Video: Indigenous peoples in Mexico are rallying behind María de Jesús Patricio Martínez, known as Marichuy, an Indigenous Nahua woman running for president.

Inktober 10 - EZLN

The Zapatistas (named after Mexican revolutionary Emilio Zapata) were founded in 1994 in Chiapas Mexico when the NAFTA ( North American Free Trade Agreement) began. This agreement would be created under the guise of opening trade routes for money, trade, and goods to flow through the US, Canada, and Mexico. But really this a bunch of bs decided between people in power in North American governments. For too long in Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries in Central or South America Indigenous, peoples have been disrespected, kicked off their land, exploited and murdered. Not only that, but their political autonomy has been disrupted and sabotaged by outside (mainly US corporations) seeking to get profit. So, the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional banded together to fight the corrupt in the Mexican government and those who it employs. They wore masks to hide their identity and defended their land in the southern region of Chiapas Mexico. I heard many accounts from college students who went to assist them by getting their narrative out. In the beginning it was only small news sources, now even bigger companies like Vice have gone to get “content”. Commandante Marcos, & Ramona (commanders in the people’s army) are gone so what is happening now? They’ve traveled to Mexico City to rally for their rights. There have been members killed…. If you know, leave an update in the comments. Respect to Ezln for their righteous fight for land and dignity. They are one of many indigenous peoples all over the world fighting back. 

Sources: Guerilla News Network, Personal accounts, IndyMedia, Kpfa, Dignidad Rebelde

Salvadoran wlw sticker designs to be sold [together] soon! The first sticker was in a different photoset, but I adjusted the colors more to my liking. 

1. Salvadoran women in volcaneña dress, traditional dress of El Salvador

2. Pipil women, an indigenous group of Western El Salvador :) 

(snips of the article) “Cruz indicated she was losing patience with the US government…People are drinking off a creek. So I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell….So I am asking the members of the press, to send a mayday call all over the world. We are dying here. And if it doesn’t stop, and if we don’t get the food and the water into people’s hands, what we are going to see is something close to a genocide.“

Please donate as much as you are able! Puerto Rico needs help!

hi puerto rico is dead

IRMA JUST LEFT AND NOW MARIA IS ON HER WAY AND SHES GOING TO SLICE RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ISLAND AS A CAT3/4. We haven’t even gotten over the damages with irma yet and some people STILL dont have water or power and now we’re getting hit with something thats going to be even worse for us PLEASE PLEASE pray for puerto rico and the caribbean because this shit is serious

As of 9/18 Maria is now a CAT5.

If you are able, donating money is one of the most efficient ways to help in a time of crisis.

After a cursory search these are a few charities that are helping with hurricane relief and are highly rated on charity navigator. International Medical Corps, Direct Relief, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, Heart to Heart International, and Helping Hand for Relief and Development

Feel free to add more/let me know if some of the ones I listed are not using funds appropriately.

AMAZON RAINFOREST IN DANGER: Indigenous activist speech during Alicia Keys presentation in Rock in Rio

During Rock in Rio, R&B singer Alicia Keys invited Sônia Guajarara, Brazilian indigenous activist, to make a speech about a serious problem we’re facing: the dissolution of a large area resereve to be used to mineral exploration. 

The translation of the speech is below and more information.

“There’s a war against the Amazon forest. The indigenous peoples and the environment is being promptly attacked. The goverment wants to put on sale a gigantic area of mineral resources. Next friday there’s going happen a vote on the senate that can stop all this absurd. Senators, you have a chance to avoid that and we’ll be watching; because there’s no plan B, this is the mother of all battles: the battle for the mother Earth (…)”.

To know more about what’s going on:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/24/brazil-abolishes-huge-amazon-reserve-in-biggest-attack-in-50-years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iJZCXcmsfw

To help to send messages to the senators in Brazil:

https://342agora.org.br/

To know more about indigenous people struggles and news related:

https://www.survivalinternational.org/

https://www.survivalinternational.org/news

WHY THE AMAZON FOREST IS SO IMPORANT? (if you don’t know yet)

https://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_importance.htm

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/amazon/about_the_amazon/why_amazon_important/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gJNumoh7HY

Pray for Puerto Rico. For our safety and for our ability to take care of our guests from the smaller Caribbean Islands.

September 16, 1973: People’s musician Victor Jara murdered following the U.S.-backed military coup in Chile.

This country isn't shit without immigrants

Número de Emergencia para Puerto Rico

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1.   Cuartel General de la Policía de Puerto Rico: 787-343-2020/ 787-793-1234 2.   Servicio Nacional de Meteorología: 787- 253-4586 3.   Cruz Roja Americana, capítulo de Puerto Rico: 787- 758-8150 4.   Bomberos de Puerto Rico: 787-722-1120 (zona metro) 5.   Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica: 787-521-3434 6.   Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados:  787-620-2482 (Zona Metro)/ 787-882-2482 (Zona Aguadilla) / 787-816-2482 (Zona Arecibo) / 787-732-2482 (Zona Cayey) / 787-860-2482 (Zona Fajardo) / 787-846-2482 (Zona Manatí)/ 787-805-2482 (Zona Mayaguez) / 787-869-2482 (Zona Naranjito) 7.  Agencia Estatal para el Manejo de Emergencias y Administración de Desastres: 787-724-0124 (Oficina central) y por zonas Zona 1 San Juan -San Juan - 787-294-0277 -Bayamón - 787-786-6400 -Carolina  - 787-769-9858 - Guaynabo - 787-720-2320 - Toa Baja - 787-784-2150 - Trujillo Alto - 787- 760-4440 Zona 2  Vega Baja - Vega Baja - 787-965-7770 - Dorado -787-796-4442 -Florida - 787-822-2074 -Manatí - 787-854-2110 -Vega Alta - 787-883-4837 - Vega Baja - 787-858-5080

Zona 3 Arecibo - Arecibo - 787-878-3454/ 787-879-1700 -  Barceloneta - 787-846-3210 -Camuy – 787-898-5400 -Hatillo - 787-898-5200 - Quebradillas - 787 -895-4000 Zona 4 Aguadilla - Aguadilla - 787-882-6871/ 787-891-1565 - Aguada - 787- 868-7000 - Añasco - 787- 826-3160 - Isabela - 787 -872-0020 - Moca  -787- 877-5540 - Rincón  - 787- 823-4188 -San Sebastián -787- 896-2710 Zona 5 Mayagüez - Mayaguez – 787-833-7272/ 787-833-7372/ 787-833-9494 /787-833-9594/787- 831-5454 / 787 -831-5850 - Cabo Rojo – 787- 851-5050 - Hormigueros – 787 -849-0590 - Lajas - 787 -808-1450 - Las Marías – 787- 827-3394 - Maricao – 787- 838-3344 - Sabana Grande – 787- 873-2389 - San Germán - 787 -892-5620 Zona 6 Ponce - Ponce - 787-844-8272/ 787 -840-5353 - Guánica – 787- 821-2079 - Guayanilla – 787- 835-2275 -  Juana Díaz -  787- 837-2065 - Peñuelas - 787- 836-1361 -Villalba - 787 -847-1590 - Yauco – 787-856-3940  Zona 7 Utuado - Utuado – 787 -814-7680 - Adjuntas – 787- 829-2138 - Ciales – 787- 871-4710 - Jayuya -  787-828-4420 - Lares – 787- 897-7020 -  Utuado – 787- 894-6781 Zona 8  Comerío - Comerío – 787-867-7000/ 787- 875-2490 - Barranquitas – 787- 857-3594 - Corozal – 787- 859-2052 - Morovis – 787 -862-2884 - Naranjito – 787- 869-0100 - Orocovis - 787- 867-4004 Zona 9 Guayama - Guayama -  787-864-1600 - Arroyo – 787- 839-1330 - Coamo - 787- 825-7008 - Guayama - 787 -864-1946 - Patillas – 787- 839-8991 - Salinas -787- 824-4185 - Santa Isabel – 787- 845-5555 Zona 10 Caguas - Caguas - 787-737-6980 - Aibonito – 787- 735-0181 - Cayey - 787- 263-1101 - Cidra – 787- 739-1280 - Aguas Buenas - 787- 732-4701 - Caguas – 787-745-5425 / 787- 653-5500 - Gurabo – 787- 737-3459

 Zona 11 Humacao - Humacao – 787-852-4044 -Juncos - 787 -734-2244 - Las Piedras - 787 - 733-8188 -  Maunabo – 787 -861-0888 -  Naguabo - 787- 874-1222 -  San Lorenzo – 787- 736-0210/ 787-736-0220 - Yabucoa - 787 -893-3190

Zona 12 Ceiba  -Ceiba - 787-863-3330/787- 885-2740 -Canóvanas – 787- 876-2465 -Culebra – 787- 742-3849 - Fajardo -  787- 863-1502 - Loíza - 787- 876-3561 - Luquillo – 787- 889-2525 -  Río Grande – 787- 888-5590 - Vieques - 787- 741-1616 8. Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas: 787-787-9918/ 787-225-1539/ 787-721-8790/ 787-721-6043/ 787-722-1401/787-289-3867 9. Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencia (FEMA ) 1-800-621-3362 (Si se emite una declaración de desastre, para hacer alguna reclamación en caso de daños)

Source: El Nuevo Dia

Please make your voice heard! It’s quick and easy.

I lived in Mexico for 3 years as a child. I was brought to the U.S. at age 4. This is my home and I know nothing more than this country. I am not under DACA because unlike these people I was born in the US before being taken back to Mexico for that brief time.

Like some of these dreamers I dont remember what Mexico was like. My family, home, friends, and job are here. I cannot imagine all this being stripped from me. Then thrown back to a country I know nothing of. We can’t stand around and watch as all of the above is stripped from them.

These dreamers are my friends. I stand with them. I will defend DACA.

Carlota was a Lucumí-Yoruba resistance fighter who led a slave rebellion in Cuba during the mid-19th century.

Kidnapped by slavers as child, Carlota was brought from West Africa to the Matanzas province of Cuba. There she worked as a slave harvesting sugar cane on the Triumvirato sugar plantation. In response to the appalling work conditions and brutal treatment by the Spanish landlords, Carlota began to plan an uprising along with another slave woman named Fermina. However Fermina’s role in the planning was discovered by the Spanish, who had her severely beaten and imprisoned.

Despite this Carlota continued to organise the uprising. Known for both her intelligence and musical skill, she sent coded messages using talking drums to coordinate a series of attacks. As the drums were a traditional instrument among the West African slaves, the Spanish were unaware that the music was also being used a form of communication. On November 3rd 1843, Carlota led a raid which freed Fermina and a dozen other slaves from captivity. On November 5th the uprising began by at the Triumvirato and Acane sugar plantations, forcibly overthrowing the Spanish owners. These attacks were led personally by Carlota, who went into battle wielding a machete.

The uprising continued for a year during which the rebels liberated slaves from at least five large sugar plantations in the Matanzas, as well as from a number of coffee and cattle estates. While many historians have focused on the physical strength of the slaves, their rebellion also showed great sophistication, using advanced guerrilla tactics and coded communication to achieve their goals. Eventually however the forces of the Spanish Governor were able to put down the rebellion due to their overwhelming numbers.

Carlota and Fermina were both captured and executed, and 1844 became known as the ‘Year of the Lashes’ due to the tide of violence inflicted upon the slave population to bring them back into line. However Carlota’s actions created a legacy which inspired numerous subsequent rebellions against white slave owners in the Caribbean. Today there is a monument to her at the Triumvirato sugar mill.

Image credit: Carlota Leading the Slaves in Matanzas by Lili Bernard. Sourced from Atlanta Blackstar.

I’m really pleased this post has reached a thousand notes. Keep boosting the signal folks!

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Unpacking Blackness in Mexico’s Costa Chica