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Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:12:31 -0800
From: Mexico Solidarity Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: MSN News &Analysis, January 30 - February 5, 2006
MEXICO SOLIDARITY NETWORK
NEWS &ANALYSIS
JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5, 2006
1. THE OTHER CAMPAIGN IN VERACRUZ
2. SAHAGUN FAMILY UNDER INVESTIGATION
3. US HOTEL EXPELS CUBAN GUESTS, MEXICO PROTESTS
4. IMMIGRANT REMITTANCES TOP US$20 BILLION
1. THE OTHER CAMPAIGN IN VERACRUZ
The Zapatista's Other Campaign spent the week in Veracruz,
one of Mexico?s most densely populated and poorest states.
Marcos, now known as Delegado Zero, predicted the world
capitalist system is on the brink of failure, and called
on "people from below and on the left" to construct
alternatives. The Other Campaign is calling for a new
kind of revolution, one that doesn't struggle for power
but rather the abolition of vertical power relations. The
Other Campaign has been so successful in mobilizing large
dynamic crowds that PRD presidential candidate Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador felt obliged this week to support the
San Andres Accords and call for their full implementation.
2. SAHAGUN FAMILY UNDER INVESTIGATION
A special congressional commission released a long-awaited
report on Tuesday, providing details on eight businesses
in which first lady Marta Sahagun and her two sons are
involved. The report called for the Treasury Secretary
and the Federal Auditor, a branch of the legislature, to
investigate the businesses for possible misuse of
government funds and trafficking in government influence.
Several opposition Deputies also called for the Federal
Attorney General to join the investigation. The scandal
threatens to tarnish PAN presidential candidate Felipe
Calderon, who is running on a clean government platform.
The Calderon campaign tried to distance itself from the
affair, claiming "we didn?t bring a candle to the burial,"
a reference to an old Catholic custom in which family,
friends and neighbors bring candles to the funeral of
loved one. But the scandal followed the PAN candidate.
During a visit to a maquiladora on the outskirts of
Mexico City, a seamstress demanded that Calderon "Stop the
corruption, and investigate the sons of Marta Sahagun.
It's only right. It's because of this that the party is
what it is, because of corrupt people like them."
3. US HOTEL EXPELS CUBAN GUESTS, MEXICO PROTESTS
The US-owned Hotel Maria Isabela Sheraton in Mexico City
expelled several Cuban guests on Saturday after US
officials threatened the owners with sanctions under the
Helms-Burton law. Cuban officials were meeting with US
energy executives from various private companies to
discuss possible future investment in Cuba's burgeoning
petroleum sector. Passed in 1996, the Helms-Burton Law
strengthened the US embargo against Cuba. But Mexican
Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez said on Monday that
"Helms-Burton does not exist, and should not be applied,
in our nation." He threatened the hotel owners with
sanctions. The meeting included executives from Valero
Energy Corporation, the largest oil refiner in the US, and
officials from the Louisiana Department of Economic
Development.
4. IMMIGRANT REMITTANCES TOP US$20 BILLION
Family remittances from Mexican immigrants working in the
US topped US$20 billion in 2005, according to the Bank of
Mexico, an increase of 21% over 2004. Family remittances
represent an important source of income for about
one-quarter of Mexicans families. Remittances are
Mexico's second most important source of foreign currency,
behind only petroleum sales and well ahead of tourist
income.
5. MSN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, Contact
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January 20 - February 20, 2006: Another Kind of Politics:
Autonomy, Community Power and Zapatismo in the US Tour on
the East Coast. The Snail's Pace Collective, formed during
the fall MSN study abroad program, will offer workshops on
grassroots resistance in the US, with lessons from the
Zapatista Movement.
February 5 - May 13, 2006: Spring Study Abroad Program.
Students and activists can earn 16 credits studying
Mexican social movements.
February 24- March 11, 2006: Historical Lessons in
Immigration Policy: Ex-Bracero/Wells Fargo Tour in
California.
March 1 - 15, 2006: International Women's Day Tour to
Demand Justice for Victims of the Femicides in the
Northeast.
March 12-24, 2006: Women Confronting Globalization Tour:
Militarization, Human Rights and Fair Trade Tour in PA, NY
and Canada.
March 26 - April 8, 2006: Women Confronting Globalization:
Militarization, Human Rights and Fair Trade Tour in MN,
IA, NE, KS, and OK.
April 2 - 14, 2006: Women Confronting Globalization:
Militarization, Human Rights and Fair Trade Tour in the
Southeast.
April 17 - May 1, 2006: Socioeconomic Context of
Immigration Today: Stories from Chicago Day Laborers in
ND, SD, MN, WI, IL, IN, MI and MO.
April 24 - May 3, 2006: Immigrant Rights: Ex-Bracero Tour
in DC, MD, VA, NC, and SC.
May 28 - July 8, 2006: Summer Study Abroad Program: Earn 8
credits studying Mexican social movements in the context
of the upcoming Mexican presidential election. Alternative
Economy Internships - Develop markets for artisanry
produced by women's cooperatives in Chiapas and make
public presentations on the struggle for justice and
dignity in Zapatista communities. Interns are currently
active in Fort Collins, OR; Spokane, WA; Alexandria, VA;
Grand Haven, MI; Chico, CA; Sacramento, CA; Stonington,
ME; Lancaster, PA; St Paul, MN; Louisville, KY; San
Francisco, CA; Turner, OR; Athens, GA; Chicago, IL;
Philadelphia, PA; Guelph, Canada; Davis, CA; Tempe, AZ;
and Madison, WI.
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