From seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca Tue Jan 1 18:55:07 2008 From: seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca (seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:55:07 -0800 Subject: US War on immigrants/ English Services US War on Immigrants/English Services Message-ID: Planning the War on Immigrants Tom Barry | December 13, 2007 [http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4816][1] Politics can be an ugly affair, and it doesn't get any uglier than when politicians try to best one another in the politics of hate and scapegoating. That's what is happening in America, as politicians and political candidates at all levels of government join the anti-immigration bandwagon. Meanwhile, immigrants who do the dirtiest work in America are living in fear as they face a generalized immigration crackdown and stepped-up immigration raids. The war against immigrants and immigration is being fought on three main fronts: in Congress, in local and state government, and on the campaign trail. While the anti-immigration movement that is coursing through American politics is beyond the control of any individual or organization, the leading restrictionist policy institutes in Washington are setting the policy agenda of the anti-immigration forces at all levels of U.S. politics. Following their success in stopping a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate that included legalization provisions, immigration restrictionists have rallied around a common strategy: "Attrition through Enforcement." Turning Up the "Heat" on Immigrants "Attrition through enforcement" as a restrictionist framework for immigration reform has been percolating within the anti-immigration institutes in Washington, DC for the last couple of years. But it wasn't until the restrictionist movement beat back proposals for legalization that the strategy has taken hold as a unifying framework for restrictionism in America. The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) took the lead in developing this strategic framework. In April 2006 this restrictionist think tank published, "Attrition through Enforcement: A Cost-Effective Strategy to Shrink the Illegal Population," which lays out the main components of a war of attrition against immigrants along with the estimated cost of a multi-front campaign to wear down immigrant residents and dissuade would-be immigrants. CIS analyst Jessica Vaughn opens the report with this observation: "Proponents of mass legalization of the illegal alien population, whether through amnesty or expanded guestworker programs, often justify this radical step by suggesting that the only alternative???a broad campaign to remove illegal aliens by force???is unworkable." "The purpose of attrition through enforcement," according to Vaughn, "is to increase the probability that illegal aliens will return home without the intervention of immigration enforcement agencies. In other words, it encourages voluntary compliance with immigration laws through more robust interior law enforcement." Key components of the war of attrition include: * Eliminating access to jobs through employer verification of Social Security numbers and immigration status. * Ending misuse of Social Security and IRS numbers by immigrants in seeking employment, bank accounts, and driver's licenses, and improved information sharing among key federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, in the effort to identify unauthorized residents. * Increasing federal, state, and local cooperation, particularly among law enforcement agencies. * Reducing visa overstays through better tracking systems. * Stepping up immigration raids. * Passing state and local laws to discourage illegal immigrants from making a home in that area and to make it more difficult for immigrants to conceal their status. CIS predicts that a $2 billion program would over five years substantially reduce immigration flows into the United States while dramatically increasing the one-way flow of immigrants back to their sending communities. According to CIS, the attrition war would require a $400 million annual commitment???"less than 1% of the president's 2007 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security." Without driver's licenses and without work because of employment-centered enforcement, immigrants will leave the country???as many as 1.5 million annually, predicts the CIS study. "A subtle increase in the 'heat' on illegal aliens can be enough to dramatically reduce the scale of the problem within just a few years," says Vaughn. War of Attrition "Attrition through enforcement" represents an aggressive step forward for restrictionism. The "attrition through enforcement" strategy signals the advance of the anti-immigration advocates from defensive and hold-the-line positions to a long-term offensive aimed at definitively taking the battlefield. Tasting the blood of their victory over liberal immigration reform, the restrictionist movement, led by Washington, DC institutes including the Center for Immigration Studies, Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), and Numbers USA, has opted for a war of attrition as the best strategy for rolling back immigration. The "attrition through enforcement" is a strategic framework that builds on tactical approaches. To counter proposals for legalization, restrictionists successfully argued that any proposals for increased legal immigration???either through legalization or guestworker programs???should not be considered until the borders were secured and current immigration law fully enforced. The "secure borders" and "enforcement first" frameworks for discussing immigration have been largely accepted by politicians of both parties, eliminating approval of any immigration reform initiatives that would address the plight of the 12 million-plus undocumented residents of the United States. Over the past six months, the restrictionists have moved beyond "enforcement first" to the more aggressive "attrition through enforcement" strategy. And the federal government, state government, and Congress seem to be marching in lockstep with the restrictionists as they all harden their anti-immigration posture. Anti-immigration groups are propagating "attrition through enforcement" as the sensible, practical "middle ground" or "third way" in immigration reform. Rather than calling for a costly and morally repugnant mass deportation of millions of immigrants, the restrictionists have united behind a strategy aimed at wearing down the will of immigrants to live and work in the United States. Immigration raids in the interior of the country and imprisonment by immigration officials of those crossing the border illegally combined with pervasive enforcement of the "rule of law" by police and government bureaucrats will slowly but surely drive all undocumented immigrants out of the country. Restrictionists increasingly argue that mass deportation will be unnecessary since an ever-increasing number of immigrants will "self-deport." "Attrition through enforcement" also addresses another weak point in previous restrictionist strategy. Having long demanded that the federal government gain control of the southern border, the restrictionists found that as border control increased more immigrants were staying in the United States, fearing that if they left they would never be able to return. Border control has actually increased the number of undocumented immigrants who have opted for permanent residency. Although still demanding tighter border control with more agents and more fences (virtual and real), restrictionists also have in "attrition through enforcement" what they consider to be a pragmatic and palatable solution to ridding the country of "illegal aliens." Permanent residency in the United States, if this strategy is fully implemented, will become a permanent nightmare. Attrition on the Campaign Trail All the Republican Party candidates have to some degree adopted a restrictionist agenda. Even John McCain, an original sponsor with Sen. Kennedy of comprehensive immigration reform, has said that he now supports an "enforcement first" approach. Fred Thompson won the plaudits of restrictionists when he released his immigration platform, which explicitly adopts the "attrition through enforcement" strategy. According to Thompson, "Attrition through enforcement is a more reasonable and achievable solution [than] the 'false choices' of 'either arrest and deport them all, or give them all amnesty.'" This more "reasonable" solution supported by candidate Thompson includes measures such as denying federal money to states and local governments that provide social services to undocumented residents, and ending federal educational aid to public universities that provide in-state tuition to undocumented residents. FAIR is spearheading the attrition war on the state level, working closely with a new group called State Legislators for Legal Immigration. Formed by right-wing restrictionists in the Pennsylvania state legislature, the group says nothing about legal immigration in its mission statement. Rather, the founders say the group "represents a 21st century Declaration of Independence." "Similar to the American Revolution, the personal and economic safety of Pennsylvanians and all American citizens depends upon definitive action being taken by our federal, state, and local governments to end the ongoing invasion of illegal aliens through our borders," declares the legislators' organization. By turning back this invasion, they say they will protect U.S. citizens from " property theft, drug running, human trafficking, increased violent crime, increased gang activity, terrorism, and the many other clear and present dangers directly associated with illegal immigration." State Legislators for Legal Immigration and FAIR intend to take the war of attrition to every state. According to this restrictionist group, "Once the economic attractions of illegal jobs and taxpayer-funded public benefits are severed at the source, these illegal invaders will have no choice but to go home on their own." FAIR says that the legislators' group "will be teaming up with FAIR to develop state-based initiatives to deal with the national problem of mass illegal immigration." The war of attrition is already leaving a trail of divided communities and split families in its wake. Detentions and deportations are shattering immigrant communities and families as restrictionists applaud and call for ever-harsher measures. It is also ramping up the fear and loathing on the campaign trail. As this war against the country's most vulnerable population deepens, the American people will need to ask themselves if they feel any safer or more secure, if they have more hope to find better-paying jobs, if their neighborhoods and town economies are more or less vibrant as immigrants leave, and if they are proud of themselves and their country. Tom Barry is a senior analyst with the Americas Policy Program ([www.americaspolicy.org][2]) of the Center for International Policy. _________________________________________________________________ Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon! http://puzzles.sympatico.msn.ca/chicktionary/index.html?icid=htmlsig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca Thu Jan 17 08:09:55 2008 From: seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca (seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:09:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: US War on immigrants/ English Services Spanish Services/Toma cultural Barrancabermeja/Loco =?iso-8859-1?q?Chac=F3n?= Message-ID: <52814.207.127.128.2.1200586195.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> Posted By: Movimiento Hijas e Hijos por la Memoria/Colombia Toma cultural de Barrancabermeja (Enero 18-20) HOMENAJE A MANUEL GUSTAVO CHAC?N !Por m?s que les pese la memoria crece! TOMA CULTURAL EN BARRANCABERMEJA Con un saludo de nuevo a?o y con el deseo de continuar con la lucha por la Memoria y en contra de la Impunidad, el Movimiento de Hijas e Hijos les extiende una muy importante INVITACI?N El 15 de enero de 1988 Manuel el loco Chac?n, fue asesinado por las balas del paramilitarismo Estatal, hoy a casi 20 a?os de impunidad sus cantos, poes?as y relatos nos convocan a dialogar con las historias excluidas, invisibilizadas y silenciadas; nos propone rutas para nuestro accionar pol?tico y nos reta a ser actores de nuestra propia historia. Los hechos de impunidad nos obligan a se?alar las injusticias, juzgar a los asesinos y exigir que nunca m?s sean acalladas nuestras voces. Volver a Barranca nos deja recuperar un espacio de dignidad tomarnos las calles, sus recuerdos y sembrar sue?os, sembrar esperanzas. Por ello el d?a 18, 19 y 20 de enero nos tomaremos Barrancabermeja, una toma cultural que nos permitir? hablar, cantar, recitar, sonre?r, pero sobre todo traer de nuevo los sue?os de las mujeres y los hombres que pensaron, lucharon y construyeron una naci?n diferente. Buscamos reconstruir nuestra memoria, luchar contra la impunidad y tomarnos Barranca para hacerle un homenaje a nuestro padre, hermano y amigo Manuel Gustavo Chac?n. Toma cultural en la que esperamos contar con ustedes. All? esperamos contar con su presencia. HOMENAJE A MANUEL GUSTAVO CHAC?N 20 A?os despu?s que el cuerpo de Manuel Gustavo Chac?n fue abatido por las infames y cobardes balas del terrorismo de Estado, sus ideas y carisma se respiran en este acto, la indignaci?n de la gente que te quiere y te recuerda se hace sentir hoy y siempre, en nuestra voz hace eco la gruesa voz de Manuel, en nuestro coraz?n palpita las ilusiones de libertad que tan insistentemente profesaba, de esto no puede haber duda, no habr? otra declaraci?n pol?tica que el compromiso de esta generaci?n que no olvida y levanta las banderas por construir un mundo justo, solidario y fraternal, que sepulte las desigualdades y la exclusi?n impuesta por los criminales que lo asesinaron. Hoy hace 20 a?os estar?a en alguna manifestaci?n o en una reuni?n en donde se conspire por la esperanza, esa que le daba la alegr?a para luchar y cantar, esperanza que le daba la seguridad que este pa?s ser? transformado por los oprimidos y humillados; esas balas criminales de la RED No. 007 de la Armada Nacional retumban hoy en estas plazas, en estas calles, para recordarnos que con ellos no habr? perd?n mientras haya impunidad, que esas acciones vivir?n en nuestros corazones para siempre. Este crimen al igual que miles de vulneraciones a los Derechos Humanos por parte del Estado, sigue en la impunidad, aunque algunos miembros de la armada nacional hayan sido condenados, la responsabilidad de altos mandos militares, de gobernantes nacionales e incluso de organismos internacionales no ha sido comprometida, y con todo, sabemos a ciencia cierta que no fue un asesinato aislado, que responde a un exterminio sistem?tico por acallar la rebeld?a de un pueblo, que aun hoy, insiste en un porvenir lleno de paz. El Frente Amplio del Magdalena Medio, la UP, la OFP, la hist?rica y combativa USO, ?A luchar! y m?ltiples expresiones, procesos organizativos sociales y pol?ticos fueron victima de esta sistem?tica barbarie que persiste y se disfraza de nuevos actores paramilitares. Esto es un hecho y una verdad que habita en las entra?as de la Realidad Nacional. Porque el homenaje que elevamos en nombre de un luchador social es un Homenaje a todo un Pueblo, porque Manuel ya no es ?l, es una ciudad, una idea, una manifestaci?n, un poema, una actitud frente a la vida, una flauta, Manuel Gustavo Chac?n es s?mbolo de libertad, es gallard?a y entrega ante tantas injusticias. Nuestro compromiso consistir? entonces, en continuar la lucha, exigir verdad, justicia y reparaci?n al genocidio del movimiento social perpetuado en el territorio del Magdalena Medio y del pa?s, luchar por la memoria de hombres y mujeres que entendieron su compromiso con el pa?s. En la realidad de hoy donde miles de colombianos siguen luchando por su vida y la intolerancia de las balas oficiales y para oficiales siguen acallando las voces de los que reclaman justicia, hijos e hijas por la memoria y contra la impunidad elavar? en todos los lugares de nuestra tierra un canto de esperanza, un homenanaje que espera se convierta en nuevos procesos sociales para alcanzar ese horizonte de paz tan esperado por todos y todas. No es una herencia natural!!!!, es una elecci?n conciente y voluntaria de todos los hijos e hijas de esta historia que est? por ser contada.... Qui?n es Manuel Gustavo Chac?n El " loco chac?n " como cari?osamente le dec?an sus compa?eros, llega a la ciudad el oro negro, Barrancaberneja, a principios del 1977, con su morral cargado de sue?os e ilusiones, sus poemas y su flauta. Ingresa al SENA donde estudia metalister?a y de all? pasa a los talleres de mantenimiento de ECOPETROL, donde se consagra como excelente trabajador. Su esp?ritu inquieto y aguerrido hace que muy pronto se incorpore a las filas de la USO, donde a trav?s del canto hace r?pidamente empat?a con la clase obrera a quien le ofrece sus acentos populares de inconformidad ante la injusticia. Su voz trasciende las fronteras del sindicalismo y se mezcla con el clamor popular.Empu?ando su flauta y sus canciones y con las banderas de la USO levantada, se lanza a abrir conciencias en el pueblo aletargado. Y eso es, lo que no se perdona a un militante de la vida, a un soldado de la alegr?a y la risa. Y cuando se cerraba la primer quincena del primer mes del 88, cae acribillado por sicarios quienes le dispararon por la espalda, en un calle cualquiera de esa ciudad que el despert? tantas veces en busca de justicia. INSCRIPCIONES: Incluye: Transporte, alimentaci?n y hospedaje. Cierre de Inscripciones: 17 de enero de 2008 o hasta completarse el cupo de dos buses. Opci?n 1: Valor Inscripci?n: $ 50.000,oo (consignaci?n en Bogot?) $ 60.000,oo (consignaci?n fuera de Bogot?) Consignar cuenta: Banco Caja social No. 24009809729 a nombre de Tania Garc?a M?ndez Enviar Fax con la consignaci?n: 2814010 (Bogot?) Nota de inscripci?n: Nombre de organizaci?n y/? persona inscrita, tel?fono fijo y/o celular y correo electr?nico. Opci?n 2: Martes 15 Plazoleta de la Libertad Manuel Gustavo Chac?n (Carrera 13 Calle 36). Horario: 02:00 pm - 07:00 pm, Mesa de inscripciones Toma Cultural a Barranca. Contacto: Movimiento Hijos e Hijas. Opci?n 3: Enero 11 y 16 del 2008 Horario: 09:00 am - 04:00 pm Cancelar en la Oficina: Comisi?n Nacional De Derechos Humanos De La USO (CALLE 38 No 13-37 oficina 303) Nombre Contacto: Movimiento Hijas e Hijos (Gabriela D?az) y USO (Candelaria). From seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca Fri Jan 25 08:45:44 2008 From: seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca (seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:45:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: English Services/Rally in Support of US War Resisters English Services/Canada Rally for U.S. War Resisters Message-ID: <48981.207.127.128.2.1201279544.squirrel@www.acanac.net> The War Resisters Support Campaign has called a pan-Canadian mobilization on Saturday, January 26th, 2008 to ensure : 1) that deportation proceedings against U.S. war resisters currently in Canada cease immediately; and 2) that a provision be enacted by Parliament ensuring that U.S. war resisters refusing to fight in Iraq have a means to gain status in Canada. EVENTS Pan-Canadian Day of Action RALLY IN SUPPORT OF U.S. WAR RESISTERS SATURDAY JANUARY 26 Toronto: Rally at 1 p.m. Bloor Street United Church 300 Bloor Street West (Spadina or St. George subway) Confirmed speakers include Shirley Douglas, Lawrence Hill and Olivia Chow for more information call 416.598.1222 Grand Forks : Film showing - "Buying the War" Thursday, January 24th, 7:00 p.m. Selkirk College Please bring a non-perishable food item to support War Resisters living in Nelson London: London Public Library Lerner's Room (just inside the Dundas St. door) 12-4 p.m. Showing of Let Them Stay and Breaking Ranks, conversation with resisters, letter writing to Members of Parliament, followed by a march behind our banner to the post office to mail the letters. Nelson: DAY OF LETTER WRITING . IN SUPPORT OF US WAR RESISTERS Saturday January 26 @ 3 PM Nelson United Church . 602 Silica Nelson, BC Ottawa: Peace Brunch and March to Support US War Resisters 11 AM - 1PM Dining Hall, McLeod-Stewarton United Church 507 Bank St, Ottawa (just North of the Catherine St, and South of Gladstone Av) Saskatoon: Refusing to Fight an Immoral War A public gathering and discussion featuring a talk by Joshua Key, Iraq war veteran, deserter & internationally acclaimed author of "The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq" who is currently living in Saskatchewan A screening of the documentary Breaking Ranks an NFB production directed by Michelle Mason And music by Navdeep Sidhu and Friends 2:00pm - 5:00pm Frances Morrison Library Theatre 311 23rd Street East Saskatoon, SK Sudbury: Rally from 2:00-3:45 pm at the Public Library, Downtown (McKenzie Street) Branch, Meeting Room 1. The rally will feature films on Iraq war resisters in Canada and speakers. Confirmed speakers include a representative of the War Resisters Support Campaign, a representative from "l'Association des etudiant[e]s francais[es] de l'Universite laurentienne" (AEF), and Rev. John Harvey of St. James Anglican Church. Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay will be hosting a video showing of Let Them Stay on January 29th at the Unitarian Hall. War Resister Robin Long will join the event. Details to follow. Vancouver: Rally to demand that deportation proceedings against U.S. war resisters currently in Canada cease immediately; and that a provision be enacted by Parliament ensuring that U.S. war resisters refusing to fight in Iraq have a means to gain status in Canada. 1:00 p.m. Main Branch of the Vancouver Public Library (Georgia and Homer) Speakers will include: local war resisters Ash Woolson, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Bellingham Chapter Bill Siksay, Member of Parliament for Burnaby-Douglas. Victoria: Indoor Rally Fairfield United Church?Main Hall, main entrance. January 26th, 10 a.m. - Noon ----- Thank you for your support: www.seinforma.ca/donations.html Gracias por su apoyo: www.seinforma.ca/donaciones.html Visit www.seinforma.ca From seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Jan 26 18:29:33 2008 From: seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca (seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:29:33 -0800 (PST) Subject: English Services/Rally in Support of US War Resisters Protesta Anti Uribe en Suiza/COLOMBIENS OCCUPE LA BASILIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME A GENEVE,/SPANISH/FRENCH SERVICES Message-ID: <3092.67.55.15.188.1201400973.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> Protesta Anti Uribe Velez: Colombianos se toman basilica en Suiza/COLOMBIENS OCCUPE LA BASILIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME A GENEVE,/SPANISH/FRENCH SERVICES Sender: seinforma at resist.ca add Recipient: seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca add Date: Today 18:45 To protect your privacy, remote images are blocked in this message. Display images Breaking News/Ultima Hora/DERNIERE MINUTE AVAILABLE IN BOTH SPANISH AND FRENCH DISPONIBLE EN ESPANOL Y FRANCES ULTIMA HORA: COLOMBIANOS REPUDIAN A URIBE EN SUIZA!!!! DIFUNDIR UN GROUPE DE COLOMBIENS OCCUPE LA BASILIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME A GENEVE, SUISSE Amigos de la PAZ en COLOMBIA y en el MUNDO apoya firmemente la acci?n de los compa?eros y compa?eras, as? como repudia y rechaza la visita a Europa que el criminal y fascista Alvaro Uribe V?lez realiza con el fin de buscar aliados a su proyecto genocida. Estamos junto a ustedes apoyando sus consignas. NO AL GENOCIDA ALVARO URIBE NO A SUS SECUACES. FUERA URIBE DE COLOMBIA!!!!!! URGENTE NOTICIA DE ?LTIMA HORA COLOMBIANOS OCUPAN BASILICA NOTRE - DAME EN GINEBRA SUIZA DERNIERE MINUTE UN GROUPE DE COLOMBIENS OCCUPE LA BASILIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME A GENEVE, SUISSE (VER COMUNICADO ANEXO) FAVOR DIFUNDIR URGENTE NOTICIA DE ?LTIMA HORA COLOMBIANOS OCUPAN BASILICA NOTRE - DAME EN GINEBRA SUIZA Ginebra Suiza, Sabado 27 de Enero 12:00 M. Informamos a Suiza, al pueblo de Colombia y al mundo, que en estos momentos, un grupo de familias colombianas e internacionalistas solidarios con el pueblo colombiano, hemos ocupado de manera pacifica la BASILICA DE NOTRE-DAME, con el objetivo de DENUNCIAR las atrocidades militares, econ?micas, sociales y pol?ticas que se est?n cometiendo en contra del pueblo de Colombia, por parte del actual r?gimen NARCO-TERRORISTA, que gobierna al pa?s. Esta ocupaci?n tiene por objeto RECHAZAR Y REPUDIAR la presencia en Suiza del NARCOTRAFICANTE Y TERRORISTA DE ESTADO, el ilegitimo e ilegal presidente de Colombia ALVARO URIBE VELEZ y su ministro de relaciones exteriores, EL LADRON Y CORRUPTO FERNANDO “CHAMBACU” ARAUJO PERDOMO. Llamamos al Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, al Alto Comisionado de la Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados, (ACNUR), a un Delegado del Comit? Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR), y al Director de la Organizaci?n Mundial Contra la Tortura, (OMCT) que se hagan presentes en este lugar para hacerlos portadores de un mensaje del pueblo colombiano. A la comunidad internacional a rodear y solidarizarse con esta OCUPACION PACIFICA y a estar atento al desarrollo de esta situaci?n. De igual manera, Informamos que hemos enviando una comunicaci?n a la Canciller de Suiza MICHELINE CALMY-REY con el objeto establecer una interlocuci?n directa sobre la grave situaci?n que vivimos en Colombia por culpa de Uribe y el actual gobierno. Conferencia de Prensa a las 14:00 Horas; LUGAR: Bas?lica de Notre - Dame. Rue Argand 3 Ginebra Tel 022 716 56 66 FAVOR DIFUNDIR AMPLIAMENTE. Atentamente. COMIT? COLOMBIA-SUIZA DERNIERE MINUTE UN GROUPE DE COLOMBIENS OCCUPE LA BASILIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME A GENEVE, SUISSE Gen?ve, Suisse, le 27 janvier 11:00 heures. Nous informons qu’un groupe de familles colombiennes et d’internationalistes solidaires avec le peuple colombien a occup? pacifiquement la BASILIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME afin de DENONCER les atrocit?s militaires, ?conomiques, sociales et politiques perp?tr?es contre le peuple colombien par le r?gime NARCO-TERRORISTE qui gouverne actuellement le pays. Cette occupation a aussi pour but de REPUDIER la pr?sence en Suisse du NARCOTRAFIQUANT et TERRORISTE D’ETAT, le pr?sident ill?gitime de Colombie ALVARO URIBE et de son ministre d’affaires ext?rieures, le VOLEUR et CORROMPU FERNANDO “CHAMBACU” ARAUJO. Nous demandons la pr?sence de repr?sentants du Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, du Haut. Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les r?fugi?s, du Comit? International de la Croix Rouge et de l’Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture afin de leur remettre un message du peuple colombien. Nous exhortons la communaut? internationale ? entourer et ? se solidariser avec cette OCCUPATION PACIFIQUE et ? suivre son d?roulement. Nous informons aussi que nous avons envoy? une communication ? l’adresse de la Ministre des affaires ext?rieures de la Suisse MICHELINE CALMY-REY afin d’?tablir un dialogue direct sur la grave situation que vit la Colombie en raison des agissements du gouvernement URIBE. Conf?rence de presse ? 14:00 heures; Basilique de Notre-Dame, Place des Vingt-Deux Cantons Gen?ve T?l 022 716 56 66 NOUS VOUS PRIONS DE DIFFUSER LA PRESENTE INFORMATION COMIT? COLOMBIE-SUISSE --- Visit www.seinforma.ca Thank you for your support www.seinforma.ca/donations.html Gracias por su apoyo www.seinforma.ca/donaciones.html From seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca Sat Jan 26 16:57:41 2008 From: seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca (seinforma-l at lists.resist.ca) Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:57:41 +0100 (CET) Subject: English Services/Rally in Support of US War Resisters Conferencia por el Equilibrio del Mundo/World Balance Conference in Havana Message-ID: <264293.30371.qm@web56509.mail.re3.yahoo.com> AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH DISPONIBLE EN INGLES Y EN ESPANOL II Conferencia Internacional por el Equilibrio del Mundo World Balance Conference in Havana January 28th-30th at the Havana 150th Anniversary of birth of Jose Marti International Conference for the World Balance Over 360 intellectuals from 35 countries will meet in Havana to debate the unbalance of the world. Intellectual heritage of American thinkers and national heroes such as Sim?n Bol?var, Benito Ju?rez, Eloy Alfaro and Augusto C?sar Sandino will also be discussed. By porelequilibriodelmundo.com- Dar?o A. Paulino /Seinforma Havana. - The validity of Jose Marti?s thoughts and his link with the strategies to consolidate the unity of the Latin American and Caribbean people are among the objectives of the International Conference for the World Balance. One of the purposes of the event, which will be in session from 28 th to 30th of current month in that city, is to validate Marti?s work and action before the human challenges facing the dilemmas of the globalised world. The objective of the meeting is to convene reflection on the most important problems that affect the planet, from the point of view of Jose Marti and other American thinkers such as Sim?n Bol?var, Eloy Alfaro, Benito Ju?rez, Augusto C?sar Sandino y Carlos Mari?tegui. The subjects to de debated are divided into three sections: political and social dimension of Jose Marti, The Man and the Nature, and the World Imbalance and its Repercussions. Collateral meetings will be The Youth Forum of American thinkers and national heroes and The Defence of Humanity. Armando Hart Davalos, director of the Marti Program Office highlighted: ?Jose Marti was probably the first man to use the term ?balance of the world?, and he invited the media to alert about the dangers of survival that the humanity faces. The Secretary General of the Ibero-American Organization for Education, Science and Culture will assist to the event. Distinguished intellectuals of 35 countries will also participate. Danielle Mitterrand, Frei Betto and Eusebio Leal Spengler are among them. Art expositions and the presentation of the play ?The Pink Shoes? by the Las Estaciones theatre will be a part of the activities that will take place at the event. Pierre Sane, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO and Roberto Fernandez Retamar, president of House of Americas will be at the opening. Three commissions will be in session: one dedicated to the Social Dimension and Politics of Jose Marti, Nature and the Man and the World?s Unbalance and its Repercussions. At the same time, a youth forum will take place under the title ?A New Man for a New World? and a workshop where the heritage of great American thinkers and national heroes, such as Simon Bolivar, Benito Juarez and Augusto Cesar Sandino will be discussed. The first International Conference for the World Balance took place in 2003. In that occasion UNESCO was asked to create a World Council to spread Marti?s ideas. The project was passed and today it groups 48 prestigious figures, such as the Uruguayan Mario Benedetti and the Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This date calls intellectuals, scientists, professors, students, journalists, writers: an immense gamma of personalities that represent different streams of conciousness, who relate because of common problems and challenges that the contemporary humanity faces. As a result of this purpose, important international meetings, such as the first International Conference for the Balance of the World (2003); The International Discussion ?Jose Marti for a Culture of Nature? (2004) and the recent International Conference ?With Everyone and for the Well -Being of All? (2005), In Marti?s work we see the diversity of motivation that allows a connection with the best of Latin American cultural thinking, The Caribbean and the rest of the world. The following topics will be handled in commissions and panels: 1 ? Mart? ? Poet, writer and journalist 2 ? Social and political stature of Jos? Mart? 3 ? The universality of Jos? Mart? 4 ? Social imbalance in the world and its effects 5 ? The spirituality of Jos? Mart? 6 ? The environmental outlook in Jos? Mart? 7 ? Mankind in the face of the global dilemmas 8 ?Marti?s vision of our America and the United States 9 ? The economic imbalances: consequences and alternatives Entry fees: Participants- 150.00 CUC Students- 100.00 CUC Accompanists? 80.00 CUC For further correspondence, please address directly: Organizing Committee of the Second International Conference ?FOR WORLD BALANCE? Calzada No. 803 entre 2 y 4, El Vedado, Havana , Cuba E-mail: hpardo at ceniai.inf.cu jmarti at cubarte.cult.cu Fax: (537) 833 9818 Or: Lic. Mireya Mesa Tamayo, Professional Congreso Organizer Palacio de las Convenciones de La Habana , Cuba 146 Streer, between 11 y 13, Rpto. Cubanacan, Playa, Ciudad de ProductID="La Habana">Havana, Cuba Tel: (537) 208 6176 y 202 6011 al ext. 1512 Fax: (537) 202 8382 E-mail: mireya at palco.cu Second Conference for World Balance http://www.porelequilibriodelmundo.com/ ----------------------------- 28 AL 30 DE ENERO EN LA HABANA EN EL NATALICIO 150 DE JOSE MARTI II Conferencia Internacional Por el Equilibrio del Mundo M?s de 350 intelectuales de 35 pa?ses se reunir?n en La Habana para debatir sobre los desequilibrios del planeta. Se abordar? tambi?n la herencia intelectual de grandes pr?ceres y pensadores de Am?rica como Sim?n Bol?var, Benito Ju?rez, Eloy Alfaro y Augusto C?sar Sandino. Por porelequilibriodelmundo.com- Dar?o A. Paulino /Seinforma La Habana.- La vigencia del pensamiento de Jos? Mart? y su v?nculo con estrategias para consolidar la unidad de los pueblos latinoamericanos y caribe?os est?n entre los objetivos de la conferencia internacional Por el equilibrio del mundo. Otro de los prop?sitos del evento, que sesionar? del veintiocho al treinta del presente mes en esta ciudad, es validar la obra y acci?n martianos ante los retos de la humanidad frente a los dilemas del mundo globalizado. El objetivo de la reuni?n es convocar a la reflexi?n sobre los m?s importantes problemas que afectan al planeta, a partir del pensamiento de Jos? Mart? y de otros pensadores americanos como Sim?n Bol?var, Eloy Alfaro, Benito Ju?rez, Augusto C?sar Sandino y Carlos Mari?tegui. Los temas a debatir se dividen en tres ac?pites: Dimensi?n pol?tica y social de Jos? Mart?, La naturaleza y el Hombre, y El desequilibrio del Mundo y su repercusi?n. Otros encuentros colaterales ser?n el foro juvenil Pr?ceres y pensadores de Am?rica, y Defensa de la humanidad. Armando Hart D?valos, director de la Oficina del Programa Martiano, subray?: ?Jos? Mart? fue probablemente el primer hombre que utiliz? el t?rmino de equilibrio del mundo?, e invit? a los medios de comunicaci?n a alertar sobre los peligros de supervivencia que enfrenta la humanidad. El evento contar? con la presencia del secretario general de la Organizaci?n de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educaci?n, la Ciencia y la Cultura, ?lvaro Marchesi Ullasteres. Tambi?n participar?n destacados intelectuales de 35 pa?ses, entre los que sobresalen la se?ora Danielle Mitterrand, Frei Betto y Eusebio Leal Spengler. Como parte de las actividades del evento, se realizar?n, adem?s, exposiciones de artes pl?sticas, as? como la presentaci?n de la obra Los zapaticos de rosa, por la compa??a de teatro Las Estaciones. En la apertura estar?n Pierre San?, subdirector general de la UNESCO y Roberto Fern?ndez Retamar, presidente de Casa de las Am?ricas. Sesionar?n tres comisiones, una dedicada a la dimensi?n social y pol?tica de Jos? Mart?, otra sobre la naturaleza y el hombre, y una tercera con el tema Los desequilibros en el mundo y su repercursi?n. Paralelamente, se realizar?n un foro juvenil bajo el t?tulo de El hombre nuevo para el mundo nuevo y un taller en el que se abordar? la herencia intelectual de grandes pr?ceres y pensadores de Am?rica como Sim?n Bol?var, Benito Ju?rez y Augusto C?sar Sandino. La primera Conferencia Internacional por el Equilibrio del Mundo se realiz? en 2003. En aquella ocasi?n se pidi? a la UNESCO crear un Consejo Mundial para divulgar el ideario martiano. El proyecto fue aprobado y agrupa a 48 prestigiosas figuras como el uruguayo Mario Benedetti y el colombiano Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez. Esta fecha convoca desde hace varios a?os a intelectuales, cient?ficos, profesores, estudiantes, periodistas, escritores, toda una inmensa gama de personalidades representativas de las m?s diversas corrientes de pensamiento, identificados por preocupaciones comunes derivados de los problemas y desaf?os que enfrenta la humanidad contempor?nea. Como resultado de ese prop?sito, se han llevado a cabo importantes encuentros de car?cter internacional, como fueron la primera Conferencia Internacional ?Por el Equilibrio del Mundo? (2003); el Coloquio Internacional ?Jos? Mart? por una cultura de la naturaleza? (2004) y la reci?n efectuada Conferencia Internacional ?Con todos y para el Bien de Todos? (2005), conformando una trilog?a de eventos cuya celebraci?n exitosa engarz? plenamente con el pensamiento martiano y su vigencia. En la obra martiana se aprecia la diversidad de motivaciones que permite el v?nculo con lo mejor del pensamiento cultural de Am?rica Latina, el Caribe y el resto del mundo. Se desarrollar?n las siguientes tem?ticas en forma de comisiones y paneles: 1. Mart? ? Poeta, escritor y periodista 2. Dimensi?n Social y pol?tica de Jos? Mart? 3. La universidad de Jos? Mart? 4. Los desequilibrios en el mundo y su repercusi?n 5. La espiritualidad de Jos? Mart? 6. La visi?n ambientalista en el ideario martiano 7. la Humanidad frente a los dilemas globales 8. Visi?n martiana de Nuestra Am?rica y de Estados Unidos 9. Los desequilibrios econ?micos: consecuencias y alternativas Cuotas de inscripci?n Participantes ? 150.00 CUC Estudiantes ? 100.00 CUC Acompa?antes ? 80.00 CUC Para otras comunicaciones los interesados pueden dirigirse directamente a: Comit? Organizador de la Segunda Conferencia Internacional ?POR EL EQUILIBRIO DEL MUNDO? Calzada No. 803 entre 2 y 4, El Vedado, La Habana , Cuba E-mail: hpardo at ceniai.inf.cu jmarti at cubarte.cult.cu Fax: (537) 833 9818 O tambi?n a Lic. Mireya Mesa Tamayo, Organizadora Profesional de Congresos Palacio de las Convenciones de La Habana , Cuba Calle 146 entre 11 y 13, Rpto. Cubanacan, Playa, Ciudad de ProductID="La Habana">La Habana , Cuba Tel: (537) 208 6176 y 202 6011 al ext. 1512 Fax: (537) 202 8382 E-mail: mireya at palco.cu II Conferencia Internacional por el Equilibrio del Mundo http://www.porelequilibriodelmundo.com/ --- Visit www.seinforma.ca Thank you for your support www.seinforma.ca/donations.html Gracias por su apoyo www.seinforma.ca/donaciones.html --------------------------------- ?Con Mascota por primera vez? - S? un mejor Amigo Entra en Yahoo! Respuestas. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: