AUDIOS from the June 3, 2012 broadcast of Radio Autonomía: Zapatismo in the Bay (formerly Relatos Zapatistas) on Berkeley Liberation Radio, 104.1FM, livestream at www.berkeleyliberationradio.net
1. Durito Storytime: The Story of the Seven Rainbows (Descarga aquí)
2. Report from Infinite Solidarity with Montreal March (Descarga aquí)
4. Interview with Mariana Mora & Guiomar Rovira (Mexico) (Descarga aquí)
5. Entrevista con Mariana Mora y Guiomar Rovira (México) (Descarga aquí)
We want to announce that we’re changing the name of our show from Relatos Zapatistas to Radio Autonomía: Zapatismo in the Bay to reflect the increasingly local focus of our reporting on anticapitalist and autonomous politics.
DIRECT ACTION AT MEXICAN CONSULATE IN NEW YORK FOR THE LIBERATION OF PATISHTÁN AND SÁNTIZ LÓPEZ
Immigrant Mexican members of Movement for Justice in El Barrio demand freedom for Patishán and Sántiz López before Mexican Consul
Today being the penultimate day of the “Week of Worldwide Struggle for the Liberation of Patishtán and Sántiz López: Bringing Down the Prison Walls,” mexican members of Movement for Justice in El Barrio, The Other Campaign New York stormed the General Consulate of Mexico in New York City to demand the immediate release of our compañeros Alberto Patishtán Gómez and Francisco Sántiz López.
After passing through the pack of security guards, which has become a common feature of New York’s Mexican Consulate, we managed to enter the main space, where we insisted to speak face-to-face with the Consul and have him listen to our just demands.
Initially the employees refused to attend to us, and stated that the Consul was not in the office today and that, even if he were, it was not possible to meet with more than one person at a time. As a leaderless organization, we insisted that it was necessary for him to address us as a group, since in addition to it being our right to be present, we work collectively and without hierarchies. Obviously this is a practice that is completely foreign to the bad governments.
Shortly thereafter several employees and security guards came out aggressively and began to harass us. Repeatedly, they attempted to remove us by force, in some cases physically, due to our alleged disturbance, which they claimed, prevented them from continuing their work. Their complaints and frustration with us mounted. At one point, they shut down the front entrance and did not allow people to enter, despite the cold pouring rain. At this point, one furious employee attempted to grab a few of us and run us off without reason.
All of this took place before numerous Mexican immigrants–to whom we handed out fliers with information concerning Patishtán and Sántiz López and the national and international struggle to free them.
This is how the fleeting conflict between us transpired. Ultimately, after much insistence on our part and remaining firm, we outlasted their flimsy excuses and physical aggression.
Once the consul arrived, we read him a letter we wrote that denounced the unjust incarceration of our compañeros Alberto and Francisco and the economic and political conditions that promote political repression, especially against indigenous peoples, in our country. As a backdrop, a large banner was held behind him, which reiterated our demand: “Justice and Freedom for Alberto and Francisco!”
We held the attention of everyone in the room at that moment, and during this deep silence, we echoed the dignified call from Chiapas to release our two prisoners.
We will continue disseminating the truth and hope. We will continue fighting as dignified people, from below and to the left, so that Patishtán and Sántiz López may be freed. Dignified communities standing in solidarity with each other will always be our strength.
As over 125 cities across the US and countless others around the world began to mobilize, Radio Zapatista headed into New York City to participate in the dense and diverse program of May Day activities. This special report features interviews and audio from the Free University at Madison Square Park; the “Pop-Up Occupation” at Bryant Park; the Occupy Guitarmy; the rally & concert in Union Square; and the massive march to Wall St
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Agentes secretos estadounidenses se niegan a pagar servicios sexuales
* Trabajadoras sexuales detenidas al estilo paramilitar
Por Jaime Montejo de la Agencia de Noticias Independiente Noti-Calle, 22 de abril de 2012, México, D.F. – La policía colombiana anda visitando bares y discotecas en Cartagena para encontrar a las 21 trabajadoras sexuales participantes de la fiesta sexual promovida por agentes de seguridad de los Estados Unidos, a cargo del presidente Barack Obama, durante la VI Cumbre de las Américas, señaló Joaquín Torres, abogado de las mujeres involucradas en el escándalo.
Dicha fiesta sexual, se llevó a cabo en un hotel del puerto el pasado 13 de abril, como ya lo han reiterado diversas agencias de información en todo el mundo, pese a la prohibición que tienen de hospedarse en dichos establecimientos, motivo por lo cuál su dormitorio se asignó al interior de una base militar colombiana.
El abogado señaló que la policía realiza las pesquisas con lista en mano, incluyendo nombres propios, al mejor estilo paramilitar, después las saca del lugar y… Y hasta ahí se sabe lo que está ocurriendo.
Respecto al paradero de las trabajadoras sexuales ubicadas por la policía, hasta el momento no se sabe cuál es su paradero y cuáles han sido las represalias contra ellas por haber difundido dicha situación.
El escándalo:
Los agentes de seguridad estadounidenses instalados en un hotel, hicieron una fiesta con cerca de 21 trabajadoras sexuales. El asunto es que después del sexo, los hombres se negaron a pagar, frente a lo cuál las mujeres reclamaron su derecho y por caminos que no conozco aún del todo, la información llegó a la prensa y la bomba explotó, aclaró el abogado Torres.
El otro asunto, es que norteamericanos con cámara espía, andan fotografiando a las trabajadoras sexuales de Cartagena, haciendo indagaciones sobre las mujeres sexuales que se vieron invlucradas en el escándalo, entroemiéndose en asuntops internos colombianos.
Cabe aclarar, que los hombres fueron castigados por el servicio secreto, sin embargo no hubo disculpas, ni restitución de derechos a las mujeres a quienes no se les pagaron sus servicios sexuales.
Por lo pronto, la Red Mexicana de Trabajo Sexual y Brigada Callejera de Apoyo a la Mujer “Elisa Martínez” A.C., condenan la persecución de que son objeto las trabajadoras sexuales colombianas involucradas en este escándalo que muestra la hipocresía del gobierno norteamericano, que por un lado dice promover la abolición de la prostitución y por el otro utiliza servicios sexuales y se niega a pagarlos.
(Also listen to the musical collection Rola la Lucha Zapatista, with over 70 works by musicians from Mexico and the world, as part of the campaign Thousands of Rages, one Heart, in honor of the Zapatista struggle, as well as our musical collection Las voces rebeldes del Otro Lado, Zapatista music made in the USA.)
