Jayapal with OneAmerica, Congresswoman Donna Edwards and singer Pam Parker, Angelica Salas with Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) & others to mark the 7th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq

Saturday, March 20, 2010
7 PM
Busboys & Poets Restaurant
1025 5th Street NW (@ K St)

CODEPINK emerged out of a desperate desire by a group of American women to stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq. Over the years, through our work with individuals and organizations around the world, we have worked relentlessly to help highlight the reality of this illegal and immoral occupation. Join us to end the US occupations in the Middle East!

For more information email: codepink.nancy@gmail.com

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Women Say No To War: Building Peace in War Zones Around the World

Join CODEPINK for an inspiring evening of Women Say No To War: Building Peace in War Zones Around the World

with Eve Ensler, Amy Goodman with Democracy Now, Pramila Jayapal with OneAmerica, Congresswoman Donna Edwards and singer Pam Parker, Angelica Salas with Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) & others to mark the 7th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq

Saturday, March 20, 2010
7 PM
Busboys & Poets Restaurant
1025 5th Street NW (@ K St)

CODEPINK emerged out of a desperate desire by a group of American women to stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq. Over the years, through our work with individuals and organizations around the world, we have worked relentlessly to help highlight the reality of this illegal and immoral occupation. Join us to end the US occupations in the Middle East!

For more information email: codepink.nancy@gmail.com

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Live Music for Peace at Cafe Caffeine - Austin, TX

Peace Pickin' Party with Instruments for Peace
Live in Austin Texas!
Every Sunday 2:00 - 4:30 pm leading up to the peace rally at the Capitol on March 20.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Joe Carr - Life Brings Life - Live at Cafe Caffeine in Austin

Joe Carr performs his song "Life Brings Life at Cafe Caffeine in Austin.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Joe Carr - Intro to Life Brings Life

Joe Carr's song about Life performed with a loop pedal in his room in Austin.

Joe Carr - A Dove's Last Song - Live at Austin in Solidarity with Gaza

Joe Carr's song about Rachel Corrie.

Austin in Solidarity with Gaza with: Roy Casagranda, Kareem Abdi, Reverend Jim Rigby, Musicians for Peace, Jewish Voices for Peace & Against the Occupation, Mike Corwin, Joe Carr and 500 concerned citizens gathered at the Austin capitol building on Jan. 17th, 2009 to speak out against the genocide perpetrated by the terrorist state of Israel on the defenseless Gazans.

Rachel Aliene Corrie (April 10, 1979 March 16, 2003) was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada. She was murdered by a bulldozer operator from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Joe Carr, an American ISM activist who used the assumed name of Joseph Smith during his time in Gaza, gave the following account in an affidavit recorded and published by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR):

Still wearing her fluorescent jacket, she knelt down at least 15 meters in front of the bulldozer, and began waving her arms and shouting, just as activists had successfully done dozens of times that day... When it got so close that it was moving the earth beneath her, she climbed onto the pile of rubble being pushed by the bulldozer... Her head and upper torso were above the bulldozers blade, and the bulldozer driver and co-operator could clearly see her. Despite this, the driver continued forward, which caused her to fall back, out of view of the diver. [sic] He continued forward, and she tried to scoot back, but was quickly pulled underneath the bulldozer. We ran towards him, and waved our arms and shouted; one activist with the megaphone. But the bulldozer driver continued forward, until Rachel was all the way underneath the central section of the bulldozer.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Benjamin Barber on Consumerism, Globalization and the End of Sovereignty

Benjamin Barber's books include Strong Democracy, Jihad vs. McWorld and Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole. Speaking at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Barber explains how the ideal of people as citizens has been undermined by the drive to turn us all into consumers. The title of his talk is, "Consumerism, Globalization and the End of Sovereignty".

TVO Big Ideas, September 27, 2008

Golden Rule - The Investment Theory of Politics - with Noam Chomsky

Documentary featuring Tom Ferguson, Noam Chomsky and other prominent thinkers.
This film is largely based on Thomas Ferguson's book Golden Rule. Many people appear in it, but it is based primarily on a 5 hour interview I conducted with Ferguson (with the help of 2 fellow youtubers), and on numerous appearances & interviews with Noam Chomsky. The film offers an in depth look at the influence of money in politics--analyzing social forces and events that the mainstream media and scholarship have largely distorted or kept hidden. It also analyzes the meaning of democracy.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Jewish Community Center in Austin Texas Hosts A War Criminal

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Colonel Bentzion Gruger spoke at the Austin Jewish Community Center on March 4, 2010.
Protestors started gathering outside the center about an hour before his lecture, carrying signs "Judaism-Yes, Zionism-No" and "Bentzion Gruger, WAR CRIMES are not ethical."

The controversy arises from the fact that a community center such as the JCC-Austin would allow, and even co-sponsor, the lecture of a man who is directly involved in the violation of International Law and is responsible for directing 18,000 soldiers in human rights abuses in Occupied Palestine.

The Palestinian people suffer under apartheid conditions as inhabitants of Israel, a country where they make up almost half - 5 million - of the population.

Bentzion Gruger spoke to an audience of about 100 mostly middle aged people about how ethical the IOF is, claiming it is the most ethical military in the world today. The IOF has violated more International Laws than any other military.

Gruger dismissed the white phosphorous bombs used by the IOF in Operation Cast Lead as simple smoke bombs. The Goldstone Report has extensive documented evidence that the IOF used white phosphorous bombs against civilians, one of many war crimes the IOF refuses to stand trial for.

As the lecture attendees left the JCC Austin, they were met with more protestors and more signs such as "read the GOLDSTONE REPORT online" and "Stop Israeli Terrorism."

One protester stated "I believe that the Palestinians under occupation are the single most oppressed people in the world today, that's why I'm here tonight."

Protests across the country are increasing due to the fact that the apartheid in Israel-Palestine is increasingly seen as a human rights issue and not an issue of religion or nationalism.

Gruger is is touring the country lecturing until late March to include Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, Santa Barbara; Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey; Miami, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa Bay, Houston, and Washington D.C.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

ICE-OUT: Stopping US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Collusion with Local Law Enforcement *Entire Presentation*

PANELS ON IMMIGRATION & BORDERS

* Jason Cato, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition, UT Austin, Anthropology
* Caroline Keating-Guerra, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* Andrea Guttin, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* Patty Zavala, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* John Reyes, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition

Asian Culture Room
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For the full Abriendo Brecha Event, visit:
http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/abriendobrecha/index.html

Anayanse Garza - Sacrificing for Justice: A Panel on Immigrant Detention

Join us for a panel discussion on organizing against the immigrant detention system. Panelists will include Rama Carty, former Port Isabel detainee and immigrant rights leader whose hunger strike drew national attention, Silky Shah, national coordinator of the Detention Watch Network's Dignity Not Detention campaign, Anayanse Garza of the Southwest Workers Union, and Lauren Martin of Grassroots Leadership and Texans United for Families. Resistencia is located at 1801 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78704.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Rama Carty - Sacrificing for Justice: A Panel on Immigrant Detention

Join us for a panel discussion on organizing against the immigrant detention system. Panelists will include Rama Carty, former Port Isabel detainee and immigrant rights leader whose hunger strike drew national attention, Silky Shah, national coordinator of the Detention... Watch Network's Dignity Not Detention campaign, Anayanse Garza of the Southwest Workers Union, and Lauren Martin of Grassroots Leadership and Texans United for Families. Resistencia is located at 1801 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78704.

Lauren Martin - Sacrificing for Justice: A Panel on Immigrant Detention

Join us for a panel discussion on organizing against the immigrant detention system. Panelists will include Rama Carty, former Port Isabel detainee and immigrant rights leader whose hunger strike drew national attention, Silky Shah, national coordinator of the Detention... Watch Network's Dignity Not Detention campaign, Anayanse Garza of the Southwest Workers Union, and Lauren Martin of Grassroots Leadership and Texans United for Families. Resistencia is located at 1801 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78704.

Andrea Guttin at Abriendo Brecha: Talks About ICE & Local Police Forces

PANELS ON IMMIGRATION & BORDERS

ICE-OUT: Stopping US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Collusion with Local Law Enforcement
* Jason Cato, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition, UT Austin, Anthropology
* Caroline Keating-Guerra, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* Andrea Guttin, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* Patty Zavala, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* John Reyes, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition

Asian Culture Room
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For the full Briendo Brecha Event, visit:
http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/abriendobrecha/index.html

Caroline Guerrera at Abriendo Brecha: Talks About Getting ICE OUT

PANELS ON IMMIGRATION & BORDERS

ICE-OUT: Stopping US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Collusion with Local Law Enforcement
* Jason Cato, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition, UT Austin, Anthropology
* Caroline Keating-Guerra, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* Andrea Guttin, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* Patty Zavala, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition
* John Reyes, Austin Immigrants Rights Coalition

Asian Culture Room
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For the full Briendo Brecha Event, visit:
http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/abriendobrecha/index.html

Sacrificing for Justice: A Panel on Immigrant Detention

Join us for a panel discussion on organizing against the immigrant detention system.