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We'll be Screening a new film by Simon Sedillo Guarda Bosques/Forrest Keepers and Fundraiser for the Autonomous Commune of Cheran in Michoacan, Mexico. In Los Angeles on February 23rd. Event is will be held at the Maravilla Handball Court 501 Mednik Ave Los Angeles, CA 90022 **There will also be a photo exhibit from the Purepecha Struggle for Autonomy and Self-Defense of their territories through out the region of Michoacan by Purepecha photographer Juan Jose Estrada Serafin.** 7pm “Weapons Drugs and Slavery: Crime and Corruption in the US Political Economy” “Weapons Drugs and Slavery: Crime and Corruption in the US Political Economy” is a new investigation into the US political economy, corporate globalization, illegal banking practices, and US militarism. Sedillo’s presentation will facilitate a participatory discussion about crime and corruption in the US political economy and the effects of this on poor people everywhere. This presentation will identify the way in which several institutions and industries perpetrate society’s worst crimes while systematically oppressing and criminalizing communities of color, indigenous communities, and poor people in general. The presentation will also discuss indigenous strategies for community liberation and will propose a three point plan for “Hood Liberation”. This presentation will be followed by a screening of the film: “Guarda Bosques” (Forest Keepers) 45 min. On April 15th 2011, when organized crime thugs teamed up with the logging industry and different government agencies to pillage precious and sacred forests at gun-point, the indigenous Purepecha community of Cheran, Michoacan, Mexico rose up with sticks, rocks, and bottle rockets against what can only be described as their local narco-government. Since then, they have taken the authorities offices, weapons, and pick-up trucks, ousted all political parties and all local and state police, and have re-established a traditional form of self-governance that includes its own council of elders, a community “police”, known as a “ronda”, and its own forest defense team, or forest keepers, known as the “Guarda Bosques.” Info on Simon Sedillo http://elenemigocomun.net/banda/simon/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
