La Otra San Diego

On Saturday, April 25, we'd like to invite you to the City Heights Free Skool Cafe, a dinner and movie that is part of La Otra San Diego's May 1st Film Series (http://otrasd.insurreccion.org). Food will start at 6 pm. There will be vegan enchiladas, beans and rice available for $5 ($4 if you bring your own plate and silverware).

We will be showing Bread and Roses at 7 pm, a movie about the victory of Justice for Janitors, a union of predominantly immigrant workers who clean the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. ///
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_Roses_(film) ///

City Heights Free Skool
4246 Wightman St, SD
Directions/Map http://tinyurl.com/freeskoolmap
(619) 528-8383
http://cityheightsfreeskool.org
cityheightsfreeskool [at] riseup.net

Don't forget to check out the other film in La Otra San Diego's May 1st Film Series, Gigante Despierta, which will be shown at Cine en el Barrio, an monthly event organized by Colectivo Zapatista. It will take place on Thursday, April 30 at 6:30 pm at Chicana Perk in Sherman Heights (http://chicanaperk.com). This documentary is a compilation of footage from all over the United States of the historic 2006 May 1st immigrant rights demonstrations (http://gigantedespierta.org).

And of course the annual May 1st Immigrant Rights March will be be starting at City College in the afternoon. Stay tuned for more details...See you there!

A protest will take place Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the San Diego District Education Center in City Heights area. This protest is for the removal of weapons training and shooting ranges at our local high schools.

La Otra de San Diego presents:

Enero Zapatista - "Otro Mundo Es Posible"

January 17, 2009

5 to 10pm

Centro Cultural de la Raza

2125 Park Blvd., San Diego, Ca

$7 donation

For more info contact: 619-851-4074; irenec7@hotmail.com

Special Performances by:

Danza Cozcatl Yollotl

Diana Cervera

DJ Bob Green

DJ Lucha of Besos Not Bombs

Mujeres en Resistencia

Olmeca

Spoken Word by:

Carmen Lomeli

Corazon y Cuero

Gaviotah

Art on Display by:

Carmen Kalo

Enero Zapatista
Celebrating 25 years of resistance
Opening Ceremony

Friday January 9, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m.
Native Drummers
Film screening """The Fourth World War"""""
Peace and Dignity runners discuss eagle and the condor prophecy
Special guests TBA!!!
Free Vegetarian Food
Indigenous jewelry for sale
Fair Trade, Organic, Indigenous coffee blends, available for your drinking pleasure
Chicana Perk 129 25th St., San Diego
chicano@ucla.edu (858) 361-3677

ENERO ZAPATISTA 2009
A month-long series of events inspired by
el Movimiento Zapatista
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"ANOTHER WORLD, ANOTHER PATH
...DOWN HERE, ON THE LEFT"
Join us, build with us...
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FRIDAY, JAN. 9th, 2009
Enero Zapatista Opening Ceremony
6:30pm

Chicana Perk Coffeehouse
http://www.chicanaperk.com/
129 25th Street
San Diego, CA 92102
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SATURDAY, JAN. 10th, 2009
Bike Workshop at City Heights Farmer’s Market
by Bikes del Pueblo
9am to 12pm

Directions: Wightman St. between Fairmount and 43rd St.
San Diego, CA 92125
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TUESDAY, JAN. 13th, 2009
Open Mic ~ Stream of Consciousness
Begins at 8pm

El Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park
2125 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
http://www.centroculturaldelaraza.org/

Stream of Consciousness Open Mic hosted by Los Able Minded Poets on January 13th and 27th...please come out and share your poetry, music, dance in honor of the Movimiento Zapatista...our words are our weapons!

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THURSDAY, JAN. 16th, 2009
Free Skool Cafe y Musica

City Heights Free Skool
4246 Wightman Street
San Diego, CA 92105
http://bang.calit2.net/freeskool/

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SATURDAY, JAN. 17th, 2009
TOCADA!!! SHOW!!!
POETRY~ART~MUSIC~DANCE
$7 donation

El Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park
2125 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
http://www.centroculturaldelaraza.org/
For more info contact: 619-851-4074; irenec7@hotmail.com

La Otra de San Diego presents:
Enero Zapatista – “Otro Mundo Es Posible”

Special Performances by:
Danza Cozcatl Yollotl
Diana Cervera
DJ Bob Green
DJ Lucha of Besos Not Bombs
Mujeres en Resistencia
Olmeca

Spoken Word by:
Carmen Lomeli
Corazon y Cuero
Gaviotah

Art on Display by:
Carmen Kalo
Carmen Lomeli
Cesar Castañeda
Cris Corona
Crol
Eduardo Cardenas
Fernanda Rios
Francisco J. Dominguez
Geraldine Lozano
Iris Alvarez
Irene Castruita
Pedro Rios
Phatroots
Poezia
Victor Ochoa
and more...

Live Art by Crol vs. Werc....

Speakers and information regarding the Zapatista Movement...come enjoy a night of music and resistance!
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FRIDAY, JAN. 23th, 2009
Peace & Dignity Event

World Beat Center
2100 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
http://worldbeatcenter.org/
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SATURDAY, JAN. 24th, 2009
Bike Workshop at City Heights Farmer’s Market
by Bikes del Pueblo
9am to 12pm

Directions: Wightman St. between Fairmount and 43rd St.
San Diego, CA 92125

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TUESDAY, JAN. 27th, 2009
Begins at 8pm
Open Mic ~ Stream of Consciousness

El Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park
2125 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92101
http://www.centroculturaldelaraza.org/

Stream of Consciousness Open Mic hosted by Los Able Minded Poets on January 13th and 27th..please come out and share your poetry, music, dance in honor of the Movimiento Zapatista...our words are our weapons!
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28th, 2009
Event @ SDSU
(location to be determined)

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FRIDAY, JAN. 30th, 2009
Film Night @ UC San Diego campus

Groundwork Books @ New Student Center
http://groundwork.ucsd.edu/

http://may1st.wordpress.com

CONVOCATORIA

Tercera Reunión del CNI Noroeste,

Comunidad Indígena Kumiai de Juntas de Nejí, Baja California, México,

3 y 4 de mayo del 2008.

Como resultado de la Segunda Reunión del Congreso Nacional Indígena (CNI) desarrollada en la comunidad de El Mayor Cucapá, Baja California, los días 26 y 27 de enero del 2008 con la participación de los pueblos Cucapá, Kumiai, Purhépecha, durante la cual se analizaron los siguientes temas:

1. Recuento histórico del CNI.
2. Intercambio de experiencias de nuestros pueblos.

"Our Lives, Culture and History Are Seen Through Our Murals" will be the theme of this year’s 38th annual Chicano Park Day, which will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2007, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, in historic Chicano Park. Chicano Park is located in the Barrio Logan community of San Diego, south of downtown San Diego. This family celebration is free and open to the public.

Agenda

* May 1st march
* Journalist from San Diego Union Tribune
* Announcements
* Kumiai Tortillas
* Zapata March
* Chicano Park day

May 1st

* Next meeting for May 1st march will be this Sunday April 6 at Chuey’s at 11am. Carlos will be attending and representing la Otra SD.
* Route for the march will be City College to Pantoja Park